Country Info
- Muscat
- Capital
- Rial Omani (OMR)
- Currency
- 2,622,198
- Population
- OM
- Country Code
Muscat Slideshow
Top Hotels in Muscat
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Grand Hyatt Muscat
190 reviews -
Crowne Plaza Muscat
195 reviews -
Intercontinental Hotels Intercontinental Muscat
137 reviews
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Golden Tulip Seeb Muscat
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Muscat Holiday
51 reviews
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Radisson Sas Hotel Muscat
97 reviews
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Oman Sheraton Hotel Muscat
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Mercure Al Falaj Muscat
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The Chedi Muscat
607 reviews
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Holiday Inn Al Madinah Muscat
45 reviews
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Muscat Holiday Hotel
30 reviews
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Majan Continental Hotel 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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Golden Oasis Muscat
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Ramee Guestline Muscat
35 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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Delmon Hotel Apartments Muscat
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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Al Shiraa Hotel Apartment Muscat
3 reviews
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Best Western Rusayl Hotel Muscat
1 review
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Midan Hotel Suites Muscat
27 reviews
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Jebel Al Akhdhar Hotel Muscat
6 reviews
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Safari Muscat
16 reviews
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Coral Boutique Muscat
5 reviews
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Howard Johnson Muscat
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Safari Village Executive Suites Muscat
8 reviews
Muscat
Travel Blogs from Muscat, Oman
Hot! Damn Hot!
This is a top pick! ... around to all the local hotels we found the cheapest and grabbed a room. At this stage we were both exhausted and sweating profusely. Muscat is definitely the hottest place we've ever been. It's so hot and humid, but then what do you expect from 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! ... 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 has clean ...
Oh-man
This is a top pick! · Muscat, Oman · GMT +4:00hrs Lift off. Lift off I won't say too much about our flight(s) from Mumbai to Muscat apart from the fact that they required us to get out of bed at 4:00am yesterday morning, the earliest we've dragged ourselves out of ...
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 ...
Muscat
... , really. On the other hand, the Little Owl was fascinated by the official sultan's residence Al Alam Palace that, sparkling with hues of rich blues and gold, oozes luxury and provides lovely views of Muscat Bay. Again, it must be her soul of a ...
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
The plan came off suddenly on Thursday 27 july afternoon 12pm. We did booking with Muscat diving and adventure company, and the guide was there by 1 pm with a brand new Nissan Patrol wow! It was me, my friend Mohan and the guide Ali who was in Oman for 26 ...
Muscat, Oman
Muscat, Oman March 30, 2007 Muscat, Oman, The Heart of Oman; from Arabic masquat means "cliffs". The city is aptly named for the sheer cliffs that form its boundaries. It is a friendly port where centuries-old tradition is pervasive. Muscat is home ...
No public loos in Musact
... Ruwi, Muttrah, and old Muscat, can be explored in about an hour each. Having done the former two yesterday, I went to old Muscat today. It is mostly government buildings, the Sultan’s Palace, and a few traditinal houses, but as it is Friday today, ...
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
... coach parties and there was us and one other couple again with their two guides in attendance. Back to Old Muscat and the first Royal Palace, more grand buildings viewed from outside. The countryside here is mountainous and quite barren but ...
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
Well I never expected to be writing a blog from Muscat but the last 24 hours have yielded some unfortunate events that have led to this. You see, back in the UK there has been a massive snow storm blowing for the last week and it turns out the guys at ...
Muscat Love
... in Oman; this is a wonderful country, and I can't encourage you highly enough to experience it for yourself. Our journey begins in Muscat, as virtually all Omani journeys do. It starts, I suppose, once the bus takes me from the plane to the terminal ...
I MADE It!!!!!
So, I finally arrived to my residence for the next few days. Once we landed at Muscat Airport it was a very discombobulated few hours waiting for Passport Visas, and getting a ride to the hotel. I was the only one on my bus going to Haffa House, Everyone ...
Biggest adventure so far!
... the quote above, other comments which may have set alarm bells ringing were: "....perhaps the most spectacular mountain road in Oman", "Tragically, there have been casualties in this area" and the classic "....a stone memorial marks the spot where one ...
Friends and coffee mornings, amongst other things.
I've made a few friends that I'm sure (well, hoping!) will become quite firm. One Mum took me to the nursery as her son goes there. She invited me for a coffee in the shopping mall but I couldn't make it as we were getting my resident's card... But even ...
Dinner and Music *Oh, the Food*
ZOMG SO much FOOD. It was INSANE. The Symphony Orchestra was nice too. I'll keep this short as the pictures will tell you more. Fernando and Cassie sat at our table and I spent quite a long time talking with a woman from BENTLEY, AB. I had to ...
Waiting...
Feb 6th 2009, So, Here I sit in Muscat Airport, waiting for my flight. We were all told last night, that we needed to be ready at 7:30 am to be taken to the Airport. Mad frenzy of packing later, I fell into bed at 1 am with a 5:30 wake up ...
How do Omani men pee?
That is the question that has been bothering me since I arrived in Muscat about 24 hours ago. About 50% of men on the street here wear the traditional “dishdasha”, a sort of robe looking like a long sleeved, collarless shirt, but continuing ...
Back in Road Town
... Maybe that is what always happens when prosperity and modernity hit a relatively undeveloped country. Apparently Oman had no paved roads until 1970, yet Muscat is now a large sprawling city of highways, massive buildings and ridiculously expensive hotels. ...
The Country I Never Saw
... are in Saudi Arabia, now don't look, you aren't meant to be here!" A few hours later we disembarked the plane in Muscat, Oman. Customs was a breeze and soon we were trying to figure out where to go. We had not booked a hotel because everything ...
Unbelievable Oman
Details and entries to come shortly, for now you'll have to make do with some ...
Rain
It's raining. Again. That's three times this year! And the temperature has dropped. The car reckons it's 20 C. That's a fall of 17 C since yesterday. I didn't sign up for this kind of ...
Boating update.
It works! The engineer has been beavering away on our engine and at last it runs perfectly. It turns out the previous owner had barely used the boat in the past year and the whole thing needed a good clean out. Finally we managed to get the family out ...
Culinary help required.
One of the beauties of living somewhere new is the opportunity to try new things. One of the problems with living somewhere new is that sometimes you have no idea what these new things are. The other day we were in the supermarket (LuLu's - true, ...
This was a story that wasn't to be
... say in the Islamic world. God obviously did not will this part of my trip to happen. I had not booked my flight to Muscat from Dubai, as I had left this to sort out on my arrival. Neena, my cousin in Muscat, had been the one to give me ...
The nicest people ever.
... food that I didn't even know existed. They all wanted me to get the best food there was. And the whole time I stayed in Muscat, I never paid for a single meal. My new friend would insist on paying for me every time. Here's a good one. One ...