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Hilton Alger.

Arrived around 4pm local time, after catering, baggage & cabin cleaning cleared aircraft towed to parking area. Guess what.. crew baggage taken by the VIP.. what to do? The gound handler suggest me to go with his driver to VIP hotel to get the bags.

Arrived at Sheraton (VIP's hotel) after 30 min drive, apparently the vip representative had identified crew bags that was taken with them, they are about to send it to our hotel.

Reached Hilton 20 minutes later, Iris waited for me in the lobby. Pass her bag and asked the bellboy to send rest of the bags to their respective room.

Checking in was not smooth, there is 5 people infront of me with each of them seems taking the whole day to finish. When my turn come then i know why, the credit card online payment doest work so they have to do it manually, that's why very slow to check in.

With my Gold Hilton Honor card, i was in impression that i'll get an upgraded room however i got frustrated once i enter the room. The room is so so, the only upgrade i got probably the double bed. Not impresive at all.

Internet is free, i guess it because my gold hilton card, so most of the time i stay in the room. Read travel warning from the net, looks like it is not a good idea to go out. I know it more for the westener but if non of the crew dont want to go out then going out alone will invite trouble. Better be safe than be sorry.

As a Gold Hilton Honor card member I was informed the breakfast included however when I check-out, I have to pay, the person who handled the check in have given me wrong information, or it just a tactic to get the money from the guest.

Headed back to Riyadh in early morning of March 1st with no sweet memory to be taken with, maybe next time. No catering on our way out make it worst, lucky adhoc catering suply was able to be loaded just ontime with VIP boarding.