Country Info
- Muscat
- Capital
- Rial Omani (OMR)
- Currency
- 2,622,198
- Population
- OM
- Country Code
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Top Hotels in Oman
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Grand Hyatt Muscat
190 reviews -
Crowne Plaza Muscat
195 reviews -
Intercontinental Hotels Intercontinental Muscat
137 reviews
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InterContinental Al Bustan Palace Muscat Muttrah
182 reviews
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Golden Tulip Seeb Muscat
70 reviews -
Muscat Holiday
51 reviews
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Radisson Sas Hotel Muscat
97 reviews
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Crowne Plaza (Executive Suite) Salalah
92 reviews
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Crowne Plaza Hotel Sohar
25 reviews
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Salalah Hilton
98 reviews
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Oman Sheraton Hotel Muscat
12 reviews
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Mercure Al Falaj Muscat
53 reviews -
The Chedi Muscat
607 reviews
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Holiday Inn Al Madinah Muscat
45 reviews
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Holiday Hotel Muscat
30 reviews
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Majan Continental Muscat
32 reviews
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Ramada Qurum Beach Muscat
39 reviews
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Novotel Ruwi Muscat
25 reviews
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Haffa House Muscat
11 reviews
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Hotel Ramee Guestline Qurum Muttrah
19 reviews
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Haffa House Salalah
9 reviews
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Ramee Guestline Muscat
35 reviews
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Golden Tulip Nizwa
67 reviews
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Golden Oasis Muscat
22 reviews -
Al Jabal Hotel Salalah
6 reviews
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Safeer Hotel Suites Muscat
8 reviews
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Ibis Muscat
95 reviews
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Beach Hotel Muscat
41 reviews
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Sur Plaza Hotel
37 reviews
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Sohar Beach Hotel
41 reviews
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Al Sawadi Beach Resort Barka
100 reviews
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Golden Tulip Khasab Hotel Res
110 reviews
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Delmon Hotel Apartments Muscat
22 reviews
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Golden Tulip Resort Dibba Diba Al Bay Ah
22 reviews
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Coral Hotel Muscat
20 reviews
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The Treasurebox Hotel Muscat
69 reviews
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Corniche Muttrah
20 reviews
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Al Bahjah Hotel Seeb
7 reviews
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Al Shiraa Hotel Apartment Muscat
3 reviews
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Jebel Al Akhdhar Hotel Muscat
6 reviews
Oman
Travel Blogs from Oman
Hot! Damn Hot!
This is a top pick! ... to be a little too commercial and a bit unfinished as it's basically a huge construction zone. Being so close to the Sultanate of Oman we decided to take the opportunity to see a little more of the Middle East and caught a bus across the border. The ...
Bath Water
This is a top pick! ... but a little bit more exciting at the border as a fellow passenger was refused entry to the UAE and had to be returned to the Oman border to find his own way back. With the temperature hovering at a humid 40+ degrees Celsius we didn't envy his wait in ...
Oh Man...Oman is really nice!
This is a top pick! ... streets and sidewalks look clean enough to eat off of. We spent yesterday driving though the stunning desert mountains of northwestern Oman before finally arriving in Muscat. We are again using frequent guest points to stay at a Sheraton Hotel. This one ...
Dune bashing in Wahiba Sands!
This is a top pick! The second highlight was the dune bashing in the desert of Shaqiya Sands. The sand dunes were so beautiful and the sand was so soft. I think that the price charged for the overnight stay was a bit too much if I compared the value for money ...
Picking up two Omani hitchhikers!
This is a top pick! We moved to a different hotel right on the Corniche in Muttrah. We went to visit Bait Al-baranda museum right next to our hotel. This was an excellent museum that shows the history and prehistory of Muscat. We enjoyed the short movies ...
How different Oman is from UAE, yet so close!
This is a top pick! ... to build sky scrapers. We actually felt like we were somewhere in the Middle East. The immigration officers in Oman, wore beige robes (dishdash) with scarfs wrapped like a turban with beautiful designs. The second day in Muscat, we hired a ...
Unforgettable experience with the green turtles!
This is a top pick! ... and the only way to go and see them at night is taking a tour with a guide. This was definitely the highlight of Oman. Our guide spoke excellent English and we spent about 15 minutes walking towards the beach. The sky was so beautiful, filled ...
Water on Tap
This is a top pick! It was interesting to hear about Oman’s ancient falaj system. It is as sophisticated as any Western water mains but without the pipes and U-bends. The channels are cut into the side of the mountains, running across miniature ...
Musandam Peninsula - Arabia's Fjordland.
This is a top pick! ... border soon, and escaped the car for the rather unwieldy double exit and entry procedures of leaving UAE and entering Oman. The Germans desperately grabbed their next nicotine hit before it was back into the car to enjoy some dramatic scenery ...
Rained out in Nizwa
This is a top pick! After our Desert safari, we headed back out on the highway for Nizwa. We visited the Nizwa fort which was built in the 17th century. It took some 12 years to build and its famed for its 40m tall round tower. We climbed to the top and we ...
Oh-man
This is a top pick! ... would give an aspirin a headache. Oman would put you to sleep. - Man's best friend India has cows. Oman has camels. - Accommodation India has €5 guesthouses with questionable plumbing & electric's and very questionable cleanliness (and if ...
The Jewel of the Gulf: Oman!
This is a top pick! ... their country what it is today and don’t seem to have the arrogance that the neighboring countries have. The sultan of Oman overthrew his father in 1970, who did not believe in free education and ruled with iron fist. However, Quaboos ...
Everyone has to start somewhere.
My previous post may have sounded a little fractious, but all it takes to ease the tension is to get out and about. In the afternoons when all the government offices are closed and there are no queues to join there are parks, mountains, beaches and the ...
Day 1 - Kayak Trip Step #1 and Long Sand Beach
... . On the way to our first campsite we met cormorants, hawks, flying fishes and dolphins. And of course dhows, the typical Oman boats. The first day was actually a short route to go to our first campsite on a ...
Dhofar, so good in Oman - Salalah is shining
... Dhofar region, as did the Magi who brought Myrrh. Whilst frankincense is incense; myrrh is an essential oil, again, mainly harvested in Oman and Jordan. I may as well mention the 3rd Magi, king or Wise Man at this stage. The one who brought gold. Whereas ...
Bargaining with Cabbies
... the 17th century to fend off the Portuguese. The whole place was very clean and it had obviously been recently restored. Oman has made a push to restore and enhance cultural landmarks throughout the country for the past few decades. We checked out ...
Boating for pleasure?
I love boats. Always have. I joined the Navy when I was 18 and even that didn’t put me off. My first foray into ‘boating’ was when my Dad picked up a couple of old, leaky canoes and we spent a good while in the garage, stinking of ...
Muscat
... the city creates an authentic feeling of a classical Arabian world. From the port of Mina Qaboos, the Little Owl drove through Oman's exclusive residential district of Shati Al Qurum, and made a photo-stop at golden domed Zawawi Mosque. Her next stop, ...
Oh man, I'm a Muscateer!
I'm in the transit lounge in Muscat airport waiting for my connection to Lahore. Today is the 35th celebration of Oman's National Day, and there are drummers and dancers whirling through the aisles of the duty free and generally making a racket. Only ...
Oman - Safari
... area n you need passes to enter. There were lot of people from around the Europe and some Arabic. The ranger explained us that Oman is a famous place for green turtles. Every year during this season you can find lot of them here. They grow up to 4 ft ...
Muscat, Oman
... (no cocktails since the country was celebrating the birth of Muhammed) and lots and lots of canapes. These scenic vistas of Oman's history; from Portuguese architecture at the Corniche, to the modern wonders of the Al Alam Palace. The sunset, although ...
Oman - problems at the border
... in VAE. I would have had to pay 240 dirham (about USD 80.-) for a 10 day car insurance althoug I would only have passet through Oman for about 50km. This was too expepnsive and I turned on the border... was for a few minutes 10m in the country of Oman :-) ...
No public loos in Musact
Despite intensive investigations I failed to locate a public loo in Muscat today; well, I did see the entrance to one near the souq, but it didn’t look like the sort of place I would want to hang out in, despite my desire to continue scientific ...
Still surreal...
... are ok as there are never many people here. I wonder, however, relating this to what I've read in the Resident's Guide to Oman, that you can wear a bikini or swimming costume but be aware that you will be stared at. First purchase for the house - a ...
Muscat, Oman
... , he had studied at university but jobs were difficult to come by so was working as a taxi driver. Tourism is growing in Oman and with his English, and enthusiasm should do OK. This was a relatively pricey tour but both Geoff and I had enjoyed the ...
My Delegate's Report is DONE!!!
I did my delegate's report yesterday. Whew! So glad I managed it ok. Today we have a half day of meetings, then we're going to the Royal Cavalry here for a parade, and then another dinner. There was a dinner last night as well, but I was just bone ...
First full day
... and is also in Reception. They enjoy camping and 4x4ing so there is a social circle already. They are South African and have been in Oman for three and a half years; we had a good chat about the state of South Africa and where it is heading. I told her I ...
The Long Way Home
... a bit pissed off as we had already been kicked off one flight that day. After over an hour on the phone with STA and Oman Air, they still wouldn't let us on the flight to Munich but we somehow managed to force our way to Muscat where we were promised we ...
Muscat Love
... Forces Day. Soldiers in uniform kept appearing, from the elite troops drilling with their rifles, to the brightly coloured military bands. (Oman uses pipe bands for military purpose, as well. For some reason.) Then, I swung back to Mutrah. No problem, ...