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Luluat Al-Makarem Hotel

Madina

Luluat Al-Makarem Hotel

Madina
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Highlights

18min walk to Haram (1450m)
21min walk to Ladies Section (1700m)
Gates: Bab Jibreel (18min) / Women's Women's Gate (21min)

Highlights

Noor Mall (35min)
Al Baik (15min), KFC (16min), Hardee's (17min)
Gates: Bab Jibreel (18min) / Women's Women's Gate (21min)

Travel Umrah's Rating

2.9
Poor
Based on our pointing system
Location3.5
Comfort3.0
Amenities2.5
Staff3.0
Cleanliness2.5

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

Highlights

18min walk to Haram (1450m)
21min walk to Ladies Section (1700m)
Gates: Bab Jibreel (18min) / Women's Women's Gate (21min)

Highlights

Noor Mall (35min)
Al Baik (15min), KFC (16min), Hardee's (17min)
Gates: Bab Jibreel (18min) / Women's Women's Gate (21min)

AI Overview

Luluat Al-Makarem Hotel sits on Abi Dhar Al-Ghafari Road in the Al Masani area, east of Al-Masjid an-Nabawi rather than directly on the mosque plaza.
The straight-line separation provided by coordinates is about 1045 meters, and map-based urban routing for this part of Madinah usually stretches that to roughly 1450 meters on foot.
For a healthy adult pilgrim, that normally translates to about 18 minutes to the mosque edge and around 21 minutes to the women's access side.
That makes it realistically walkable, but it is not the kind of hotel that feels 'attached' to the Haram, so families with elderly members will probably mix walking with taxis.
Research confidence is limited by the weak public review footprint for this exact property.
The clearest current OTA listing confirms the address and airport distance but also indicates there are no posted guest reviews there yet, so any review-based scoring has to stay cautious and slightly below mid-scale rather than promotional.
Overall, this hotel looks most suitable for budget-conscious pilgrims who want to stay within practical walking range of the Prophet's Mosque while avoiding the cost of the front-row central hotels.
Its value depends mainly on price, tolerance for a repeated 18 to 21 minute walk, and whether your group is comfortable using taxis for some prayer times.

Travel Umrah's Rating

2.9
Poor
Based on our pointing system
Location3.5
Comfort3.0
Amenities2.5
Staff3.0
Cleanliness2.5

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

Address:Luluat Al-Makarem Hotel, 6936 Abi Dhar Al-Ghafari, Airport Road, Al Masani, Medina 42313, Saudi Arabia, Madina, Saudi Arabia

Rooms

twin/double room

What guests say

Verified review coverage for this exact hotel is very thin. The main live OTA listing found shows the property address and says there are no posted reviews yet, so sentiment has to be inferred conservatively from its budget category and location rather than from a strong review sample.

Budget option on Abi Dhar Al-Ghafari road
Reasonable walking access to the western side of Al-Masjid an-Nabawi
Relatively short taxi ride from the airport
Could not verify a dependable Booking.com, Google, or TripAdvisor review base for this exact property
Not at the mosque edge, so repeated daily walks may feel tiring for elderly pilgrims
No verified evidence found of shuttle service or premium pilgrim amenities
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Pilgrim tips

  • 1.For men, approach the mosque from the east-southeast side and target Bab Jibreel to avoid extra circling around the courtyards.
  • 2.Women should allow a few extra minutes beyond the men's walk because the dedicated women's access area is farther around the mosque complex.
  • 3.In hot weather, the walk is manageable but best done before sunrise or after Isha; midday repeats may be tiring for seniors.
  • 4.Keep the hotel name and street saved in Arabic as well as English, because smaller Madinah hotels can be harder for some drivers to identify by English name alone.
  • 5.If traveling with elderly family, plan most mosque trips by taxi even though the hotel is technically walkable.
  • 6.Because this is not a front-row Haram hotel, return trips after peak prayers can be easier if you walk a block away from the busiest curb before calling a car.

Worship & getting around

🚗 ~20 min from the airport

No reliable source found confirming an in-hotel musalla. Given the location about 1 km plus from the mosque and outside the immediate Haram-front hotel strip, Haram-view rooms are not realistic.

Taxis and app cars should be easy to obtain on the Airport Road / central Madinah corridor, but no verified hotel-operated transfer was found.

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