Laundry & Dry Cleaning at DoubleTree Marjan Island.

Padel shirts, gym kit, swim shorts and casual wear share a weighed bag rather than a long itemised bill. Six kilos cost AED 60, twelve kilos AED 99, and each kilo over that AED 12. Back at the DoubleTree folded within 24 hours.

Conference days and dinners need clean shirts every morning. Shirts and polos cost AED 15, blazers AED 40, two-piece suits AED 50 and ties AED 15. Booked before midday, they can be back at the resort that evening.

Packed shirts come out creased but clean. A shirt or polo pressed on a hanger is AED 9, trousers AED 12 and a jacket AED 25, returned to the lobby within a day so the team looks the same in every photo.

Hotel rooms come with their own linen, so this is meant for people renting or owning apartments on Al Marjan Island. Sheets are AED 18, pillow cases AED 7, towels AED 6 and duvets AED 50, mostly back in 24 hours.

A weekend of padel and beach football leaves trainers grey and gritty. Sneakers and formal shoes cost AED 55, boots AED 85, sandals AED 45, and a protective coat AED 20. Allow two to four days.

The sports bag that held damp towels or the laptop case carried to every meeting. Handbags, backpacks and laptop bags cost AED 45, duffels AED 65, with three to five days needed.

A new suit that runs long, or jeans bought for the trip that need shortening. Hems and waist changes cost AED 40, and the jeans length cut is on offer at AED 35. Plan on 48 to 72 hours.

For apartment owners and tenants on Marjan Island, not people on a short stay. Regular carpets cost AED 20 per square metre, wool AED 26, and curtains AED 20 to AED 25 per square metre. Three days.

Big resorts on the island host weddings and the parties that follow. Bridal gowns are cleaned from AED 250, beaded gowns from AED 450 and wedding kanduras for AED 20. Allow seven to fourteen days.

For event agencies running branded characters at corporate family days and beach events. Mascot suits cost AED 200, AED 230 or AED 250 by size, and each extra piece AED 30, over three to five days.

Families come too, and the children's pools see plenty of soggy teddies. Soft toys cost AED 55, AED 70 or AED 120 depending on size, returned clean and dry after two to three days.

Meant for households in the island's apartment towers. Removable sofa covers cost AED 35 for a standard size and AED 40 for a large one, and cushion covers AED 10 to AED 20, back in two to three days.

Winter evenings on the beach terraces can turn cool. Leather jackets are cleaned from AED 150, coats and blazers from AED 130, and wallets or small leather goods for AED 100, in three to five days.