Meshal Hotel

The breakfast options were Arabic, American, English and maybe others but I stuck to the first and third over the week I stayed. Hamid was always there waiting so there was no delay in ordering. The cost (AUD$14) was very reasonable for such a large variety and amount of food. The lifts to the room were always available and as I was on the 9th floor, there was no noise from the ground floor disco. Wifi was robust and quick. The hotel was conveniently located for walking to the National Museum and Little India as well as catching buses to the airport or even further out such as Madinat Hamad to see the Karzakkan burial mounds. I noticed one reviewer said that it was not possible to walk to the National Museum from the hotel but this is not true - there is a pedestrian bridge over the freeway a little south of the hotel so it only took me 25 minutes. You could also walk over that bridge to the Al Fateh Grand Mosque in 40 minutes from the hotel. If you don't like walking like I do, then maybe you don't see the convenience of the location like I do.

Breakfast was made to order and good quality.

This hotel really exceeded my expectations. I was quite skeptical due to the lower rating. However, the reception staff was very kind and welcoming and allowed me to check-in a bit earlier as my room was ready anyway. The room was spacious, clean, and comfortable. The Wi-fi was great, TV worked great. I enjoyed my stay in this hotel and I'll be back again. It's in a great location and close to a lot of good food places and I walked to the souq from there, so I recommend it.

- The hotel was excellent, the room was very big, but the bathroom was small. - They allowed me very early check in without even mentioing that they are doing something special for me.

Hotel stuff was nice and mostly helpful (needed to borrow electrical socket adapter). Room was large, comfortable and clean, so was the bathroom. Wifi worked great. Public transport in Bahrain is pretty good, and it is possible to get few hundred meters from the hotel by bus.