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Gulf Hotel Bahrain, Autograph Collection
Manama, Bahrain · Autograph Collection · Accessible Luxury · Opening soon
The Gulf Hotel opened in Manama in 1969 as one of Bahrain's first five-star hotels, and it is now being renovated to join Marriott's Autograph Collection. Gulf Hotels Group signed with Marriott in September 2024 and formalised the deal in April 2025; the hotel stays open under the group's own management and keeps its name while the work continues. No date has been set for the Autograph Collection relaunch.
- 366 rooms
- Opened 1969
- Neighborhood: Gudaibiya
- Not open yet
About Gulf Hotel Bahrain, Autograph Collection
- The hotel's China Garden restaurant reopened in September 2026 after a full renovation, one of the first finished pieces of the hotel's transformation.
- The 2024 announcement spoke of a three-year renovation, while the 2025 signing ceremony described two years.
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