Laundry & Dry Cleaning at Al Bahar Hotel &  Resort.

Beach days fill a laundry bag quickly: shorts, T-shirts, cover-ups and kids’ swimwear with sand in every seam. We shake them out, rinse off the salt and wash them all: AED 99 for 12kg, AED 60 for 6kg, AED 12 per extra kilo. Folded and back at Al Bahar within 24 hours.

Linen shirts, light dresses and kanduras for dinner along the seafront. A shirt is AED 15, a normal dress AED 40, a kandura AED 15, a jumpsuit AED 35 and trousers AED 18. Given to us before noon, they come back the same evening, pressed.

Holiday clothes that only need the creases taken out after the drive to the coast. Shirts on hangers are AED 9, dresses AED 25, trousers AED 12, skirts AED 12 and kanduras AED 12. Pressed and back at Al Bahar within 24 hours, ready for the evening.

Your own beach towels, bath robes and kids’ wraps, never the hotel’s. Beach and pool towels are AED 6 each, bath towels AED 6, a bath robe AED 16 and a bath mat AED 10. Washed free of sand and salt and returned within 24 hours.

Sandals stained by sea water and trainers that walked the Corniche every evening. Sandals and espadrilles are AED 45, sports trainers AED 55 and children’s shoes AED 35; add stain protection for AED 20. Ready in two to four days.

The beach tote with sun cream inside and the duffel that came back with sand in the lining. Totes are AED 45, duffel and gym bags AED 65, backpacks AED 45 and a medium suitcase AED 130. Cleaned in three to five days.

A cover-up that is too long or a swim bag with a broken zip. Plain hems are AED 40, a small zip AED 50, a torn seam AED 40 and a single button AED 12. Two to three days, which fits a week by the sea.

For flats and villas along the Corniche and in Merashid, never anything in the resort. Regular carpets are AED 20 per square metre, wool AED 26, curtains AED 20, or AED 25 with blackout lining. Back in three days, free of sand and dust.

For couples who celebrated in Fujairah and want the gown cleaned of sand and sea air before storing it. Standard gowns start at AED 250, beaded ones at AED 450, a veil is AED 55 and a preservation box AED 210. Seven to fourteen days.

For organisers of seafront festivals and family events on the Corniche who use costume characters in the heat. Small mascots are AED 200, medium AED 230 and large AED 250, accessories AED 30. Three to five days, fully dried.

The soft toy that went to the beach and came back sandy and damp. Small toys are AED 55, medium AED 70 and large AED 120, hand-washed and dried slowly so they stay soft and keep their shape. Two to three days.

For homes near the Corniche whose sofa covers collect sand from the beach, never resort furniture. A regular cover is AED 35, a large one AED 40, and cushion covers AED 10 to AED 20. Two to three days.

Humidity and salt air are hard on leather. Jackets start at AED 150, coats and blazers at AED 130, wallets and belts at AED 100 and leather shoes at AED 180. Cleaned and conditioned in three to five days.