Maan Hotel Apartments — Hotel in Al Masira

Pros:||This property is the next best thing available on the island after the resort. It has the best location, less than a minute's drive away from the ferry port. The beds were very comfortable and we slept like babies after hours of driving. The manager there, Hisham, was fantastic. He's incredibly friendly and hospitable and accommodates your requests to the best of his ability. We were there during Eid Al Adha and he invited us for a traditional breakfast at an Omani family's house! Yet more proof that Omanis are some of the friendliest and most hospitable people I've met.||||Cons:||The bathroom had a cockroach situation. They come out at night so whenever we enter in the morning, we'd find some crawling around. The hotel has no facilities and the restaurant was closed so no breakfast is served. Thankfully there's a Turkish restaurant within walking distance that serves a tasty breakfast. I also felt the price is a bit much for...

Pros: This property is the next best thing available on the island after the resort. It has the best location, less than a minute's drive away from the ferry port. The beds were very comfortable and we slept like babies after hours of driving. The manager there, Hisham, was fantastic. He's incredibly friendly and hospitable and accommodates your requests to the best of his ability. We were there during Eid Al Adha and he invited us for a traditional breakfast at an Omani family's house! Yet more proof that Omanis are some of the friendliest and most hospitable people I've met.

Cons: The bathroom had a cockroach situation. They come out at night so whenever we enter in the morning, we'd find some crawling around. The hotel has no facilities and the restaurant was closed so no breakfast is served. Thankfully there's a Turkish restaurant within walking distance that serves a tasty breakfast. I also felt the price is a bit much for...

PROS|- wide apartment|- nice bedroom|- 700mt from the ferry terminal||CONS|- no breakfast area|- not much around|- no beach reachable on foot|- hot water not immediately available (takes up to 3/4 hours for the boiler to heat)|- some staff doesn’t speak English |- WARNING for Booking.com customers: if you arrive within the check-in time (currently by 6PM) you’ll be asked to cancel your Booking reservation in return for same price but with the excuse of a “bigger room”. This is for them to avoid paying commissions: bad work ethics|- they pretend the POS is not working at the time of payment and they didn’t give any receipt when...