Laundry & Dry Cleaning at Hampton by Hilton Marjan Island.

With two or three connecting rooms, washing adds up fast. Put it all on the scale: AED 99 for up to twelve kilos, AED 60 for up to six, then AED 12 a kilo after that. Back at Hampton Marjan Island folded inside a day.

Most holiday clothes go in the wash; the few smart pieces go to dry cleaning. A shirt or kandura is AED 15, an everyday abaya AED 18, a dress AED 40. Collected before noon, they can return that evening.

Clothes that are already clean but crumpled cost less to press than to clean. A shirt is AED 9, a basic abaya AED 10, trousers AED 12, with everything returned to the hotel within 24 hours.

For families who own or rent on the island; hotel bedding stays with the hotel. Sheets are AED 18, blankets AED 30, large blankets AED 40 and bath towels AED 6, most of it back in a day.

Children's shoes are AED 35 a pair and adult sneakers AED 55, cleaned inside and out after days on the beach and the playground. Allow two to four days, so send them early in a longer stay.

The children's day packs that went to the beach every morning. A kids' or school bag is AED 40, a backpack or handbag AED 45 and a duffel AED 65. Three to five days, best for long stays or residents.

Teenagers grow out of trousers between holidays. A child's hem or waist change is AED 40, and jeans can be shortened for AED 35, done in 48 to 72 hours.

A service for residents, not hotel rooms. Synthetic carpets are cleaned for AED 20 a square metre, wool for AED 26, and curtains at AED 20 or AED 25 a square metre; three days door to door.

For families who travelled for a wedding nearby. Bridal gowns are cleaned from AED 250, beaded ones from AED 450, wedding abayas for AED 50 and wedding kanduras for AED 20, in seven to fourteen days.

For organisers who bring characters to children's parties on the island. Suits start at AED 200 and go to AED 250 for the largest, extras such as gloves are AED 30 each, and it takes three to five days.

The hotel has a kids' club and a teen area, and the soft toys go everywhere. We clean them for AED 55, AED 70 or AED 120 according to size, and return them in two to three days.

For Marjan Island households with removable sofa covers. Standard covers are AED 35, large ones AED 40 and cushion covers AED 10 to AED 20, returned in two to three days.

A parent's leather jacket or a wallet that went into the sea. Jackets start at AED 150, coats and blazers at AED 130, and small leather goods are AED 100, over three to five days.