Laundry & Dry Cleaning at Address Beach Resort Fujairah.

A couple in one of the serviced apartments with a few days of clothes fits a 6kg bag for AED 60; a family with children usually needs the 12kg bag at AED 99. Extra kilos are AED 12. Clothes are back at Address Fujairah folded within a day.

For residents who still work in Fujairah city or commute further. Shirts are AED 15, a two-piece suit AED 50, an everyday abaya AED 18, a kandura AED 15 and an overcoat AED 50, with same-evening return before noon.

If you wash at home but hate ironing, send the clean pile. A shirt on a hanger is AED 9, a kandura AED 12, a basic abaya AED 10, a bed sheet AED 12 and a duvet cover AED 15, all back the next day.

Apartment and villa owners have their own bedding to look after. Bed sheets of any size are AED 18, pillow cases AED 7, a duvet AED 50, a mattress protector AED 30 and bath towels AED 6. Most is back in a day; large duvets in two.

Work shoes, children's school shoes and walking boots from the Hajar Mountains. Formal shoes are AED 55 a pair, boots AED 85 and kids' shoes AED 35, returned in two to four days.

Handbags used daily and suitcases stored between trips. A standard handbag is AED 45, an oversized one AED 55, a medium suitcase AED 130 and a large one AED 165, cleaned in three to five days.

Families who live here need ordinary tailoring: a trouser hem for AED 40, an abaya shortened for AED 40, and children's school uniforms altered from AED 40, or a five-item bundle for AED 175, in 48 to 72 hours.

Sand finds its way into every beach apartment. Regular rugs are AED 20 per square metre, wool AED 26, and curtains AED 20 per square metre or AED 25 with blackout lining. Three days door to door.

For residents who want a wedding dress cleaned and stored properly at home. A standard gown is AED 250, a beaded one from AED 450, and a preservation box AED 210, over seven to fourteen days.

For party organisers and families hiring a character for a child's birthday in the residences. Small suits are AED 200, medium AED 230 and large AED 250, plus AED 30 per accessory, back in three to five days.

Children living by the beach take their toys everywhere, including into the sand. We clean small soft toys for AED 55, medium for AED 70 and large for AED 120, returned in two to three days.

Light sofa covers in a beach apartment soon show sun cream and sand. Regular covers are AED 35, large covers AED 40 and cushion covers AED 10, AED 15 or AED 20 by size, done in two to three days.

Leather jackets kept for cooler months and the family car's seats after summer drives. A jacket is AED 150, small goods AED 100 and car leather AED 450 a seat, over three to five days.