Laundry & Dry Cleaning at Adagio Premium The Palm.

A one-bedroom apartment sleeping five fills a basket fast. Rather than spend a holiday afternoon on washing, hand it all over: a 6kg bag is AED 60, a 12kg bag AED 99, and every kilo beyond that AED 12. Everything is washed, dried and folded, then brought back to Adagio Premium The Palm within 24 hours.

Cooking for yourself means the odd spatter of oil on a good shirt or sauce on a blouse. Shirts and blouses are AED 15, trousers AED 18 and a two-piece suit AED 50. Each one is spot-treated before cleaning, and dry cleaning collected before noon can be back the same day.

If your clothes are already clean but creased from the case or a drawer, skip the wash. A shirt pressed on a hanger is AED 9, trousers AED 12 and a dress AED 25. Long-stay guests often send a week of office shirts together and get them back hung and flat within 24 hours.

Families who bring their own baby blankets or a favourite throw, and anyone who laid a tablecloth for dinner in the apartment, can send it with the rest. A tablecloth is AED 15, an apron AED 14, a bath towel AED 6 and a bath robe AED 16. Linen returns within 24 hours.

Long stays mean real routines: school shoes scuffed in the playground, trainers grey from the promenade run. Kids' shoes cost AED 35, sandals AED 45, and sneakers or formal shoes AED 55. Shoes take 2 to 4 days, so a stay at Adagio Premium The Palm leaves plenty of time.

A kids' school bag with a leaked juice box inside, a laptop bag carried to every meeting, a beach tote with sand in the seams. A school bag is AED 40, a backpack or laptop bag AED 45 and a duffel AED 65. Bags come back cleaned in 3 to 5 days.

Children on a long stay outgrow trousers and wear through knees. A child's trouser hem is AED 40, a knee patch AED 40 and a replaced button AED 10. Adult hems and waists start at AED 40 as well. Alterations take 48 to 72 hours, so mention any date that matters.

Apartment guests rarely need this; it suits people who own or rent a home on the Trunk or the fronds. A synthetic rug is cleaned at AED 20 a square metre and a wool one at AED 26. Plain curtains are AED 20 a square metre, lined blackout ones AED 25, and both need 3 days.

Families sometimes take an apartment for a few weeks around a wedding elsewhere in Dubai. Afterwards a standard gown starts at AED 250, a beaded one at AED 450 and a veil is AED 55. The work takes 7 to 14 days, so we can deliver to another Dubai address if you have moved on.

Holiday guests can skip this card: it is for event agencies and brand teams around Dubai. Costume prices run by size, AED 200 small, AED 230 medium, AED 250 large, with heads, gloves and other accessories at AED 30 each. Each suit is cleaned, deodorised and air-dried slowly over 3 to 5 days.

The rabbit that sits at the kitchen table also gets jam and yoghurt on it. A small soft toy is AED 55, a medium one AED 70 and a large one AED 120. Cleaning takes 2 to 3 days, so pick a time when your child can manage a couple of nights without it.

Meant for Palm Jumeirah homes rather than serviced apartments. Removable covers for a standard sofa cost AED 35, for a big corner sofa AED 40, and cushion covers from AED 10 up. Expect them home in 2 to 3 days, cleaned gently enough to slip back over the frame.

Guests who stay through the winter often bring a leather jacket for evenings on the promenade. A leather jacket starts at AED 150, a leather coat or blazer at AED 130, and small leather goods at AED 100. Leather is cleaned and conditioned by hand and returns in 3 to 5 days.