Seaview Hotels in Muscat

"The hotel is located near the airport. A good option for a layover of 12 hours or more. All the amenities to get yourself in order and relax. The only downside is the air conditioner, which blows directly onto the bed. And I couldn't set it up to be comfortable. I was glad that they checked me in at 10 am."

"Location right on the lively pedestrian zone at the harbor. Solid 4* hotel with outstanding service. Unfortunately, the rooftop bar is only open in the evenings."

"We had a great stay. Price is reasonable. Only thing is that, we booked a handicapped room, which we didn't know that there's no shower glass partition, and it was a hassle since all the water splashed to the whole toilet floor and it was not highlighted to us by the reception staff during check in. Other than that everything went well and will recommend this hotel to our friends."

"Excellent location with many restaurants close by. Also short walk to two shoppiing malls. Hotel has a nice rooftop pool and bar that serves juice and snacks / meals. Good at night for a bite to eat with a view of Muscat. Breakfast is a very good buffet with plenty of choice. This is a dry hotel - no alcohol is served in any of the restaurants / bar."

"This hotel is strategically located close to the Avenues Mall. Attached to this mall (and closest entrance to the hotel) is Lulu Hypermarket -an amazing supermarket with local and international brands, and a fantastic bakery. This mall is a 5 minute walk from the hotel. However, you do have walk along the road as the sidewalk / footpath does not exist. But this is only for 300 metres. In fact you can get off the street, but it is gravel/ construction site, so you shoes will be messy. Uber and Grab do not exist in Oman. However, the hotel has two or three taxi drivers that will you take you anywhere. They use set rates, rather than a meter. For example Hotel to Airport run is 8 is Omani Rial (US $20). While this hotel is great for shopping, it is not the best for major attractions of Muscat. The main historical sites of Alam Palace, Ai Mirania Fort and National Museum is 21 kms from the hotel. About 10 Omani Rial is each way by taxi. However, there are very few hotels in this area, so most people stay in hotels near Malls in Oman. This is some form of Public Transport in Muscat, but it can be hard for tourists to use without changing to another bus or long walks. For example, the Royal Opera House is 10 kms from hotel. By using public transport this would require a 2.5 kms walk. The hotel rooms are quite spacious and feature comfortable lounge style chairs. The hotel is located near an expressway /motorway, but good soundproofing means this is not an issue. I was of level 3 and could just see the ocean in the distance (right) and the mall (to left). They do have ocean view room (more expensive higher up the building). The TV is very disappointing - small & old with fuzzy channels. Fortunately, the internet is great, so viewing most programs on the computer. The rooftop has great swimming pool and bar, but maybe a little too cold to swim with highs of about 22-23 C in winter. Staff at receptionist are very obliging. I can definitely recommend this hotel for shopping and good base to experience Muscat. However, as mentioned, it is long way from the major tourists attraction of the city and taxi is required."

"The hotel is in very good location with convenient surroundings, like the Turkish canteen and shops. The staffs in hotel are very nice. Thuraiya helps us with ordering Omantaxi due to our phones does not work."

"We wanted a cheap hotel. It had to be clean and easy to get to, which is what we found in the Samara. There is a supermarket nearby and public transport almost on the doorstep. You can take the bus to the airport, the big mosque and the bazaar. It is a five-minute walk to the beach. So it suited us very well. A little tip: on the way to the beach you pass an inconspicuous snack bar. The Kamel Hamburg food there is really great."

"Very good, affordable, convenient for business trips, clean and sanitary, very close to Maktoum Airport, very convenient to get there, very good for business trips, will continue to choose next time. The swimming pool is under renovation"

"We stayed 1 night. It was my partner's birthday. They upgraded our room to a suite which was awesome. We had one breakfast. They had everything. Last but not least, at the reception REEM helped me a lot. Thank you very much once more. Kudos!"