Rimal Hotel — Hotel in Baghdad

I stayed there during some hard times for the city with a number of car bombs going off in distant areas during my stay. The hotel is staffed by amazing people who just want to do a great job in a city in conflict. They came from all walks of life having lost there original places of working to shell damage etc. The rooms were remarkably clean. The restaurant cooked great local dishes.. normal rules apply for conflict zones - do not drink the tap water or eat anything that has not been cooked and don't ask for ice in your drinks(tap water). there is plenty of bottled water but make sure it's you that opens it - great local scam in recycling water bottles with tap water. In no circumstances go anywhere without a local guide/fixer/interpreter but only supplied by whoever you are working for or the hotel. If you get a chance the view from the roof is amazing and sometimes they have a couple of local traders selling handmade souvenirs there. Possibly the safest of the hotels that welcomes...

The Hotel facilities and room cleanness are good||The Hotel Single Restaurant is good especially for Lunch, I don't recommended it for Dinner.||The Area where the hotel is located is so so noisy it is really hard to sleep in that hotel rooms||They management of the hotel mentioned in Hotel amenities section the Bar, the Room Services, and Parking . . . Forget about the Both . . . there are no Bar and the Room Services are limited to specific hours of the daytime only. . . Finally there are no place to...

As a business traveller when you come to Iraq, Baghdad I suggest you clean your mind from any form of luxury. 2 full time guards make you feel safe, the reception is welcoming if not inexperienced and the rooms are wanting from every angle. Again, this is a country in recovery, so open your mind and eyes.||My stay was among local business men and women, it's what you call "progress". Stay with your business partners, don't wander and smile, this country has ambition, the hotel has survived so give...