Marina Royal Hotel Suite — Hotel in Salmiya

This is not billed as a luxury hotel, so as long as you do not expect that, it is fine.||||WELCOME||I had a great welcome to the hotel, the taxi driver was trying to charge us extra for the drive from the airport, someone came out from the hotel to find out what the issue was, and paid the driver the extra 1Dinar that we were short. You would definitely not get this in the uk.||||HOSPITALITY||When the person who paid our taxi heard we had no Kuwaiti currency (none of the ATMs in the airport worked, we tried 4 different ones, with about 6 different cards) he personally bought us to the ATM. The first two had run out of money / didn't work, but the third one did, he then took us to a great local place to eat, before he headed back to the hotel. This kind of hospitality and help is rare. We later found out he was the hotel owner.||||While we checked in we were also brought a bottle of water, which was greatly received. ||||ROOMS||There is a lift to the rooms, which were very spacious with a kitchenette and microwave. The rooms are a little dated, but not too different from the pictures shown, so there are I expected. Wifi worked fine in our rooms, as well as in the lobby.||||My sleep was comfy, the shower was spacious.||||BREAKFAST||There was not a great deal for me, as it was very bread heavy, croissants, toast etc. as a none bread eater, the only thing for me was boiled eggs.||||LOCATION||It is about 10 minutes walk from Doha Bay, which is the bay you will recognise from lots of the tourist postcards. Its a calm and clean family beach which families visit way into the early hours, everything seems to happen much later in the UAE. We saw families at the beach at 1am.||||It is also right next to a Mall that will have every shop and eatery you would want, with a lot of recognisable names. Salmiya was one of the most destroyed cities in the Kuwait invasion, so it was interesting for me to try to search what parts of the city looked like all those years ago.||||It was 8 Dinars to and from the airport.||||As long as you do not expect luxury this hotel is fine. The area feels safe, and rooms are spacious. I would definitely...

Stayed a night here recently, breakfast was included, but didn't try.|If you're in Kuwait for a short visit, and you are looking for only a place to sleep, this is an ideal hotel / location.|I didn't enjoy the people smoking in the lifts, lobby and general smoking smell around corridors.|Also, please pack your toiletries, as there is only some soap and shampoo dispenser in the shower.|Take bottles of water and tea coffee, as none of this is provided in the room.|There is a microwave, kettle and small electric hotplate if you need, but, I’d rather not use them. |The Marina mall is next door, with ample options to eat and a few minutes’ walk around and you’ll get some local street food. |If you want a bed with a headboard, this hotel is not for you, as the beds as you can see in the photos are just the box and mattress, but comfortable to sleep in. |Will stay here again, only to sleep. As the rooms are dated, but clean, neat and...

Worse place ever shoudnt be called royal nor hotel, it is dirty with no management. we booked for two nights and came physically two weeks before our reservation to pay as the booking says pay later, but they said no need don't worry everything will be fine and when we arrived two weeks later at 5 am exhausted they said it was cancelled as you did not pay!! And we are full !! The guy at the reception had zero skills as we went crazy bcz of his attitude we had to roam around and found much better places worth similar price. Not for families as there are lots of coffee shops around that...