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Al Safwah Hotel

Makkah

Al Safwah Hotel

Makkah
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Highlights

4min walk to Haram (350m)
7min walk to Ladies Section (550m)
Gates: King Abdulaziz Gate (Gate 1) (4min) / Women's King Fahd Gate (Gate 79) (7min)

Highlights

The Clock Towers Shopping Center (4min)
Cafe Moment - The Clock Towers (5min), Mado - The Clock Towers (5min)
Gates: King Abdulaziz Gate (Gate 1) (4min) / Women's King Fahd Gate (Gate 79) (7min)

Travel Umrah's Rating

4.6
Excellent
Based on our pointing system
Location4.8
Comfort4.5
Amenities4.4
Staff4.6
Cleanliness4.5

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

Highlights

4min walk to Haram (350m)
7min walk to Ladies Section (550m)
Gates: King Abdulaziz Gate (Gate 1) (4min) / Women's King Fahd Gate (Gate 79) (7min)

Highlights

The Clock Towers Shopping Center (4min)
Cafe Moment - The Clock Towers (5min), Mado - The Clock Towers (5min)
Gates: King Abdulaziz Gate (Gate 1) (4min) / Women's King Fahd Gate (Gate 79) (7min)

AI Overview

Al Safwah Hotel First Tower 1 sits in the Abraj Al Safwah complex directly opposite King Abdulaziz Gate, making it one of the more convenient 4-star options for pilgrims who prioritize minimum walking to the Haram.
Based on its address, booking descriptions and coordinate-based checking, the practical walk to the nearest mosque entrance is very short and comfortably within normal walking distance.
For male pilgrims, the most logical closest entrance is King Abdulaziz Gate (Gate 1), which is the landmark gate facing this hotel cluster.
For women, current web sources more often point pilgrims toward King Fahd Gate (Gate 79) for women-only access/exit in that section, so the walking route is slightly longer but still short enough to remain easy for most pilgrims outside peak congestion.
Review data is consistently strong rather than merely average.
The hotel's core strength is location, followed by views, cleanliness and staff service; the more common drawbacks are not distance-related but practical ones such as crowded retail approaches, some dated furnishings and variation in room size by category.
Overall, this hotel is best suited to pilgrims who want to maximize Haram proximity and minimize transport dependence.
It is especially attractive for short Umrah stays, elderly family groups who need a short approach, and guests willing to pay a premium for direct access and possible Kaaba-view rooms rather than for newer room design.

Travel Umrah's Rating

4.6
Excellent
Based on our pointing system
Location4.8
Comfort4.5
Amenities4.4
Staff4.6
Cleanliness4.5

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

Address:Al Safwah Hotel, Abraj Al Safwah Opposite to Gate King Abdulaziz No 1 Mecca 99999 Saudi Arabia, Makkah, Saudi Arabia

Rooms

twin/double room

What guests say

8.9/10

Review sentiment is strongly positive and heavily driven by the location directly opposite King Abdulaziz Gate and by Haram/Kaaba views. Guests repeatedly praise closeness to the mosque, cleanliness, staff helpfulness and room views; repeated complaints are crowded entrance/shopping areas, some older furniture, smaller bathrooms or room layouts in some categories, and occasional service inconsistencies.

Very close to Masjid Al-Haram / opposite King Abdulaziz Gate
Excellent Haram or Kaaba views from many rooms
Clean rooms and strong housekeeping feedback
Helpful staff and good hospitality
Convenient shopping and food access in the surrounding tower complex
Entrance and nearby shopping areas can be crowded
Some rooms/furniture feel dated
Some room types are small with compact bathrooms
Occasional isolated complaints about room-service interactions
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Pilgrim tips

  • 1.Use King Abdulaziz Gate (Gate 1) for the shortest routine walk from the hotel.
  • 2.Women may prefer aiming for King Fahd Gate (Gate 79), which is commonly identified in gate guides as a women-only access/exit point; allow extra time in crowds.
  • 3.Because the hotel entrance zone is inside a very busy tower-and-retail cluster, add a few extra minutes at prayer-change times even though the map distance is short.
  • 4.If traveling with elderly pilgrims or wheelchairs, choose prayer times carefully because the plaza and mall access points become congested after salah.
  • 5.If booking matters, request a Haram-view or Kaaba-view room explicitly rather than assuming every room faces the mosque.
  • 6.For quick meals between prayers, the Clock Towers mall area is the nearest reliable food cluster and usually easier than walking farther into Ajyad.

Worship & getting around

🕋 Haram view rooms available🚗 ~75 min from the airport

Haram-view and Kaaba-view room categories are explicitly advertised. I could not verify a dedicated in-hotel musalla from reliable current sources, so that field is left unconfirmed.

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