Have you ever wondered what you can do when you go to the mall on the weekend and parking is limited? This is usually the busiest time of the week for malls and you can often drive around the parking lot multiple times looking for an available parking spot. Not only is this frustrating but it also wastes your time. Fortunately, I have found a convenient solution to this problem that allows me to avoid the crowded parking lot and save time.

Many of the larger malls here in Dubai have hotels attached. So, what I do is go and park in the hotel valet parking and stop by one of the restaurants at the hotel to eat lunch or dinner. This way I can park at the hotel, avoid the crowded mall parking lot, and save time. And if you find some of these restaurants is expensive for you then you can order from one of them a takeaway salad or dessert on your way out of the mall or hotel to get your valet parking ticket stamped.

I also use this same method when I attend exhibitions. There are usually hotels attached to the convention center, so to save time, I try to have lunch there. This allows me to park easily for free at the valet parking of the hotel and save time, as well.