Old Palace - Diplomatic Area, 199 Manama, Bahrain
#109 of 149 hotels in Manama
Guests' ChoiceBased on 276 hotel reviews
6.8Cleanliness
7.3
Comfort
7.4
Location
8.3
Facilities
7.0
Staff
7.6
Value for money
6.9
Free WiFi
8.3
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End of dialog contentReviewed: 29 June 2023
Abdulaziz
KuwaitOur trip was overshadowed by a series of bad experience in this hotel. I wouldn't strongly recommend you look elsewhere. My rating would have been 0/5 if the system allowed it. 1. The toilets are in dire need of renovation. The shower head is tiny and doesn't cover your body. The shower tub was yellowish and looked disgusting 2. The hotel is non-smoking yet I smell this stinking smell as I goto my room once 3. The nightclub starts at 10pm and while we stay in the lobby it gets very loud & disturbing, add to this fights happen there and you hear ranting and screaming 4. The breakfast was mediocre and doesn't represent a 5-star hotel, the menu also never changes, we had the same food for 3 nights in a row 5. When I forgot my card key inside the room, I asked them to bring a new card key. They refused and told me to come down if I wanted one. 6. The hallways are nosiy with no privacy, you can hear what's happening inside easily. The food of room service is left outside rooms and can be left there for hours and sometimes a day until a staff member comes and picks it up! 7. The smell of the bed smells terrible, it smells like a mix of sweat and muck. After a nice shower the last thing you want is to sleep on it. Overall it was a terrible experience, there is not a single thing I can recommend. This might have been a 5-star hotel 15 years ago. Today it's a 2-star hotel at best.
The location is close to many landmarks
Stayed in June 2023
Reviewed: 16 June 2023
Marialaura
SpainExcellent hotel not far from the airport (10 min drive ) and close to the old downtown (bab Bahrain) only 10 min walking. Just in front of the hotel there is a good mall (moda mall) and the hotel provide shuttle bus to city center mall, often. Nice place and friendly and attentive staff , above alla the director George, thanks to be attentive to my requests. The room also quite spacious and comfortable, clean and tiny. Also the food was good ( I tried for dinner ) and breakfast buffet very reach and various. The area around safe and lively even if the rooms was very quiet, overlooking the pool
Stayed in June 2023
Reviewed: 16 June 2023
Afrah
KuwaitThe Air conditioner was too bad . And hot
The location
Stayed in June 2023
Reviewed: 2 June 2023
Bilal
Saudi Arabia1- The hotel five star but furnitures are old and need replacement 2- Pool not that big and areas around it look like 70’s 3- limited breakfast Ex: no fresh juice 4– night life limited to lounge with dance show only.
Helpful staff
Stayed in May 2023
Reviewed: 30 May 2023
Saed
Saudi ArabiaVery noisy AC room 107 , the staff all around are not smiling at all ,
Location, the Japanese restaurant and swimming pool, size of the room . As well the LAVAZZA COFFEE WAS GREAT.
Stayed in May 2023
Reviewed: 3 May 2023
Muhammad
Saudi ArabiaRoom had bed smell. Bathroom had water leakage. Reception reply was non satisfactory.
Location is good. Swimming pool is good.
Stayed in April 2023
Reviewed: 27 April 2023
Nawar
Saudi Arabiaeverything is very old
location
Stayed in April 2023
Reviewed: 26 April 2023
Colin
United KingdomGood rate
Stayed in April 2023
Reviewed: 19 March 2023
Abdulaziz
Saudi Arabiaeverything was great, but the breakfast had very little options and choices
It’s a little bit old, but very antique
Stayed in March 2023
Reviewed: 10 March 2023
Raad
United Arab Emiratescleaners after 11PM between the rooms talking in loud voices and trolleys moving around.. room Bathroom is not clean
Stayed in March 2023
Reviewed: 1 January 2023
Maribel
Bahrainthe rate- as I didn’t expect a high rate without breakfast
near to city center
Stayed in January 2023
Reviewed: 26 December 2022
My
United Arab Emiratespoor customer service both front desk & waitress at restaurant. at check out, they refused to issue an invoice since i booked via booking.com. weird!
location
Stayed in December 2022
Reviewed: 22 December 2022
Jose
NorwayLocation, breakfast, spacious room.
Stayed in November 2022
Reviewed: 22 December 2022
Mosa
Saudi Arabiathe room quite small in size
nice hotel and great location
Stayed in December 2022
Reviewed: 14 December 2022
Paranee
Thailandservice
Stayed in December 2022
Reviewed: 10 December 2022
Nedal
United Arab Emiratesextremely old building. dated facilities. Nothing modern and the elevator smells awful! TV channels mostly scrambled.
location close to Avenues Mall
Stayed in December 2022
Reviewed: 10 December 2022
Smith
ChinaStaff were amazing: professional and kind Great room: clean and comfortable I asked for a wake up call. I had left my phone off the hook the night before by mistake and the staff knocked on my door at the correct time to make sure I woke up. Generally really impressed! Next time I'm in Bahrain I'll take my family here. I asked for a taxi to pick me up at 430 am they had it there waiting for me.
Stayed in December 2022
Reviewed: 4 December 2022
Arif
United Arab Emiratesthe cleanup service and the toilet
location and price
Stayed in December 2022
Reviewed: 3 December 2022
Marcus
Saudi ArabiaWhen we first arrived, there was no one at the front door to help us with our luggage. Moreover, we we not able to watch the World Cup in our room because there was no sports channel to view it. Finally, there were problems viewing the World Cup in the pool area because there were signal problems from time to time. We were unable to see all matches because of this.
Stayed in November 2022
Reviewed: 28 November 2022
Ali
United Kingdomreceptionist wasn’t welcomed enough, also found it hard to sleep until 4am because of noisy and party so might I have my money back.
Stayed in November 2022
Reviewed: 23 November 2022
Daina
LatviaRenovation works
Stuff, location, comfort
Stayed in November 2022
Reviewed: 15 November 2022
Mrsayrax
RussiaThe hotel is old and dirty, not five stars. Someone constantly walks knocking on the door, and you can hear everything in the morning when people go to breakfast. Half of the declared items were not in the room, there was not even a balcony. There was also no iron and ironing board. I left 1 day early, I couldn't stay there, it was very uncomfortable. There was no hot water.
Good location and breakfast. Responsive staff.
Stayed in November 2022
Reviewed: 10 November 2022
Mohammed
Saudi Arabiacustomer service
location
Stayed in November 2022
Reviewed: 5 November 2022
Albaraa
Saudi ArabiaVERY OLD HOTEL AND DOES NOT DESERVE A FIVE STAR. DOES NOT WORTH THE PRICE I HAVE PAID!
location, cleanliness, service
Stayed in November 2022
Reviewed: 3 November 2022
Kefaya
KuwaitNothing
The location. The good breakfast
Stayed in October 2022
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