Aleppo Hotel Planet

... of earthquakes over the years, and one in 1822 killed over 60% of the inhabitants, and wrecked many buildings, including the Citadel. In Aleppo, arrive at a bus station a long way out from the centre. A  lot of people are getting out, but not all, ...

... of the Sheraton Hotel, and they have not included many of the side streets. There is a Kentucky Fried Chicken in Aleppo! Saw a poster... I don't believe that the citadels of Anatolia can compare with the Citadel of Aleppo. The ones in Istanbul and ...

... is another place that stakes a claim to the title of the world's oldest continually inhabited city. We'd read in the Lonely Planet that in Aleppo the history feels a lot more immediate than in the other two though, so we were looking forward to seeing ...

... hotel for me and my two friends Marko and Michael.They will arrive by plane the next day. After visiting two other hotels, I find the Dar Halabia Hotel located directly in the Old City of Aleppo, which is a very beautiful hotel with friendly staff.  ...

... made of ancient stone with mini ensuite and grubby floor. Once settled I got stuck into the Lonely Planet's chapter on Aleppo only to discover that the Springflower staff had a reputation for being a little too friendly...a number of ...

... was excacerbated by my failure to find a guidebook for the Middle East while I was in Egypt. So without a plan or a Lonely Planet crutch, the success of my travels would completely depend upon the "kindness of strangers." I couldn't have chosen better ...

... , but the food was good. There are no teapots in Syria, because they mostly use teabags. I visited 2 hotels listed in Lonely Planet, before finally finding a spot at al-Salam for 500 Suris. There are many tourists in town. The city feels dirty ...

... and live for the day. They are not very welcoming to visitors - only granting us a 3 day transit visa. We found the hotel we stayed in at Aleppo to be clean. it was 'quaint' and good for getting us out of our already extended comfort zone. The hotel is ...

... Orient Express" there and King Faisal I declared Syria's independence from the balcony in room 215. My Lonely Planet had a short description of the hotel; 'dated’ seemed to be the general impression. 'It bloody well should be dated’ I thought ...

... of the other?   This combative attitude is on show when we check into the Spring Flower Hotel in Aleppo.  The Lonely Planet says that several women have reported sleazy behaviour from staff here, including spying through peepholes into the ...

... near the distinctive Citadel and find our hotel on foot!  Rach did a great job negotiating the insane traffic.    Aleppo itself was mildly disappointing, except for an amazing souq (the most famous local product is 8 year aged olive oil ...

... among its former guests T.E. Lawrence. A website I had read recommended it as a must-stay place when in Aleppo, but, at $45 a night, I had ceded to Lonely Planet's advice that it had seen better days and wasn't worth the money. Both inside and out one ...

... checks a day in Syria, anywhere from the bus station to the internet cafe) but after a call to our hotel I was allowed to leave central Aleppo. After about 30 min we hit a landscape that resembled Mars, with heaps of rocks covering a strange ...

... . We’re not sure how he makes money if he keeps giving the food away, but they are mentioned in the lonely planet and famous amongst backpackers and overlanders alike. Early start tomorrow morning to get to and cross the Turkish border, so we opted ...

... I visit the souq numerous times during my stay in Aleppo so I will go into more detail about it then.   The citadel of Aleppo is a very imposing structure, as you can see by the photos. It came under siege many times throughout its history and many ...

... and not all women wear traditional Islamic dress.  There is also a large community of Christians living here in Aleppo, generally of Armenian origin. 3.  Damascus and Aleppo have a rivalry just like Edmonton and Calgary!  Except theirs is ...

... hotel then!" We chatted for a few hours, and arranged to meet for a falafel later in the night. -- Friendly Welcome in Aleppo A few hours later, I was sitting at the front desk of my new hotel trying, in vain, to use their computer's email ...

... ;across from the main entrance. Chicken, fries, salad and Lebanese beer were all good. 350 Syrian pounds. Moved into a non-Lonely Planet hotel. Can't even remember the name. It is more spacious than my room in al-Salam and the toilet has a seat. A ...

... and would not look out of place in the UK apart from the dodgy movies they put on. When I arrived into Aleppo the bus station is not where the lonely planet said it would be it had moved. The problem with my guide book is that is 3 years old so ...

... saved ourselves a couple round trips to the Syrian consulate while in Istanbul. Around 11:30 PM we checked into the Hotel Syria in old city center of Aleppo. It wasn't our first choice but it isn't a bad place to stay for 800 Syrian Pounds per night ...