EK F Lounge at Dubai or Hotel for 7 hour layover?

[rikkitikkitavi]

Hi

I am lucky enough to have snared tickets from SYD - DXB - AMS. in F suites (both sectors) with EK using QF points. I have a 7 hour layover between flights. I have never been to DXB before.

I have been issued with a Dubai Connect voucher by QF with the stopover being over 6 hours.

The three hotels they have listed all sound like they are not airside.

I would hope I would get approx. 5 hours good sleep on the way to DXB and hopefully another 3 - 4 hours between DXB and AMS.

My question is - should I use a non air side hotel or just use the EK First lounge? Are there any beds/divans or the like in the F lounge?

Is there much of interest to see at DXB apart from the usual array of shops? Are there more interesting things to see/do like at Changi?

Thanks for any tips

Cheers

Geoff

Unless you really want a private room to sleep in a proper bed I would not bother, the F loungue is good, plenty of time for a shower, and you can sleep on day beds. But I'm a bit paranoid and don't like leaving the airport on short layovers wasting time in immigration/security and taxis.