ibis Muscat

This is a pet-friendly hotel with friendly and attentive staff. I stayed here because I was visiting Muscat with my little dog. The only let-down was the room does not provide shower cap nor body lotion that I needed. Other than that, I enjoyed my stay at this hotel.

Delicious food from the restaurant was kindly delivered to my room. Very clean and safe hotel.. Friendly and accommodating staff.

All went good except that embarrassing stupid encounter when they forced me to pay cash or credit card for my breakfast on the spot claiming that this is the policy for all reservations that are prepaid to Expedia since they have no guarantees ! As if I was gonna run away and not pay $15 ....... Hummph !

The hotel is a bit basic in terms of room design - carbon copy of a Travel Lodge in the UK, single pillow on each bed was insufficient. Poor guy in the next room spent most of the night vomiting in the toilet which kept me awake as the walls are paper thin. Food was OK but a touch basic and low on selection at breakfast, doubt if I will stay there again.

Good clean hotel comparing to other hotels, according to what I heard.

When I stayed in hotel Ibis in Abu Dhabi and Dubai there were excellent. This one in Muscat was OK but more expensive and not as good. One of the biggest problem was very weak internet. This is very important for business people. The breakfast for 5 Reals was not very good. Overall for me it was a disappointment.

The room was very nice, clean, bright and had all the basics. It was quiet (far from the elevators) and had good views (one of the top floors). However I found the hotel a bit faraway from the main touristic spots and had to take a taxi even to get to one of the hop on hop off bus stops. Staff were friendly and helpful most of the times, mind you my wake up call was 20 minutes late. I also found a bit inconvenient that for instance the restaurant would not allow teaspoons (only regular big ones) to be brought into the room and that they preferred cash payments instead of charging directly to the room. Other than that, I have no hesitation to recommend this hotel to those looking for good value for money without compromising quality of facilities and service.

I had a very brief stay for a couple of days. The hotel was good & staff were ok. The only thing we found annoying really is the bathroom did not have a lock. It was pretty uncomfortable for me as I was with my 4 year old daughter and I was told this was the hotel standard. If you don't mind this, this hotel is a good place. It's placed very close to grand muscat mall. It's around 300 mts away. Hence, there is lot of options for food.

Experience definitely can not be improvised. Like you would expect from ibis, everything just works seamlessly, the amenities and room are all spotless. Yes, as someone mentioned, the rooms are small and the breakfast expensive, but the friendliness of the staff, the cleanliness of the place and the peace of mind to know that your stay will be without hiccups more than makes up for the lack of space. You get what you paid for and more, will definitely stay again.

Not a bad hotel but a tad over priced for what you get. Free wifi is a great plus and still quite rare these days. Make sure to request a non-smoking room because if you get stuck with one the stale smell is horrible. The room I had was small but comfortable with decent shower. Breakfast wasn't great, no real service to speak of, and not much choice or quality but just acceptable to keep you going. There is no bar to speak of and they don't serve alcohol. You'd be better off at the Radisson down the road or one of the bigger brands if that is a requirement.