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Bahrain Hotel, the kingdom’s oldest hotel, is being prepared for restoration and operation with the private sector, the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities has said, as MPs urge that the old Manama landmark be saved from decay and brought back into public life. Shaikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, Director-General of Heritage at the authority, told The Daily Tribune that the building is listed by the authority as a historic site, both as Bahrain’s first hotel and as a property of particular architectural and historical value to Manama. ‘Bahrain Hotel is registered on the authority’s list of historic buildings,’ he said. ‘It is the first hotel in Bahrain and has particular architectural and historical value for Manama. ‘The authority acquired the property several years ago in order to preserve it and prepare it for development. Work is now taking place with the relevant government bodies to draw up plans for its restoration and future operation, in partnership with the private sector.’ The hotel was built by Abdul-Noor AlBastaki and remained in his family’s ownership until it was acquired by the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities. The authority announced in 2022 that it wanted to bring in an investor […]
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