Qatar is very safe for women travellers and all hotels will be fine. Mrs Jase has travelled solo through DOH and spent 2 days alone there and said she feels safer walking around at night there than in Adelaide.
I arrive at 4:15 am and leave at 20:25 that evening. And then flying home direct to Adelaide so will probably be able to get some sleep on the plane.
Not great times but from the airport to the City it’s like 10-15 minutes tops and will cost you not a lot. Souq Waqif is a great place to visit and even though it’s best in the evening it’s still a pretty cool place to wander around during the day and you will find all sorts of gifts and trinkets. Check the hours but most restaurants in the Souq are open pretty much all day and not badly priced. Would definitely try to get some sort of short tour if you haven’t been there before as it’s a great way to see the city and fill in some time. I don’t know what your interests are but I find the Museum of Islamic art absolutely superb and easy to spend hours at and I’ve even been back multiple times.
Also interested in this.
I don’t believe you are eligible for the STPC on an award ticket but if you have QR issued award tickets to and from DOH I believe you can book the discounted hotels through Discover Qatar
I think you need to go to Discover Qatar website. Choose your hotel, there will be options of 4 star, Beach hotels etc. Put in dates and other information and you will get a price then you will eventually get to a page that will ask for your E-ticket number and you can pay.
Does the booking have to be ticketed by QR or would a ticket plated on another airline but with QR segments to/from Qatar suffice?
Agreed, Doubletree Old Town was my preferred spot when working in Qatar, albeit 10 years ago.
When we were last in Doha late last year we bumped into a couple from Melbourne who stayed there and said that the DT Old Town was nice but that the pool was closed for renovations for near on a year. They still enjoyed their stay
