Bahrain Hotels

Advantages: Good location, pleasant service, some great people
Disadvantages: Limited dining options, bland pool

...is not the most attractive Sheraton from the outside (even with fluttering eyelashes). But then, not many of the hotels in Bahrain do look very inviting from the outside. Anyway, beauty is only skin deep, isn't it; it's what's inside that matters! As your friendly Bahraini highwayman...er...rip off merchant.... er... taxi-driver turns his battered, dented, orange-and-black Caprice or Cressida into the entrance, you breath a sigh of relief that you ...
...is carpeted in the trusty Sheraton carpet. At the far end of the room, next to the window, is a small unit holding telephone directories, magazines and a kettle with tea/coffee, milk, sugar etc. The bed is a standard double; the bed clothes were a bit odd - a sheet, then an eiderdown, then topped with another sheet. So you can turn the clothes upside down? The work desk is a reasonable size and sits next to a convenient power supply and a spare ... Read review

Advantages: Beautiful style, good food
Disadvantages: Dull rooms, can be a bit slow

...The newest hotel, the Novotel Al Dana, has tried to get in on the act, built in traditional Arabesque style, with access to a beach, albeit a lagoon. ARRIVAL When we arrived it was already dark. The airport pick up that we had booked went to plan, there was a chap with a sign with my name on (Mr V. Boy... no, not really) and he led us to the car park where a minivan rolled up a minute later. Our bags, cases, pushchair, baby, all got thrown in the ...
...the baby. The Novotel is also known for La Perle, an exquisite restaurant overlooking the sea offering top notch tuck. There is also L'Alize, a more casual restaurant with live music, and Bellevue lounge bar. There is also, of course, room service. The promise to deliver in 10 to 30 minutes (huh?); the first time, we called them after 35 minutes and they apologised for a problem in the kitchen. when it came, the food was excellent. SERVICE All ... Read review