Name: Gulf Hotel Convention and SPA
Address: Block 338, Road 3801, Building 11, -, Manama, BH

4/10

Poor

13 Jun 2026

Evan

The problem with the Gulf are the entitled young people from a nearby Arab country that come back drunk, pound on walls and this time tried to open the adjoining room door. Think about it: you are asleep and are awakened to this aggression and craziness and then they are trying to break into your room. Not the first time I’ve experienced this type of thing. I understand that a hotel needs to balance pleasing those of a certain culture who come to the hotel for young drunk fun. I get it. But place yourself in the shoes of the person who is asleep and is awakened to someone trying to break into their room. I mentioned it to the staff and his response was, “you didn’t unlock the door though and he didn’t come inside.” That’s true. But the response is disconnected from the actual assaultive nature of the event. Would he take the same view if he was in the car with his wife and a drunk man aggressively tried to open his wife’s door? So, to summarize, I love the gulf, love the pool, love going there, but you have to deal with what I described above including staff that are more focused on keeping the others returning more than you. We’ll be back but we’ll know what we are getting into (we love the pool)

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Apr 2026

Mohammed

Good location and friendly staff

Self

2/10

Poor

24 Apr 2026

abdulrahman

-

10/10

Exceptional

25 Mar 2026

Christopher

Great stay! Thanks!

8/10

Excellent

06 Mar 2026

Raj

Good location, and close proximity to restaurants and bars

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

03 Mar 2026

Stanley

Nice

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

07 Feb 2026

BANEEN ABDULLAH

The hotel is beautiful, the location is perfect, and the staff are beyond friendly and welcoming.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

02 Feb 2026

Abdulla

Clean room. Friendly staff. A good variety of restaurants.

Business_and_leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

13 Dec 2025

AMANDA J

Staff was exceptional front desk housekeeping and restaurants

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

11 Dec 2025

Liybov

A bit outdated but friendly staff and good location

10/10

Exceptional

04 Dec 2025

Susanne

The room was cozy and comfortable. The only issues that I had were the shower did not have hot water and there was a urine smell that just would not go away. Overall, I really enjoyed myself. I will be back again.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

03 Dec 2025

Erik T.

Service was nice, they brought a fruit basket and filled our ice chest. Room was spacious and clean

10/10

Exceptional

26 Nov 2025

Benjamen James

Nice hotel ! Enjoyed stay

6/10

Pleasant

06 Nov 2025

Alison

I had booked a room for a staff member arriving at the hotel at 4am after an international flight. I received an email earlier in the evening cancelling the room and I had no message or telephone call to explain why or if there was a problem to rectify it. After several calls I located a staff member to help and it turned out there was a problem with the credit card so the hotel just cancelled the booking. I gave the staff member another card and the booking was reinstalled but it was poor service and professionalism. The hotel knew his arrival time as I had organised a car through them to collect him at the airport.

10/10

Exceptional

25 Oct 2025

Luke

The luxury details from lobby to restaurant/bar and my room were 10/10. The city views from both floor to ceiling glass windows in my suite were incredible. I had a great evening in the ballroom and would visit again. Probably should valet because fitting a large truck in the parking garage was stressful.

Business_and_leisure

10/10

Exceptional

21 Sep 2025

Khaled

I’ve stayed here many times over the years, and it will always be my go to whenever I’m in Bahrain. The hotel is centrally located, making it very convenient whether you’re here for business or leisure. There’s a great selection of restaurants on-site, my favorite is the Japanese, followed closely by the Mexican.

The highlight of my stay was spending the whole day at the pool, where Sunday and David took excellent care of me. They truly went above and beyond to make the experience memorable.

Yes, this is an older hotel, and you notice it as soon as you walk in. But that’s never been an issue for me. I actually appreciate well maintained classic hotels, as long as they’re clean and have everything I need.

Thank you, Gulf Hotel!

Self

10/10

Exceptional

19 Sep 2025

Eddy

Gulf Hotel is always been one of the best hotel in Bahrain.

Business Friends

6/10

Pleasant

19 Sep 2025

PERRY

A grand hotel ideally located but with terrible bathrooms

Business

10/10

Exceptional

18 Sep 2025

Abdullah

Strategic spot in Bahrain

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Sep 2025

Verified traveler

Go to place

It’s my go to place to stay in Bahrain. Nice area, very comfortable and friendly staff.

Business

8/10

Excellent

24 Aug 2025

Peter

The Gulf Hotel is legendary in Bahrain and I appreciate its number of restaurants and access to Manama, but it is really too old and too worn down to be a 5 star hotel.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

16 Aug 2025

Randolph

Pleasant stay

Always it’s a really pleasure be back in this a amazing Hotel which treats the guest as being at home.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

02 Aug 2025

Alexander

This hotel is very bad! The reception promise a good room you see something terrible.

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jul 2025

Mohammed

Good

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

02 Jul 2025

AMANDA J

Ceiling started leaking water through the lights and all they did was move rooms for a few hours and no offer of compensation or anything to make us more comfortable after a very scary event from an overflowing bath tub above us

Leisure Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

01 Jul 2025

Karen

Staff and the main areas of the hotel are really nice.
Our room however not so. We booked a non smoking room and the first thing you smelt was stale tobacco.
The air con was so cold that the bed was damp and smelt like it had been damp for quite a while. It was so cold we turned off the air con but never got any sleep. Colder than camping in Wales in the spring. The decor is very dated and there was a very strange odour in the bathroom.
The swimming pool was in need of a lot of repairs too. Lots of tiles missing and the edges were very rickety and felt unsafe.
Stayed in quite a few hotels and this was one of the worst.
Very disappointed as it wasn't cheap either.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

23 Jun 2025

Abdullah

من تجربتي في فندق الخليج بالبحرين، إنه فندق قديم جدًا وخدماته سيئة للغاية. لم يكن التلفزيون يعمل، وعندما اتصلت بالاستقبال، أرسلوا فنيًا أخبرني أنه لن يعمل ليلًا وأنه سيتم إصلاحه غدًا، لكنه لم يُصلح. أيضًا، لم تكن الثلاجة تعمل، وكان التكييف سيئًا وساخنًا. بالإضافة إلى ذلك، الغرفة صغيرة جدًا والفندق قديم. شكرًا لاهتمامكم.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jun 2025

Juan

Excellent

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jun 2025

Sergio

Great atmosphere, staff and food selection. Nice rooms, huge lobby and plenty to do. The pool is also great Great location and beautiful approach

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

09 Jun 2025

Luis

Fantastic location but the check in was extremely slow, we had to wait over 45 mins in line to receive the keys to our room. The luggage service was also slow, I asked them to allow to take my own bags to the room.

Other than that, room was clean and met our needs, it’s not the first time we stay here, but we decided to provide feedback to see some improvements in the future.

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jun 2025

Matthew

We have used the Gulf hotel many times over the years and always enjoyed our stays in both the hotel rooms and apartments.
The staff are so friendly and helpful and cannot do enough for you.
The pool is lovely and there are loads of on-site dining options. Or if you don’t want to eat in the hotel, there are plenty of other restaurants within walking distance.
We love the place so much we are already looking at booking another stay next year!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 May 2025

Zohaieb

Great facilities, close by restaurants and easy to get around from the hotel. Staff were great.

Business_and_leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 May 2025

Marshall

The Buffet could use some additional selections

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

27 Apr 2025

Kelly

Nice hotel but pool area is very tired

Nice hotel close to the shopping mall and only 15 minutes from the airport.
Pool area is very tired with broken tiles and faded woodwork. Sunbeds are old and not enough side tables.
Nice breakfast with huge fresh selection. Lots of other nice restaurants on site too.
I would recommend staying here but pool area definitely needs a massive refurbishment. Hopefully now it’s a Marriot they will make the improvements needed

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Apr 2025

Robert

Excellent

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Apr 2025

Abdulaziz

The location

6/10

Pleasant

24 Mar 2025

Clive

Not up to usual standard

This is my 5th stay at the hotel due to working in the area and the first time during Ramadan.
I bought breakfast when I booked but was informed that rather than the normal 6am opening it was 7am due to Ramadan. No good for me as I had to be on site for 7am. No mention of this when booking the hotel. The hotel allowed me in to the breakfast area but others who had paid for breakfast in the same situation as me, weren't so lucky. Only cereals and coffee were available at this time.
The quality of the food, especially the hot dishes is definitely not as good as previous stays: less variety; poorer presentation. Previously I would have scored the food 9/10, now nearer 7/10 - change of chef or Ramadan influence?
Finally, coming down to dinner about 7:30pm, the whole dining area is devastated, not one clean table to sit it with mess everywhere. Again, on previous visits, staff would clear away your plates immediately, this trip, plates were left stacking up with food on the floor, tables and seating not cleaned up.
Must say that I was disappointed.
I understand that it is Ramadan but a large majority of the guests are non-muslim with a job of work to do in KSA.
I may try another hotel for my next visit.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

23 Feb 2025

Kirk

Awesome

Great hotel great staff. Very clean. Internet great. Food great. Nothing to complain about. Worth every penny.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Feb 2025

manuel

All ok

10/10

Exceptional

27 Dec 2024

ahmad

Staff very helpful. Too many restaurants. Looby very big and full of life. Easy parking.

Business Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Dec 2024

Mohamad

Very good location walkable to most of the good resteraunts and pubs

10/10

Exceptional

14 Dec 2024

Amy

The Gulf hotel is in an excellent location for dining options. I’ve stayed many times and this time was lovely to see all the Christmas and National Day decorations. The effort they put in made our stay more special this time - magical!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Dec 2024

John

Lovely Pre Christmas Stay!

We found the hotel very enjoyable, although the only couple of complaints was that we were given just one bath sized towel and a hand towel for our second day, for two people. The other issue was very poor WiFi which I've never had before in this hotel. Other than that, the stay was very good.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Nov 2024

Juan

I loved the atmosphere of the hotel. All the staff, the restaurants in the main lobby, the room service, everyone and everything worked out so perfectly to allow us to have a great and relaxing vacation. We will definitely save this hotel for the books seeing this won’t be our last time there. Thank you guys for everything you do. :)

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

17 Nov 2024

Indar

Amazing time in Bahrain.

Great location and what an amazing stay at this hotel. Variety of restaurants, gym was good and the spa was amazing. Highly recommend the Iranian and Thai restaurants. Warm and very friendly staff.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

16 Nov 2024

Crystallorne

The brunch was delicious and such a great experience with the amazing live music. The kids loved the pool.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

07 Nov 2024

Lesley

The hotel is lovely, good location, very clean and comfortable. The only downside to our stay was the work men doing work in the next room at 10.30pm!! My husband had to ask them to be quiet. We were given a free late check out for the inconvenience.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Nov 2024

Georgianna

The hotel was amazingly beautiful and the staff were professional, helpful and friendly. Very comfortable stay. The room was emaculate.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Nov 2024

Jacqueline

First class hotel great value for the price.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Sep 2024

Amy

Room was really nice, comfy bed with good amenities. Only downside was charging outlets, not close to bed. Otherwise lovely stay, very helpful and friendly staff and beautiful grounds.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Sep 2024

Verified traveler

Love this place.
I travel to Bahrain 2-3 times a year for c. 1 week business trips. The gulf hotel has now become my ‘go-to’.
Brilliant staff, comfortable and spacious rooms, amazing restaurants and generally a brilliant feeling to the place.

Business

8/10

Excellent

03 Sep 2024

Frank

Staff is very good

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

26 Aug 2024

KHALID

It’s a good hotel overall

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

12 Aug 2024

Julia

Short break in Bahrain

Big hotel with lots of space, fitness areas, outdoor swimming pool and different restaurants, including the highly rated Fusions by Tala. We stayed in one of the apartments, which was nice but the section it was in felt a bit tired. Overall the hotel is a great place to stay if you are in Bahrain. Particularly as it's not that far from the airport.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Aug 2024

Thomas

Central location to Adlia.
I felt rooms could use an upgrade.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

28 Jul 2024

JULIO

The property is full luxury. Marble, Chandlers, many onsite restaurants to choose from. Great location. The rooms were dated with their small size and set-up. Staff was amazing.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jul 2024

Kevin

All good

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jul 2024

Mohammed

Best one in Bahrain

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

13 Jul 2024

Neil

A good hotel. The only downside is that check in takes far too long.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jul 2024

Mohammad

Great

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

24 Jun 2024

Pauline

Our first room was a smoking room and smelt awful. Thankfully the receptionist changed it for us. The new room was small and dark but okay.
Nice friendly staff.
Difficult to find parking in the hotel car park as it is near bars and lots of people use it who are not staying in the hotel. The pool was small and very young male heavy - not for us. It is convenient for walking to a couple of bars and a small shopping centre.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jun 2024

Luis

We love the restaurants and the pool

6/10

Pleasant

11 Jun 2024

Matthew

Pros - The location is great. Many bars and restaurants within walking distance. There are several dining options to choose from on the hotel property itself as well. There were also a few places to have a drink at the hotel. Good gym also.
Cons - The hotel is old and the rooms are dated. Bad wifi. I was in a non-smoking room, and found cigarette butts behind the nightstand.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

19 May 2024

Howard

good

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

17 May 2024

Abdulla

Excellent hotel. has a lot of restaurants.

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

04 May 2024

Graham

Great Stay

Stayed here a few times when over from Saudi Arabia on a trip with colleagues. Always great service, responsive to requests .

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

04 May 2024

Nicolett

The staff is what makes this place stand out from the rest. They are kind, helpful, fast and efficient in their work.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

13 Apr 2024

Amy

Nice stay for a few days city break

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Apr 2024

Manuel

Many resturants and a water park. Nice open areas to sit, but people smoke too much. Only thing I didnt like.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

24 Mar 2024

Abdullah

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10/10

Exceptional

22 Mar 2024

Nicholas

Good Location & Rooms

The hotel is situated near a good collection of restaurants around the corner, not to mention the variety within the hotel itself too.

The rooms are spacious and kept clean and tidy, fresh water bottles were supplied daily but a quick call to room service would also get you more if you needed them.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

19 Mar 2024

Mathew

Excellent

Business

10/10

Exceptional

16 Mar 2024

Mosalam

Very nice

10/10

Exceptional

09 Mar 2024

Julie-Anne

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10/10

Exceptional

09 Mar 2024

Ahmed

Fantastic hotel

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

08 Mar 2024

Carl

good

10/10

Exceptional

05 Mar 2024

Mark

Great place

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

03 Mar 2024

Anthony

Fabulous Hotel, exceptionally service from the staff, a little dated but a great choice for a Bahrain stay! Will stay again!

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

25 Feb 2024

Paul

Lovely hotel but needs updating

We originally booked a Executive Apartment but they were tired and cold at night with no heating function on the air conditioning. We were given extra bedding and a portable heater which was electrically unsafe. Not what we expected for a 5 start hotel. However we spoke to the hotel manager the next day after a cold night and were moved to a nice room on the 7th floor in the main building which was more modern and warmer overnight. The room being cold wouldn't normally be a problem but in the winter months its gets cold overnight. Its the first time weve stayed in a 5 star hotel with no heating available. The hotel is lovely but they need a better solution than offering an old electrically unsafe heater to keep the apartment or room at an acceptable temperature. The hotel would definitely benefit from a refresh especially the executive apartments.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Feb 2024

Simon

Great Trip

Very impressed with all aspects, friendly staff, great food throughout the hotel- will return!!

Business

10/10

Exceptional

18 Feb 2024

Sumaya

I came for my 10th Year anniversary and the staff were so amazing. I got an upgrade to higher floor and the front office, F&B and the house keeping team were amazing. Thank you

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

17 Feb 2024

angela

good services

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

15 Feb 2024

Jose

Great options for dinner and nice music!! Excellent atmosphere for families!

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

02 Feb 2024

William

Lobby full of prostitutes, very dirty place, door did not lock, room was nasty I felt unsafe and it was unhealthy. It is nothing like your web site photos!!!

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jan 2024

William Neal

Experience was great staff was excellent and food was phenomenal

Business

10/10

Exceptional

23 Dec 2023

Yasir

Great location and clean hotel

Place was nice. Clean. Service staff were nice. Food on site was good. Highly recommended breakfast. Definitely staying there again once I visit Bahrein again. Close to everything

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

21 Dec 2023

Mohamad

Overall is very good, I know this is more than 50 years old hotel however for me I would prefer if it is renovated with modern furniture

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

16 Dec 2023

Faysal

-

10/10

Exceptional

29 Nov 2023

Hussein

This is our getaway destination when we go for short vacations to bahrain.its been 3 years now and i cant be more thankful, the open buffet in friday is the best i ever seen , the activities they do ib the restaurants , the swimming pool.. basically everything
I do think it is time to do some updates in the room design

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

29 Nov 2023

Jose

Gulf hotel is the best option for families in Bahrain!

It’s been already 8 years for me and my family visiting almost every single weekend this hotel and we’re absolutely satisfied with the service, quality and variety of the restaurants, and the great atmosphere the music bands offers!

Business_and_leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

31 Oct 2023

Matthew David

Have been staying at the Gulf Hotel for both work and leisure for over 10 years and have always had a comfortable and pleasurable experience.
The hotel’s facilities are what you should expect of a 5 star establishment and all the staff are fantastic, really helpful and welcoming.
The on-site restaurants are excellent with a special mention going to the Takht Jamsheed Iranian restaurant and Café Délices. If you don’t want to eat in the hotel there’s plenty of dining establishments within walking distance of the hotel.
Looking forward to our next visit.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Oct 2023

Paul

Great Hotel & Location

Great Hotel in a perfect location, lots of good restaurants in the Hotel itself and in the surrounding area. Staff at the hotel were marvellous and the rooms were to a good standard and very clean. We had a really good stay and will stay there again.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Oct 2023

Maida

Staff was very nice!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Oct 2023

Mohamed

Nice and very clean

Business_and_leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

16 Oct 2023

Jason

Staff is amazing. Older hotel with traditional feel

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Sep 2023

Admir

Great!

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

23 Sep 2023

Albert

Rooms were dated, not enough parking for guests and would like to have the gyms combined for men and women.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Sep 2023

Tim

It was ver nice in a centralized location. The pool and view was amazing. The mall was right accross the street easy to get too. All the commodities you could need were within walking distance.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

10 Sep 2023

Luis

We love everything about this hotel, but most of the rooms smell like cigarettes. Even the ones that are non smoking.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

03 Sep 2023

Sultan

The best in Bahrain