Muscat Hotels - Reviews and Rates

A side trip to Oman from Dubai was our idea of getting out of our friends' hair for a while to allow them to settle in their new home. We decided to take a small trip for a couple of days and see what the neighboring Arab country was like. There were daily buses that left Dubai twice a day to make the 6 hour journey to Muscat. So we awoke on Mon...

Our penultimate port of call, and again a lovely way to see the first sight of the city from the sea. Very white and very clean, with old forts on the hillsides above the harbour. Shuttle bus to the Mutrah souk, selling the normal stuff,pasminas, silks and local crafts, then a taxi ride to the Grand mosque which was about 10 miles away. Our dri...

Our fourth day in Oman...seems like we've been here for a longer time. Today, Thursday is like our Saturday and Friday is like our Sunday here in Oman. We are doing some work today, but hope to head out later to see some of Muscat. We'll my bags finally showed up last night; I understand they never left Boston. Now I know why the airline is call...

Hi all, Today was a scorching 40 degrees celsius! I really felt like I was melting. Mixed in with the humidity, and all of the energy is sapped from my body. For example, today we went to go see a travel agent and passport agent to arrange a 2 day trip to Dubai. I was outside walking for about 20 minutes and everything was fine. Once we got back...

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 four more hours of this to sit through. I'm considering moving to the small room designated for ...