Gulf Gate Hotel

+ Clean, friendly staff

+ Average

+ The bed comfortable.. good location

+ Update to My Review of the Gulf Hotel Bahrain: I would like to sincerely apologize for the tone of my earlier review. After sharing my feedback, I was truly moved by the genuine and thoughtful response from the hotel’s leadership. The General Manager, Room Director, Restaurant Director, and other senior staff all personally showed great concern and went out of their way to ensure my final day at the hotel was a memorable and positive experience. Their attentiveness, professionalism, and sincere apologies demonstrated a strong commitment to guest satisfaction. I genuinely appreciate their efforts and would like to thank the entire team for their warm hospitality and dedication to making things right.

+ I had heard a few negative things about this hotel and even my taxi driver from the airport rolled his eyes when I told him where I was going. The service was mostly very nice and even though the common areas in the hotel are a bit dated and kitsch, the rooms we're actually really quite pleasant. My room was large and very clean and comfortable. The bed was comfortable as well. The nightclub downstairs can be very noisy and revelers returning to their rooms could be very drunken and noisy in the middle of the night. The only thing that was ridiculously old was the thermostat in the room - it wasn't even digital! I did like the pool at the property! Room service menu promised a spaghetti bolognese that was full of vegetables and packed with flavour. It was thick, brown sludge that smelt like rotting meat and no vegetables in sight. When I asked for a refund, there was a bit of a drama but I eventually got my refund. Avoid the bolognese! Everything else from room service was quite nice.

+ The hotel was luxus maybe 25 years ago but not any more. It needs renovating. We probably did not get the room we had ordered and were placed originally to a smoking room even though not ordered so. The room was ok but the bathroom was a disaster. The main problem was its structure - there was nothing practical. No place where to put your things, very unsuccesfull (two) hooks, no plug in hand basin, hot and cold water taps separately, toilet half broken. The worst was the shower tray - maybe 80x80 cm and all the water makes half of the bathroom wet. There was no cleaning every day even though supposed. Towels has to be requested several times. Breakfast room was too cold with strong air condition. And whose idea it has been to place a nightclub in the hotel?!? The noice was strong until 2 am. Location ok.