3 hotels · Oman
The great hotels of Muscat
3 luxury hotels in Muscat are documented in this guide, ordered by international renown. The oldest, Al Bustan Palace, a Ritz-Carlton Hotel, opened in 1985; the most recent, Shangri-La Al Husn, Muscat, in 2006. Each page gives the history, the key figures and a direct line to the events team.
Al Bustan Palace, a Ritz-Carlton Hotel
Built in 1985 to house the Gulf Cooperation Council summit, with a domed atrium 38 metres high and a beach between the Hajar Mountains and the sea.
250 rooms
The Chedi Muscat
A 103 metre pool beside a private beach on the Gulf of Oman, in a hotel of black-framed arches and water gardens designed by Jean-Michel Gathy.
158 rooms
Shangri-La Al Husn, Muscat
Built like an Omani castle on a headland at Barr Al Jissah, the adults-only Al Husn keeps its own beach and 180 rooms apart from the resort's two other hotels.
180 rooms