Seaview Hotels in Muscat

"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."

"Отель расположен рядом с аэропортом. Хороший вариант для пересадки от 12 часов. Все удобства, чтобы привести себя в порядок и отдохнуть. Из минусов только кондиционер, которые дует прямо на кровать. И у меня не получилось его настроить, что бы было комфортно. Порадовало, что заселили в 10 утра."

"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."

"I am writing to express my dissatisfaction with the current policy of the Accor Hotels Group regarding the accrual of loyalty points. Specifically, I am disappointed that my request to add points for a 23-night stay at the Mercure Muscat was denied. This stay occurred within a period of less than two months and was booked through Trip.com. I believe that the exclusion of points for bookings made through third-party platforms is unfair, especially given the length and value of my stay. I hope the Accor Hotels Group will reconsider this policy to better accommodate loyal customers in the future."

"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."

"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."

"Disappointing week in a disappointing hotel. From the moment we landed in Oman, the intercontinental hotel was not helpful. When we asked for a taxi, they wouldn’t help us and we had to arrange ourselves. When we asked if we had a sea view, we were told “we had a partial sea view” which was actually a car park and a loud generator which rattled on all through the night. The generator was so loud we had to keep the balcony doors closed all the time. However, one night, even with the doors closed we were kept awake until 3am with loud bangs and clatters from hotel staff loading up vans with furniture after an event at the hotel. When we asked about booking the onsite restaurants, we were told they were all closed apart from the main one. Multiple times when we went to the main restaurant we were told it was too busy and we had to wait and come back later. When we did get into the restaurant, we often had to wait long times for food to be replaced or we given paper cups because they’d run out of glasses! When we tried to get the WiFi at the pool, there was none. When we tried to use the creams in the room, they’d run out. The staff were lovely and the food was nice but altogether, we didn’t feel looked after and definitely don’t feel this is a 5* hotel."

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

"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."