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Visiting Manama, Bahrain


Manama, capital of the island nation of Bahrain, is a major financial center with a thriving economy. A surplus of money has decorated the skyline with glass and steel spires, and plans for the tallest tower in the world. Although Bahrain is an Islamic country, alcohol is legal, and Manama has a thriving nightlife, with clubs and bars popular with visitors from all over the world. The narrow rows of stalls at the Bab el-Bahrain souk are famous for their vast array of perfumes, spices, and gold.
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Elite Grande

4 of 5 stars
Budapest
Nov 21, 2009

I stayed for four days in this hotel. The hotel was kind of okay, the bedroom was well equiped except for that if you needed internet you needed to climb under the furniture to plug it in. (The...more

L'Hotel

Nov 21, 2009

This hotel makes a good first impression but ... Rooms are spacious and modern furnished, however it looks like they have not always chosen best quality. Bathroom looked not cleaned in some areas but...more

Gulf Hotel Bahrain

Nov 20, 2009

I visited this hotel recently on a business trip for 3 days and stayed in a 1 bed apartment which the hotel was decent enough to upgrade me to as my room was not ready when I arrived (6 o'clock in the...more

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