Thomas Hanby

Review of GULF HOTEL, Manama, Bahrain

Enormous hotel with several excellent but pricey o...

Enormous hotel with several excellent but pricey on-site restaurants. The bars and pool are fantastic and make it feel like a resort. Rooms are decent, well-appointed but small bathrooms. The staff are very friendly and helpful, and are keen on giving you a tour if you've never been there before. Take the tour, otherwise you'll get completely lost in this mega-hotel. The hotel is frequented mostly by Americans and Europeans, so for those groups it's almost like a little slice of home in the middle of the Gulf.