Al Diyar was booked by my Omani Travel Agent and I'm sure this motivation was "price". It is a cheap hotel and you could argue it offers excellent value for money. Its location of about 4km from Nizwa souks, there's nothing in the area, so you will need a car. There is a large pool in the central courtyard. I tried to buy a drink from the restaurant, but they only seem to have juice (obviously no alcohol, but no soft drinks either).|I got room 112 on the first floor. It was old style : huge, lots of good space, high ceiling, coffee table, 2 chairs, large desk, etc. I had some trouble working the TV, but a man came up and found me lots of channels, including international ones. The bathroom is small, but fully tiled with walk-in shower next to toilet. Very basic toiletries are provided.|Breakfast is in downstairs restaurant and is buffet style,...
Read moreAfter camping and hiking in Oman with 3 children, we took a zero day at Al Diyar. During a holiday weekend, I walked into reception, dusty, hot and sweaty with three kids in tow and asked for a room. The hotel staff was courteous, accommodating and friendly as the booked me into a family suite big enough for all four of us. The children loved the pool. I loved the shower and clean laundry. The beds were comfortable, the room was clean and nicely furnished. When we ate dinner we were offered the opportunity to sit either in main dining or in the private women and children section. The food and service were great! Some of the positives about this hotel: the staff, it is not noisy, it's comfortable, the food is good, and it is not crawling with British tourists. Negatives: none that...
Read moreI was in this hotel in January, just for one night and it was enought!||First of all the location:it's 10 min driving from the center and it's really a pity because you cannot have a walk in Nizwa that is a really nice town!||The rooms are old and the furniture are really too old...I use the plural because the first room I received was with an absurd stench and so they gave me another one's...the result was noch much different! ||The room was on the main street corner and it was really diccult to Sleep due to the traffic jam..||In the morning we have had breakfast and was really bad...few thing prepared and not good!...the breakfast level was really lower then the roooms quality!||I don't...
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