TravelResortReview

We stayed in the hotel for 2 nights, at the end of May 2008. We have stayed in this hotel last year, in March 2007 for one night, we liked it and therefore decided to stay again.

The hotel is very near to the Al-Masjid Al Nabawi (or Prophet’s Mosque). Only 3-4 minutes on foot. The location of the hotel is not only good for accessing the Holy Mosque, but also for arriving the hotel safely if you are driving. Those who are coming from the other cities will find the hotel on King Fahad Road junction with King Faisal Bin Abdul Aziz road. The hotel is exactly to the North of the Mosque. All the shopping centres are nearby. Uhud Mountain is very near, 5 minutes by car. It is also visible from the suites of the hotel.

The staff of the hotel is very helpful. Hotel is clean. A very nice open buffet breakfast is served in the restaurant. Variety of foods is more than satisfactory. Rooms are spacious. Only problem with the rooms are the windows. All windows are behind a kind of steel grid; therefore it disturbs the scenery. All the shopping centres are nearby, mosques are nearby, and the quality is what you are expecting from an Intercontinental Hotel.

As in most of the other hotels in the city, don’t expect a lot for the children.

The price is very reasonable, compared to the other hotels in the area. Highly suggested for families and those performing religious tourism.

For those looking forward to the exact location of the hotel, here are the coordinates that you can easily locate, for example, through Google Earth: 24°28′25.39″ 39°36′38.51″

(1 votes, average: 5 out of 5)

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We stayed in this hotel for one night only.

I was expecting a lot from this hotel, because of its brand; however I couldn’t find whatever I have been looking for.

First of all, when you come to the hotel, you think that the hotel is not operational anymore. The location of the hotel is extremely convenient for travellers coming from Jeddah. It’s located on the Third Ring Road, almost 10 kms away from Masjid Al-haram. Anyway, when I proceed to the reception, I gave my reservation confirmation printout. The receptionist even didn’t have a look at it. He just gave me a suit. I reserved a room through their web site (http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/intercontinental/en/gb/locations/overview/qcaha?rpb=hotel&crUrl=/h/d/6c/1/en/hotelsearchresults), which is supposed to be a suite with ”Oasis View”. I was really expecting a lot. The room that he gave me was a suite, indeed, but on the ground floor and there was no “Oasis View”. In fact, there is no “Oasis” to view. Anyway, I went back to the receptionist, ask for a change, after a few minutes discussion, he gave us a room on the 4th floor where we are supposed to have some view of “Oasis”. Anyway, there wasn’t any “Oasis”, the view was just the road in front of the hotel. But there was something. There was a periodical noise that would disturb us through the night. The shower was not working, the water of the water closet was “yellowish/brownish”.

I went back to the reception. I looked at 2-3 more rooms. At the end, we decided to have our first room back. I’m sure the guy at the reception was not happy with us.

Anyway, the room was spacious. Gave us good space to relax. We have only taken the breakfast at the hotel. It was simply OK. There were not many choices; they even brought “honey” upon our request.

The hotel staff was so friendly. They are the only sources of smiling faces.

Hotel has shuttle service to Masjid Al-haram - which is a very big plus.

Overall, the quality of the hotel is not good. I think the structure is already 30+ years old and so are the furnitures. The hotel needs renovation and I am sure that after renovation it will be a key point for people who are visiting Makkah for any purposes. There is no picture of the hotel is shown on their web site; this is unusual and surprising.

(2 votes, average: 5 out of 5)

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Absolutely fantastic hotel with a huge garden of palm trees, a big swimming pool, a very well maintained beach, extremely helpful staff, clean and spacious rooms, perfect food quality.

We stayed in this hotel with my family (my wife and 2 sons - 2 and 7 years). It was a perfect refreshing trip. We stayed during early April 2008. As a general comment for the whole UAE, major construction works are ongoing. There’s a construction site just next to the hotel which may generate some noise during your relaxation. However, the ambience of the hotel is so relaxing that you don’t even mind it.

The quality of the food is perfect. The hotel is somewhat overpriced, as expected from Sheraton brand.

Rooms were comfortable. Housekeeping maintains the room around the clock. They even don’t mind to change towels three times a day. Everything is designed and thought for the comfort.

The resort has the activities through the week - belly dancer, children’s activities, open-buffet dinner, theme dinners, etc.

The hotel offers massages of different types in the middle of the palm tree garden.

The swimming pool may need some water toys; such as slides, etc.

The resort also has a football pitch.

The only problem we had was to find the location because of the construction works. However, here are the directions: Just follow Jumeirah Beach Road, connect it to Sufouh Road. Follow Sufouh Road, no right- or left-turns. When you think that the road has ended, you will see a kind of “hidden” sign that shows “Sheraton Hotel Only”, on a dark brown signboard. To make it clearer, you have to follow the road till Starbucks; and when you see Starbucks, you should continue another 100 meters to see the sign. Other than this problem, you expect no problems. The location of the hotel, if you’d like to look at it on Google Earth: 25° 4′23.73″N 55° 7′44.11″E. The web site is at: http://www.starwoodhotels.com/sheraton/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=1326

I just don’t know why they don’t have a picture of their beach on their web site; it is worth putting a picture of it! 

This is a strongly suggested hotel for those who has the budget to spend.

(2 votes, average: 5 out of 5)

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The resort is established in Hawar Islands of Bahrain. One of the most interesting part of this trip was the access to the hotel. We drove down to Bahrain, and then took a small boat (speedboat) that carries 10-15 people. We travelled around 45 minutes under a heavy engine noise. When we arrived at the hotel, exotic and warm welcome was waiting for us. The facility is good, maintenance could be better. The best part of the resort is that you can find all family activities, such as rides, water slides, boats, canoes, jet-skis, etc. Live music was accompanying the dinner so it was a really good atmosphere.

We travelled there in November 2004 and spent very relaxing 4-day vacation in the island.

The island does not have a proper civilized environment - it is a military zone. You are not allowed to go far from the hotel. However, you don’t need to go out of the hotel - the outside is just a desert.

The worst part of the trip was not having choices for breakfast - even white cheese was not available. But the general manager of the hotel is as cooperative as the staff, therefore any complaints are addressed and resolved quickly.

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This hotel is in Knowledge Village of Dubai. It’s clean, very near to Burj Al-arab. Our main purpose was to go to Abu Dhabi by car; therefore we have selected this hotel.

The staff in the hotel were very helpful.

The hotel is in a quiet place so you can relax enough.

Hotel rooms are not spacious, though enough for a family with 2 small children.

It is very near to Jumeirah Beach Road, and you can get to Jumeirah Beach Park in 15-20 minutes. Those who visit Dubai will definitely understand the advantage of arriving somewhere in 15 minutes.

We stayed in this hotel in October 2007.

(1 votes, average: 4 out of 5)

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