Muscat hotels

hotel design and layout is great, specially the pool side. Very inmature staff and inexperienced, the check in took us 2 hours and we had to change all room categories in order to get connecting rooms despite my request earlier. My credit card was charged three times (by mistake!) so i ended up paying triple the amount

Muscat is a low-key location. It's ideal for a relaxing break if you don't want to spend a lot of time touring sights and shopping. The hotel staff were always friendly. We booked a club room to take advantage of the lounge facilities. The complimenary breakfast was simple but adequate, while evening canapes were poor and not worth the room price. I also got severe dysentry from the Christmas Day buffet so staff hygiene is clearly a concern. Our biggest frustration was effort to get our bill after each meal. It took repeated requests and >15 mins every time.

The shower in the room, most standard room in most five star hotel don't have separate shower that's one thing the other thing is restaurant with the swimming pool togethere, I've been some of the five star hotels and some of them only have bars along the pool area and the kitchen is in side the hotel, especially in big cities. Yes, I don't like the room because no kettle to make tea or coffee, no hair dryer.

great location great beach access this is a tired hotel - 3 stars at best

The relaxing atmosphere & the nice beach To start with, the hotel ended up charging me 150 omani rials extra upon checking out. I did tell them about it 4 days ago & they still have not resolved it. Your beach is easily & frequently accessed by construction workers who walk along the beach during their lunch breaks. I do not believe this is acceptable & makes your guests uncomfortable especially the ladies. The hotel was way too expensive for the services offered. For that price I could get into a more luxurious hotel in Dubai where I live.

Relaxation, good spa, excellent gym, very good dining lack of private beach

My room was on the second floor and had a nice view of the sea. However even though I am a platinum member with Holiday Inn (same group), I was not allowed access to the club floor lounge and there were no upgrades or any perks allowed. I think that the Holiday Inn group need to examine their policies regarding an upgrade because in any other Intercontinental hotel there is always an upgrade but not in this one. This hotel just does the minimum needed and their customer service is not very friendly or helpful. One needs to ask for a higher floor because the hotel has a nightclub on the lower level and you can hear the "thump" "thump" of the drums as late as 3AM in the morning. The concierge does not have information about restaurants and tours and the hotel is very unhelpful about giving information about independent operator tours. There is no doorman to help with your luggage which I thought of a strange for a five star hotel

The room was a bit over priced for the age of the hotel. In room entertainment was inadequate since the TV was many years passed it's prime. The addition of the DVD player was a plus.

Location Very noisy outside and dark hotel.

The club house

Facilities were great but the bar and food prices were a bit on the expensive side. The staff were excellent and I would recommend this hotel to anyone. We will use it again.

the apple a day thing... the bed pillows...too high/thick

Nice room. Ex-high price,higher than 5* hotels in Dubai.Very smal parking area,open parking in this v.hot country?! Average restaurant and meals.

Staff professional treat Food for room service sucks, internet connection disappointing and prices are over rated.

Clean, comfortable rooms & friendly staff . The hotel is in a convenient location for the Airport and popular areas, such as the beach & shopping malls. The Tajin restaurant was particularly good value for money and the level of customer service far exceeded our expectations. exceptionally good. The fact that they blocked a large amount of money from our credit card for the reservation, without making this clear at the time of check-in.

The staff was quite helpful. Once they found out it was our honeymoon, they graciously upgraded our room to business class and popped for two free drinks in the bar. First of all, if you're coming to Muscat for a getaway, don't stay in this neighborhood. It's quite urban and far from everything, including the cute old town area. The hotel calls itself a 4-star but it is barely a 3-star. We were upgraded to a business class room upon arrival and when we walked into the room we were extremely disappointed; we would have been disappointed had it been a regular room. The rooms were small, outdated, and not comfortable. There was mold in the bathtub and the bath products left our hair dry and brittle. Worst of all, the staff messed up our massage reservations so we were unable to have massages on our honeymoon. All in all, our stay was a major disappointment.

Their pool is wonderful and the Olivios Cafe had fantastic food. The prices were a little expensive.

Could not Check in until 1am! I arrived at the hotel at 11pm!

It was close to the airport This hotel it too expensive for what a dump it is. This is a hotel that should have be either raised or totally remodeled a long time ago.

Pleasant hotel,clean but in need of refurbishment. Staff were very polite and welcoming. Convenient location for airport which is ideal for the business traveller. Bar is lacking in atmosphere. I thought the bar lacked atmosphere, however as I only stayed for one drink this was not a problem

Very limited choice of restaurants and not normal Golden Tulip standard of food

only stayed at your hotel for 7 hours, while waiting for later flight home in London. The room was fine, and the evening buffet was excellent! However the reason we stayed with you, was to send words, pictures, and video to London. Myself and my travelling companion are both journalists, and were working from the Hotel. We found your internet service very poor and slow, and for most people working from a Hotel away from home or office, internet speed is of paramount importance. if you want to attract business people to your Hotel, internet speed, ease, and access in your rooms is very important!

proximity to airport cost