Laundry & Dry Cleaning at InterContinental Ras Al Khaimah.

Several rooms' worth of shorts, swimwear and children's clothes cost less by weight. Twelve kilos are AED 99, six kilos AED 60, and every further kilo AED 12. Folded bags come back to InterContinental Ras Al Khaimah within a day, split by room on request.

Family dinners call for crisp kanduras at AED 15, abayas at AED 18 or AED 35 when embroidered, jalabiyas at AED 20 and ghutras at AED 8. Hand them over before midday and they can be hanging in the room again by evening.

Clean clothes creased by the drive only need an iron. A kandura costs AED 12 to press, a shirt on a hanger AED 9, a hijab or shila AED 10 and a ghutra AED 7, back the next day.

Meant for families who own villas or flats around the lagoon; the resort's linen stays with the resort. A bed sheet is AED 18, a comforter AED 45, a bath mat AED 10, mostly ready in a day.

From grandfather's leather sandals to a toddler's sandy trainers. Children's pairs are AED 35, formal shoes and sneakers AED 55, sandals AED 45. Two to four days, so hand them over early in the stay.

After a flight and a week at the beach, luggage needs attention too. A small suitcase costs AED 85, a medium one AED 130, a handbag AED 45. Allow three to five days.

A new kandura that is a touch long, or an abaya sleeve to shorten before an occasion. Plain length changes are AED 40, an embroidered abaya hem AED 55, finished in 48 to 72 hours.

For residents of the Mina Al Arab villas whose majlis rugs see a lot of guests. Synthetic carpets are AED 20 per square metre, wool AED 26, curtains AED 20 or AED 25. Three days, door to door.

For families gathered on the island for a wedding. A wedding abaya is AED 50, a wedding kandura AED 20, a bridal gown from AED 250 and a flower girl dress AED 28, all done in one to two weeks.

For entertainers hired for a family celebration on Hayat Island. We clean small, medium and large costumes for AED 200, AED 230 and AED 250, plus AED 30 for each add-on, over three to five days.

With several small children in one party, at least one toy will need a wash. A small one is AED 55, medium AED 70 and large AED 120, returned within two or three days.

For Mina Al Arab homes, not the hotel's seating. A regular sofa cover is AED 35, a large one AED 40, and cushion covers go from AED 10 for small to AED 20 for large. Back within three days.

Traditional leather sandals and wallets take a beating on the sand. Small leather goods are AED 100, leather shoes from AED 180 and jackets from AED 150; the work takes three to five days.