Mandarin Oriental, Muscat

My recent stay at the Mandarin Oriental Muscat was overall enjoyable, with several notable highlights. The hotel’s location near the beachfront is fantastic, offering stunning views of Muscat and the surrounding mountains. The interiors are beautifully designed, featuring natural materials that create a luxurious and calming atmosphere. The rooms were ultra-comfortable, with excellent beds and top-quality linens that made for a great night’s sleep. I also appreciated the thoughtful in-room amenities, including good tea, a Nespresso machine, and water in glass bottles—a healthy and eco-friendly touch. The shower gel, shampoo, and conditioner provided were of great quality, and the dental kits were decent. However, I did notice that some toothpaste tubes weren’t fresh, as the paste had become solid and dry in a few sets. Additionally, the shaving kit was of the cheapest level, which didn’t align with the otherwise high standards of the hotel. Breakfast was good but not quite up to the level typically expected from Mandarin Oriental. There’s definitely room for improvement here, but I believe this is something the hotel will refine over time. The staff were polite and professional, which added to the overall positive experience. Considering the hotel is still new, I’d rate the overall experience, including the price/value ratio, as 3.5 out of 5. I’m confident that with time, the hotel will address these minor gaps and elevate the experience to match the impeccable standards the brand is known for.

Great hotel, beautiful room, very comfortable bed, definitely 5 star deluxe. Lush

Absolutely phenomenal hotel and hotel services. Brand new hotel in the best district of Muscat. Very calm and quiet place with a lot of opportunities to spend a holiday. Perfect restaurants and hospitality from the all employees. All recommendations from our side. We will se again in the future for sure. Predrag from Serbia 🇷🇸

We really enjoyed our stay here. The interior design and overall quality of finish is stunning. The room a sea view double room was very comfortable. The terrace area were spacious and a 30 m pool is a rare treat. Really good gym and spa. THE best massage ever! Access onto a beautiful public beach with hotel loungers was good but we did not use them Only downside is that aside from the terrace restaurant where breakfast and lunch are served there is only one other restaurant an Italian. The food was good but not exceptional and it was a real shame that the Tapas restaurant was closed due to changes in Omani law requiring all staff to be local The staff were all great, a special mention to Hilton and Mina at poolside, to Stanley at lunch and to the SLT Tom and Sheryl for taking the time to make us feel so welcome Having visited the Jumeriah the Kempinski and the W for dinner during our stay, it is clear that the Mandarin Oriental is a class above the competition Open the second restaurant and this will be a really fantastic hotel

I had a business lunch in Rawya restaurant for the first time which turned out to be amazing as as soon as I arrived one host was there If I'm not wrong his name osman he briefed me about the concept with a straight food recommendation which was great i had no time look at the menu as well as he made a special drinks from his own recommendation which was flavorful overall it was beyond impressive

Oman has always been our absolute favourite and this time it had to be our stay at MO Muscat. Our short trip was definitely worth it. Starting from the warm welcome by Husam & Mazin. Lovely picturesque and spacious room. Afternoon tea 🫖 at the lobby was the highlight. Special mention to Shayantani & Sarah for their exemplary service . Concierge (Yasser) , Jakob who were always kind & Sultan for his great restaurant recommendations around the city & insights on Nizwa . The breakfast was nice too with the beautiful weather outdoors (thanks to Otman for his service).