{"id":15344,"date":"2023-04-18T20:15:32","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T19:15:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/?p=15344"},"modified":"2023-04-18T20:15:33","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T19:15:33","slug":"my-review-of-hilton-bahrain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/2023\/04\/18\/my-review-of-hilton-bahrain\/","title":{"rendered":"My review of Hilton Bahrain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As Hilton had that “Stay once to keep Diamond” promotion, I’ve chosen to the Hilton Bahrain<\/a> hotel to start my trip. It is a very new hotel, charging just over \u00a3120 per night, and somehow is even cheaper than the Hilton Garden Inn. I spent 82,000 points on two award nights as I have nowhere to spend my Hilton points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I received a welcome email one day before my arrival that offered me an airport transfer for 10 dinars. It isn’t much more expensive than Uber (~6 dinars) and I took it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The friendly chauffeur was already waiting for me at the arrival hall when I landed, and it was smooth 10-minute drive to the hotel. The occupancy seems low – the receptionist lady addressed me with my name immediately when she saw me.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The hotel has 45 floors and features an executive lounge. However it is still under constructions and not many facilities are available yet. In fact when I did the online check-in the highest floor presented to me was like 33. This might explain when the hotel’s rate is so low.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daily drinks vouchers are offered in lieu of the executive lounge.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Hilton Bahrain is more of a residence than a hotel, as all guest rooms are actually (at least studio) apartments that feature a proper kitchen and washing machine etc. I received an upgrade to a one-bedroom apartment on the 27th floor.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Living room:<\/p>\n\n\n

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The apartment is indeed very well furnished, with refrigerator, dishwasher, hobs, washing machine, plus cutlery and plates. There’s even a water dispenser, which I haven’t seen since my childhood in China! <\/p>\n\n\n

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Bedroom and bathroom:<\/p>\n\n\n

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The TV set doesn’t support Chromecast. I managed to connect to Smart View with my phone but it’s not as convenient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is not the average hotel room you see elsewhere. In fact it doesn’t feel like a hotel at all, but rather an apartment you rent on Airbnb. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both the living room and bedroom have access to the balcony:<\/p>\n\n\n

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The view isn’t particularly scenery here. There are multiple construction sites next to the hotel which is an eyesore.<\/p>\n\n\n

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That says something about the hotel’s location. The zone is under heavy construction and not much is happening around here. I crossed a few construction sites to finally reach the park by the sea but it’s very underwhelming. The Grand Mosque is not too far away though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My welcome gift: a fruit plate and baklava. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Breakfast is served in the restaurant on the third floor. It’s the classic English breakfast buffet and some local delicacy such as foul medames and egg shakshuka. <\/p>\n\n\n

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There’s Asian cuisine as well, but hmm very fused<\/em>. I was reaching out to the spring rolls, but then was put off by its cheese stuffing.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The swimming pool is just outside the restaurant.<\/p>\n\n\n

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It’s February and just over 20 degrees in Bahrain. The pool isn’t heated and a bit too cold.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The jacuzzi is broken and can’t be turned on for safety reasons. There is an indoor spa though that offer more facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The sauna room is terribly flawed. I think they chose the wrong material for floor and bench, and you don’t want to stay in unless you are not afraid of being burnt!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I had no problem getting 3pm late check-out before I moved to the Westin. The service at Hilton Bahrain is good, and the room \/ facilities are okay too, especially if plan to stay for more than just a few days. However, for a five-star hotel in the Middle East it doesn’t quite meet the standard, but hopefully thing will pick up once the construction has completed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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