Talisman Hotel, Damascus

It definitely contrasts with the 4 Seasons being so Arab in style. As long as that's o.k., I couldn't have enjoyed it more. The service is great. Feel like royalty, you can 1/2 expect Queen Noor to walk by. The location couldn't be better. Damascus, oldest city in the world.

This hotel is very nice and very well located and the rooms are beautiful. But we were really disappointed by the service which is not a five stars service: no menu or carte for lunch (you wait it 45 mns because they order it in a restaurant outside the hotel and it's always the same dishes!). The breakfast is ok but the toasts are cold because toasted 2 hours before and the orange juice is sometimes artificial.There are only 4 sunbeds for the whole hotel and 1 sunshade!!!.so you have to get up early if you want to spend the day at the swimming pool. Moreover the storeroom is just nearby the sunbeds, meaning that you continually hear the hotel's employees come in and come out. We wait also 2 days for the air-conditionner to be fixed in our bedroom. Finally, a kind of business meeting with about 12 peoples took place in the outside lounge which is in the courtyard at 10 meters from the swimming poolI. You can imagine the noise hearing all these persons yelling in their mobile phones!!!. For sure I will not come back in this hotel despite the fact that it is the only "hôtel de charme" to have a swimming pool in the old city.

This is an excellent hotel, by any standards. This was our last port of call and our 5th different hotel in Syria, having toured the country with 2 small children ( aged 8 and 6.) It was a great joy to spend 3 nights at the Talisman to relax before we went home. In an enclosed courtyard in the old city, it has an other - worldly and quite magical feel to it. There are beautiful antiques and the rooms are stunningly decorated with excellent modern amenities eg; Wide screen TV and DVD, internet connection etc. Service was superb, nothing was too much trouble and we were made to feel as if we were the only guests in the hotel. It was fully booked.

i like to hotel and the service is very nice. very close to umayyad mousqe and all historical places in old Damascus. the rooms are so beautiful, big bed with oriental decoration

It was really a wonderfull experience to live in old damascus with all of the traditional syrian spirit and 5 stars hotel. you feel like living in Sindibad or Aladdeen story . avery luxury rooms are available with the LCD TV set, and romatic environment. i spent with my spuse the most romantic moments in my life. you feel that the staff are the family who are living in the house, what a kindness an proffisional thet are. they know how to make you ispiered. Tlisman hotel is realy hoted de charm