When in Doha, sleep in The Torch

When you travel to Doha, be sure you try the hotel that everybody talks about in the Gulf region: The Torch Doha. “A true taste of Qatari luxury”, as the hotel advertises itself, but most of all: a hotel with a unique design.

At 300m, the hotel is the tallest building in Qatar, shaped to look like the colossal torch that held the symbolic flame of the 15th Asian Games in 2006. As the hotel is located in the vicinity of Aspire Academy for Sports Excellence and Hamad International Aquatic Centre, you are very likely to find international athletes at the breakfast buffet and around the hotel.

Throughout the years the hotel has hosted famous sports teams like Manchester United, Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain. But as a ‘humble’ business traveller you will enjoy the hotel just as much. In 2012 The Torch Doha was overall winner in the Best Luxury Hotel, Qatar category in the Business Destinations Travel Awards. The hotel features 163 rooms and suites equipped with a custom-built iPad in-room solution to order in-room dining and to control lights and room temperature and to operate curtains.

Rooms also feature a unique guest-controlled mood-lighting system featuring 12 different colours, interactive LED TVs, mini-fridge amenities, complimentary wi-fi, both bathtub and shower facilities, an espresso machine and a safe box.

The Torch Doha is ideally situated midway between the major diplomatic area of West Bay and Qatar Foundation, with its international universities and educational facilities, and 15 minutes away from the new Qatar National Convention Centre.

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