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Yemen - 4 and 5 star hotels

by janiebaxter

Most of the hotels we stayed in were of a very good standard. Our tour company chose 4 star and 5 star hotels when available and these were certainly equal to any in Europe and the rest of the world. These are the hotels we stayed in - see individual pages (when completed) for more details on each hotel.
Sana'a Movenpick. 5 star. Probably the top hotel in Yemen with all the accompanying facilities, set on a hill overlooking the city. It even has a bar! Tel 009671546666
Ta'iz Sofitel. 4 star. A really lovely hotel, beautifully decorated with great food and an excellent swimming pool with a view of the mountains. Tel 00967 4200 311
Mukalla Holiday Inn. 4 star. A lovely location overlooking the sea with good facilities. Tel 00967 5306 160
Mahwit. Al Mahweet Hotel. Very charming hotel with lots of character overlooking the main street. Lovely rooms - not luxurious but very clean and comfortable.
Seiyun Al Hawta Palace. Built in traditional style, with beautiful gardens, a nice pool and good food. A great hotel.
Two not so good were the Hodeida Taj Awsan and Golden Tulip in Aden. Both were scruffy with awful food.

The Ambassador Hotel: Western-Style Accomodations

by SondraWilliams

One of the older, Western hotels in Hodeidah. Built 40 years ago, and shows it! Singles, Doubles and family rooms are all air conditioned, with Western private bathrooms. If you ask for a double with a large bed, you will get a room in the interior of the hotel, with no outdoor window. A better option is to ask to see all the rooms available---they all look different. You can take a room on the exterior with twin beds, and push them together to make a double---these rooms are bigger and have big windows. Clean, but old. Restaurant on top floor with decent food and good views of the city, although they are often out of ingredients. Great Yemeni foul for breakfast. Small drink shop and gift shop in lower level. Very popular with tours coming through the area. We paid $45 a night for a double.

Western restaurant on site.

Husn Al Hajjarah Toursim Hotel: True Yemeni Hospitality

by SondraWilliams

I've stayed here twice and enjoyed it immensely both times. Located in Hajjarah, just down the road from the popular Manakha. Much less crowded than the Manakha Tourism Hotel (owned by this manager's brother). This hotel has 2 floors of rooms, all with common baths. Rooms are large and sunny, with basic mattresses on the floors. Bring your own sheets, though, if you are picky about cleanliness! The best part is the food and dancing at night! They serve 3 meals a day for 700-1500 Yemeni rials a person ($3.50-7.50), and you get huge, delicious, clean meals. The bottom floor mufraj is the site of male Yemeni dancing and music each night, and is lots of fun. The hotel is just a short walk from the amazing rock city of Al Hajjarah. Guides at the hotel will take you on hikes during the day for a fee, or you can just wander on your own. There is a small shop near the hotel with drinks and snacks, but no other options for buying food there. They even have same-day laundry service. The only bad part we experienced was that they ran out of water one night, and didn't get it back in time for us take showers the next morning---it is rustic at times! If the power goes out, there won't be hot water. Prices: We paid 3,000 rials ($15) for a 4 person room which we used as a double. Our friend stayed in a smaller, single room for 2,000 rials ($10). Prices are negotiable with the manager, Ghalel Al Askary. This is a can't-miss place for any trip to Yemen!

GORGEOUS Views. Great tour guides. Yemeni dancing every night.

Burj Al Salam Hotel: Luxery in the Old City

by SondraWilliams

This is a new 7 story hotel in the heart of Sanaa's old city. The interior of an old city building was gutted and rebuilt as a 4 star hotel. This is great for a night or 2 of comfort, but quite expensive compared to other places in the old city. Rooms are equipped with big beds, but if you ask for a double, you will most likely get 2 twin beds pushed together in a small room! Each room has a private, TINY bathroom, with hot water only long enough for a 4 minute shower. Each room also has cable TV, as well as a minifridge with drinks. We were there in Dec, and the rooms were very cold. The upper level has suites available, which apparently are just larger rooms with a mufraj, as well as the view of the city. The terrace cafe on the top floor, as well as the lower level restaurant serve excellent food, although the dinner buffet ($17 a person) is pricey for Yemen. The manager, Mirella Furlanello is an extremely helpful Italian woman. All the reception staff were very kind and spoke excellent English. Prices: Single $59, Double $99, Suite $199.

Huge, delicious buffet breakfast included in room price, with hot food, assorted cheeses, macchiatos and fresh fruit. Great views from the top floor terrace and mufraj. Free, high-speed wireless Internet throughout the hotel!

Al Mukalla Hotel: Hotel in Say'un

by jorgejuansanchez

This is a very convenient hotel in Say’un to explore the Hadramaut Valley. Tarim, for instance can be made in a day excursion.
The rooms are spacious and the price is very correct (about 4 US Dollars for a single room).

centrically located

Old Palace Hotel: Sana'a - Budget Accomodation

by travelinxs

This, as far as Ive discovered, is the only true budget accomodation in Sana'a. It's fairly basic with the requisite matress on the floor in large airy rooms and shared bathrooms. Usually there's hot water and electric, but occasionaly that pack's up. But compared to $25 for the Felix Arabia I think $10 is very reasonable. If you haggle you should knock that down to about $8. If you are studying in Sana'a and stay longer its cheaper again. I pay $5 a night.

Being in one of the tallest tower houses in the old city it has magic views from the roof. There is a lounge area on the top floor often visited by better healed tourists. Can be a bit noisy with all the mosques at 4 in the morning - try to get a room without one outside. If staying longer would recommend the rooms on the 3rd floor rather than the 6th. (Not such hard work climbing those stairs every day either!!)

The Al-Mahweet Hotel

by traveldave

I was pleasantly surprised by the Al-Mahweet Hotel. Despite the fact it is located in a small town high in the mountains, it was the best hotel I stayed in during my trip to Yemen. The hotel offers breathtaking views of the mountains and valleys, as well as old town Mahweet, which clings to a mountaintop above the hotel.

The hotel has only 22 rooms and two suites, but many of the rooms are located in a new wing in an adjacent building (which is attached to the main building). These new rooms are very spacious, and newly renovated and furnished. Each room has satellite television, air conditioning, and its own bathroom.

The Al-Mahweet hotel has a good open-terrace restaurant which specializes in Yemeni cuisine. The restaurant, as well as the hallways and common areas, are decorated with traditional Yemeni arts and crafts, creating an old-time Yemen atmosphere.

And there is even a replica of the interior of a traditional Bedouin tent on a second-floor terrace, where guests can relax on the cushions, and enjoy mint tea or a smoke from a hookah.

The Al-Fakhama Hotel

by traveldave

Located on the corniche and facing the Red Sea, the Al-Fakhama Hotel is one of the best hotels in the port city of Hodeidah. Despite its four-star rating, the rooms are a little run down. Not all of the light fixtures in my room worked. The water pressure and water temperature in the bathroom were not consistent, and the fixtures in the bathrooms are ancient and did not always work properly.

The Al-Fakhama Hotel offers 63 rooms and 14 suites. Each room is equipped with satellite television, air conditioning, and its own bathroom. There is also a restaurant which specializes in very good seafood from the Red Sea, and a coffee shop where guests can purchase drinks and a snack.

The hotel caters to local businesmen, and therefore has a business center and conference hall.

The Taj Shamsan Hotel

by traveldave

The Taj Shamsan Hotel is located in the heart of Bab Mosa, the medieval old town of Ta'iz. It is one of the most comfortable and well-appointed hotels in Ta'iz, which helped make it the winner of the Golden Award for Tourist, Hotel and Catering Industry in 2005.

The Taj Shamsan Hotel has 64 rooms and eight suites. Each room overlooks a different part of Bab Mosa, with views of mosques and minarets, bazaars, and medieval buildings. All rooms come equipped with air conditioning, mini bar, direct-dial international telephone service, and satellite television.

Guests at the Taj Shamsan Hotel have several options for dining. The Panorama Roof Top Restaurant provides spectacular views of the city and surrounding mountains, and offers Yemeni and international cuisine. The Al-Howta Coffee Shop also offers local and international food, and is even a popular meeting place for more affluent locals. And the Shamsan BBQ Terrace is a good place to enjoy a meal in the open air overlooking Ta'iz.

Other amenities provided by the hotel include laundry and dry-cleaning services; a boutique specializing in Yemeni fashions, jewelry, and handicrafts; a fully equipped fitness center; and an internet cafe.

The Socotra Tourism Hotel

by traveldave

Until recently, Socotra was closed to tourism, and was very difficult to get to. That is changing, as birdwatchers, eco-tourists, divers, and adventure travelers are starting to discover the natural wonders of the island. Because Socotra is still well off the beaten tourist path, such amenities as hotels and restaurants are very rustic, and do not meet basic international standards. Therefore, anyone traveling to Socotra must be willing to "rough it."

The Socotra Tourism Hotel is one of only a few hotels in the main town of Hodibo. Despite its name, the staff seems both unwilling and ill-prepared to cater to tourists' needs. The rooms are very basic, but are reasonably clean. Each room has a sink, shower, and squat toilet. The shower and squat toilet are in the same small room, so taking a shower basically involves standing in the toilet. Rooms are not provided with toilet paper, so guests must either provide their own, or request it from the staff, who may or may not have any on hand. And the hotel does not provide any towels either, so guests should be prepared to bring their own.

The hotel also has problems supplying water and electricity on a regular basis, but that may be a problem with the town as a whole. Often there was no water at all, or only a small trickle. And occasionally the power went out in the evening, so the staff would be outside trying to hook up a generator. Even when the generator was hooked up, the lights still flickered on and off.

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Q: flights? "Hi, i want to travel to hodeidah and then to Mukalla.Can I get flight from hod to Mukalla and Mukalla to saana?"

A: "The only domestic carriers are Yemenia and Felix. There are no direct connections from Hodeidah to Mukhalla. You'd have to go via San'a. Of note, San'a airport has closed..."

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Other Reviews from VirtualTourist Members

Yemen - 4 and 5 star hotels

The Ambassador Hotel: Western-Style Accomodations

Husn Al Hajjarah Toursim Hotel: True Yemeni Hospitality

Burj Al Salam Hotel: Luxery in the Old City

Al Mukalla Hotel: Hotel in Say'un

Old Palace Hotel: Sana'a - Budget Accomodation

The Al-Mahweet Hotel

The Al-Fakhama Hotel

The Taj Shamsan Hotel

The Socotra Tourism Hotel

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