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1. QABAQ I قبق says:

   November 30, 2011 at 10:09 am

   More hotels, more competition, cheaper rooms. GOOD

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   • Acerboy says:

     November 30, 2011 at 11:21 am

     There will be no cheaper rooms cause Kuwait has hotel association and prices are more or less the same for all :)

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2. 360Dewan says:

   November 30, 2011 at 10:19 am

   i’ve been there for a training once, beautiful place but the smell in that area gets annoying :)

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3. JourneyKitchen says:

   November 30, 2011 at 10:24 am

   I was there recently and its a nice and pretty looking hotel. Just not as nice as it looks in the picture :-)

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4. anon says:

   November 30, 2011 at 10:42 am

   personally i think its really overpriced.

   Otherwise its a decent hotel, the room service food isn’t up to standard though.

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5. Acerboy says:

   November 30, 2011 at 11:17 am

   They going to have the biggest convention centre in Kuwait !!

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6. Jaber says:

   November 30, 2011 at 12:12 pm

   Been there a few times. Aside from the nice decorations, the hotel is a piece of crap. The service sucks and the staff is not qualified to run a 5-star hotel. The overall experience just feels fake.

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7. desert sky says:

   November 30, 2011 at 2:11 pm

   Wonder what’s the average occupancy rate of hotels in Kuwait. Who comes to Kuwait on holiday and stay in these hotels?

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   • Desert Girl says:

     November 30, 2011 at 4:30 pm

     Saudis.

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     • Othman says:

       December 3, 2011 at 4:32 pm

       LOL exactly.

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8. Phoenix says:

   November 30, 2011 at 2:12 pm

   gallery link not working?

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9. Desert Girl says:

   November 30, 2011 at 4:32 pm

   Oh – Desert Sky – last time I heard, occupancy rates were around 30%. The only way the hotels can discount a room is if they sell as “long term stay”. Only a percentage of a hotel’s rooms are allocated as long term, however.

   Banditos got a monopoly on everything…

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10. Touf says:

    November 30, 2011 at 5:10 pm

    FYI – Kuwait has a little over 8mil airport passengers per year, of which 15% are leisure trips. Kuwait visitors are 50% from Arab countries, and about 25% from Europe. Occupancy was 54% in 2010. Average room rates have always been very high in Kuwait (over 200$) and is one of the highest in the region (241$ in 2010), along with Beirut (264$) and Riyadh (261$).source 2011 ME Hotel Survey HVS.com

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11. Alexander says:

    November 30, 2011 at 6:15 pm

    Qatari owned

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12. Acerboy says:

    November 30, 2011 at 7:43 pm

    Mark what happen you removed the pic? Any issue?

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13. daily says:

    November 30, 2011 at 9:04 pm

    Why would they want their pic removed from one of the most popular blogs in Kuwait…..don’t they have a license to operate yet????

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14. Sauce says:

    December 1, 2011 at 9:32 am

    you actually listen to a “request”? why????? since when???

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    • hansel says:

      December 1, 2011 at 11:02 am

      musta been smthing like the last incident then ha ..

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15. Ali Sleeq says:

    December 1, 2011 at 12:06 pm

    Kuwait’s 5 star hotels are run by the Hotels Association, a cartel not unlike OPEC.

    I stayed at many 5 star Dubai hotels and they have lower rates, which attracts competition and more services.

    The only thing that differentiates the 5 star hotels here are the location and what restaurants they have.

    Waiting for Messilah Beach Hotel (if it ever opens).

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16. Desert Girl says:

    December 1, 2011 at 3:25 pm

    Send it to me. I’ll post it. F ‘em!

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17. Desert Girl says:

    December 1, 2011 at 3:28 pm

    …ooops. I don’t need to. Just did a Google search and they are all over the net. Check out

    http://www.ilsul6ana.com/2010/04/20/new-regency-hotel-kuwait/

    Bada bing.

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