Top 6 Best Cheap Hotels In Madinah For Hajj & Umrah Stay

Choosing the right hotel is the most important thing for your Umrah or Hajj trip. If your accommodation is not comfortable or basic amenities are not offered, what will you do on the ground? Thus, pay particular attention while picking your resort for Umrah. However, not all our clients can manage luxury stay, for our budgeted Umrah pilgrims we’ve got some of the best cheap Umrah packages along with cheap hotels in Madinah with excellent facilities and services. If you’re looking for cheap hotels in Madinah, consider opting one of the following hotels.

 1. Madinah Hilton

One of the best affordable resort in Madinah, located at a convenient location steps from Masjid e Nabawi. The magnificent hotel provides complete renewal couple of steps away from many beautiful attractions such as Green Dome, Al Baqi Health Center. The world-renowned hotel is famous for its friendly staff and quality solutions.

 Guests will be offered all needed features such as free WiFi in public locations, safety deposit boxes, car park, and 24-hour room service along with a concierge to ensure guests the best comfort.The infamous hotel is a smart choice for travellers, where you can enjoy relaxed, and hassle-free remain throughout your Umrah trip.

 2. Anwar Al Madinah Movenpick Hotel

 

 Located close to the Prophet’s Mosque, Anwar Al Madinah Movenpick Hotel is in the centre of the commercial district. The hotel is an ideal choice when you’ve more ladies with you as it is nearest to the Ladies Prayer Entry. The near proximity of the hotel to the airport makes it the ideal staying option for travellers. Anwar Al Madinah Movenpick Hotel is the biggest hotel in Madinah, where guests can enjoy a wide assortment of services and facilities. Whether you are travelling as a person, group or with families, you’ll experience the best stay.

 3. Intercontinental Madinah Dar Al Iman

 With perfect spot, Intercontinental Dar Al Eiman Hotel is nestled superbly in the heart of Madinah’s city centre. Guests can enjoy easy accessibility to various locations from the hotel and close Masjid e Nabwi making comfortable remain for pilgrims. Stay in Intercontinental Madinah Dar Al Eiman to experience the high excellent room service including mini-bar, coffee/tea manufacturer, speedy online access, desk and television. Dar Al Eiman’s host of recreational offerings ensures you have plenty to do throughout your stay.

 4. Hotel Pullman Zamzam Madinah

Pullman Zamzam is located in the holy city of Medina and is just 150 meters from Bab al-Islam of Masjid al-Nabawi. Pullman Zamzam Madina offers free Wi-Fi throughout the hotel. All 835 rooms and suites are combined with modern Arabic and French elegance, all rooms are air-conditioned and have free WiFi, a flat screen TV and tea / coffee making facilities. Some rooms offer seating and sofa beds. The shower is installed in the bathroom.

5. Crowne Plaza Hotel Madinah

 Situated on the King Faisal Street, hotel Crowne Plaza offers modern comfort and traditional hospitability from the Prophet’s city. The stunning resort overlooks the Haram of Prophet’s Mosque that provides ease to pilgrims as they may walk or take free of cost shuttle that takes them straight to the female and male entrance of Masjid e Nabwi. Hotel’s classic motifs complement modern and stylish yet tasteful layout in 506 spacious and comfy rooms and suites.

Rooms with a spiritual perspective of Haram Sharif overlook the magnificent courtyard of Prophet’s tomb. Guests can enjoy free WiFi in all rooms and public areas while cellar parking is especially suitable during the peak season of Hajj and Ramadan. Hotel’s concierge can help guests with information on places to see, best restaurants to eat and local shopping markets and lavish shopping malls in Madinah. Regardless of offering such lavish services and facilities to pilgrims or guest Crowne Plaza Madinah still fits in several budgets. Choose this stunning hotel for a comfortable stay during your sacred excursion.

 6. Shaza Al Madinah 

 One of the best resorts in Madinah where traditions meet modern flair. Shaza Al Madinah located only away from the Prophet’s Mosque and a perfect combination of poets, artists and calligraphers. That together form the heart of Shaza and supplies unmatchable hospitability to guests. The luxuriantly designed interior is filled with mood light created by specially designed Egyptian lanterns while the walls were embellished by Soraya Sanders, notorious for her conventional Arabic designs.

All the rooms comprised flat-screen TV, en-suite and mini-bar and built with the elegance that creates the air of peacefulness. Each room has custom Turkish tea collection and homemade bonbon. For the first time in Madinah, the luxurious hotel presents some distinctive features such as the Wellness Centre and the Kids Club. It has excellent dining concepts for culinary delights and a signature sofa. You can book any of these hotels according to your requirements, whether you are going to book cheap Hajj packages or Umrah packages. You will find all of these hotels at very reasonable prices even in the peak season as compared to other hotels in Madinah.

What is Ihram for Muslims in Hajj & Umrah

The word Ihram is derived from the Arabic language, which means forbid”. It refers to a state of purity the pilgrim is required to be in ihram dress to perform Hajj, Umrah or both before entering the perimeter of Makkah. After wearing the Ihram, the pilgrim must abide from such acts that are prohibited. An individual in the state of Ihram is known as a Muhrim, literally meaning “He/she who forbids himself/herself.”

Ihram for men consists of two pieces of cloth but two pieces for women are not required. For men, the colour of ihram clothing should be white, but it is not necessary for women. There is a misconception about the ihram dress. The right concept is two unstitched sheets are called Ihram for men while women can wear normal dresses for their Ihram clothes such as they use in normal lives, but cover the normal dress with an Abyaha is better for them.

There is a difference in the shape of Ihram but wearing rules are same and everyone must enter the state of Ihram before crossing the Miqat. Miqat is another topic but we here only say about this word Miqat that is a fixed place and these are five for upcoming pilgrims from the world. It is no essential to put Ihram after entering the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. People can wear it from Houses and at the airport. Mostly captains of Muslims Flights announce that now we are crossing the Miqat, therefore, put their Ihram but the announcement does not happen in non-Muslims flights. Entering the state of Ihram before crossing Miqaat is valid and compulsory for every man and woman.

Men and women must comb their hair, cut unwanted hair from their body and cut their nails, and it is necessary for men to trim their moustaches.  Taking the bath is a preferred method if there is no water available for bathing then it is necessary to do wudoo. The intention is a very important part of starting any work therefore here pilgrim should make the intention to enter Ihram and say "Labbaika `Umrah (O Allah, in response to Your Call I perform `Umrah)", and for Hajj say "Labbaika Hajjan (O Allah, in response to Your Call I perform `Hajj)".

In the state of Ihram, covering face and hands are prohibited for women by any mask or niqab and gloves. For men, cover their head and feet with any cap and shoes are prohibited.

Wearing perfume is not valid in the state of Ihram for both genders (men and women).

Hunting animals are also prohibited.

Do indulge himself/herself in any sexual activity is prohibited.

Cutting and shaving hair is not permitted after wearing the Ihram but it is permitted before assuming Ihram.

Pilgrims leave their lhram on Umrah after performing the ritual of Sa'i and they can leave it on 3rd day of Hajj (scarification day) in Hajj.