Savoy Le Grand Hotel

The hotel was not directly inside the walls of the Medina, so the private taxi will charge you more. However after we were done walking around the souks... traditional marketplaces in the Medina, you are sooo overwhelmed and over sensitized that by the time you make the couple minute drive to this hotel and walk past the front street lobby to the gem of the pool, you truly feel transcended. It is quiet and peacefull. You would have no idea there is a shopping plaza right outside the hotel door. A mall that sells really cheap jewelery if you are overwhelmed with bargaining with the marketplace folk. The pool was freezing. My children swam for 5 minutes at a time. The buffet for breakfast was unbelievable, with extremely attentive staff. The dinner buffet was mediocre, especially for the price. The meats were not very tender, at all. Hence, the next day we at a late lunch in the Medina and had a snack for dinner. "Paul" is next door to the hotel for dessert unbelievable french pastries for cheap!The hotel is strangely picky about bringing any outside food into the hotel. They were physically stopping anyone who brought in more than water from the grocery store a few feet away. The music by the pool was always really good and had a good vibe. If the pool was heated they'd make so much money off people drinking near the pool. The beds were fine, but the ac is not stong. We had to request a thin blanket because we couldnt sleep.

Lovely big hotel, only 10 mins from the airport. Great facilities, indoor pool was great for the kids, shopping mall next door. Only negative is the breakfast service - there were far too few staff and they were clearly overworked - we waited an age to get anything. It's also a bit school-canteen like, which is poor for a 5 star hotel. Overall, very good - would recommend.

The perfect modern hotel 5 minutes from the airport! Large, modern rooms with comfortable beds. Highly recommend this hotel: midway between The Medina & RAK.