My father-in-law died suddenly in Qatar and the airlines put us in this hotel. I wish they hadn't. Although some of the reception staff were pleasant and friendly, two in particular were damn right rude, aggressive and made an already stressful situation worse by taking money from us for rooms we hadn't used. The manager was worse than Basil Fawlty... more

First of all, hotel is not in "business" part of town. It is in old Doha, so no fancy parking (better say no good parking at all), streets are not fancy etc., but this is the place where real people from Doha live. Big disappointment was that restaurant was not working, so even no breakfast was possible. But after that... more

I was travelling Qatar Airways from London to Dubai with a transfer at Doha (by the way, despite the ads Qatar Airways are nobodys five star airline) but missed my connection and ended up at the Royal Qatar for the night. I had no Qatari money and couldn't find a bank machine at Doha Airport so a taxi to the... more