ibis Styles Manama Diplomatic Area

The location of this place is awesome, and I could catch an Uber to any part of the country within one minute. The room has everything you need, though it's on the small side. At the risk of sounding like a chauvinist pig, the front desk attendant was stunningly beautiful and may very well have been hired for this very reason (she was totally competent, as well). Hey, gotta give credit where it's due. Right across the street from the national museum, and a five minute walk from a restaurant district (high concentration of eateries within a small area). 20-30 minute walk from the souq. No one besides me walks in Bahrain in this heat, but still, just to let you know it IS possible to do so!

Tiny and comfortable room. Very kind and friendly staff. We didn't have any cash when we arrived at the hotel. But the staff borrowed us some money to pay to the taxi driver. I had never had such an experience in the world. In the morning when we were waiting for a taxi, the staff gave us bottles of water. I thought people in Bahrain are so kind and generous. I loved my stay in Bahrain!!

We stayed at the Ibis Styles Diplomatic Area hotel to go to the Bahrain Grand Prix. It's only a 30 minutes' drive to the circuit. We had a rental car but the free F1- shuttle bus also has a stop at the hotel. The hotel room is clean. The bed was good. The walls are not completely sound proof but apparently we had silent neighbours, we didn't have any problems. We booked half board and that was very convenient for us. The breakfast was good. Everything was refilled until the end. The restaurant is situated on the 24th floor with beautiful views from Manama. The buffet style dinner was also very welcoming when we returned to the hotel in the evening. The dinner buffet was available until 10 PM. Ramish, the waiter in the restaurant was fabulous. He managed to run the whole restaurant on his own so to speak. Service with a smile, always. And the cook gave his best as well. I would definitely stay at the hotel again.

So glad I chose here: you can walk to the souk, mall, museum; some small local places to eat, tea shops and minimart are around the corner, view from 20th floor is impressive, bed very comfortable, fridge quiet, wifi great, water pressure a little low but no issue for me, English channels, no noise from the hallway. Above all, the friendly and professional serice from the staff, especially the woman at reception daytime, really made my stay perfect.

All was great despite the goof by Booking.com. I booked one room for me and another room for two friends (twin beds). Unfortunately, Booking.com requested two queen/king-bed rooms. The Manager, Mr. Hani, was very understanding and he gave us the right rooms with an upgrade.