Great security as all the patrons have their own weapons.

Pool table needed to be leveled, and a straight cue would have been nice. Too many distractions to really concentrate on a good game anyway due to IED's, mortars and RPG's.

Windows were loose from past attacks so bring your own duct tape to seal up the cracks when the ...

I lived here from 10/2004- 03/2006 while working in Baghdad. The place was attacked by suicide bombers three times: 03/05, 07/05 and 10/05 and while folks were killed and injured each time, the structure held and all that was damaged was glass. That included one attack of nearly two tons of high explosive detonated against the northwest side at about 50' of standoff distance. Thanks for building such a strong building Mr. Sepeda!!!

I would like to say that I was the engeneer responsible for the constraction of this hotel and it makes part of my life. I've been living in Iraq since august of 1980 and I left Baghdad on the and of 1984 and this hotel was almost ready to operate. The company responsable for the constraction was ESUSA a brazilian engineering company and at ...