Crowne Plaza Salalah

... place has its faults I guess. I would much rather stay in a mice-infested Omani-style hotel than a very Westernized hotel like the Crowne Plaza. After Ruth and I arrived at the Haffa House, we relaxed for about an hour and then caught a taxi to the ...

... popular in Salalah - the bar. There is one main 'expat' bar in Salalah that is not attached to a hotel (I believe both the Crowne Plaza and the Hilton have several restaurant/bar/clubs). It is called The Oasis and it's where we spent our New Year's Eve. ...

Day 5 of Kuwait Salalah bike trip:A Day in ...

... as we're gonna get here). Surrounded by palm trees, with a big shaded garden (with a peacock!) and a 15 minute walk to the Crowne Plaza Hotel and the beach. The master bedroom is big enough to hold a dance party, and we even get an actual kitchen-sized ...

... him the low-down on living here. There's one bar, Oasis, where apparently everyone goes... there's a nice gym at the Crowne Plaza Hotel where memberships are fairly cheap and include use of their private beach, swimming pool, and exercise equipment... ...

... desert, still with very little to keep us sane. We tried going to the beach. Our apartment is about a 15 min. walk to the Crowne Plaza Resort and it's private (read: bikini allowed) beach. We walked there and checked out it's Health Club, which at the ...

Another sleep in and another buffet breakfast before waddling to the car and driving towards the east coast of Salalah.  We decided to drive to our furthest point first and then doing everything along the way on the return journey.  As we ...