The Avenues, mainland Kuwait
Waldorf Astoria Kuwait
Mainland shopping-and-city base; not a hotel on Failaka Island.
Property detailsFailaka Island
Island. The selected sights are Failaka archaeological areas, Heritage village visits, Island coastal landscapes.
Airports and onward access
Plan the arrival, not just the flight.
Main gateway
KWI
Kuwait International Airport
Fly to mainland Kuwait, then use a pre-booked authorized boat or tour. No commercial air gateway on the island.
- Alternative airports
- No alternative recorded
- Alternative IATA codes
- No alternative recorded
- Suggested nights · editorial
- Day trip
- Itinerary qualification
- Airport reference
- Airport dataset ↗
- Advisory reference
- Official travel advice ↗
Where to look
A location-led hotel reference.
Read the actual location and its relationship to this destination.
Read the location carefully.
Mainland base at The Avenues; not on Failaka Island.
Official property page found.
Complete destination source record · 23 fields
Field meanings are available in the data dictionary.
- brand
- ArabiaTour.com
- destination_id
- KW_D3
- country_iso2
- KW
- country
- Kuwait
- editorial_order
- 3
- destination
- Failaka Island
- destination_type
- Island
- top_sites
- Failaka archaeological areas | Heritage village visits | Island coastal landscapes
- main_airport_name
- Kuwait International Airport
- main_airport_iata
- KWI
- alternative_airport_names
- Not verified, not supplied or not applicable — not zero.
- alternative_airport_iata
- Not verified, not supplied or not applicable — not zero.
- airport_and_ground_access_note
- Fly to mainland Kuwait, then use a pre-booked authorized boat or tour. No commercial air gateway on the island.
- suggested_nights_editorial
- Day trip
- example_hotel_id
- KW_H3
- example_hotel_name
- Waldorf Astoria Kuwait
- hotel_location_relationship
- Mainland base at The Avenues; not on Failaka Island.
- special_access_or_safety_note
- Confirm authorized areas, boat operation, and weather. Do not enter abandoned or restricted structures independently.
- source_urls
- https://www.e.gov.kw/sites/kgoenglish/Pages/Visitors/TourismInKuwait/ActivitiesInKuwaitAttractiveSpots.aspx ↗
https://ourairports.com/countries/KW/airports.html ↗
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/kuwait ↗
https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/kwiwawa-waldorf-astoria-kuwait/ ↗ - airport_source_url
- https://ourairports.com/countries/KW/airports.html ↗
- advisory_source_url
- https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/kuwait ↗
- country_advisory_summary
- FCDO removed its earlier blanket all-but-essential warning in the consulted August 2026 update; regional disruption risk persists.
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