One of the best place to stay with family. The location makes it exotic, the beach is awesome, the lazy river such great fun for the kids and the cool zone and adventure zone just makes you want to extend your stay. If you are with kids, the housekeeping is more than generous and helpful in arranging for milk etc.... More

We have just got back from a week at the Al Bandar. We wanted a week's peace and quiet after our daughter's wedding and this is exactly what we got. The location couldn't be better - on a beautiful stretch of beach. The hotel has great facilities - several pools and lots of restaurants. I am not a great fan... More

Stayed 6 Days/ Nights during May in Al Bandar. Check In faultless - arrived at 6am, usually you wait until midday or later but here we got stright into our room. Buffet Breakfast faultless, superb choice, a real highlight of the trip. Eat at all of the restaurants and found the restaurants rather than the buffet outlet (Al Tannor) to... More

Had a few days for last 2 days of Ramadan and 2 days of Eid. Perfect gateway if you live in UAE. 4.5 hours of Driving from Dubai. We stayed at Al Bandar. Great for couples, as all families stay at Waha. Al Husn looks great, but a bit expensive. We went to all restaurants available in resort, all are... More

Not a resort kind of guy...but when you are in Death Valley by the Sea (aka Oman), you need a refugee you can count on. Stayed here for three nights as base camp as part of The Global Scavenger Hunt travel adventure competition as we circled the globe. It was wonderful to go swimming every morning and night in the... More

We recently stayed at the Shangri La Bar Al Jissah Resort in Oman. With three different types of property within the hotel; one catering for families, one for businessmen we stayed at the Al Husn section. This is intended for people looking for peace and quite in a relaxing atmosphere. No one under 18 is allowed to stay in this... More

We enjoyed our stay very much. There were so many activities for our 3 year old and for us :) The food was delicious in all the restaurants. The staff was incredibly friendly and helpful. The room was specious and comfortable. Overall a great resort. Not to mention the amazingly beautiful nature and beach!

My husband and I have just returned from a 7 day stay at the hotel from 28th April. We have previously stayed in Dubai but this was our first time in Oman and we would definitely return. Oman is much more relaxed to Dubai and has a sense of history. I chose to book the Bandar as we wanted to... More

Had a relaxing time staying here for 3 nights. One thing to bear in mind is that the hotel does not provide a shuttle bus from the airport. A taxi costs about 13 riels (approxing £25) to the hotel. As it is a resort hotel, it is quite far from the main city, about 20-30mins by car. The resort is... More