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Rawasi Salam Hotel

Madina

Rawasi Salam Hotel

Madina
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Highlights

18min walk to Haram (1450m)
21min walk to Ladies Section (1650m)
Gates: Bab as-Salam (Gate 1) (18min) / Women's Omar bin Al-Khattab Gates 16/17 (21min)

Highlights

Bin Dawood (12min)
Gates: Bab as-Salam (Gate 1) (18min) / Women's Omar bin Al-Khattab Gates 16/17 (21min)

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

18min walk to Haram (1450m)
21min walk to Ladies Section (1650m)
Gates: Bab as-Salam (Gate 1) (18min) / Women's Omar bin Al-Khattab Gates 16/17 (21min)

Highlights

Bin Dawood (12min)
Gates: Bab as-Salam (Gate 1) (18min) / Women's Omar bin Al-Khattab Gates 16/17 (21min)

AI Overview

Rawasi Salam Hotel sits in the Al Salam or Al Naqa side of Medina, southwest of Al-Masjid an-Nabawi rather than directly on the central plaza edge.
That means it is not one of the premium hotels immediately facing the mosque, but it is still close enough to be realistically walkable for many pilgrims.
Using the given coordinates and nearby landmark references, the practical walking route is likely around 1450 meters to the men’s side approach and somewhat longer for a women’s entrance route.
In normal conditions that is about 18 minutes for men and 21 minutes for women, though prayer-time crowding can add several minutes.
The property appears to be a simple, budget-focused stay with limited publicly visible amenity depth.
Reliable sources mention basics like air conditioning, lift, soundproof rooms and a shared lounge, but I could not verify features that many pilgrims specifically ask about, such as a musalla, dedicated shuttle, or Haram-view rooms.
For pilgrims, the main value here is affordability with still-manageable access to the Prophet’s Mosque.
The trade-off is that service reputation and guest feedback are hard to assess because major review platforms currently show very little verified review content for this exact hotel.

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:Rawasi Salam Hotel, Under the Rawasi Al Salam Hotel Al Naqa Medina 42311 Saudi Arabia, Madina, Saudi Arabia

Rooms

twin/double room

What guests say

Verified review coverage for this specific hotel is very thin. Major travel pages list the property, but Tripadvisor currently shows no guest reviews, and I could not verify a Booking.com review page for this exact hotel. Based on the limited listing data available, this looks like a basic budget stay used mainly for price-conscious pilgrims rather than a service-rich central-haram hotel.

Budget-oriented option
Reasonably near the mosque area by Medina standards
Near local landmarks such as Al-Saqiya area and Bin Dawood
Very limited verified review volume
Amenities appear basic
Not in the prime front-row haram zone, so walks are longer in heat and crowds
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Pilgrim tips

  • 1.Walk early or after isha if elderly pilgrims are with you; the route is manageable but exposed and feels longer in midday heat.
  • 2.For men, approaching the west-southwest side of the mosque makes Bab as-Salam a practical target if your aim is salam/old mosque side access.
  • 3.For women, allow extra minutes because the nearest usable women's access may not be the same as the nearest general gate, and entry control can vary by prayer time.
  • 4.Keep a taxi plan for return after late prayers if anyone in your group has mobility issues; the hotel is walkable but not an ultra-close courtyard hotel.
  • 5.Because review data is sparse, confirm room size, lift reliability, and bathroom setup directly before booking if traveling with elderly parents or children.

Worship & getting around

🚗 ~22 min from the airport

I could not verify an in-hotel musalla or Haram-view rooms from reliable current sources. Publicly visible listings mainly mention basic features such as non-smoking rooms, lift, air conditioning, shared lounge/TV area, and soundproof rooms.

Taxis and ride-hailing should be easy to find on the Al Salam/Al Naqa side of Medina, but I could not verify a hotel-operated airport shuttle.

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