I would like to congratulate two members of staff for their kindness and professionalism: Ahmed from Lebanon and Farheen from Bangladesh. Ahmed managed to find a room, despite Expedia's booking being very recent. Farheen was kind, funny, professional and helpful when we checked out.
The room is an original from the 1960s, at the back of the second deck (2126). Unfortunately the carpet was stained and worn out, the room was much smaller than those I stayed in previously and the "double bed" was in fact two beds together, so with a gap in the middle.
We did not have breakfast because despite the discounted price, it was still 80 AED for what is a large buffet, but for that expense one needs to be very hungry.