Al Diyar Hotel

Nestled in authentically Nizwa View, scenic majestic mountains loom along the flowing river beds front and back of the hotel. Functional pools and cozy rooms with excellent foods are served. Highly recommended if you want to visit Nizwa. Overall great stay. Kudos!

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, rather basic.

We had a suit with 2 rooms which was infested with bed bugs. Notified the receptionist. The only thing that he did was asking for the video that I took from the headboards where bugs were growling around and Room was switched with another one . I slept in my car that night as I was grossed out ! Just a warning for tourists!

Old style accommodation, but comfortable and clean. Plenty of toiletries but no rack in shower for soap. Sleep comfort was good although pillows were small and hard. Food was ok and there is a self serve coffee machine in the dining room. Room has a heater switch for the hot water system which we turned off by mistake during an initial flurry of checking light switches. Unlicenced venue but do not despair it is a comfortable 1km walk to Falaj Daris Hotel for alcohol relief.

I must say I quite liked the Al Diyar Hotel. It actually exceeded my own expectations. The twin bedroom I was given was huge, with an equally huge private veranda. The entrance Hall despite being quite big, was nevertheless cosy with its lined up sofas.

Non tra le mie esperienze più esaltanti in un hotel, location vetusta ma almeno pulita prima colazione da dimenticare. C’è una piscina che non mi ispirava ma qualcuno faceva pure il bagno. Per una notte di passaggio può andare, ma niente di più che un posto dove dormire passando da queste parti.