- Join for free
- Sign In
Latest Kuwait hotel reviews
Favorite thing: Ok, this was my first trip to Kuwait, so it's very important is that you know the exchange rate for the country you reside in.....The ATM minimal withdraw is 20 KWD which equals $70 US dollars, be careful don't think the Kuwaiti dinar is low, it's the total opposite !!!! Watch it !!!!
Updated Apr 15, 2011
Favorite thing: Even though Kuwait's airport is small it is very confusing .... the signs really don't make any sense.... but they do have plenty of information desks, and they all speak English for those who fear a langauge barrier !!!! Plenty of shops before passport control and after passport control !!!!
Kuwait is a totally dry country so alchol is illegal so no bars, but plenty of coffee and juice bars ... and of course Starbucks (there as bad as McDonald's now !!!)(meaning there everywhere)
Give yourself some extra time to get thru the mess, as for the shops, the prices are not good, very high on items !!!!
Written Mar 20, 2010
Favorite thing: To enter the Kuwait you must have a visa which is easy to obtain, but here's a tip I hadn't read or was told by anyone .... first do not go downstairs unless you already have a visa. so proceed to the "VISA issuing counter" in bright PINK LETTERS !!!! and take a number before 100 other people do, then walk over and get some local currency... watch the ATM exchange (read my other tip) and then come back and your number should be up... we did the opposite... stood in line to get money then walked over to get the ticket for a visa... by then almost the entire airplane was ahead of us, so spent almost an hour before we were processed and able to go downstairs !!!!!
One must fill out a small entry card, with basic information.
The price for the visa is 3 KWD about $10 US dollars....
Another thing is that the guys stamping your passport stamps any page without even looking where so they stamped my passport over another stamp, so it looks like a big mess !!!! So much for keeping them in order !!!!!
Written Mar 20, 2010
Helpfulness
Favorite thing: Nationals of 34 countries can now recieve a visa valid up to 3 months on arrival at Kuwait International Airport. The nationalites are : EU-15, Andorra, Australia, Brunei, Canada, China, Hong Kong, Iceland, Japan, Liechtenstein, Malaysia, Monaco, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland, USA and Vatican City.
The process is pretty simple. On arrival don't follow all the other people downstairs but rather go left following the sign "Visa Counter". Hand over your passport and pay the fee of 5 KWD. Your passport will be stamped and you will recieve an A4 sheet of paper (your visa). You can now go downstairs, bypass the queues and go straight to the luggage collection caroussels.
Updated Jan 25, 2007
Helpfulness
Favorite thing: Kuwait has two english newspapers, the Kuwait Times and the Arab Times. To find out what is going on in Kuwait or to just grab the latest news head to one of the hundreds of McDonalds or Starbucks throughout the city where there is a plentiful supply of both newspapers to have a read at.
Updated Jan 8, 2006
Helpfulness
Favorite thing: ATMs are not easy to find outside of the Malls and the airport. Taxi Drivers will not know where an ATM machine is normally. The simple rule is when you see one get some money. You will see signs in the road directing you to ATMs, as a universal rule I never found the ATM by following the signs.
Written Jan 1, 2006
Favorite thing: Never go to Kuwait
Updated Sep 3, 2003
Helpfulness
Favorite thing: Never go to Kuwait.
Fondest memory: Gunny Ermey (from "Full Metal Jacket" and the History Channel's "Mail Call," among others) came to our camp after we'd returned from Iraq.
Written Aug 29, 2003
1 - 8 of 8
Sponsored Links
Four Points by Sheraton Kuwait
9 Reviews and 61 Opinions It was a very good stay with quality service and a concern for the Guest. Great view of Corniche and...
7 Reviews and 97 Opinions This hotel is located very near Kuwait City Intl Airport. It is a short ride to Salmiya and Marina...
5 Reviews and 40 Opinions Well, I can't really complain about this place because I was able to stay here for free several...
Reviews and photos of Kuwait attractions posted by real travelers and locals. The best tips for Kuwait sightseeing.
Never go to Kuwait. Gunny Ermey (from "Full Metal Jacket" and the History Channel's "Mail Call," among others) came to our camp after we'd returned from Iraq.
249 members live in Kuwait
Q: Hello! I am travlling to Kuwait city for a couple of days in the beginning of June (yes, I know the heat is fierce that time!),...
A: I´d recommend you look for a place in Salmiya - if you want to do shopping, a number of the big malls are in that area, as well as restaurants. Sightseeingwise.... well,...
Read 4 Replies
1
People call lots of countries hot ! But in Kuwait it really does get hot. If you park outside in summer you need to wear ski gloves to touch the steering wheel of your car when you start driving. The...
2
My First visit to the Gulf - Im in Kuwait!
I've got some interesting experiences in Kuwait. I'd love to share with you the 19 tips I've written, the 123 photos uploaded, and 4 travelogues I've created.
3
I came to Kuwait as part of a training exercise for my work, not for tourist reasons. Before I came to the country, I took the time to talk to a number of people I knew who had been here before,...
4
The State of Kuwait is so rich in oil so locals don't really have to work but they have jobs in the state owned sectors. All the rest is done by foreign labour mainly from India, Pakistan and...
5
Kuwait City has been reborn. Anyone coming here before the second Gulf war (when the US removed Saddam Hussein from Iraq) would have found a sad and rather depressed city where all the people had...
Build your own Kuwait page
Sponsored Links
