Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Hala Festival
SHOPPING
(
www.hala-feb.com
)
During the month of February, the city goes crazy with the annual shop-
ping festival. There are lots of draws giving away valuable prizes in the shopping centres,
and special promotions lure customers in. Many shops offer discounts of up to 70%. Ask
your hotel reception where to go for the best bargains.
The festival coincides with National Day on 25 February and Liberation Day on 26
February. During this time, there are often fireworks displays and the city is draped in
lights. Arts, sports, a carnival and other activities make this an exciting time to be in town.
Check the festival website and '
What's On'
listings in the English-language daily papers
for details.
Sleeping
All of the hotels mentioned here have air-con, bathrooms, satellite TVs and minifridges.
Prices quoted are inclusive of the 15% service charge that most hotels add to their tariff,
though it's always worth asking for a discount. Breakfast is not generally included.
Top-end prices quoted here are rack rates: with a bit of persuasion, you can usually ne-
gotiate some sort of 'corporate' rate and a range of rates are available online.
International Hotel$
HOTEL
OFFLINE MAP
( 2574 1788; inter-hotel@hotmail.com; Dumna St, behind Al-Fannar Complex, Salmiya; s/d KD20/25)
This
1970s hotel, in its distinctive round building and period-piece lobby of varnished wood
and mirror, is something of a Kuwaiti institution. The oddly shaped rooms with their
curved balconies, chocolate brown carpets and grilled radiators, are dated but spacious.
There is 24-hour room service and a restaurant. The hotel is tucked in the lanes behind
Hamad al-Mubarak St.
Oasis Hotel$
HOTEL
( 2246 5489;
www.oasis.com.kw
; cnr Ahmad al-Jaber & Mubarak al-Kabir Sts, Sharq; s/d KD30/35; )
This
lime-green hotel, with its sea-green reception area, has simple, clean rooms and is in a
prime downtown location, just five-minutes' walk from the souq. The upper floors have
expansive views.
Ibis Hotel$
BUSINESS HOTEL
OFFLINE MAP
