Best - Mediterranean Night, the buffet spread is impressive and the food, particularly the appetizers, is delicious. Fresh squeezed orange juice at breakfast. For me the 4am song of the mullah was a nice cultural touch to a sadly over-westernized city.

Worst - In room complementary internet connection is very slow, making the use of my company-issued VPN virtually impossible. The hotel charged me for the IT-helpline calls. My colleague tried the business office internet connection and also reported it very slow. Swimming pool is too small for laps; my female colleague felt uncomfortable even in the gym.

Cultural (?) - Arriving at breakfast before my colleagues, as an unaccompanied female, resulted in stares from some male hotel guests. As an asian, the reception was friendly on the surface but a bit prejudiced underneath. Was originally given a room on the 2nd floor despite having reserved a superior room, which is advertised as being on the upper floors of the hotel. My colleagues received rooms on the 8th and 13 th floor. My usage of the mini-bar was checked upon check-out despite answering "no" in response to reception's question, but that of my two colleagues was not checked.