Laundry & Dry Cleaning at Flamingo Beach Hotel Umm Al Quwain.

After a night among the mangroves, clothes come back damp, muddy and smelling of the lagoon. We wash them apart from the rest of your things. A 6kg bag costs AED 60, 12kg costs AED 99 and each extra kilo AED 12, folded and returned within a day.

For guests at a wedding or a conference in the hotel. A two-piece suit is AED 50, a kandura AED 15, a basic abaya AED 18 and an evening dress AED 65. Collected before midday, everything returns pressed the same evening.

Clean clothes that only creased in the car from Dubai or Sharjah. Pressing costs AED 12 for a kandura, AED 9 for a shirt on a hanger, AED 15 for a delicate abaya and AED 25 for a jacket. Back on hangers within 24 hours.

For your own things only, such as the towel used to dry off after the boat or a picnic blanket from the beach. Bath towels cost AED 6, bath mats AED 10 and blankets AED 30. A day for most items, two for large duvets.

Trainers and boots worn in mangrove mud need a slow clean and a slow dry. Sports trainers and formal shoes cost AED 55 a pair, boots AED 85 and sandals AED 45. Allow two to four days, so send them early in your stay.

A backpack splashed on the boat, or a handbag carried to a wedding dinner. Backpacks and standard handbags cost AED 45 to clean, duffel bags AED 65 and wallets AED 35. They need three to five days.

Trousers a little long for the ceremony, or a gown that needs taking up. A standard hem or waist change is AED 40, an evening-gown hem AED 45 and a beaded one AED 55. Allow 48 to 72 hours before the date.

Intended for houses and flats around the Old Town, never for the hotel’s furnishings. Regular carpets cost AED 20 per square metre, wool AED 26, and curtains AED 20, or AED 25 with blackout lining. Returned in three days.

The hotel hosts weddings, and gowns come away with marked hems and make-up on the neckline. Cleaning starts at AED 250, or AED 450 for beaded gowns; a wedding abaya is AED 50. A preservation box adds AED 210. Seven to fourteen days.

For event teams who bring a costumed character to a children’s party or a launch in Umm Al Quwain. Mascots cost AED 200 small, AED 230 medium and AED 250 large, plus AED 30 per accessory. Three to five days.

Children run between the playground and the beach with a toy in hand. Small soft toys cost AED 55 to clean by hand, medium AED 70 and large AED 120. They dry slowly and come back in two to three days.

For families in the Old Town with removable covers on the sofa or majlis seating. A regular cover is AED 35, a large one AED 40, and cushion covers AED 10 to AED 20 by size. Two to three days.

A leather jacket that picked up the lagoon smell on the night boat, or a belt worn every day. Jackets start at AED 150, coats at AED 130 and wallets or belts at AED 100. Three to five days.