Novel Hotel City Center: Same‑Day Laundry, Dry Cleaning & Pressing
Guests of Novel Hotel City Center, the Danat hotel on Sheikh Hamdan Street in Al Markaziyah, can use the Laundrykhalas laundry service without leaving downtown. Write to us on WhatsApp to book a laundry pickup, and the car pulls up at the lobby in under an hour. Dry cleaning for shirts and suits comes back the same day when it leaves your hands before noon, and everyday clothes return folded the next day.
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Laundry at Novel Hotel City Center: the short answer
The short version for anyone staying at Novel Hotel City Center, before you open the chat.
- Pickup
- Expect the driver in the lobby inside the hour after you write.
- Same day
- Dry cleaning that reaches us before 12 noon is returned the same evening.
- Next day
- Washed, pressed or ironed clothes come back within 24 hours.
- Prices
- Shirts are AED 15 apiece and the big 12kg bag is AED 99; you see the total in the chat before we set off.
- Delivery
- There is no charge for the driver on orders of AED 30 and over, near or far.
- Booking
- Our WhatsApp line, +971 50 384 1660, answers around the clock.
- In your room?
- No need to wait in. Leave the bag with reception under your name and room number.
- Sensitive skin
- Ask for fragrance-free washing and your whole order is done that way at the same price.
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Plan your laundry around your stay
Flying out soon? Send the departure time and we name the last hour for handing clothes over. The list below follows the walks and taxi rides that Novel Hotel City Center guests make around the middle of the capital, and what each one does to a wardrobe.
Will it be back before my flight?
Choose your flight. We count 3 hours at the airport for an international departure and the taxi out to Zayed International from the middle of town.
Allow 40 to 55 minutes by taxi to Zayed International Airport from the city grid, and more at the end of the working day.
- Step 1
Book washing and pressing by
1:05 PM
The day before you fly
- Step 2
Book dry cleaning by
Before 12 noon
The day before you fly
- Step 3
Leave the hotel by
2:05 PM
The day you fly
Times are a guide. Same-day dry cleaning can come back as late as 11 pm, so send your flight time on WhatsApp and we will confirm the return before the driver comes.
Errands from the Al Markaziyah grid
- About 0.5 km · 7 min walkShopping and errandsHamdan Center
An afternoon of walking the shops in the heat leaves shirts limp. Two of them cleaned and pressed come to AED 30, and they are back the same evening when collected before noon.
Clean & press - About 0.8 km · 3 min taxiGold, fabrics and tailorsMadinat Zayed Shopping Centre
Fabric or trousers bought here often need taking up. A hem costs AED 40 and a new button AED 15, and small repairs are back in 2 to 3 days.
Alterations - About 0.9 km · 12 min walkA short walk with the childrenCapital Gardens
Grass, ice cream and playground dust all end up in the same bag. A 6kg load is AED 60 then comes back clean and folded on the following day.
Wash & fold - About 1.9 km · 6 min taxiSand and seaCorniche Beach Park
Salt and sand come out of swimwear (AED 12) and beach towels (AED 6), which return dry and neatly folded.
Wash & fold - About 2.1 km · 7 min taxiSouk and mallWorld Trade Center Abu Dhabi
Leather bags and good shoes pick up scuffs on mall floors. Cleaning a pair of shoes is AED 55 and takes 2 to 4 days, so send them early in the stay.
Shoe care
Booking by how long you stay
- 1A night or twoShirts creased from the case are steamed for AED 9 apiece and wait for you the next morning.
- 2Three to six nightsWait until the middle of the trip, then send one weighed bag: AED 99 for up to 12kg covers a couple or small family.
- 3A week or longerAgree one collection day each week in the chat; the driver learns the routine and suits can ride along when needed.
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
No, you can leave the bag at Novel Hotel City Center reception. Put your name and room number on a note, tell the desk, and let us know in the chat. When it is clean, the bag goes back to that desk.
- Driver comes the same hour
- Ready for a morning meeting without waiting in
- Wash orders back the next day
Send the hotel name, your name, room number and a rough list. The number +971 50 384 1660 belongs to Laundrykhalas, not the hotel, so the hotel switchboard cannot answer for us.
- A list such as 3 shirts and a 12kg bag is enough
- The price is confirmed before collection
- Mention the time you need things back
Same day, when it reaches us before 12 noon. We dry clean and press it, then return it on a hanger, never later than 11 pm.
- A two-piece suit is AED 50
- Handed over after noon, it is back within 24 hours
- Add your departure time and we plan the return around it
Washing starts at AED 60 for 6kg, and dry cleaning is priced by the piece. A guest at Novel Hotel City Center sees the total in the chat before the driver is sent, and the price is the same in every district of the city.
- 12kg bag AED 99, extra kilos AED 12 each
- Shirt AED 15, trousers AED 18
- Evening dress AED 65
It is a city-centre hotel in Al Markaziyah run by Danat Hotels and Resorts. Guests use it for business in the central offices and for short family stays close to the shops, with Courtyard World Trade Center and Cristal Hotel both within about 500 metres.
- Downtown Plaza Hotel Apartments is about 100 metres off
- Hamdan Center is a short walk
- We collect from both buildings
Its listings mention laundry and fast dry-cleaning among the services at reception. Our pickup is an alternative that you control by chat, handy when you want a different time or a specific cleaner.
- Ask reception for the hotel service and charges
- Ours is billed by weight or piece, quoted first
- Booking is open at every hour
Yes, and it costs nothing extra. Ask in your first message and every item, towels and swimwear included, goes through the wash with unscented detergent.
- Suitable for babies and eczema-prone skin
- A 6kg bag stays AED 60
- Delivered back to Novel Hotel City Center within a day
It stands on Sheikh Hamdan Street, about 30 km from the airport. A taxi takes 40 to 55 minutes depending on traffic, so plan your last laundry hand-over around that drive.
- Dry cleaning by noon can be back by 11 pm
- Leave the hotel 3 hours before an international flight
- Send your flight time and we confirm the return
Shoes take two to four days. Bags take three to five, so both suit longer stays. A pair of shoes is AED 55 and a briefcase AED 45, delivered to the front desk when ready.
- Trainers and leather shoes AED 55
- Suitcase from AED 85
- Extra protection spray AED 20
Still have questions?
Contact usAnswers checked by Hassam Rafkey, Head of Digital Operations, Middle East, on 26 October 2026.
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"I have tried several dry cleaners in Abu Dhabi, but the service in Novel Hotel City Center really stands out. My clothes always come back perfectly pressed and fresh."
"The wash and fold service is extremely convenient. Everything comes back organized and clean. Highly recommended for anyone in Al Majaz."
"The bed linen service is fantastic. Our bedding in Meydan comes back crisp, clean, and hotel-quality. Outstanding turnaround."
"The press quality is amazing. My silk dresses and suits here in Al Barari came back looking like they came straight from a high-end boutique."
Novel Hotel City Center is set among the central streets of Al Markaziyah, within about half a kilometre of Cristal Hotel and Millennium Downtown. On foot you reach Hamdan Center and the Madinat Zayed shops in minutes, the Corniche and its beach park are a short taxi away, the streets between are lined with cafes and cash-and-carry shops, and our drivers cover Al Markaziyah through the day.
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Novel Hotel City Center in Al Markaziyah
Novel Hotel City Center is run by Danat Hotels and Resorts and stands on Sheikh Hamdan Street in the downtown grid of Al Markaziyah, with more than 200 rooms and with Downtown Plaza Hotel Apartments about 100 metres away. Its own listings mention Wi-Fi, transport services and a laundry and dry cleaning service. Guests who message us from here are mostly visitors on business in the central offices and families in town for a few nights.
Sources: Danat Hotels and Resorts website and fact sheet, ae-abudhabi.com, Agoda, KAYAK.
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