BAH Transit questions.
Dec 29, 2012, 5:58 pm
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BAH Transit questions.
I land at 8am and leave 7hrs later. Was wondering the following
1. Is there sleeping rooms in the GF Business lounge? Can we prebook them? If none is there a place in the lounge we can sleep in?
2. Any foot massage place in the airport? 2hrs foot massage will pass the time nicely.
3. Is the lounge quiet or busy in the early hours?
4. Is it worth venturing out? Our luggage will be checked through so anywhere we can go for 2-3hrs?
5. In relation to above question I would love to see the city. Would anyone have any tour company recommendations who could take us around for 3-4hrs?
6. If not going out how is the airport to spend 7hrs in?
1. Is there sleeping rooms in the GF Business lounge? Can we prebook them? If none is there a place in the lounge we can sleep in?
2. Any foot massage place in the airport? 2hrs foot massage will pass the time nicely.
3. Is the lounge quiet or busy in the early hours?
4. Is it worth venturing out? Our luggage will be checked through so anywhere we can go for 2-3hrs?
5. In relation to above question I would love to see the city. Would anyone have any tour company recommendations who could take us around for 3-4hrs?
6. If not going out how is the airport to spend 7hrs in?
Dec 31, 2012, 4:41 am
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Hi
Thanks for the PM but I'm not really sure about any of your questions! There is a transit hotel where you can get a room by the hour, but not sure about the lounge. I would suggest ringing Gulf Air and asking, including about the tour as they could arrange something for you.
The airport is small but the duty free shopping and GF lounges are good, but it's not a place I would choose to spend 7 hours!
Be warned that Bahrain is going through a troubled period politics-wise, and whilst you won't be concerned for safety or anything like that they seem to be adopting very stringent (and completely unnecessary) checks on who is allowed into the country. For example a friend of a friend was denied entry because she had been born in Tehran despite holding a New Zealand passport and put straight back on the plane to London. If you do want to do a tour, I would recommend getting a visa in advance (not at the airport) via the Bahrain Embassay in Lonodon (Google it).
Enjoy your trip, it is a nice country with lovely people.
Thanks for the PM but I'm not really sure about any of your questions! There is a transit hotel where you can get a room by the hour, but not sure about the lounge. I would suggest ringing Gulf Air and asking, including about the tour as they could arrange something for you.
The airport is small but the duty free shopping and GF lounges are good, but it's not a place I would choose to spend 7 hours!
Be warned that Bahrain is going through a troubled period politics-wise, and whilst you won't be concerned for safety or anything like that they seem to be adopting very stringent (and completely unnecessary) checks on who is allowed into the country. For example a friend of a friend was denied entry because she had been born in Tehran despite holding a New Zealand passport and put straight back on the plane to London. If you do want to do a tour, I would recommend getting a visa in advance (not at the airport) via the Bahrain Embassay in Lonodon (Google it).
Enjoy your trip, it is a nice country with lovely people.
Dec 31, 2012, 5:07 am
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Hi
Thanks for the PM but I'm not really sure about any of your questions! There is a transit hotel where you can get a room by the hour, but not sure about the lounge. I would suggest ringing Gulf Air and asking, including about the tour as they could arrange something for you.
The airport is small but the duty free shopping and GF lounges are good, but it's not a place I would choose to spend 7 hours!
Be warned that Bahrain is going through a troubled period politics-wise, and whilst you won't be concerned for safety or anything like that they seem to be adopting very stringent (and completely unnecessary) checks on who is allowed into the country. For example a friend of a friend was denied entry because she had been born in Tehran despite holding a New Zealand passport and put straight back on the plane to London. If you do want to do a tour, I would recommend getting a visa in advance (not at the airport) via the Bahrain Embassay in Lonodon (Google it).
Enjoy your trip, it is a nice country with lovely people.
Thanks for the PM but I'm not really sure about any of your questions! There is a transit hotel where you can get a room by the hour, but not sure about the lounge. I would suggest ringing Gulf Air and asking, including about the tour as they could arrange something for you.
The airport is small but the duty free shopping and GF lounges are good, but it's not a place I would choose to spend 7 hours!
Be warned that Bahrain is going through a troubled period politics-wise, and whilst you won't be concerned for safety or anything like that they seem to be adopting very stringent (and completely unnecessary) checks on who is allowed into the country. For example a friend of a friend was denied entry because she had been born in Tehran despite holding a New Zealand passport and put straight back on the plane to London. If you do want to do a tour, I would recommend getting a visa in advance (not at the airport) via the Bahrain Embassay in Lonodon (Google it).
Enjoy your trip, it is a nice country with lovely people.
May 11, 2013, 5:19 pm
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BAH Transit questions.
Has the situation in Bahrain any better I am naming a trip after two weeks and was hoping to get the visa on arrival
May 12, 2013, 3:21 am
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1. Is there sleeping rooms in the GF Business lounge? Can we prebook them? If none is there a place in the lounge we can sleep in? I seem to remember a quiet room with flat/deeply reclining chairs
2. Any foot massage place in the airport? 2hrs foot massage will pass the time nicely. I have not seen any
3. Is the lounge quiet or busy in the early hours? I doubt it will be that busy during the time you will be there
4. Is it worth venturing out? Our luggage will be checked through so anywhere we can go for 2-3hrs? If you were going to be there for lunch or dinner I would have recommended a restaurant, Kontiki at the Diplomat, but due to immigration "issues" I would just stay in the airport if I were you - I fear that the days when I could pop into BAH for lunch in-transit are gone
5. In relation to above question I would love to see the city. Would anyone have any tour company recommendations who could take us around for 3-4hrs? There is not that much to see - perhaps Arad fort and/or the ruins of the ancient settlement might be the ticket
6. If not going out how is the airport to spend 7hrs in? The lounge is quite decent
2. Any foot massage place in the airport? 2hrs foot massage will pass the time nicely. I have not seen any
3. Is the lounge quiet or busy in the early hours? I doubt it will be that busy during the time you will be there
4. Is it worth venturing out? Our luggage will be checked through so anywhere we can go for 2-3hrs? If you were going to be there for lunch or dinner I would have recommended a restaurant, Kontiki at the Diplomat, but due to immigration "issues" I would just stay in the airport if I were you - I fear that the days when I could pop into BAH for lunch in-transit are gone
5. In relation to above question I would love to see the city. Would anyone have any tour company recommendations who could take us around for 3-4hrs? There is not that much to see - perhaps Arad fort and/or the ruins of the ancient settlement might be the ticket
6. If not going out how is the airport to spend 7hrs in? The lounge is quite decent
May 12, 2013, 4:40 am
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For pictures of the GF lounge, see my trip report.