Hostels in SHARJAH, UAE

Sharjah Cultural Capital of UAE

Sharjah is one of the 7 Emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates that united in 1971, the other 6 Emirates being, Abu Dhabi The Capital, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah and Umm al Quwain.

Sharjah has established itself as great holiday destination offering some of the best value accommodation in UAE, Sharjah is considered to be the cultural capital of United Arab Emirates and with its excellent museums, galleries and theatres it clear why.

Compared to other UAE Cities like Dubai, Sharjah is great value and there are many affordable place to stay like budget hotels in Sharjah, hostels, guesthouse as well as the usual expensive hotels there is an accommodation to suite all tastes and budget.

If you don’t want to break the bank but still want to enjoy everything on offer in Dubai, Sharjah is a great base to stay as its only about 14km to Dubai. Dubai is a small city if it were bigger Dubai and Sharjah would be considered the same as they are so close together, there is are even Dubai Transport minibuses that leave every 30 minutes from Rolla Square during the day if you don’t want to pay for a taxi or hire car.

Staying in Sharjah offers visitors the best of UAE, easy access to the ultra modern Dubai but at the same time being in a more affordable location offering two of the most architecturally interesting areas in United Arab Emirates the restored central arts and heritage precincts.

Sharjahs souqs are among the best value of all the United Arab Emirates and are well worth a couple of hours set aside to make sure you find a bargain or two.

The Currency in Sharjah is the dirham (Dh) and there are 100 fils in a dirham. Banknotes come in denominations of Dhs 1,000, 500, 200, 100, 50, 20, 10 and five. Coins come in denominations of Dhs5, Dh1, as well as 50 fils, 25 fils, and five fils. You can find the latest exchange rates on the news or when in Sharjah the best place to exchange money is either in your hostels in Sharjah, Hotel reception or on On Burj Ave (also called Bank St), nearly every building contains a bank with an ATM.