Jeddah Hilton Hotel

Inside the Jeddah Hilton (yes, INSIDE)

The view from downstairs at the Hilton - across to the Red Sea

Today I had to travel to the Hilton Hotel in Jeddah for a function. Apart from the fact that it was physical Thursday/logical Saturday, the function started at 8:00 in the morning and meant having to get up at 6:00 to get there in time … on the day off no less

However, the the Hotel as some wonderful features, such as the being next to the Red Sea (see the photo to the right) and more impressively, the lobby area of the hotel (see the photo to the left). The lobby area in particular really is wonderful and needs to be seen to be believed, with the internal streams, fountains and waterfalls plus a really high atrium.

The one thing that those of us with more fulsome figures was really looking forward to, however, was the food. We had heard many good things about the food at the Hilton and looked forward to a change from the food here at the Radisson. Living on the traffic island means that we eat in far more than we should and as a result, we have eaten our way through the menu here about 30 times now.

What can I say? The food at the Hilton was really very disappointing. The catering from the Radisson is far superior. Even the Om Ali, my favourite Middle Eastern dessert, was not so good – way too many nuts in it. I guess it is back to La Sani North Indian Restaurant again  tonight for a touch of reality.