Laundry & Dry Cleaning at Fortis Hotel Fujairah.

Clothes worn on the dive boat or the fishing trip come back stiff with salt and smelling of the sea. We rinse them first, then wash, dry and fold the lot: AED 60 for a 6kg bag, AED 99 for 12kg and AED 12 for every kilo over. Returned to Fortis within a day.

Working remotely from the room still means a crisp collar for video calls. A shirt or blouse is AED 15 to dry clean, chinos AED 18, a pullover AED 30 and a blazer AED 40. Pieces we collect by midday come back to Fortis that evening.

If you washed it yourself, we only need to iron it. Shirts on hangers cost AED 9, folded shirts AED 10, trousers or jeans AED 12, a hoodie AED 20 and a blazer AED 25. Ironed and brought back to Al Ghurfa Road within 24 hours.

Your own beach towels and changing robes from dive days, never the hotel’s. A beach or pool towel is AED 6, a bath robe AED 16 and a bath mat AED 10. Residents of Merashid can also send sheets at AED 18 and duvets at AED 50.

Salt water leaves white tide marks on deck shoes and trainers. Sports shoes are AED 55 to clean, boots AED 85, sandals AED 45, and an icing treatment for yellowed soles AED 35. Back in two to four days, ready for the next trip out.

The duffel that carried wet gear and the laptop bag for the working week. Duffels and gym bags are AED 65, backpacks and laptop bags AED 45, and a medium suitcase AED 130. Cleaned and dried out properly in three to five days.

A torn seam from climbing back on the boat or a jacket zip that failed. Seam repairs are AED 40, small zips AED 50, heavy jacket zips AED 110 and a patch AED 40. Two to three days, often before your next dive.

For apartments and villas in Merashid and around the fish market, not the hotel. Ordinary carpets cost AED 20 per square metre and wool ones AED 26. Curtains are AED 20 per square metre, AED 25 with blackout lining. Ready in three days.

For couples who married on the east coast and want the outfits cleaned before storing them. Gowns begin at AED 250, beaded designs at AED 450, a groom’s three-piece suit is AED 50 and a veil AED 55. Allow seven to fourteen days.

For clubs and sponsors who bring a costumed character to fishing competitions or water sports days on the Corniche. Costumes cost AED 200 small, AED 230 medium and AED 250 large, plus AED 30 per accessory. Three to five days.

Families who come for the beach bring toys that end up sandy. Small soft toys are AED 55, medium AED 70 and large AED 120, washed by hand and air-dried slowly so they stay soft. Two to three days.

For homes near Al Ghurfa Road whose sofa covers zip off, never hotel furniture. Regular covers are AED 35, large ones AED 40, and cushion covers AED 10, AED 15 or AED 20 depending on size. Back in two to three days.

Sea air and salt spray dry leather out fast. Leather jackets start at AED 150, coats and blazers at AED 130, leather shoes and boots at AED 180 and wallets or belts at AED 100. Cleaned and conditioned in three to five days.