----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The ride from the airport to the InterContinental took about 30 minutes without traffic. The hotel has a unique sandcastle-like exterior, which makes it stand out. Hotel exterior Reception was on the right side as soon as I walked in the door, and I was promptly assisted. Despite using a promotional night from Priority…
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"The room boasted nice views of the pool and Arabian Gulf in the background."
You mean the Persian Gulf, don't you? 🙂
@moodz: The gulf is known in Arabic as الخلیج العربي, literally "the Arabian Gulf". I wouldn't be surprised if the English-language materials at the hotel would refer to it as such. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_Gulf_naming_dispute
@Ron: Being of Persian descent, I'm well aware of the controvercial name change of this gulf by Arabs.
I was hoping that Lucky would use the UN recognized name. Afterall, this blog is based in the USA and the USA recognizes the Persian Gulf name.
Hey, I'm Arab (though not a Gulf Arab), I don't care what the UN calls it, I always refer to it as the Arabian Gulf 😉
With regards to the soft drinks/alcohol issue in your room...most places in Qatar and the UAE have to have a license to sell alcohol, so the majority of clubs, bars, and restaurants are located in hotels. My guess is, the hotel has a license to sell the alcohol but can't give it away in rooms...if that makes any sense.
Either you're great with photo shop or it's got some vacancy... (I did see a pair of shoes in one picture).
I would love to hear from someone what the rule of thumb in the hotel industry is, in terms of how many years it generally takes before a hotel's interior is considered "dated". It seems to me that perhaps this is happening faster these days...
Thanks for another informative trip report / being the canary in the coal mine 😉
Love your work and wish there was an opportunity to meet you one day.
@discopapa: I agree on the people, I count 6 total, and 1 bird, in all the pics.
Whats up with the population lucky was it as quiet as it looks or do you try to avoid taking snaps with people in them?
Persian or Arabian Gulf I dont know but a beautiful view by any name. Great report.
Is it just me or is the breakfast spread and the dinner spread the same food? Or did you just slip the picture in twice to see if anyone was paying attention! ha 🙂
I agree with y'all, was amazed by how quiet everything was. It wasn't just the hotel, but the whole city. More on that in the next installment.
@ Nick -- Hah, good question, I have no clue!
@ Mark -- Nice to see someone is paying attention. Sorry about that, all fixed!