Sunday, January 03, 2016

Interesting things about Hotels in Qatar

I love reading hotel reviews and descriptions and the fine prints .One can learn really interesting things about them .

 I would not have thought for example that the age of  the single    guest is regulated  in Qatar according to their nationality .At least this is what I read on a five star hotel's fine prints :

"Please note that Qatari females must be 30 years old or above to check in and must show valid identification, unless accompanied by an adult. 

Qatari males must be 21 years old or above to check in. 

Guests under 21 years are not entitled to stay unless accompanied by an adult. 

Non Qatari guests must be over 18 years old to check in unless accompanied by an adult." ( source : booking.com  - The St. Regis Doha   The fine print )

More strange thing I found in Grand Hyatt Doha   -  The fine print " "The indoor pool is only accessible to those aged 18 years and above. "
I understand why the age limit for bars where alcohol is served but for a  pool I can not imagine the aim of this regulation .Especially ,that the outdoor pool can be used by the above mentioned age group .???

 The Fraser Suits Doha is " Offering views of the Doha Port and Indian Ocean "
 :) that was really funny -  the Arabian /Persian Gulf is the thing one can see from a Doha Hotel the Indian ocean is a bit far !

but  the same hotel offers time for ladies at the swimming pool "Please note that every Sunday and Wednesday between 11:00 AM and 08:00 PM, the outdoor pool is reserved for female guests." 

I found some more hotels which consider that the majority of  the Middle Eastern women tries to segregate when it is about swimming .

"Please note that on Saturdays, only ladies can access the hotel's swimming pool from 7 AM until 6 PM. "Safir Hotel Doha .Najma street


"Swimming pool is exclusive to ladies every Saturday from 8:00 until 16:00. "Plaza Inn 

"Some floors are dedicated to women and families." Retaj Al Rayyan in Dafna 


Qatar is a conservative Muslim country  -though most  hotels serve alcohol .Some Muslims guests feel uncomfortable about that and prefers to stay in hotels with NO alcohol at all . These facilities are not advertised one has to dig  the information about them up  . I found the following  dry hotels in Doha : The Royal Riviera Hotel Doha  in Old salata area  /Retaj Al Rayyan in Dafna /Saraya Corniche Hotel in Old Salata area /Retaj Royale in Old Salata area /Safir Hotel Doha .Najma street /Le Park Hotel in Al-Sadd area //Retaj Residence Al Corniche  /Wyndham Grand Regency Doha /




 and the last piece of info  : 
K108 Hotel Doha is a charity-oriented hotel where it donates 100% of its profits to charity and other important causes.

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