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drlubanski · Joined: 14 May 2003 Posts: 32

I'll be staying in Bahrain for one night in mid January. I'm looking for a simple and clean single room in the 10 - 15 dinah price range. A friend recommends the San Rock hotel. Any other recommendations?

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

dinars old boy not "dinahs"

Stephen Jones · Joined: 21 Feb 2003 Posts: 4124

pay 20 to 25 dinar. You'll really notice the difference.

Mark100 · Joined: 05 Feb 2003 Posts: 441

10-15bd will get you something barely habitable....try Bahrain Int for 20 bd three star and not too bad next to the Gold Souk

Albulbul · Joined: 08 Feb 2003 Posts: 364

You should follow the example of some senior members of the 500 Club (for more on that body see Saudi Arabia).

On their weekend visits from the Eastern province of KSA they were in the habit of taking with them sleeping bags and tents. They then slept in the desert, to the great amusement of the Bahrainis.

Of course if they were SERIOUS members of the Fraternity of The Five Hundred they would not possess such expensive accoutrements.

(Five hundred riyals (=50BD) is the maximum monthly expenditure that these miserable sods allow themselves to spend.)

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

What news from the Fraternity of Five Hundred ? I did hear of one of our colleagues who showed up at Gulf Air offices and paid for his ticket to London IN ONE-RIYAL NOTES !

What do you do with your cookie-jar of one-riyal notes ?

Stephen Jones · Joined: 21 Feb 2003 Posts: 4124

When I left Jubail I found myself in possession of enough coins to pay a round the world ticket. Unfortunately no shop would take them. Left them with the houseboy.

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

The one who paid for his ticket in one-riyal notes is the same one who boasts that he knows the best walking route from Heathrow to Victoria Coach Terminal.

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

On a more cheerful note I can report that I stayed ın the Cıty Centre Hotel. Defınıtely an ımprovement on the Tylos whıch has all the charm of a B.....llo for the 8th Army ın Mersa Matruh cırca 1943.

kaw · Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 3:37 pm Post subject:

Someone I met recently is staying in the Awal Hotel (Bab Al Bahrain - near the Bahrain International Hotel) for 15 BD a night including breakfast. She said it's ok - clean and she feels safe enough.

thrifty · Joined: 25 Apr 2006 Posts: 1665 Location: chip van

The Awal is a brothel-they have an in-house porn channel but the top floor is supposed to be as family like as you are going to get. I cannot believe that a woman would stay there unless she was working.

kaw · Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2006 2:45 pm Post subject:

She's had no problems at all and said it was much better than the Bahrain Int. Belive me if she was having problems we'd all know about it.

thrifty · Joined: 25 Apr 2006 Posts: 1665 Location: chip van

The Bahrain Intl is a dirty, smellier version of the Awal.

kaw · Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 6:27 pm Post subject:

The Awal Residence near Adliya is ok - it's self catering apartments but they're clean and also where the British Council put teachers while they are flat hunting as well as those over here on short courses. Think it's about 20BD a night and they have a small cafe downstairs.

thrifty · Joined: 25 Apr 2006 Posts: 1665 Location: chip van

Never heard of it. I thought you were talking about the Awal Hotel.