Located in a big, typically Yemeni house this is a family hotel in the sense that you feel like you're part of the family. Though usually not booked up, it's a place where you can meet other visitors to Yemen. There is a nice diwan (big mafraj) to have a drink and your dinner; breakfast may be had at the terrace in front of the hotel. The food is excellent and included (both dinner and breakfast) in the room price of 2000 rials (10 usd). In the diwan plastic mats will be rolled out on which some 10 dishes will be put - ask if you like to have more of any particular dish.
The rooms are extremely basic with a (not too thick) mattress on the floor. Between floors there are shared bathrooms (including hot showers), some with Yemeni and some with European style toilets. Smell there is not too good, but it's (just) clean enough.
Note. For the name I'm using the transcription used by the hotel itself (Haggara instead of Hajjarah). To be sure: there is only one hotel (funduq) in Al-Hajjarah.
Unique Qualities: After dinner the hotel staff will make music and perform local dances, urging visitors to join in. This is a lot of fun, particularly as they certainly give the impression they're doing it as much for themselves as for their guests (which is no doubt the case: in Yemen there's a lot of dancing, even without a clear cause like a wedding).
In the afternoon the hotel will usually be in the clouds. Sitting in the diwan or your room this gives a very special sensation.
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Theme: Inn
Comparison: less expensive than average
Prices: less than US$20
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Phone: +967 1 460210
Address: Al-Hajjara, Manakha District
Directions: Directly at the entrance to the village on your right hand side coming from Manakha
Website: General manager Ghaleb Al-Askary cell +967 771285130
Other Contact: fax 01-460559
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on Feb 10, 2007
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