{"id":15342,"date":"2023-04-28T22:24:45","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T21:24:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/?p=15342"},"modified":"2023-04-28T22:24:45","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T21:24:45","slug":"my-review-of-westin-bahrain-city-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/2023\/04\/28\/my-review-of-westin-bahrain-city-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"My review of Westin Bahrain City Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After two uneventful nights at Hilton Bahrain, I moved to the Westin hotel<\/a> for a change and, Marriott’s great Q1 promotion of course. Out of all the hospitality groups Marriott does the best job – Ritz Carlton is one of, if not the best hotel of the country, and there are Le Meridien, Westin and Residence Inn too, which are good candidates for point redemptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bahrain is a small city and it took me only 10 minutes to Uber to the Westin. The building’s architecture is very interesting: Westin, Le Meridien and the City Centre shopping mall are share the same complex.<\/p>\n\n\n

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You can navigate between the shopping mall and two hotels indoors very easily, and City Centre has quite a few fast food outlets if you don’t want to travel far. As you need to travel by car to virtually everywhere in Bahrain, the location doesn’t matter much.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Unlike the Hilton I didn’t receive a welcome email, but the check-in experience is nonetheless quite smooth. All hotel staff are very well trained, would stop what they are doing when they see a guest and greet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My three-night stay is upgraded to a one-bedroom suite at the 8th floor and south facing. The living room is bright and cheerfully designed and it lights up my mood immediately:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Both suites have a very similar layout, but at Westin it is classier and more comfortable. In short it feels more like staying at hotel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Welcome gift – baklavas:<\/p>\n\n\n

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The brick wall is cute and I like the floor-to-ceiling windows.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The bathroom is connected to both the bedroom and the living room, and it’s quite modern. The glass is switchable.<\/p>\n\n\n

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There is small walk-in wardrobe.<\/p>\n\n\n

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My suite overlooks the high road so there’s barely any view per se, and it goes a bit noisy at times. You might want to pick a north-facing room instead, although don’t have high hopes for the sea view, as you can see from the lounge pictures below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take the lift to floor 3 for the swimming pool, which is shared with Le Meridien.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Unfortunately Bahrain in February is way too cold to get into the water. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is an indoor spa for sauna, steam room and jacuzzi.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Breakfast is served in restaurant Furn, which is located right beside the shopping mall.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The buffet is on a similar standard with what Hilton offers. I tried some fried rice but it’s not fully cooked!<\/p>\n\n\n

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The barista coffee is awesome though, which is not commonly seen at hotel breakfast.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Westin has a reputable seafood restaurant but their price is really steep. I had a lunch at Furn instead.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Bahrain definitely isn’t cheap – my Spaghetti Bolognese costs \u00a320. Both the spaghetti and local naan are very tasty though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Westin Club is located on the 10th floor and manned all day. It’s got a lot of natural light and has a nice layout.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The sea view on the other hand, isn’t very impressive.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Snacks and fruits are available throughout the day, but drinks are served by the waiters only. Happy Hour is 6pm – 8pm, and you expect hot food such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n