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Review of Makkah Clock Royal Tower, A Fa...

By the time you get through the two sets of lifts ...

By the time you get through the two sets of lifts and umpteen amount of floors, whilst trying to constantly unblock your ears, walk through the thick clouds of constantly burning incense throughout the lobby area.. get to the bottom floor, then fight your way through the masses of people in the shopping centre to eventually get out to the haram grounds could take you anything upto twenty minutes! You re better off staying at a smaller hotel, a short five to ten minute walk in the fresh air amongst the buzz of Makkah s streets straight to the Haram. For the views we had a back of the city facing room, the windows were beyond filthy so for all the glamour of the room, the views- even if the city itself, were obstructed by the dirt plastered all over the windows. The beds were uncomfortable, dipped towards the head and raised at the feet so it was almost like you were elevated. The room was a decent spacious size, the shower/bathroom area was nice. Housekeeping is hit and miss I m afraid. Sometimes they ll vacuum, most of the time they won t, a few times they didn t wash the cups or change them, they didn t take away the rubbish, nor give us enough towels, it always seemed like they were in such a rush that service was literally for a few minutes and even that was too long. Laundry is expensive, so rather bring some washing powder and do it yourself, dries really quickly just out in the room. Breakfast up in the saudi restaurant was pleasant, lots of variety and fresh foods available, nice atmosphere, although you may struggle to get milk in your tea at busy periods! All in all, for the purpose of a pilgrim, it is far too much hassle staying here, and that awful shopping mall makes it worse, if you re there for the purpose of Allah and Allah alone, stay at something smaller and more convenient and pleasant.