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We went from the Al Bustan for another week to this hotel. If you ask me which one is the best, I can only say "It's different" !
To start with, the architecture is complete diferent, The Chedi is a mixe of Arabian/Asian style, while the A.B. is more like an Arabian palace. If you can effort it, take a short stay but in a suite, those suites are fabolous. On the contrary, the normal rooms are not that great. As the hotel was quite new, the service at the reception-desk, in the restaurants, and on the beach, was not top-class. On the contrary the roomservice, and the beach/bar/restaurant were perfect. I would highly recommed this hotel for a max. stay of one week, and take a suite, you will not regret it.
What about the food? If you like Asian food you will feel in heaven. European food is not that great (small choice)
There are two exquisite pools on a considerable distance one from the other. One pool is for parents with children and the other one is only for adults. Having supper in the evening it's outstanding, everything is illuminated by torches. The beach is private but cannot tip on the beach quality of the Al Bustan. Leave a Comment Theme: HotelPrice: US$180 and up » Currency ConverterComparison: most expensivePhone: + 968/524400Directions: It's quite a distance from Muscat.Website: www.ghmhotels.com Other Contact: Mail : chedimuscat@ghmhotels.com
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I'll start it off by saying that the chedi is quite beautiful. My sister has lived here in muscat for some time now, and has enjoyed their spa in the past. That said, we had an absolutely miserable experience at the chedi, and will neither return nor recommend it to our friends/family in the future. In some ways this is a shame, given the what our hopes had been.
First of all, it is not a particularly comfortable place to be. First of all, the staff always acted as if it were a chore to even tell you how to get around the place. It surely has elegance, but its borderline stuffy, which is not particularly my taste. The rooms are new, nice, and stylish, such that it might appeal to an architect, but the small things are left undone, and you cant help but feel uncomfortable in your own room.
The kicker, however, is that we tried to cancel one of the additional nights three times in the several weeks leading up to the reservation, and finally seemed to have success. That said, when we arrived at the Chedi, they still had us booked for two extra nights. NO amount of reason, and documentation of emails sent etc was enough to get out of it, and we ended up being charged 800 US dollars extra. Never, in all my travels around the world have I had such smug disdain from a hotel staff, and never have I been treated so rudely.
The truth of the matter is that there are not too many luxury hotels in muscat to choose from, but it is absolutely worth it to stay at the hyatt or the shangri la (though this is a little further away from downtown), than deal with these people.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions. This is the one time I've written a poor review of a hotel, and I hope it is my last. I am not a spiteful person, but i do hope that, in the end, others don't have to go through a similar experience, and the Chedi can learn from their mistakes. Leave a Comment Theme: HotelPrice: US$180 and up » Currency ConverterComparison: more expensive than average
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