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Dive in to the Mövenpick Hotel Bahrain’s exquisite Seafood Night, showcasing an abundance of only the freshest catches.

SET in tranquil gardens overlooking the scenic Arad Bay only minutes from Bahrain International Airport, the Mövenpick Hotel Bahrain is renowned for their fancy themed nights, including their Thursday Night out, the award-winning Friday Brunch, and the hugely popular Monday Seafood Night.

Held in the elegant setting of Silk’s restaurant, the Seafood Night serves up a vast array of mouth-watering dishes across a lavish buffet, with a selection guaranteed to satisfy even the most discerning of seafood lovers.

Abundant with only the freshest of aquatic delicacies, the cuisine includes a myriad of unique amuses-bouche to sample, an oyster and sushi station with condiments, salad, appetiser and cooked fish counters offering superb treats for your taste buds. The Thai seafood soup station is a musttry – authentic and expertly flavoured, it’s one of the most popular dishes on display.

A live-cooking station is the main attraction, where a plentiful range of fish, personally selected by the Chef fresh from the market that day, is showcased on a bed of ice for your selection, including red snapper, grouper, shrimps and clams. Simply choose your favourite seafood along with noodles and vegetables and your selection of sauce, and have it expertly cooked to your liking.

The Mövenpick caters to all preferences, as there are also a variety of dishes for those preferring to have a taste of something other than seafood.

No lavish buffet would be complete without a sweet treat to end your meal, and the Mövenpick doesn’t disappoint, offering an overflowing dessert counter that would delight anyone with a sweet tooth.

For more information, or to make a booking, call +973 1746 0017.

The Rolls-Royce Ghost II isn’t about drama or excitement, it’s about luxury and tranquillity. However, that isn’t to say you don’t feel a certain amount of excitement when you climb behind the wheel of one of the world’s most desirable cars, boasting a 600hp V12!

So what’s new about the Series ii?

Design-wise, very little, as Rolls-Royce feel that their current creation is already as good as it can be, and only minor changes were required to freshen up the new model. They wouldn’t be wrong in thinking this way, as the Ghost has been the driving force behind a huge increase in total units sold for the brand worldwide since it was first released back in 2009.

However, the Series II does now feature the same impressive satellite-guided gearbox that was featured for the first time in the Wraith. This gearbox is fed information from the SatNav to predict upcoming road types, such as motorway, country lane and twisting mountain road, for example, and calibrates the gearbox for optimum performance on that particular type of road.

Billed as “a less formal, more contemporary and dynamic expression of Rolls-Royce luxury”, the Ghost represents the driver’s alternative to the Phantom, which is most often chauffer driven.

Having driven both we can definitely say that the Ghost is less formidable than the Phantom, being smaller in most dimensions, and therefore more manageable.

We say ‘less formidable’, as the Ghost is no compact car. At well over 17 feet long and almost six-and-a-half feet wide, it’s still bigger than other premium luxury barges like the S Class, A8 and the XJ.

Powering the Ghost is Rolls Royce’s monstrous 6.6l twin-turbo V12, which puts out almost 600hp and 780Nm of torque, so despite weighing around two-and-a-half tonnes, it’s still no slouch. It’ll hit 100km/h in just five seconds, and reach a limited top speed of 250km/h.

At one point on the country route we were driving, we ended up stuck in a long tailback of traffic. Thankfully, the queue eventually shortened until there were only three cars in front. We saw a space, weighed our options… and floored it.

About two seconds later we were back in our lane with room to spare, and I was left wondering what the hell had just happened!

You see, there was no pause, there was no roar, and absolutely no drama. I’d pulled out, and the car had simply, silently, and instantly surged forward with unbelievable pace, and glided back into the left hand lane before I’d even had time to ponder whether it was a good idea or not.

It was just all so… effortless! And this is exactly what the Rolls-Royce Ghost, or any Rolls-Royce for that matter, is all about. It’s not about action and drama; it’s about luxury. Nothing else. Just pure, unadulterated luxury.