Oman Recommendations
Jan 20, 2024, 8:33 am
#136
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: NYC
Posts: 9,125
Hotel offering are slim in Muscat but I wouldn't let it put you off. I'd look at convenience for just one night. If you want to visit the souq and museum (highly recommended) the RC would be pretty close. I stayed at the Crowne Plaza a while back (heresy to mention ti here!) and while the rooms are tired, food, service and setting were surprisingly good.
Jan 27, 2024, 10:30 am
#137
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Join Date: May 2015
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Hotel offering are slim in Muscat but I wouldn't let it put you off. I'd look at convenience for just one night. If you want to visit the souq and museum (highly recommended) the RC would be pretty close. I stayed at the Crowne Plaza a while back (heresy to mention ti here!) and while the rooms are tired, food, service and setting were surprisingly good.
Jan 28, 2024, 12:29 am
#139
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: NYC
Posts: 9,125
Dessert nights is the most luxurious camp and very comfortable but rooms vary. We very much enjoyed it. It's easy to reach with a 4x4. I suspect Oman will offer a much better experience over DXB which I find forgettable. Oman really doesn't have many must-go luxury hotels and if that is the top concern you'll miss out on what the country has to offer.
Jan 28, 2024, 6:16 pm
#140
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Dessert nights is the most luxurious camp and very comfortable but rooms vary. We very much enjoyed it. It's easy to reach with a 4x4. I suspect Oman will offer a much better experience over DXB which I find forgettable. Oman really doesn't have many must-go luxury hotels and if that is the top concern you'll miss out on what the country has to offer.
Jan 29, 2024, 6:15 am
#141
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: London, UK
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That sounds great. We're not going there FOR luxury - I also found Dubai forgettable, and no matter how nice hotels there may be, I wouldn't go back. That said, I always find online reviews in less-travelled regions very difficult to parse, so I prefer to hear from people here, who I, for better or worse, trust more!
Jan 30, 2024, 7:56 am
#142
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: NYC
Posts: 9,125
There seems to be a new Chedi coming as well. I did see the construction site and it seemed 70% finished - so maybe n 2025?
https://qdrhoman.com/
Part of the charm of Oman is the lack of tourism and the wonderful Omani's so these developments are a double edged sword. FYI - Nizwa has no luxury hotels but is well worth visiting/staying. Anantara and Alila in the mountains are both excellent.
https://qdrhoman.com/
Part of the charm of Oman is the lack of tourism and the wonderful Omani's so these developments are a double edged sword. FYI - Nizwa has no luxury hotels but is well worth visiting/staying. Anantara and Alila in the mountains are both excellent.