Planet Hotel Aleppo

... 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 soap),& ...

... 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 shower.& ...

... 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 female ...

... 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 ...

... 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 had ...