Talisman Bab Al Salam, Damascus

HotelDescriptionLocated in the heart of Old Damascus city, beside one of the oldest gates of the seven Damascene gates, Bab Al Salam (Peace Gate), this hotel is 5 minutes' walk to the historic Bab Toma and Saint Thomas Gate and 2 minutes on foot from the famous Umayyad Mosque. The hotel is some 20 minutes from the airport. The hotel rooms are set around two courtyards, one featuring an elegant liwan (summer room) and a deceptively pond-like swimming pool, stunningly lit at night by Oriental lanterns. The second courtyard is smaller and more serene, with potted fruit trees. The spacious rooms are individually decorated with mother-of-pearl inlaid furniture, coloured glass chandeliers and Oriental carpets. The bathrooms come with a shower and hairdryer and are spacious and planned for rest and well-being: finely worked wooden basins with matching mirrors and old cement tiling or beige marble floors. Further in-room amenities include a direct dial telephone, satellite/cable TV and a radio, as well as a minibar and centrally regulated air conditioning units.