Al Faisal Hotel Suites vs Similar Hotels

A bit old, which affects the overall perception.

Sea-facing rooms enjoyed by guests, but some rooms need small updates (no hairdryer provided, minor bathroom accessory shortcomings) and refurbishment is ongoing.

Room size is good.

Rooms described as spacious, comfortable with good beds and sea-view balconies for some; generally positive room comfort and size.

Clean and functional as noted in the reviews.

Rooms reported as clean, but hotel is a building site with dust in public areas and the nearby beach described as dirty — mixed-to-below-average cleanliness overall.

Some noise reaching the rooms indicates issues with sound insulation.

Multiple reviewers explicitly praised very clean rooms and housekeeping; a few notes about minor corner cleanliness and bathroom areas needing extra attention.

Close to the beach, providing a great location.

Repeatedly noted as a strong point: good location, sea-facing rooms and well located relative to Sur.

Directly on the beach with proximity to health center and fishing port.

Frequent mentions of an excellent/ideal location and proximity to services; guests called location 'perfect' and 'best'.

Standard quality for this hotel tier.

Multiple mentions of very friendly, smiling and helpful staff; service consistently praised across reviews.

Standard quality for this hotel tier.

Consistently strong praise for reception and staff (several staff named and singled out for excellent, courteous service and helpfulness).

Standard quality for this hotel tier.

Breakfast received positive comments (fresh fruit, pastries, hot options), though some expected local tea (Karak) was unavailable; generally positive but not exceptional.

Standard quality for this hotel tier.

Breakfast repeatedly praised as very good with attentive staff; overall F&B (breakfast) sentiment strongly positive despite a layout/space comment for the restaurant.

Standard quality for this hotel tier.

Breakfast is good, but pool facilities are poor (not temperature controlled, shallow, surrounded by building work) and no dedicated kids' pool; some in-room amenities missing.

Standard quality for this hotel tier.

Pool and basic amenities received praise, but there were requests to improve restaurant table layout and some disturbance from nearby maintenance/construction affecting amenity use.

Standard quality for this hotel tier.

Described explicitly as good value for money in reviews.

Excellent value for the price.

Mixed signals: several guests recommended the hotel and noted good pricing, while at least one review explicitly called the price high; overall moderate score reflecting mixed perceptions.