| The Al Bustan Palace Hotel Oman is one of the | | | | and the lovely gardens. They have a lovely |
| finest hotels in Muscat Oman, and is a serene | | | | beach. Canoes, boats etc are available |
| oasis of style, grandeur and hospitality. | | | | |
| | | | Everything you could need or want had been |
| The Al Bustan Palace is the leading Oman | | | | catered for, we really felt totally spoilt, |
| beach hotels resorts, and is one of the | | | | nothing seemed to be too much trouble for the |
| finest hotels of its kind in the Middle East. | | | | extremely attentive staff. |
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| It stands in 200 acres of palm shaded | | | | To view photographs go to |
| gardens, beneath a rugged mountain backdrop, | | | | |
| with a large sweep of beach next to the clear | | | | I stay in top hotels routinely, but I have |
| blue waters of the Indian Ocean. The hotel is | | | | slept in some shockingly uncomfortable beds |
| designed to replicate the rich culture of | | | | in my time, but the bed was probably the most |
| architecture in Oman. | | | | comfortable hotel bed ever!! |
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| Only 40 minutes drive from the airport, and | | | | In terms of meals at the Al Bustan Palace, we |
| 10 minutes from Muscat, the Al Bustan Hotel | | | | were impressed from the sheer scale of the |
| is ideally placed for a beachside vacation, | | | | hot and cold dishes at breakfast to the |
| or exploring Oman. | | | | stylish restaurants serving delicious food. |
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| I am very pleased to have found the Al Bustan | | | | It is the little touches that can make or |
| Palace Hotel Oman, it has been a real find, | | | | break a holiday, and the complimentary cool |
| from the attentive staff, to the | | | | box on the beach was just fantastic. It had |
| décor, and the sheer comfort. It is | | | | bottles of mineral water, ice, ice cold |
| easy to see why the Al Bustan Palace is rated | | | | flannels, and a cool spray - quite |
| as one of, if not the finest of the Oman | | | | magnificent when you have chosen high summer |
| hotels resorts. | | | | and 40 degrees for your vacation!! |
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| We stayed in an Arabian Junior Suite which | | | | I will definitely return to The Al Bustan |
| was very spacious and beautifully decorated, | | | | Palace, although my return will be delayed by |
| with amazing views of the sea, the mountains | | | | the refurbishment in 2007. |