Beach Hotel Muscat

... burnt girl!!" We arrived in Muscat and hired a Nissan Sunny.  It was small but enough for our 3 days in Muscat.  I navigated us to the Beach Hotel, in Shatti al-Qurm, which is in an old heritage building and has a bit of charm ...

... On the other hand, those aspects are limited to certain areas, and there seems to be little that is truly spectacular.  The Muscat souq is certainly atmospheric, frankincense and all, but other than that there is little on offer, and what there is is ...

Al Bustan Palace Hotel, recommended hotel to stay. Clean & beautiful beach.. excellent view. Hotel is nestled on the coast surrounded by a dramatic mountain backdrop, sea and beach and green gardens. We were enjoy spectacular views over the Gulf ...

... he had all the latest movies and music.      After shopping, Hilal checked me into a nice hotel near the Grand Mosque of Muscat. I then met another brother of Hilal and he took me on a small tour of Muscat. It was getting dark by ...

... has been in Oman for about 3 years teaching english at an international school. She kindly loaded us up and took us to our Hotel, Beach (on Intercon Street), and after a quick refresh and dumping of bags, we were offto explore. First stop was the Radison ...

... we last wrote we have been doing a journey of 13 hours across desert in order to get to the north of Oman and the capital, Muscat. Muscat is an awesome capital which is situated in the mountains by the ocean. The sky has been completely cloud free until ...

... headed back into the souk. Half an hour later, after spending many rials, we caught a taxi back to our hotel. It was time to leave Muscat. Strengths: -Beautiful and clean -The scenery is suitably exotic - a plethora of white against a backdrop of rugged ...

... , but bring on the fawning and boot-licking I say.  The room was very pleasant with a balcony looking out over the hotel pool, beach and north along the coast.   We met up with Kym's business contact for a drink then had a nice meal in ...

... the amount of flies (which might come from the fact of all the trash lying around). From here we drove just outside Muscat to check out the Bustan Palace Hotel which is supposed to be the best 5 star hotel in the country. It is located in this small bay ...

... port of Muscat and could see the city and its white buildings surrounded by mountains, we knew we were in for a treat. Muscat is divided into several distinctive regions, including the old town, Mutrah, surrounded by gated walls. Al Alam Palace, the ...

... to Muscat, Oman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscat,_Oman). Here I stayed at the Crowne Plaza hotel (http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/crowneplaza/hotels/us/en/muscat/mschc/hoteldetail). This is a beautiful city. It has a Portuguese history and that is ...

... . Next we went to Carol's house and later headed for resort area. Oman has some of the most luxurious beach hotels in the world. We had lunch in a hotel that was originally built to house an OPEC conference and it appears that no penny was spared in the ...

About 10km along the coast from Muscat is Al Bustan and past that, Bandar Jissah. Al Bustan is famous for the Al Bustan Palace that is now a hotel and towers over the coast with its enormity and extravegance. The Al Bustan beach is a beautiful stretch of ...

... so appreciated. So there you are up to now... let’s see what happens next! Some days later... Mutrah, Old Town, Mena Hotel, Muscat, Oman..listening to blues on the portable sound system, drinking gin , cool breeze coming in from the tiny veranda ...

... a free visa because we came from Dubai. The taxi system is very efficient and safe, all taxi drivers are Omani. We arrived to our hotel 'The beach hotel' in the Shati Al Qurm area.  It is the only budget hotel in Muscat, but the rooms are very big, ...

... saw a town called Sur and had evening snack and coffee. Then by 0900 pm we reached our hotel at Ras-al-hadd, called beach hotel. We had a hearty dinner as we were really hungry after that wonderful trek n also because we couldn't eat much in the ...

... structure has to follow the strict rules of the Sultanate of Oman. As soon as we arrived, dressed up and proceeded to INTERCONTINENTAL Hotel Muscat.  This was our hang out during our days in Oman Air.  Today we are meeting at Senor Pico, a ...

... I think if I want to sunbathe, I have to do it in the relative privacy of a hotel pool area or a 5-star hotel's private beach. :( Muscat is an interesting city and the Sultanate of Oman has a pretty interesting recent history. The much loved Sultan has ...