THE Gulf Hotel, which opened in 1969 as Bahrain’s first five-star hotel, is renowned for being the pioneer in luxury hospitality. For 45 years, the Gulf Hotel has maintained its position as the leading five-star hotel in Bahrain, selling the highest number of rooms in the five-star market and has developed an exceptional reputation for providing excellent service while catering for both business and leisure travellers alike.
The hotel consists of 359 beautifully furnished, spacious rooms and suits, with panoramic views of Bahrain’s capital’s city, Manama. The Gulf Hotel’s facilities also include state-of-the-art meeting rooms that are equipped with the latest in technology, a convention centre spread over an area of 4,780 square metres of meeting space and consisting of 29 state-of-the-art venues to accommodate up to 3,000 delegates for all types of business meetings, international conferences or dream weddings and banqueting, a lagoon style swimming pool and children’s pool set amongst landscaped gardens, and exclusive gymnasium.In addition to the Gulf Executive Residence, which offers 97 luxury apartments, the Gulf Executive Offices offer 7,000 sq m of prime office space with a 600-bay multi-storey car park.The Gulf Hotel enjoys an envious reputation for delivering exceptional quality dining options, with a range of award winning fine dining restaurants and lounges, which are highly regarded as being among the best in Bahrain and the region:• Al Waha Restaurant, offering extensive international buffet options;• China Garden Restaurant, voted Bahrain’s best Chinese restaurant for the past thee years;• Zahle, with sumptuous Lebanese food, live entertainment and traditional belly dancer;• Fusions Restaurant, a stunning roof top location where East meets West;• La Pergola, Bahrain’s most famous Italian restaurant;• Margarita Mexicana Restaurant, serving authentic Mexican dishes;• Royal Thai Restaurant for the best Thai dishes in a beautiful Thai house surrounding; • Sato Japanese Restaurant, with sushi bar, Teppanyaki and Tatami rooms; and• Takht Jamsheed Restaurant, for the best Iranian kebabs in Bahrain.Other Gulf Hotel outlets include the famous Sherlock Holmes Restaurant and Bar, Typhoon, Vintage Wine Bar andCafé Delices.