Al Habtoor Polo Resort: Laundry, Dry Cleaning & Pressing

Riding liners, tees, socks and pool towels are weighed together in one bag, washed, dried and folded, then returned to the resort within a day. Describe unusual fabrics in the chat before we start. With polo fields, stables and a riding school on site, riding kit and white match shirts dominate the load.

Whites for the match and outfits for trophy night go to dry cleaning and come back hand pressed. Those in by noon may return the same evening, and the hour is confirmed in the chat.

After the drive from the city, a shirt needs only steam. Shirts, trousers and jackets are pressed and sent back on hangers within a day. Dust from the arena and horsehair make pressed shirts a moving target.

Mud from the paddocks and dust from the arena lift off with hand cleaning, which is kind to leather. A pair takes two to four days, a protective spray is optional, and boots can ride along in the same order. Mud from the paddocks and stable floors is the main foe of boots.

Kit bags and holdalls from the polo grounds come back cleaner than they went: three to five days of scrubbing outside and wiping in, with the delivery day agreed beforehand. Kit bags and holdalls carry saddlery and sweat, and need cleaning.

Breeches with a torn seam, a blazer missing a button, trousers to shorten: our tailors take them on, usually within two to three days, with advice in the chat on what is possible. Most jobs take two to three days, and we advise by chat on what is possible. Breeches and blazers need tailoring before a match.

Trophy evenings and weddings at the resort mean dresses and sherwanis that need slow care. Allow one to two weeks, and expect the price to be agreed in the chat before anything leaves your room. Trophy dinners and weddings at the resort mean evening dress.

A child's toy at the polo grounds can pick up grass and dust. Hand washing and slow drying put that right in two to three days. If the care label is missing, a photo is enough for us to advise. Children visiting the stables bring toys.

Riding jackets, gloves, belts and wallets: leather that works hard. Each piece is wiped and conditioned by hand, then returned within three to five days, with a message when the order is ready for the resort. Riding jackets, gloves and belts are leather and need conditioning.