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Four Points by Sheraton Makkah Al Naseem vs Elaf Bakkah Hotel

Two Mecca hotels from the same ingest sample — 4-star Four Points by Sheraton Makkah Al Naseem against 3-star Elaf Bakkah Hotel — compared on dated guest scores, not inventing rates or walks.

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By Kaiser Khan · last reviewed

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Why these two, and not any two

Both appear in the same Mecca shortlist with enough review volume to compare headlines, cleanliness and location categories honestly.

We publish a handful of comparisons per city, chosen by an editor. We do not generate a page for every possible pairing: at thirty hotels that would be 435 near-identical pages per city, and at five hundred it would be 124,750 for one city alone — which is a doorway-page pattern, not a service to anybody trying to pick a hotel.

Should you book this hotel?

Which one to book

Take Four Points by Sheraton Makkah Al Naseem if the higher headline (8.3 from 18,214) is the decision; take Elaf Bakkah Hotel only if its pin, star band or amenity list fits a different itinerary — both still need the named cons read aloud.

Four Points by Sheraton Makkah Al Naseem posts 8.3 from 18,214 as of 16 December 2025; Elaf Bakkah Hotel posts 8 from 19,003 as of 8 January 2026. Larger samples are more trustworthy when headlines are close.

Cleanliness: Four Points by Sheraton Makkah Al Naseem 8.23; Elaf Bakkah Hotel 6.96. Location: Four Points by Sheraton Makkah Al Naseem 9.24; Elaf Bakkah Hotel 8.97.

POI coverage: Four Points by Sheraton Makkah Al Naseem has 9 rows; Elaf Bakkah Hotel has 0 rows. We do not invent distances where rows are missing.

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Best for

  • Choosing between Four Points by Sheraton Makkah Al Naseem and Elaf Bakkah Hotel on guest data
  • Travellers who will read cleanliness scores before star badges

Not for

  • Readers looking for a cheaper third option — this page is a pair only
  • Anyone who has already decided on one pin for non-negotiable reasons

Verdict last reviewed . Rates, refurbishments and management change — re-check anything time-sensitive before booking.

The two properties

Four Points by Sheraton Makkah Al Naseem — supplier photograph 1

Four Points by Sheraton Makkah Al Naseem

4-star hotelAl Naseem beltFour Points by Sheraton

A 4-star Four Points by Sheraton Makkah Al Naseem at Third Ring Road, behind Al Rajhi Mosque — Masjid al-Haram (The Grand Mosque) & The Kaaba at 7 km with a 8.3 headline from 18,214 reviews and poor service in some areas named in the cons.

Third-party guest reviews: 8.3/10 from 18,214 reviews — as of

Praised consistently
Good location · Nice amenities
Complained about consistently
Poor service in some areas · Room quality needs work

Read the full Four Points by Sheraton Makkah Al Naseem review

Elaf Bakkah Hotel — supplier photograph 1

Elaf Bakkah Hotel

3-star hotelCentral value beltIndependent

A 3-star Elaf Bakkah Hotel at Mahbas Al Jin — no POI rows with a 8 headline from 19,003 reviews and poor cleanliness named in the cons.

Third-party guest reviews: 8.0/10 from 19,003 reviews — as of

Praised consistently
Good location · Friendly staff · Decent amenities
Complained about consistently
Poor cleanliness · Inconsistent service · High price compared to quality

Read the full Elaf Bakkah Hotel review

Point by point

Every row is checkable against the supplier data on the two property pages. “Level” is a real answer and is used — a comparison where one side wins every row is usually a comparison somebody wrote backwards from the conclusion.

Four Points by Sheraton Makkah Al Naseem compared with Elaf Bakkah Hotel, point by point
What is being comparedFour Points by Sheraton Makkah Al NaseemElaf Bakkah HotelEdge
Official classification4-star3-starFour Points by Sheraton Makkah Al Naseem
Supplier guest headline8.3 /10 from 18,2148 /10 from 19,003Four Points by Sheraton Makkah Al Naseem
Cleanliness category8.23/106.96/10Four Points by Sheraton Makkah Al Naseem
Location category9.24/108.97/10Four Points by Sheraton Makkah Al Naseem
POI rows in this seed9 landmarksnoneFour Points by Sheraton Makkah Al Naseem

Rows taken: Four Points by Sheraton Makkah Al Naseem 5, Elaf Bakkah Hotel 0, level 0. Counting rows is not how you pick a hotel — one row usually decides it, and the verdict above says which.

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Common questions

Which has the stronger guest headline?
Four Points by Sheraton Makkah Al Naseem at 8.3 from 18,214 versus Elaf Bakkah Hotel at 8 from 19,003. We have not stayed — this is a desk assessment from our hotel data provider’s dated guest analysis on the page.
Should I decide on star class alone?
No — Four Points by Sheraton Makkah Al Naseem is 4-star and Elaf Bakkah Hotel is 3-star, but cleanliness and named cons matter more than the badge. Read both hotel pages.