Syria Hotels & Hostels (66)

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After a recent renovation, the Afamia is arguably Damascus' best value mid-range hotel. With comfortable, well-equipped rooms, friendly and accommodating staff, and a central location, it's hard …

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This comfortable four-star business hotel is in an excellent location, perfect for shopping the souqs as well as the odd pilgrimage - the hotel does a roaring trade hosting tour groups from Iran …

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Recently renovated and centrally located, just a block from the National Museum and Handicrafts Lane, Hotel Al-Madinah, or the City Hotel, is a good choice if you're looking for a decent level of…

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With the sheer number of Syrian and other Arab women staying here on shopping excursions, this is one budget hotel in the Al-Shouhada Square district where solo women travellers will feel safe.

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The Yarmouk may not see too many Western tourists - it mainly has Arab and Russian traders checking in - but the chain-smoking English- and Russian-speaking staff are welcoming and it's a decent …

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In an exquisitely restored old stone mill, this elegant boutique sleep is much more than a hotel. With regular art exhibitions, musical concerts and tai-chi classes, and a relaxing creek-side loc…

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The receptionist might be indifferent, preferring his newspaper to conversation, but the accommodation here is good value and an excellent choice for male travellers. As long as you can get the f…

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Aleppo's legendary Baron is a museum piece. But just like Syria's museums, it's suffering from a combination of neglect and indifference to just what a treasure it actually is. Those looking for …

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Occupying a splendid 17th century house on a busy narrow alley in the Christian Quarter, this intimate boutique hotel offers up a singular experience - the chance to stay in an exquisite old Dama…

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This attractive hotel, formerly known as Diwan Rasmy, is secreted away down a narrow stone-walled alleyway near the Citadel, in the Al-Jibelah quarter. Housed in a converted 15th-century palace, …

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Nestled in the stone-walled lanes of the old Al-Jdeida quarter in a painstakingly-restored 18th-century house, Beit Wakil was one of the first of Aleppo's boutique hotels to be established in an …

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Damascus' most elegant five star until the Four Seasons came to town, the Cham Palace retains a certain oriental glamour and charm that remains unmatched. Its enduring popularity with locals is e…

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In a restored old Damascene house with grey granite and white striped walls, traditional decor, and elegant courtyards with trickling fountains, this attractive boutique hotel provides a great op…

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Enchantingly situated in an 18th century stone house a short stroll from Bab Antakya, the western entrance to the Old City, Dar Halabia is a pleasant retreat and still the only hotel in Aleppo's …

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This captivating hotel in Al-Jdeida now sprawls across several grand courtyard houses dating from the 17th and 18th centuries and continues to grow, leveraging off the success of the original, mo…

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Secreted away down a narrow stone-walled alleyway in the intriguing Al-Jibelah neighbourhood near the Citadel, this elegant boutique hotel in a converted 15th century palace is one of Aleppo's fi…

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Conveniently situated opposite the National Museum and close to the chic shopping and cafes in the new town, this plush piece of paradise in dusty downtown Damascus is ideal for pre-trip relaxati…

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A welcome addition to the Souq Saroujah accommodation scene, this budget hotel, owned by three friendly brothers, is a relaxing if somewhat off-beat place to stay in this popular area of Damascus…

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If you don't mind the idea of staying in a life-size Barbie play house - picture pink, pink and more pink! - then you won't mind staying at the clean and friendly Hanadi at all.

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Specialising in a style of décor that can best be described as Oriental chintz, and with helpful, multi-lingual staff on the front desk, this clean, modern hotel is an unexpected hit with Europea…

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Situated on grimy 'car tyre shop street' in Aleppo's budget hotel district, this spotlessly clean place is the next best bet after Tourist Hotel. Like the Tourist, Hotel Somar's cleaners somehow …

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In an elegant, restored Jewish palace down a dusty alley in the crumbling Al-Jdeida quarter of Damascus' Old City, Talisman offers up a true One Thousand and One Nights experience. Curled up on a…

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Travellers love Mandaloun, a beautiful courtyard hotel on the border between the Old Town and New; it hits a sweet price point that affords you that renowned Aleppan courtyard experience without …

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It's easy to see why the Omayad Hotel is a local institution - until the Four Seasons opened, the city's elite wouldn't have thought of holding their weddings anywhere else - the service is warm …

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If you want to add your name to the long list of rich and famous who have checked in to this faded Art Deco beauty (the list includes Agatha Christie, King Faisal, the Shah of Persia, and Charles…

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The kitsch Arabian Nights-style common areas and long list of services are the big attraction at this mid-range hotel, a long-standing traveller's favourite, just west of the Hejaz train station.

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Tucked away down a narrow alley in the old Al-Jdeida neighbourhood, Tourath House is another tiny boutique hotel in a splendid old stone residence and with some of the friendliest and most profes…

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This retro 1970s-style hotel opposite the main square in the New City is a time machine trip. But go beyond the classic 70's lobby with wood panelling, kitsch chandeliers, and tinted mirrors, and…

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Aleppo's best budget option is more akin to a homely European style pension than a hotel. The staff are warm, friendly and multilingual, the décor is delightfully old-fashioned, but most importan…

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This grand hotel, in an elegant old sandstone building dating to 1923, oozes atmosphere with its grand staircase and warren of halls. Unfortunately the modern, simple rooms don't carry through th…

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The best option in this price range, this place was undergoing renovation at the time of research. Despite the grotty elevator, the simply furnished rooms (with TV) were clean, although hopefully…

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Decorated like a traditional Bedouin tent, with kilims on the floors and walls and cushions scattered everywhere, this small hotel has lots of character and is one of Palmyra's more attractive bu…

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In a beautiful hundred-year-old building with high ceilings, this place has enormous rooms with balconies, decorative windows, and a big common area with a massive picture window looking onto the…

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