Womanthismonth.com 76 July 2024 Farah Baig discovers the hospitality jewel in the heart of Manama that is Downtown Rotana. She tells all about her day of rest, relaxation and indulgence that tops the list of her staycation experiences. “I really could use a break.” Friends, family and every willing ůŝƐƚĞŶĞƌ ŚĂǀĞ ƉƌŽďĂďůLJ ŚĞĂƌĚ ŵĞ ƐĂLJ ƚŚŝƐ Ă ŚƵŶĚƌĞĚ ƟŵĞƐ over the last few months. The reality of being an adult ŵĞĂŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ LJŽƵ ƌĞĂůůLJ ĐĂŶ͛ ƚ ĚƌŽƉ LJŽƵƌ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ head to the airport whenever you feel like it. Lucky for me, ŵLJ ƐƵŵŵĞƌ ǁĂƐ Žī ƚŽ Ă ŐŽŽĚ ƐƚĂƌƚ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ƐƚĂLJĐĂƟŽŶ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ďĞĂƵƟĨƵů ϱͲƐƚĂƌ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ ŽǁŶƚŽǁŶ RŽƚĂŶĂ͘ Ͳ DĂĚĞ ĨŽƌ DĞŵŽƌŝĞƐ Ͳ OtNTOtN ROTANA THE EPITOME OF COMFORT AƐ I ĚƌŽǀĞ ƵƉ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŚŽƚĞů͕ I ǁĂƐ ŐƌĞĞƚĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ǀĂůĞƚ ĂƩĞŶĚĂŶƚƐ ǁŚŽ ŚĂƉƉŝůLJ ĂƐƐŝƐƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƉĂƌŬŝŶŐ ŵLJ ĐĂƌ ĂŶĚ ƚĂŬŝŶŐ ŵLJ ƐƵŝƚĐĂƐĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ůŽďďLJ͘ tĂůŬŝŶŐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ the revolving doors of the property is like taking a ĚĞĞƉ ďƌĞĂƚŚ ŽĨ ĨƌĞƐŚ AůƉŝŶĞ Ăŝƌ ʹ ƚŚĞ ůŽďďLJ ŝƐ ŵŽĚĞƌŶ ĂŶĚ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĞĂƟǀĞ Ăƌƚ ŽĨ ĂŚƌĂŝŶͲďĂƐĞĚ ĂƌƟƐƚƐ that the hotel supports through their Culture Hub ŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞ͘ hŶůŝŬĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŚŽƚĞůƐ͕ ĐŚĞĐŬͲŝŶ ǁĂƐ ƐŝŵƉůĞ and quick, a pleasant experience heightened by the ŬŝŶĚ ƌĞĐĞƉƟŽŶŝƐƚ ǁŚŽ ĐŚĞĞƌĨƵůůLJ ǁĂůŬĞĚ ŵĞ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ŚŽƚĞů͛Ɛ ŵĂŶLJ ĂŵĞŶŝƟĞƐ͕ ƌĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƵŶŝƋƵĞ experiences. Could I really be in store for so much enjoyment in just a day? tĂůŬŝŶŐ ŝŶƚŽ ŵLJ ĐŽƌŶĞƌ ƌŽŽŵ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ϭϴƚŚ ŇŽŽƌ͕ I couldn’t help but feel a sense of excitement; it was welcoming to say the least. The room was tastefully decorated and featured a dining table, sofas, a TV ĂŶĚ Ă ŬŝŶŐͲƐŝnjĞ ďĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƌŶĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĂƐŶ͛ ƚ Ăůů͘ AƐ I ĚƌĞǁ ƚŚĞ ĐƵƌƚĂŝŶƐ ŽƉĞŶ͕ I ǁĂƐ ďůŽǁŶ ĂǁĂLJ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ǀŝĞǁ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĂŚƌĂŝŶ &ŝŶĂŶĐŝĂů HĂƌďŽƵƌ ĨƌŽŵ ŽŶĞ ǁŝŶĚŽǁ ĂŶĚ ĂŚƌĂŝŶ tŽƌůĚ TƌĂĚĞ CĞŶƚƌĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŽƚŚĞƌ ʹ Ă ǀŝĞǁ ƚŚĂƚ I ƌĞǀŝƐŝƚĞĚ ƐĞǀĞƌĂů ƟŵĞƐ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ the experience. The room also boasts a large bathtub, Ă ƌĂŝŶ ƐŚŽǁĞƌ͕ ŚŝƐͲĂŶĚͲŚĞƌ ƐŝŶŬƐ͕ ĂŶĚ TŚĞ tŚŝƚĞ CŽŵƉĂŶLJ ƚŽŝůĞƚƌŝĞƐ ŽīĞƌŝŶŐ Ă ĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůĞ ƐƚĂLJ ĨŽƌ Ăůů͘ LIFESTYLE | review Scan to watch the video
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