Khursheed Qureshi

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

This is really an amazing place. The staff are tre...

This is really an amazing place. The staff are tremendous and helpful. The cleaning staff very obliging. Our problems were dealt with with great efficiency and immediately.
The hotel is just TOO BIG. Too many lifts. So many levels...sometimes confusing!
We booked for the convenience of being close to the Holy Mosque.
What you gain in distance on the ground level you lose out in the height and lifts issue. It can take atleast 20/25 minutes just to reach the ENTRANCE of the Holy Mosque. Very frustrating. This was the feeling of quite a few people that we met.
When you eventually manage to get to the ground floor, there is a shopping centre one has to work through before you get to the grounds of the Mosque (minimum approximately 200m). Then a large ramp before you reach the outer perimeter of the Holy Mosque. Then another 200m before you reach Abdul Aziz Gate or any other nearby entrances.
The view from certain rooms is breathtaking. Although it costs so much extra to get a view overlooking the Ka'aba.
Personally I would probably not look for a 5star hotel next time but a more convenient one instead. InshahAllah