OverviewLocated in Al Jubail's city centre and about a 5-minute drive from Expressway No. 1, the Sharq Hotel is geared towards travellers who require a centrally located hotel with on-site dining, meeting space and easy highway access.
This hotel offers 79 rooms, including single, double and family rooms. In-room amenities include free Wi-Fi, air conditioning, cable TV, a mini-fridge and a private bathroom.
The hotel also offers a covered car park, a business centre, laundry facilities, a coffee shop, in-house taxi service, a hair salon and meeting space. Two restaurants serving Arabic, European and Indian cuisine are available on site.
King Abdulaziz Naval Base can be found about a 12-minute drive from the hotel, while Jubail Center offers shopping 3 minutes away on foot. Jubail Commercial Port can be found roughly 5 minutes away by car and King Fahd International Airport (DMM) is a 50-minute drive away. (All distances and travel time estimates: Google Maps)
The GoodThere were very few online reviews for this hotel at the time of writing, however, of those sourced, guests showed positive responses towards the hotel's location, rooms and staff.
Lodgers described the hotel's location as central and close to restaurants, shopping, the gold market, a supermarket and mosques.
The hotel's rooms were found to be spacious and clean with comfortable beds by reviewers.
Guests characterized the staff as friendly accommodating.
The Bad
As mentioned above, there were not many reviews available online for this hotel, however, of those consulted, guests showed negative responses towards the hotel's parking and rooms.
Reviewers mentioned difficulty with finding a parking spot at the hotel. They reported not enough spots for guests and had to find parking on the street.
Although the majority of reviews reported clean and spacious rooms, street noise, noisy in-room air-conditioning units and poor quality toilets were reported by a few travellers.
TripAdvisor.com guest reviews ranked the hotel #5 of 7 Al Jubail hotels with an average rating of 3 out of 5 from 5 reviews.
