Luxury Oman Holidays

Nestled between dramatic rocky mountains and a private beach on the outskirts of Muscat, Jumeirah Muscat Bay is one of Oman's most visually spectacular resorts. The architecture is inspired by a traditional Omani village cascading down to the sea, with pools at multiple levels, outstanding dining, an excellent spa, and views across the bay to the mountains that are simply extraordinary at sunrise and sunset.

The hotel that established Muscat as a genuine luxury destination. The Chedi's 21-acre estate runs from the mountains to the sea, with the world's longest hotel swimming pool (103 metres), exceptional restaurants including the Long Bar and The Restaurant, a magnificent spa, and a design aesthetic that blends contemporary minimalism with traditional Omani elements. Still Muscat's most talked-about address after two decades.

Originally built to host the Gulf Cooperation Council summit, the Al Bustan Palace is Oman's most palatial hotel, set between mountains and a private beach south of Muscat, with a soaring atrium lobby, vast rooms, exceptional Omani cuisine, and a private beach that few properties in the region can match. A Ritz-Carlton property, it offers the group's signature service alongside an extraordinary setting.

One of the most dramatic resort arrivals in the world, Six Senses Zighy Bay sits in a hidden bay on Oman's Musandam Peninsula, accessible by a thrilling paraglide descent from the clifftop, a zipline, or a 4x4 over a mountain track. Once inside, guests find a village of 82 pool villas on a private beach, an extraordinary spa, exceptional dining, and the kind of total seclusion that makes it genuinely unlike anywhere else on earth.

Perched on the rim of a 2,000-metre canyon in the Al Hajar Mountains, the air is cool, the views are vertiginous, and the sense of elevation and remoteness is unlike anything else in Arabia. Alila Jabal Akhdar is a spectacular mountain retreat with an infinity pool hanging over the cliff edge, a world-class spa, and an extraordinary natural setting that makes it one of the most remarkable hotels in the entire Middle East.

Oman's highest hotel, sitting at 2,000 metres above sea level on the edge of a sheer canyon on the Green Mountain. The Anantara Al Jabal Al Akhdar shares the dramatic setting of its Alila neighbour but has a character of its own, with a stunning pool cantilevered over the gorge, a Diana's Point terrace (named for Princess Diana who visited in 1986), and extensive gardens terraced into the mountainside.

Salalah is Oman's extraordinary southern coast, a place that transforms during the khareef (monsoon season, June to September) from arid desert to lush, mist-covered green landscape, drawing visitors from across the Gulf. The Anantara Salalah is the region's finest resort: a beachfront property with villa accommodation, excellent dining, and a spa set against the backdrop of the Dhofar mountains and the Arabian Sea.