Gulf Gate

Bahrain , Bahrain
MANAMA, Building 8 Road 357 Block 315 Salah Al Deen
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50 reviews shown

6/10

Pleasant

30 Nov 2025

Dennis Ray

The staff were great. Room was clean. But the carpets in the hallways need a makeover. Hotel a little bit on the old side. The staff really stood out.

Business_and_leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

29 Nov 2025

Reda

Check in resulted in me getting a room where the bed wasn’t made and the phone was not working. Although I was given another room which was ready, during my stay, each night there was loud music coming from function events (or their in-house entertainment venue - which isn’t referred to in the hotel description) which was not ideal. Complaints were given to the front desk, to which they said they will ask for the volume to be reduced, but this did not happen. Breakfast is average, if that. Won’t come back again.

Self

4/10

Poor

06 Nov 2025

Hari

Very bad breakfast, terrible facilities and rooms are not sound proof.

10/10

Exceptional

24 Oct 2025

Antonio

Clean rooms and excellent house keeping, has a variety breakfast buffet option, hotel is at a walkable distance to the local market. Has parking spaces

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Oct 2025

Fatma

Bathroom need renewal,,

Self

10/10

Exceptional

08 Oct 2025

Mariano

Clean, friendly staff

Self

8/10

Excellent

03 Aug 2025

Fatma

The bed comfortable.. good location

Self

8/10

Excellent

17 Jun 2025

Adam

A LITTLE BIT NAUGHTY....BUT MOSTLY NICE!

I had heard a few negative things about this hotel and even my taxi driver from the airport rolled his eyes when I told him where I was going. The service was mostly very nice and even though the common areas in the hotel are a bit dated and kitsch, the rooms we're actually really quite pleasant. My room was large and very clean and comfortable. The bed was comfortable as well. The nightclub downstairs can be very noisy and revelers returning to their rooms could be very drunken and noisy in the middle of the night. The only thing that was ridiculously old was the thermostat in the room - it wasn't even digital! I did like the pool at the property! Room service menu promised a spaghetti bolognese that was full of vegetables and packed with flavour. It was thick, brown sludge that smelt like rotting meat and no vegetables in sight. When I asked for a refund, there was a bit of a drama but I eventually got my refund. Avoid the bolognese! Everything else from room service was quite nice.

Self

2/10

Poor

16 Apr 2025

Lauren

Do not stay here

Terrible hotel, would not recommend staying and I will be putting in a complaint.
Room was ok, quite dated and a lot of damage around but size ok.
Big issues were noise. There are at least two bars/clubs attached to the hotel, and the noise goes on extremely loud until around 4am. So loud you can hear through ear plugs!
Was then woken up at 6.30am to hammering, and whilst out by the pool, which is probably the best part of the hotel, had workers walking past doing renovations in the hotel. Stayed there during the F1 week, which must be a busy week for all hotels in this area, so not sure why works needed to happen this week seeing as a lot of people around!
Another big issue was the WiFi.. think we only had it working for about 3 hours in total across a 5 night stay.
There was a tp link box in our room that had an orange light majority of the time and did not get fixed, even after mentioning to staff a few times.
Also think this hotel/the bars may be brothel/knocking shop. A lot of women in little clothes coming in and single men walking around. Didn’t necessarily feel very safe there!
Don’t think this should be being sold to stay in purely for the noise issues!

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 Apr 2025

Ajay Clement

Fantastic hotel, staff are amazing and very welcoming and friendly. Special thanks to Menaka the receptionist who was very supportive and helpful throughout our stay and also kudos to Abu Thomas from the Breakfast supervisor in the morning restaurant. Would love to be back to the hotel if I’m in Bahrain.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

17 Nov 2024

Mark

Great friendly staff. Comfortable room. Nice bed. Superb location across the road from the souk and the bus station

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

11 Mar 2024

Verified traveler

Great place, good location.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

05 Mar 2024

Qasim

Amazing hotel to stay

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

03 Mar 2024

Zlatko

Loud noise from a nearby nightclub all night, very old hotel with questionable cleanliness, extremely uncomfortable hard bed

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

22 Jul 2023

DINESH

Overall very co-operative staff( especially Mr. Anu). Cool place. Good restaurants in the vicinity.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jul 2023

naif

8/10

Excellent

26 Apr 2023

Girardo

I've stayed at the Gulf Gate many times. I like it. There were a couple of problems this time (e.g. the safety box was not working), but the staff took care of them.

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

25 Apr 2023

Ranjithkumar

I’m not impressed with service

10/10

Exceptional

24 Feb 2023

Raul

The staff are very friendly and nice. Bahrain is very safe and although the area is busy and noisy at night, I had a great sleep!

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

17 Nov 2019

Theis

Not a family place...

Not a family place at all. Our room had a lot from noise from the night clubs at the hotel. Also there was a roaring sound at about every 30 sec that came and went. So avoid rm 240 at all cost :) when confronted at the reception they seemed like they couldn’t care less. The general condition of the hotel is bad. Go somewhere else.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

07 May 2019

Only good thing about this hotel is its location and parking lot for vehicles.

- Building is very old and lot of thing broken.
- old and dirt looking towels.
- stayed there for 3 days, house keeping didn't visited the room even for a single time.
- bathroom design is terrible. Your knees touch the bath tube when you sit on the closet.
- Definitely not a family hotel.
- Noise coming from the clubs at ground floor of hotel until 2 am in the morning.
- Mattress is as solid as a rock.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

18 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

Decent place.

It was pleasant. A bit dated but friendly enough. Fairly quiet. Also provides free parking.

8/10

Excellent

09 Mar 2019

mohammed

2 good days in bahrin

it is ok for the price the good thing is the location whic is in citycenter
but service is bad.
the hotel could be better if has good managment good location good intrance. parking avaliable
room big but has old furinture safe box not function. bed are comfortable
telphon system old style
hous keeping diffcult to finde
but for 1 or 2 day is ok

10/10

Exceptional

30 Dec 2018

Abdulla

Best Choice I made

Very comfortable rooms and valuable and there is all the facilities in the hotel and the hotel locate in the heart of Bahrain (Bab Albahrain) so it easy to go by walk for shopping.

Friends

8/10

Excellent

16 Apr 2018

Rick

quick stay

It is ok for a quick stay when you require a pleasant room to rest

8/10

Excellent

09 Jul 2017

William

Hotel staff are very good and atentive, but hotel is looking tired and areas around the hotel look a bit of a mess with building materials and discarded waste. Bars and meal areas were nice though.

Family

4/10

Poor

28 Jun 2017

Sam

Noisy and reeks of smoke smells

The hotel is in good location and staff are helpful and pleasant. The rooms are spacious yet they smell like an ash try. My main concern is the amount of noise I was exposed to during my two night stay. Arab (probably) Saudi male guests were shouting in the corridors and turning loud music in their rooms with open doors until 6am. As a result, I did not sleep all night and almost missed my flight due to exhaustion. I will not be inclined to return to this hotel unless I had no choice. I will not recommend this hotel to my friends who are smell and noise sensitive.

8/10

Excellent

16 Sep 2016

Lex

Convenient Clean Hotel with Accommodating Staff

it was a relaxing stay

Family

6/10

Pleasant

11 Mar 2016

Donald

acceptable hotel in centre of town.

stay was acceptable and staff very help-full. rooms being upgraded.

4/10

Poor

21 Jul 2015

Anil

location is good,\nbut toilets are water leaking...

staffs are polite and good,
hotel bath rooms especially the shower is so horrible
water is spilling every where.
a lot of chinese looking ladies are wandering all corridors every time...?
i the night the band sounds are clearly a troble and noisy in side the rooms

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

25 May 2015

David

Extra charges for visitors?

I tried to book 2 people threw Expedia but wouldn't let me then when I had a friend come up to Hotel they charged me 10 Bahrain money for a visitor.
Wanted to pay threw Expedia for Hotel stay but had to pay when going to hotel. My 2 night stay costs $185 and after International bank charges all most $300 a long way from $77 a night as advertised on Expedia when I booked..

First question Ye or no about recommending the hotel would be a Maybe. Could do better but low cost is there.

2/10

Poor

04 Aug 2014

bad

everything bad service and. staff everything dirty

my experience i have vist alot to bahrain and i travel alot. US and dubai eourp westren east

6/10

Pleasant

12 May 2014

Jeff

Fine, not impressive

Got a great deal on the hotel so shouldn't be surprised that I wasn't particularly impressed by the experience. Despite others' comments, I was surprised by just how loud the ground floor night clubs were into the wee hours of the night, even on the second floor. I was also disappointed that we couldn't have drinks by the pool, which was shown in the hotel's photos. There is no poolside bar. Don't buy a tiara for the dancing girls at the night club, the hostess lied about the price.

2/10

Poor

06 May 2014

Natalie

Worse nights sleep ever!

There is a very loud club/disco attached to the hotel and we were not made aware that the music would vibrate through the room until 3 am on a work day. Even when we called the desk at midnight, wondering when it would end, we were lied to about the time it would end. We were able to get our second night canceled, but only after a lot of arguing with the manager., forget about being reimbursed for the awful night. To add insult to injury, the beds were hard as rocks.

2/10

Poor

28 Mar 2014

C.A.R.

Never again!

I stayed on Thus, Fri, and Sat nights. On check in I informed thr hotel my reservation was incorrect and Hotels.com customer service said to correct it when I checked in. The correction was made. On check out I wad required to pay additional money for an extra person that was never supposed to be on the reservation and was never there. The food at the hotel was edible. Bands plated very loudly until 3:00 am. Going to and from my room I was propositioned in the hallway by hookers, who were their with the full knowledge of the hotel staff. On one occasion when I left my key in my room the hooker in the hall called housekeeping on her cell phone to come open the door, hoping to gain my favor. I will never stay there again.

8/10

Excellent

15 Dec 2013

Verified traveler

Good bars in the hotel.

Called for room service and it never came.

6/10

Pleasant

05 Jul 2013

saifullah

Location is good, but room amenities were hopeless

Not a very attractive room, with cockroach in the bath room ,
Amenities were not enough.
It was 3 Star hotel or less.

The only plus point is the location.

8/10

Excellent

02 Jan 2013

Prashanth

Great bahrain hotel at an amazing rate

Amazing hotel at a great location and it a perfect place to explore the real bahrain

8/10

Excellent

29 Nov 2012

William

MY Stay at the Gulfgate Hotel.

I greatly enjoyed my experience at the Gulfgate Hotel in Bahrain. My overall rating is a 4. I would highly recommend it to other clientele. Thank you for your services.

6/10

Pleasant

11 Mar 2012

Verified traveler

Infrastructures are to be improved and cleniness are to be improved

Family

8/10

Excellent

09 Nov 2011

Allan

Good location, good parking, good service

A very enjoyable stay, helpful efficient and friendly staff, willing to cater for all tastes. Music a little loud at night but people go there to enjoy themselves. Clean, comfortable and welcoming.

4/10

Poor

06 Nov 2010

Anonymous

Rude hotel,

Bad stay, it needs a lot of cleaning work and it smells bad everywhere inside. The night places are really miserable and ridiculous
and overall this, i found the price on board is cheaper than booking online by $30 !!!!

8/10

Excellent

21 Aug 2010

Ali

I stay at this hotel for more

I stay at this hotel for more than 15 years, and getting bad more and more,

6/10

Pleasant

10 Jul 2010

Anonymous

The Gulf Gate Hotel in Bahrain

The Gulf Gate Hotel in Bahrain is old and tired and noisy if your room is located near the Disco. It has few facilities. No Tea, Coffee, Kettle, or Hair Dryer in Room. Shower was good, Air Conditioner worked well. Taxi rank around the corner. Breakfast was Ok. Staff were friendly

4/10

Poor

03 Apr 2010

Anonymous

Okay Hotel

Over all the hotel was good, the bed and shower was uncomfortable: Bed to hard, like a board and shower head was all over and to low.

8/10

Excellent

08 Aug 2009

Michael

Although it is one of the cheapest

Although it is one of the cheapest hotels in Bahrain, the price of the rooms were far too expensive for condition of the room I stayed in for 2 days. The room was like any other, however not very clean. Internet service is free, but is only in the lobby near the reception desk. Since this was my second stay, I knew what to expect.

Loads of things to do at the hotel, including ethnic types of entertainment i.e. Philippine live band, Arab bar, Indian club etc., and easy to find other entertainment nearby locations. The hotel restaurant has excellent food at reasonable prices as well as a free breakfast buffet.

Over all a decent place to stay if you need a couple of nights to get away.

8/10

Excellent

25 Jul 2009

Louise

I found it well located - so it

I found it well located - so it was easy to walk downtown and grab a cab. The hotel is a little tired but given its age I was expecting this. Nightclub was a little too sleazy for my taste. As a regular visitor to hotels in the Gulf this hotel was good for what we paid. Not sure if I would rate it as a 4 star thou! The staff were friendly and helpful.

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jul 2009

TAMMY

good choice of restaurants and

good choice of restaurants and entertainment. poolside bar was convenient.

4/10

Poor

04 May 2009

Anonymous

Rip-Off

left early forfeiting monies paid. Worst hotel experiences ever.