Level Lounge — Local services in Abu Dhabi

I went there with a friend and after a while a guy came in (apparently he was a manager or something) and asked for my friend’s ID, saying this is the procedure (never witnessed something like that before in the UAE. Usually they ask for it before entering the place not after sitting there for a couple of hours!). He said we would need to leave the place if the ID was not presented (the ID was presented to him at the end). Very rude, unprofessional, unpleasant. I do not recommend anyone to go to this place. They literally wanted to kick us out, so think twice before...

So my friend and I were hunting for sheesha very early in the am. Yes we had one of those cravings 🙈 we went to level lounge thinking that we could grab a meal as well. Erm we were starving as well! The food service was closed, but we did have sheesha which was okay. Nothing memorable. But the waitor was really friendly... loved the service. I mean it was the early hours of the morning and he was still at work...

A small pool bar on the rooftop of Millenium Hotel offering a relatively distant view of Abu Dhabi downtown. Menu is limited but OK overall. Although the all-glass walls offer an unobstructed view all around, they make the air conditioning inefficient in the summer (so be prepared to kind of get hot and sweat if dressed, due to the temperature...