Citadines Al Ghubrah Muscat

The hotel is only 10/15 mins from the airport and costs less than 2 OMR! I recommend you download the OTAXI app which is excellent. The hotel is in a good location with many places to eat and well stocked local supermarkets within walking distance. The hotel is very central to most things (you will need a car/taxi) but again I found using OTAXI very cheap. Sultan Qaboos Mosque is less than 10 mins to walk - you will need to be completely covered up if you’re female. There are many bars scattered around but obviously these are not publicised. Google them and just jump in a cab. Some offer happy hour deals 5-8pm. The hotel itself was faultless, spotlessly clean, nice gym (small but well equipped) lovely rooftop pool area that was never busy which is good as there’s only 4 sun lounges. Pool towels are provided to. My room was perfect and cleaned thoroughly most days. It had everything I needed, good kitchen facilities including a fresh water fountain, ample plug sockets, very comfortable bed, iron, hairdryer etc. The staff were very nice, polite and helpful when needed. I didn’t eat at the hotel but did buy coffee from the coffee shop which I highly recommend. All in all this hotel is excellent and I would 100% stay again. Thank you for such a wonderful stay.

- Clean, comfortable rooms and very convenient to have a kitchen with good utensils to prepare a meal. - Good soundproofing from the outside. - Friendly and helpful staff. - Parking right in front with spaces always available.

For the price (we paid £50 a night) it was well worth the money. It’s not a particularly luxurious hotel, but still it is very modern, has a clean rooftop pool (which barely anyone uses), and the room is spacious and well equipped. The location is perfect to walk to Sultan Qaboos Mosque (10 mins max) but it’s quite far out of the centre. Although I wouldn’t really say there is a ‘centre’ in Musqat. Muttrah is where most tourist hotspots lie but it’s fairly cheap go get a taxi or drive if you have a rental. Reception staff are very friendly and helpful and it overall has a very professional feel. The only downside, is that the surroundings of the hotel are a bit dirty and there is no proper path. But for the money, you can’t really complain.

We loved the flexibility of making our own meals with the facilities provided our eating out. We only used the on-site restaurant once and that was for breakfast. A reasonable choice of buffet. We had adjoining rooms which we opened up allowing us to effectively stay together as a family. Rooms were really nice and kept very clean.

Probably the best hotel we’ve ever stayed in. The room was clean, with a kitchen and a spacious bathroom, and offered a beautiful view of the city. Excellent breakfast for 4 OMR. The restaurant was amazing, and the food was the best we had in Oman.