Novotel Bahrain Al Dana Resort

The beach and sea were really nice. The balcony had nice views and it was huge. It was also rather dirty! Room service came to clean it, but he did a lousy job!! The pool was pretty good as well but there should have been areas for kids and a separate one for adults. They wanted to charge my guest an additional $500 to enjoy the facilities as my guest. Speaking if charges, they charged like $5 for a bucket of ice! The Gym equipment (tread mill) stopped suddenly, which was very dangerous. The locker room was filthy with huge layers of sand on the floor. The attendants on the beach and the gym were never around. The beach area ran out of towels daily and the venue was never more than 50% occupied—so there was no reason for that. The meals at the Mediterranean Grill were over priced and disappointing. The room set up was strange and there was not enough space to put away your clothes, if staying for a week’s time. Definitely seemed to be a weekend retreat. The fridge wasn’t really cold and one of the phones not only didn’t work, but there were also wires hanging out of the wall. Oh and if you stay, learn Russian as most of the signs were only in Russian! There are better places to stay, especially for the money spent. If you have read this much, then you will not be surprised that I would give the property 3 out of 10 rating.