guys... i heared that Hilton hotel is leaving Bahrain.

I am still not sure, if anybody knows about this?

Maybe, look at the hotel, it's crap. It's been downgraded to 4 stars plus the owner doesn't spend on it anythin to refurbish it.

But I saw new ad board somewhere in the roundabout.
and it looks new ads.
If they are leaving Bahrain, what is the point of new ads ?

hey ya this is been going on for 8 months...I know the son of the guy in charge and he told me he is leaving bahrain in the next couple of months....but lets see..mayb its beta they leave and in the next couple of years they build a Hilton Tower!!!

hey ya this is been going on for 8 months...I know the son of the guy in charge and he told me he is leaving bahrain in the next couple of months....but lets see..mayb its beta they leave and in the next couple of years they build a Hilton Tower!!!

The son of A.Rahim Al Sayyed?

i don't think Bahrain loss many...

good...ive always told my friends it was such a crap building and is only worth no more than 3 stars...Its in a really good location, i hope they demolish it and build a new building.

BTW I hear 4 seasons pulled out of Bahrain...according to a parliament session..i read it on mahmood.tv a few days ago

no the general manager...brett if iam not mistaken...if 4 seasons pull out...i swear this parliament needs to get a big slap!

I read that, well am not sure, maybe before but they have the Arcapita project and they said they'll build one, so I dunno man. Those MPs are crazy, you never know if what they say is true or just lies. If they pulled out, they're partly to blame.

Our hilton is nothing if compared to real ones !! i mean look at the Langham Hilton, Paddington, London, Dubai's Creek Hilton and then look at this one we have, and all our 5 star hotels except the Ritz Carlton and Movenpick !

I read that, well am not sure, maybe before but they have the Arcapita project and they said they'll build one, so I dunno man. Those MPs are crazy, you never know if what they say is true or just lies. If they pulled out, they're partly to blame.

i guess we cannot be sure...i re-checked the arcaptia project on http://www.projectbahrain.com, no updates but it said the project should be officially launched on december 2005...So i hope we can hear some news about this in the next few weeks. :)

They should destroy the Hilton building and turn it into another Ritz like they did with Meridien. :D

I agree, demolish this horrible building. If I this building say was my girlfriend and I was the Hilton brand, I'll dump her right away and run to another nicer building in Bahrain if it exists. If not, I'll be single for a while until they build somethin better.

I agree, demolish this horrible building. If I this building say was my girlfriend and I was the Hilton brand, I'll dump her right away and run run to another nicer building in Bahrain if it exists. If not, I'll be single for a while until they build somethin better.
heheh what an example :wave: :lol:

THE Hilton chain is pulling out of Bahrain after 30 years, it was revealed yesterday. As of next month, the Hilton in Manama will be managed by another international chain called Golden Tulip Hospitality.

Golden Tulip, which has its head offices in Amersfoort, the Netherlands, and Lausanne, Switzerland, has already signed a management agreement with the Hilton's owners in Bahrain.

A team from Golden Tulip's regional office in Dubai is now in the country working out the details.

"Our priority will be to further develop the hotel's infrastructure and enhance the quality of services," said Golden Tulip Hotels regional revenue manager Tariq Lutfi.

"Initially, at least five senior members of Golden Tulip in Dubai will move to the Bahrain hotel. They will carry out an in-depth study on the current level of services at the hotel and explore areas for improvement."

Mr Lutfi, who will also move to Bahrain as head of room operations, said Golden Tulip, which has an extensive presence in the Middle East, manages about 20 hotels in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Egypt, Jordan and Tunisia.

"We are presenting ourselves as an international chain with a local flavour," he added.

On the future of staff already working at the Hilton, Mr Lutfi said the new management would try to retain them.

"However, it is up to the staff whether to continue or not," he added.

"Those who want to move to other Hilton hotels in the region are free to do so."

A recent report issued by the Hilton said it had 172 staff, of which 60 were Bahrainis.

The minimum salary of all Bahraini staff was increased to BD200-a-month in July this year.

Golden Tulip Hospitality is the owning company of Golden Tulip Hotels, Inns & Resorts, franchising some 251 hotels across 37 countries - with the majority of hotels located in urban destinations across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Through its commercial alliance with TOP International Hotels, a German-based hotel consortium, the French B&B Group and Australian Tourism Hotels and Leisure (THL), the combined portfolio comprises more than 52,000 rooms in 534 hotels.

A Hilton spokesman was not available for a comment yesterday.

link (http://gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article=130342&Sn=BNEW&IssueID=28275)

Golden Tulip that just sounds horrible..

Nothin surprisin. The building they're in simply sux. When more hotels are built in this country, then hilton might come back.

Bahrain needs to learn to not fall behind others continuously.