Name: LE DIYAR Al Waha Hotel Riyadh
Address: Wadi Al Dawassir Street, 6 - Olaya Main Road, Riyadh, 12211, SA

6/10

Pleasant

21 Nov 2025

Ameer

room wasn’t too clean
you had to call for housekeeping before you leave your room or else it won’t get cleaned

the staff were kind, the gym was good but one day it wasn’t clean

4/10

Poor

17 Nov 2025

Akira

Room: Old room is fine if their maintenance is good . However, their maintenance was not so good …
Bathtub : Excellent with jetbath.However, again its maintenance is not good . Volume of hot water is limited , so it is not enough to enjoy jet bath…
Amenity is good .
Wifi is ok .

Business

8/10

Excellent

06 Nov 2025

Davin

Pleasant hotel in lovely neighbourhood

Business

6/10

Pleasant

31 Oct 2025

AHMED

No very good

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jul 2025

Luay

Great friendly staff
Hotels feels like home
Breakfast is good and can be improved

Business Self

4/10

Poor

20 Jun 2025

Nina

Very bad checkout experience despite a pleasant stay

While the room itself was clean, spacious, and comfortable, and I’d like to highlight the exceptional kindness of the young man who helped carry my luggage and assisted with deliveries — my overall experience was unfortunately overshadowed by what happened during checkout.

Despite having fully paid for my stay, I was not allowed to leave the hotel when I returned the room key. I explained that I was running late for a flight, but the staff insisted they had to “check the room” before letting me go, even though there was no minibar, and they already had all my personal information — my phone number, ID, and payment details.

They literally told me “you cannot leave,” which was disturbing and inappropriate, and honestly felt like detention. This kind of behavior is completely unacceptable. This caused be an immense amount of stress, my taxi driver cancelled my trip as I didn’t show up on time.

Additionally, I’d like to note that the gym was uncomfortably hot, despite the A/C being on. The equipment was decent, but the layout was strange and unsafe — the floor is uneven, with multiple levels and hidden steps. I nearly tripped several times. For guest safety, I strongly recommend adding brighter visual markers to the steps.

I would not stay here again, and I do not recommend this hotel to anyone who values speedy checkout.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

31 May 2025

Shane

Excellent property the staff were very friendly

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

07 Mar 2025

Ryan

Recommend

It was a nice hotel in a decent location. 10 min walk to the brand new metro and lots of shopping. As for the hotel, the room was nice, breakfast was decent enough, and the staff was very friendly.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

26 Feb 2025

kaddour

Very good

Good hotel for business, walking distance the the famous Tahlya street and quiet area.

Business

4/10

Poor

17 Feb 2025

Robin

Not a great experience

I arrived early and was charged an additional half day, i requested a cab to travel to leap 2025 they provided the hotel car which i was charged 300 pounds, on the first day, the porter give the driver the wrong address. When checking out the bell boy Accused me of stealing a towel. Which left me so annoyed, i opend all my Luggage in the middle of the street and showed him.I'd never stole a towel, all he could say was sorry sir Repeatedly which annoyed me even further. I AM NO THIEF. AFTER all the personal time and money i spent to go to Riyadh, my first experience was very bad. This hotel experience was the worst ever. Also the breakfast was poor, next time i will pay more and stay at the double tree or four seasons, going to a hotel like this not worth the stress and being treated like that. Its not 4 star, 2 max !!

Business

8/10

Excellent

16 Feb 2025

Kim Liew

Convenient location with good price.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

07 Feb 2025

Ehab

Good

Business_and_leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jan 2025

Luay

The staff are very professional, friendly and helpful.
The GYM is good
Breakfast is good.

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jan 2025

Luay

The staff are very professional , helpful and friendly

Business Friends

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jan 2025

Sylvain

Good location. Easy access. Good Gym.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

26 Oct 2024

Ham

Very nice stuff cooperative near to most famous locations

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

24 Oct 2024

Mahmood

great overall

10/10

Exceptional

11 Aug 2024

Norah

very nice

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jun 2024

Abdel Hamid

I like the price/night vs the offering

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

30 Apr 2024

Rami

This is an excellent hotel that combines value, cleanliness, comfort, great breakfast, and good staff. But to be clear, this is not the 5 start luxury hotel. Riyadh is a bustling city with either very fancy and expensive hotels or lower cost non-brand hotels. This makes it tough for travellers to choose value / lower cost options. This hotel is very recommend.

Business Self

2/10

Poor

22 Mar 2024

Luay

This stay in this hotel was a very bad experience. Power outage from 5:30 am till 9 am. Not even internet and basic services.
The staff made it even worse by not facilitating help when they were able to.

Business Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Mar 2024

Feruza

The staff is very helpful. And the area is very safe. I do recommend this hotel everyone who’s coming to Riyadh.

6/10

Pleasant

11 Feb 2024

Mohammed

Heart of Riyadh

6/10

Pleasant

23 Jan 2024

Verified traveler

In need of refurbishment.

Business

4/10

Poor

09 Jan 2024

JINESH

Manageable

Location of hotel is good. But pathetic service. Reception people do not understand English. House keeping very poor. Rooms don’t get cleaned until we remind the housekeeping. Breakfast is good.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

10 Dec 2023

Chioma

Jeff & Mary were excellent in their services. AbdulRaheem checked us in perfectly. Dinner was good but pricey.

Leisure

4/10

Poor

31 Oct 2023

Jennifer

Shower did not run hot. Worn down and outdated.

Business Self

2/10

Poor

28 Oct 2023

Charles der

The hotel has issues with the fire alarm going off at the most random times. I stayed there for 5 nights and had issues each day. During three nights it went off at 3 or 4am, resulting in a sleepless night. The point of booking a hotel is to have a place to sleep so I asked for a refund. The best they could offer was usd 25 which is an insult.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

31 Aug 2023

Alex A

one of the best run hotels I have every seen. only downside is location, not too much around the property.

6/10

Pleasant

19 Aug 2023

Luay

Excellent value for money

Business Friends

10/10

Exceptional

15 Aug 2023

Verified traveler

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Business

8/10

Excellent

29 May 2023

osama

I used to stay in the hotel from 15 years, every thing is good

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

25 Dec 2022

Hattan

Clean hotel and comfortable.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

20 Dec 2022

Maysaa

Professional and lovely staff

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

21 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

I asked for two beds room and breakfast, and when i arrived, i found my room with one bed, and they charged me 132$ extra to have two beds and dropped my breakfast that i made in my reservation already

Business Partner

8/10

Excellent

17 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

Location is perfect, property is quiet and staff are pleasant. The room is very clean and comfortable.

Furniture is a bit dated

Business Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jan 2020

FARZANA

Great choice

Really comfortable room and well maintained. Great service and really good value.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

23 Dec 2019

Verified traveler

I would stay here again, very comfortable bed

I really enjoyed staying in this hotel, the breakfast is amazing and all the staff are so friendly. The bed and the bedding was very comfortable.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

22 Dec 2019

SUNIL

Nice, well priced hotel!

Nice hotel with a huge bed! The king size bed was about 8-9 ft wide - heaven!!

Service at the front desk was good and there was a lovely cafe (Elite cafe) nearby for a great flat white and club sandwich!!

Self

10/10

Exceptional

17 Dec 2019

David Martin

Business trip Riyadh

The hotel is easily accessible and is short walk away from shops and local eateries. The check was quick and straight forward and the room itself offered plenty of space as well as a jacuzzi bath which unfortunately I did not have opportunity to use. The room was comfortable and offered the nice touches expected of this category of hotel. The only drawback from my stay was the noise outside at night which can keep you awake if you are attempting to go to bed early. An enjoyable stay and would recommend for a business trip stay, although be aware of heavy traffic during peak time during morning.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

28 Nov 2019

AJ

This was my second visit. It was disappointing to see that the room was not cleaned properly for the 3 nights I stayed there. The service was extremely poor and unprofessional

Business Self

4/10

Poor

28 Nov 2019

Verified traveler

I was assigned a Smoking room when I booked a non -smoking . When I requested a room change I was told the room is non-smoking when I could smell the strong stench of smoke in the room .
The elliptical in the gym is broken with no gym attendant !

Business Self

4/10

Poor

22 Nov 2019

Rodrigue

I forgot personal items after checking out. Staff couldn’t find it and return it.

Business Partner

2/10

Poor

14 Nov 2019

Nipun

Worst experience! No room available at check in.

Horrible experience.
Reached the hotel at 1am. The receptionist says that there is no room available.
He says that you have to check in before 9pm or the reservation will be cancelled.
Absolutely zero customer service or support. I would have understood if he said that they were oversold for some reason and if he helped me find an alternate hotel.
But he just blatantly told me that there is no room available and turned off the lights in the lobby to make me leave the hotel.
They haven’t ever processed a refund. They are telling hotels.com staff that I didn’t reach the hotel.
Liars!

Business

6/10

Pleasant

13 Nov 2019

AJ

The property is ok but a bit out of the way. HUSSEIN the restaurant manager did his utmost best that guests enjoyed eating at the restaurant. Food was good in the restaurant

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

03 Oct 2019

Rafael

Nice facility although a little bit old the common areas. The room is wide, confortable and clean. Its location is perfect to go to interested places around the city.

Business Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jul 2019

PraveenNair

I have stayed at the property multiple times. It is one of the best properties, good location, a nice gym and very helpful staff especially the restaurant manager.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

20 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

The hotel is excellent, but the food at breakfast has no taste everything taste the same and some are dry , the coffeeshop when i called he keep rushing me to finish and that's annoyed me

Business Family

8/10

Excellent

16 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

Very nice hotel and the room size bigger than most of other, and location every thing is around you.

10/10

Exceptional

28 Dec 2018

Jason

Good value, friendly staff.

I ended up staying at Al Waha on two different bookings because it was a good value. Rooms are spacious, comfortable and quite. The bed was great with really good pillows, and nice black-out curtains to keep the room dark at night. Breakfast was pretty good as well, with some variety each day. The staff were all very friendly.

6/10

Pleasant

19 Dec 2018

Branimir

KSA stay

Hotel on itself is quite old and deserves proper refurbishment. Pool was unusable as the floor around pool was very dirty and water totally cold. Food choice for breakfast and dinner is not great, mostly arabic meals were served and no many drinks on offer too. Free parking around hotel is benefit and it is close to Olaya Road (one of the main roads in Riyadh).

Family

4/10

Poor

24 Nov 2018

yaser

Old but okay

Just okay.

6/10

Pleasant

01 Nov 2018

Muneer

Like: Fast check in and out, quite place, wifi was really good bathroom was clean, Staff were friendly and the black coffee at restaurant was super.
Dislike: Elevators were so slow and small, old furniture, no hot water in my bathroom!! fridge not cold, AC with two fan speed options only High and low and the low was as the high, parking is outside and it was not enough for all guests and finally the breakfast buffet was lower than normal I didn't like the options at all.
I will not comeback again.

4/10

Poor

20 Sep 2018

Yousef

Not recommended but their breakfast is good , room and showers are terrible

10/10

Exceptional

06 Sep 2018

Mohamad

I always stay there since long time as it was the best in Riyadh,
Although service was declining for few times before but again it back to high standards.
Welcome back

8/10

Excellent

18 Nov 2017

Derrick

Average

Normal hotel , though the local area was crowd , but worth the money .

Family

8/10

Excellent

16 Nov 2017

Iram

Great experience!

Very nice hotel!
Very helpful & friendly reception team!

6/10

Pleasant

24 May 2017

Verified traveler

Chaotic.

Clean rooms but terrible service. Chaotic to say the least.

6/10

Pleasant

10 May 2017

Neil W

Short business trip to Riyadh

Hotel is located centrally and very convenient for cess to the business offices we required. Upon check in we were informed they had issues with Wi-Fi and also the door pass system, so a porter let us into our rooms. We only stayed for 2 days and in that time the problems were not fixed, hence the porter became our door keycard for our rooms.

Not having any Wi-Fi was a costly experience has having to use roaming data on phone to access emails and internet. This fluctuated during our stay and attempts to resolve only lasted 30mins or less.

The hotel is 4 star rated and probably about right. The restaurant service was not very attentive and the waiter more interested in watching the live T-V feeds than attending the very few guests in the room! The food however was good and the meals we selected cooked very well.

10/10

Exceptional

16 Mar 2017

edward

Hidden Jewel

The staff is amazing especially Ahmed at the front desk. Will definitely stay again.

10/10

Exceptional

07 Dec 2016

Verified traveler

Great service for value, staff were polite and professional.

8/10

Excellent

19 Nov 2016

Khairi

More than did it's job for business traveller

No complaints except Skype calls couldn't happen due to intermittent loss of Net each day

10/10

Exceptional

24 Sep 2016

Sulayman

Convenient and Comfort

Excellent stay. The staff was very friendly, accommodating and helpful. We will return In sha Allah.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jun 2016

Mohamad

Very good hotel

Convenient

6/10

Pleasant

23 Mar 2016

Verified traveler

Nice hotel, bad city.

It was good but I faced problem in payment as I was asked to pay again but this issue was sorted out later.

10/10

Exceptional

07 Feb 2016

Je Oz

Great Hotel

It was excellent in every way, nothing to add it was excellent hotel in prime location

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jan 2016

Afzal Khan

Comfortable Hotel

We are welcomed with the fresh juice in our room and it's very rare nowadays to get the hotel (even 5 star) to serve you with the warmth welcome to the hotel. The staff is very polite & helpful during my late check-in. The room and toilet is very clean. All and all, I'm very satisfied with Al-Waha Palace, and glad to stay there for my next visit.

8/10

Excellent

25 Dec 2015

VK Delhi

Nice and Comfortable

Good, comfortable

8/10

Excellent

15 Sep 2015

Verified traveler

The hotel is good and rooms are of good quality. the only thing is that there was constructions in the room next to me for about one hour on the day of arrival at noon time

10/10

Exceptional

22 Aug 2015

Aditya

Excellent Hotel. Great Location. Good food.

Excellent quality of rooms. Very clean. 24x7 room service which works well since we arrive at all times of the day and having restaurants closed is a pain.

Very helpful and prompt staff. The room service messes up order despite making them repeat the order. But when called and complained, promptly replaced it. So very satisfied.

Will definitely stay here again on repeat visit in case I travel to Saudi Arabia again.

8/10

Excellent

26 Jul 2015

Verified traveler

Good four star hotel

not bad , but the shower water is hot
One of the receptionists, I think his name is Khalid
Egyptian needs to be trained

Partner

8/10

Excellent

16 Jul 2015

Verified traveler

It was a very good experience

Everything is good.
Comfortable room and clean.
All the staff are nice

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jun 2015

Hamed

It was excellent except noisy for some repair wirk

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

16 Mar 2015

A

Anas's Review

It was purely for business. In general it was good, but it was very expensive! Also the hotel facilities i.e. GYM and swimming pool were somehow bad as they don't have people there, services and also the swimming pool was dirty and the shower room didn't have any soap or shampoo!!

10/10

Exceptional

27 Feb 2015

Steven

Gem of a hotel in downtown Riyadh

A small gem of a hotel, with good service and a good lounge. I had to spend a couple of days here between trips and it was relaxing and pleasant. A mixed client base of Arab and western guests. I stayed in a smallish but fairly luxurious room on the 4th floor - I saw a larger but plainer room on the 1st floor when I freshened up for my trip onwards. Didn't use the gym. A good breakfast menu and a good selection of Arabic and international food on the 24 hour menu. About 30 minutes from the airport - the only disadvantage for me. I usually stay much closer to the airport where my clients are.

10/10

Exceptional

16 Feb 2015

Syed

Riyadh stay

Very courteous staff.
Very neat and clean place
An excellent service

8/10

Excellent

23 Sep 2014

Roy

From manager down excellent staff

Only negative I have about this hotel was incorrect advert on hotels.com but everything else was great specifically the attentive staff. I will be stopping here again.

4/10

Poor

30 Aug 2014

Barrowman

Very disappointing

A hotel with 5 star pricing but only delivering 3 star service.......

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jul 2014

Verified traveler

Living up to expectations...

Stayed here again for the second time, and everything was as good as first time around. Great amenities, courteous staff going out of the way to make you feel welcome and reasonable rates make this an ideal location. Will be staying there again for sure.

8/10

Excellent

15 Jun 2014

Jeremy

Great hotel, great location

This hotel was a good find. Prices were much lower than most other hotels in the Olaya area of Riyadh and the room was spacious, clean and comfortable. The staff were generally attentive and helpful.
On the negative side, the restaurant really doesn't match up to the quality of the hotel. The breakfast buffet was rather limited and of dubious quality (stale croissants, badly bruised fruit, only sugary cereals - no muesli, plain yogurt only, etc). The dinner buffet looked even worse, with dried-looking meat and some tired desserts, so I went next door to the Holiday Inn instead, which was perfect.
Also, the bathroom was odd (in a Deluxe room). The bath had a fixed glass screen meaning you couldn't reach to turn taps on or drain the bath without climbing into it! The shower door didn't close properly, resulting in a very wet floor but luckily there was a floor drain not too far away.

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jun 2014

Abdul

Excellent Hotel for Business

I absolutely loved this hotel - the room was clean and the staff courteous. The fitness center was decent, and equipment was reasonable enough given it was a hotel fitness center. Best of all, internet was fast and allowed me to work in the evenings without being impacted by my travel. The sunset cafe was open till 1AM, providing god food at a reasonable prices. All in all, a great deal.

10/10

Exceptional

17 May 2014

Ken

Nice hotel with a excellent staff.

Nice rooms with a good restruant. Will stay there again.

10/10

Exceptional

16 May 2014

Abdu_Wag

pleasant stay

The room is comfortable and quiet. The hotel restaurant is good, the location is great since it's closed to Faisaliyya Tower. The staff is friendly and the service is excellent.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Apr 2014

Saharaman

My favourite!

My favourite hotel in Riyadh yet! Great customer service, very nice and clean rooms, and great location.

10/10

Exceptional

24 Apr 2014

Shaun

Great business hotel. Easy access to key locations in Riyadh

10/10

Exceptional

22 Apr 2014

Verified traveler

Great Service, good value restaurant.

The staff make this hotel what it is. Nothing is too much trouble. The food in the buffet style restaurant is pretty good, especially when you take the low prices into consideration. The in room air conditioning is a little noisy but I'm being picky.

10/10

Exceptional

06 Apr 2014

Momo

Weekend stay.

I was pleasantly surprised with my stay @ Al Waha Palace. Staff was very friendly and went out of their way to make me feel comfortable. Room was super clean and had all the amenities of 'home'.

10/10

Exceptional

28 Mar 2014

Verified traveler

Fantastic Service

All round great experience, would definitely stay again.

10/10

Exceptional

11 Feb 2014

Verified traveler

great hotel to stay

great location, staff, rooms are clean, what else do you want

10/10

Exceptional

07 Feb 2014

Mark

Great value

Really solid place. Very good location in olaya and considering the room rate thought it was really good.

Very well equipped and comfortable rooms.

Restaurant is a bit below average.

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jan 2014

Walid

Very good hotel...

I was there on a business trip, the rooms were very nice, spacious and clean. i was surprized when I went inside the room as I didnt expect it to be at that level of comfort. The hotel staff were very helpful and extremely friendly. They need to pay a little bit of attention and variety to their breakfast menu, but this is a very minor thing.

10/10

Exceptional

31 Dec 2013

ayman

Nice Hotel

Nice Room friendly staff, Enjoyed breakfast.

10/10

Exceptional

06 Dec 2013

mCZ

Excellent hotel with helpful staff

Hotel: nice fornitures (modern style).
Staff: helpful.
Cleanliness: excellent (either room or common places).
Gym: excellent even is not too big.
Restaurant: acceptable (very simple menu)
REMARKS: they are currently refurbishing the second lift.

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jul 2013

Michael B

A premium hotel for a good price

Nice stay for business. Medium sized, excellent condition. With the Expedia price, it's a very good value. I enjoyed the small but well-equipped gym area. Room was excellent and a nice bed. Fast wired internet and a business center. English skills were a little iffy with the staff sometimes, but overall a good stay. Decent room service and a buffet restaurant.

8/10

Excellent

03 May 2013

A Hood

Useful location, comfortable room

Stayed in a 1 bedroom suite on the 6th floor. Hotel parking is somewhat limited but they have barriers to stop non hotel customers taking spaces. We always managed to find a space and there also a huge car park just across the road in front of a large mosque. Hotel is modern and clean and our room had a kitchen attached to the living room. This had a fridge, cooker and microwave. All furniture was modern and in good condition. I usually stay at branded hotels but tried this due to the good reviews. I didn't find anything remarkable but its a good alternative compared to the Holiday Inn next door as you'll get a bigger room for less in the Al Waha. Staff we're all fine but nothing exceptional. All round, a solid 4 star hotel.

Family

8/10

Excellent

30 Apr 2013

Azzam

comfort hotel, 5 stars quality, good location

good location, very comfort and big bed, room size is fair. view is good.

8/10

Excellent

11 Mar 2013

Phillip

Good Experience

Great staff support, clean room, nice location and a reasonable price.

10/10

Exceptional

12 Feb 2013

Riyad

The only hotel I will stay in Riyadh

Excellent location to malls , ministries, embassies etc... Outstanding and accomodating staff. Well kept rooms and bathrooms. It is labelled as 4 star hotel but I give it 4 +. It is better than big name chains . Reasonable price for saudi arabia.

8/10

Excellent

09 Jan 2013

Rick

Overall Good Value

Very good room for the price compared to other hotels in Riyadh. Foreign-friendly hotel with most staff speaking good English. The room was very comfortable and clean. We checked in after midnight so we decided to have breakfast in the room instead of go down for the buffet. There was a door hang tag to order breakfast and it clearly stated that the American breakfast comes with sausage and tomatoes. We received only two over-cooked eggs and fruit. I had to argue the the room service person and he finally brought the sausage 10 minutes later. I would not pay 75 SAR for that breakfast again.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Mar 2012

Verified traveler

Very happy with this hotel.

I was totally surprised. I stayed here because my regular hotel was full. I liked the responses from other Expedia members so I tried this hotel. I was very impressed. The in room internet was complimentary and very fast. Staff were outstandingly friendly and efficient - very unusual for Saudi. I will have the company employees stay here in the future.