I wrote an earlier - since removed - scathing review based on first impressions, but subsequently warmed a little to the place. it does have a very forbidding eastern-europe-in-the-1950s aspect to it. But given it's in Saudi Arabia, what more can we expect? They don't do seaside in the middle east, so i suppose this is as good as it... more

I've been in two minds on what to post on this hotel. As the Otterman says, the architecture around the hotel comes direct from the Ceausescu school of design. Your approach is through security gates, over numerous lethal speed bumps and along roads lined by what look like concrete tank traps. But the hotel itself is a modest, two story... more

We are currently based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, which is a very cosmopolitan city in the Kingdom. By word of mouth we heard about Durrah Beach Resort and thought it would be a nice short getaway with the children, who are aged 2 and 3. Being Ramadan, we got a very good rate so we decided on the diplomatic suite.... more