4 Best Hotels in Oman

Name: Al Areesh Desert Camp
Address: Ash Sharqiyah South, Oman
Telephone: 9462–2725
Price range: $

Muscat has a variety of world-class luxury accommodations as well as mid-range local and international chains. Other popular tourist destinations, including the mountains of Jabal Akhdar and the southern city of Salalah, also have a few high-end options. Reasonably priced hotels that are low- or no-frills (but still clean and comfortable) are available throughout the country. In the deserts of Sharqiyah, guests can find a range of camping options as well, from the luxurious to the rustic. Camping with your own tent and gear is allowed anywhere in the country and is a popular option for ecotourists who venture away from the cities into the deserts, mountains, and remote beaches.

Al Areesh Desert Camp

$ | Oman

This is the only desert camp in the region that is accessible without four-wheel drive, and it is the least expensive property in the Wahiba Sands. The very basic huts have electricity and private bathrooms; breakfast and dinner buffets are included in the nightly rates. At night a large fire is lit, and during the busy season Bedouin performers sing and dance. Activities like camel rides and guided crossings can be arranged.

Al Raha Camp

$ | Oman

This camp is run-down, and the rooms are very basic, albeit clean with private bathrooms. It is one of the cheapest places to stay in the desert and is adequate for a night. The Omani owners can arrange pickups from town and desert excursions, and they maintain a good relationship with the local Bedouin and can arrange visits with them; Bedouin women to come to the camp each weekend to sell their handicrafts.This camp offers two meal options: breakfast only or half-board. Unless you plan to bring a cooler with your own provision, you should take the half-board offer. If you book during the summer, you must book a room with air-conditioning.

Jabal Akhdar Hotel

$ | Way 621, Oman

An hour from Nizwa, this hotel is the most inexpensive of the limited options on the mountain itself, offering clean and perfectly adequate, if uninspiring, rooms. What this property lacks in interior design, however, it makes up for with its location and breathtaking views of the stepped, cliffside farms of Jabal Akhdar. The included breakfast is nothing special, but given the lack of dining options in the area, it is best to take advantage of it. The property can only be reached with a four-wheel-drive vehicle.

The hotel doesn't have a website for online bookings, but it's listed on Booking.com.

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Ruwi Hotel

$ | Al Farahidi St., Muscat, Oman

This solid, well-run hotel is one of the best mid-range hotels in the city and convenient to Muscat's central business district, streets lined with lively South Asian shops, inexpensive eateries, and freeway access. The rooms are clean, modern and comfortable, and room service, while not bringing up any award-winning food, is good and fast. The hotel has a pool and fitness center, laundry service, free Wi-Fi, and early check-in starting at noon. It's a fantastic option for business travelers on a short visit, as it provides easy access to both the banking and media-heavy areas of Ruwi, and is a roughly 10-minute drive to government ministries and businesses in Al Khuwair.

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