Al Muntazah Plaza

The staff is the best part of this hotel! They could not have been nicer-- from the moment I was picked up at the airport by the hotel driver (let them know your arrival time), the staff in the dining room, the bellboy-- everyone was extremely pleasant, easy to understand, and very helpful when I asked questions. The hotel is clean and quiet. My room faced the street and I rarely heard any traffic. The decor of the place is very simple-- nothing like the pictures on the web. The bed was comfortable (luckily too because there was no chair to sit on) but the place reminded me of a college dorm with its stark simplicity-- perhaps all the more so because I had looked at the pics on the website. I was just sleeping and storing my clothes in the room so it met my needs. The bathroom was large, clean, and everything worked. There is a restaurant and a complimentary breakfast buffet. It was quite good with some rotation of food but some of the basics each day. You have to sign a bill each day but when I mentioned I thought it was complimentary, they assured me the bill was for internal accounting only. I had one lunch in the place-- a hamburger which I am still not sure what it was. It was reasonably priced and actually wasn't too bad. I am just not sure it was hamburger. The hotel is on a busy street but not around any of the city attractions. I walked most of the time and never felt unsafe. The neighborhood around it seems to be for the guest workers. I found them very shy but if I smiled and spoke to them, I would get a big smile and some form of greeting back. Taxis seemed to be readily available if booked in advance. You will appreciate the staff above all.

Not a hotel for a business traveler.