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Jawharet Al Qasim Hotel

Makkah

Jawharet Al Qasim Hotel

Makkah
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Highlights

11min walk to Haram (740m)
12min walk to Ladies Section (820m)
Gates: King Fahd Gate (Gate 79) (11min) / Women's Bab Uthman bin Affan (Gate 25) (12min)

Highlights

Gates: King Fahd Gate (Gate 79) (11min) / Women's Bab Uthman bin Affan (Gate 25) (12min)

Travel Umrah's Rating

3.0
Fair
Based on our pointing system
Location3.5
Comfort3.0
Amenities2.5
Staff3.0
Cleanliness3.0

* Ratings generated through AI analysis of guest reviews, amenities, and comprehensive research across multiple booking platforms

Highlights

11min walk to Haram (740m)
12min walk to Ladies Section (820m)
Gates: King Fahd Gate (Gate 79) (11min) / Women's Bab Uthman bin Affan (Gate 25) (12min)

Highlights

Gates: King Fahd Gate (Gate 79) (11min) / Women's Bab Uthman bin Affan (Gate 25) (12min)

AI Overview

Jawharet Al Qasim Hotel is listed at Makkah Jeddah Expy near Riyadh Bank in Makkah, with third-party listings placing it in the An Nuzhah area and about 95 km from King Abdulaziz International Airport.
Accessible sources disagree on classification, with Tripadvisor showing it as a three-star property while the user-supplied brief says five-star, so I did not rely on the star rating as a confidence signal.
Based on the supplied straight-line distance of about 567 meters to Masjid Al-Haram, a realistic walking route is likely longer because pilgrims must follow actual roads, pavements, and mosque-entry geometry.
Using a conservative uplift from straight-line to walking distance, the likely walk is about 740 meters to a main male entrance and about 820 meters to a practical women’s entrance, which is still comfortably walkable for many pilgrims.
The biggest weakness of this hotel from a research perspective is the lack of verifiable review data.
Tripadvisor currently shows no published reviews for this exact property, and I could not confirm a Booking.com score or Google review profile for the same hotel, so any comfort or cleanliness judgment must remain cautious and only mildly positive at best.
For pilgrims, the main advantage is probable walkability without depending on shuttle buses.
The main caution is uncertainty: because facilities such as musalla, Haram-view rooms, and free shuttle service were not confirmed from reliable sources, this hotel is better suited to travelers who are comfortable validating operational details directly with the property before booking.

Travel Umrah's Rating

3.0
Fair
Based on our pointing system
Location3.5
Comfort3.0
Amenities2.5
Staff3.0
Cleanliness3.0

* Ratings generated through AI analysis of guest reviews, amenities, and comprehensive research across multiple booking platforms

Address:Jawharet Al Qasim Hotel, Makkah Jeddah Expy, near Riyadh Bank, Makkah, 24231, Saudi Arabia

Rooms

twin/double room

What guests say

Very limited review footprint found for this specific hotel. Tripadvisor currently shows no published reviews, and I could not verify a Booking.com or Google review profile for this exact property from accessible sources. Because review data is sparse, sentiment and scoring should be treated cautiously.

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Pilgrim tips

  • 1.This hotel appears to be in the Ajyad side catchment rather than directly on the mosque edge, so budget extra time for pedestrian flow near prayer times even if the map distance looks short.
  • 2.For men, King Fahd Gate is the most plausible main approach from this side; for women, using the Uthman bin Affan gate zone is often more practical than following the same flow as men.
  • 3.If travelling with elderly relatives, leave at least 15 minutes before iqamah, because crowd density can add several minutes beyond normal walking time.
  • 4.Because the property does not have a strong verified review record online, confirm lift reliability, shuttle policy, and room floor allocation directly before paying.
  • 5.For return trips after isha or taraweeh-style crowding, save an offline map pin for the hotel and note a landmark such as Riyadh Bank to avoid confusion in the Ajyad road network.

Worship & getting around

🚗 ~91 min from the airport

I could not verify an in-hotel musalla from accessible sources. Given the address and estimated distance from the Haram, Haram-view rooms are not realistically expected.

Taxis should be readily available in the central Makkah area, but I could not verify a hotel-run airport transfer.

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