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Al Bustan Palace, Oman  
 

 

    
    Hotel: Al Bustan Palace  

  City: Muscat Beach  

  Country: Oman  

  Rates From: 180 OMR  

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GENERAL INFORMATION
NOTE: THE HOTEL WILL BE CLOSED THE WHOLE YEAR OF 2007 FOR MAJOR RENOVATION AND WILL REOPEN BY EARLY 2008.

Al Bustan Palace InterContinental Muscat hotel has built a reputation as the best hotel in the Middle East and one of the finest hotels in the world. The hotel is identified as the Jewel of the Sultanate of Oman and the Middle East. Situated eight kilometres from the downtown business district and 35 kilometres from the airport, the hotel is nestled on the coast surrounded by a dramatic mountain backdrop, sea and beach and set in 200 acres of lush, green gardens. It is close to Muscat and the commercial centre and enjoys spectacular views over the Gulf of Oman.
The hotel's 16 magnificent banqueting and reception rooms are beautifully appointed and immaculately furnished to the highest possible international specifications. The Majan Ballroom can host banquets for up to 800 guests, while the Oman Auditorium is capable of seating over 628.
For dining, Al Bustan Palace InterContinental Muscat hotel has an enviable reputation and serves a variety of international cuisines from all over the world to satisfy the most discerning palate.
The hotel offers the finest and most comprehensive sporting and leisure facilities in the Gulf region. Unwind in the privacy of our very own beach or at the temperature-controlled swimming pool. Choose from tennis, sailing, windsurfing, snorkelling, diving and boat trips, or enjoy a workout at the Health Club with gymnasium.
Al Bustan Palace InterContinental Muscat hotel - an oasis of grandeur, hospitality and unashamed luxury.

AMENITIES
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Restaurants
Al Khiram
Informal modern theme restaurant overlooking the gardens, featuring Italian à la carte menu. Lavish buffet and theme night buffet available for dinner. Brunch on Fridays.

Al Marjan
Al Marjan - the best of French/modern European cuisine with extensive wine list and a sweeping view of the Al Bustan Bay. Open Saturday to Thursday from 19.00 until 23.00. Live Entertainment.

China Mood
Genuine Chinese cuisine, giving a true taste of delicacies from the Cantonese, Szechwan and Shanghainese provinces. The restaurant design offers flexibility, as well as being available to book for private parties in the stunning 16-seater separate room.

Beach Pavilion Restaurant
Beach Pavilion - beach restaurant, serving light meals and snacks at lunchtime with a variety of seafood specialities.

Seblat Al Bustan
Seasonal dining venue with traditional Omani cuisine, in a tented Bedouin village set-up. Live Omani music, dance, henna and handicrafts. Open Wed & Sun from 19.30 until 23.00, from October to May. The shuttle bus is arranged from the hotel entrance.

Business Centre
The Business Centre is able to provide all equipment, all audio and visual systems for recording and replaying, Internet connections, all banqueting and conferencing facilities, all personnel from translators to secretaries, CyberAssist for 24-hour computer assistance, DVDs and DVD players, meeting rooms and private office space. All rooms have an interactive TV with limited Internet access. High-speed HSDL / ISDN lines are also available in the Lobby, and videoconferencing can be conducted in the privacy of your room or in the dedicated videoconferencing room in the Business Centre.

Conference and Banquets
The combination of exotic location, superb facilities and unsurpassed grandeur makes the Al Bustan Palace InterContinental Muscat hotel a conference and banqueting destination without equal.
The conferencing capabilities offer a superb range of multifunction venues, from intimate or informal gatherings through to lecture halls, reception rooms, banqueting chambers and the Oman Auditorium, and full audio-visual facilities are available in all. A full range of equipment and services for banqueting and conferencing is on hand, with secretarial provision and personalised assistance.
The hotel features 16 magnificent banqueting and reception rooms, two with minstrel galleries, including the Majan Ballroom, which can host banquets for up to 800, and the Gulf of Oman Room, overlooking the ocean, is perfect for hosting conferences and luncheons for up to 150. The adjoining Al Qurm Room allows greater flexibility where larger groups are involved.

Recreation and Leisure
Children Facilities
The facilities include a covered children's pool, playground and hotel-organised activities; high chairs, baby cots and babysitting services are available upon request. The children's' playground is located next to the beach where there are swings, a slide and rocking horses. Children's menus include dishes like hamburger and chips, spaghetti bolognaise, hot dogs and grilled cheese sandwiches.

Gymnasium
The temporary Gymnasium provides a variety of cardiovascular equipment including treadmills, bikes, elliptical and multi purpose multi gym and free weights (temporarily located on the 5th floor, adjacent to lifts 3 and 4 ).

Swimming Pool
For relaxation, unwind in the pool which is temperature controlled at 29°C (84°F). For sun worshippers, a large pool deck surrounds the free-form pool and the children's shaded splash pool. Swimming lessons for both children and adults can be arranged.

Tennis Village
The hotel boasts four floodlit tennis courts and a full-time tennis instructor is available upon request. Jeux de boules (pétanque), putting green and pitch and putt facilities are also available. The hotel holds regular tournaments and other events, so check with the Tennis Village for the current programme.

Al Bustan Palace Services
-Duty Manager - 24 hours
-Concierge
-Babysitting
-Bank facilities
-Bookshop
-Car hire
-Foreign exchange
-Florist
-Hairdresser
-24-hour laundry, dry-cleaning and pressing services
-Safe-deposit box
-Shoeshine
-Pet Policy - No pets are allowed
-All major credit cards accepted
-Pharmacy
-Gift Shop
-Al Bustan Gift Shop
 

ROOMS
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Al Bustan Palace InterContinental Muscat offers 250 bedrooms inclusive of 24 Junior Suites and eight Grand Deluxe Suites. The hotel has rooms on floors 1 to 3 (east and west wings - Al Bustan Deluxe rooms) and floors 5 to 8 (tower floors), which include the Arabian Deluxe rooms and suites, the Deluxe Suites and the Executive Suites.
There are 73 non-smoking rooms and suites available on various floors. The hotel also has two rooms available for handicapped visitors.

Guest Room Amenities
-Bathrobe
-Bathtub
-Bidet
-Business Center
-CD Player
-Cable / Satellite TV
-Coffee Maker
-Color TV
-Complimentary Drinks
-Connecting Rooms
-Crib
-DVD Player
-Dressing Room
-Free Morning Newspaper Delivered to Room
-Hairdryer
-Hamper
-High-speed Internet Access
-In-Room Safe
-In Room Video Check-out
-In Room Video Games Available
-Individually Controlled Air Conditioning
-Iron / Ironing Board
-Mini Bar
-Phone with Voice Mail
-Plates/Glassware
-Private Bathroom
-Rollaway Bed/Cot
-Scale
-Separate Check-In Area
-Separate Hanging Closet
-Sofa-bed
-Tea Maker
-Two-Line Phone
-Valet Service
-Video Rental
-Video Review / Checkout
-Windows Open by Guest
-Work Desk w/ Lamp
-WorldLink - Power and Phone/Internet
Connector
-WorldPrint - Fax and Printer

Suite Amenities
-Bathrobe
-Bathtub
-Bidet
-Business Center
-CD Player
-Cable / Satellite TV
-Coffee Maker
-Color TV
-Complimentary Drinks
-Crib
-DVD Player
-Dressing Room
-Free Morning Newspaper Delivered to Room
-Hairdryer
-Hamper
-High-speed Internet Access
-In Room Safe
-In Room Video Check-out
-In Room Video Games Available
-Individually Controlled Air Conditioning
-Mini Bar
-Phone with Voice Mail
-Plates/Glassware
-Private Bathroom
-Scale
-Separate Hanging Closet
-Suites with Dining Table
-Tea Maker
-Two-Line Phone
-Valet Service
-Video Rental
-Video Review / Checkout
-Windows Open by Guest
-Work Desk w/ Lamp
-WorldLink - Power and Phone/Internet
Connector
-WorldPrint - Fax and Printer

Executive/Club Floor Amenities
-Bathrobe
-Bathtub
-Bidet
-Business Center
-CD Player
-Cable / Satellite TV
-Coffee Maker
-Color TV
-Complimentary Drinks
-Crib
-DVD Player
-Free Morning Newspaper Delivered to Room
-Hairdryer
-Hamper
-High-speed Internet Access
-In Room Safe
-In Room Video Check-out
-In Room Video Games Available
-Individually Controlled Air Conditioning
-Mini Bar
-Phone with Voice Mail
-Plates/Glassware
-Private Bathroom
-Scale
-Separate Hanging Closet
-Tea Maker
-Two-Line Phone
-Valet Service
-Video Rental
-Video Review / Checkout
-Windows Open by Guest
-Work Desk w/ Lamp
-WorldLink - Power and Phone/Internet
Connector
-WorldPrint - Fax and Printer
 

How to get to the hotel?
NOTE: THE HOTEL WILL BE CLOSED THE WHOLE YEAR OF 2007 FOR MAJOR RENOVATION AND WILL REOPEN BY EARLY 2008.

Al Bustan Palace is situated eight kilometres from the downtown business district and 35 kilometres from the airport. The hotel is nestled on the coast surrounded by a dramatic mountain backdrop, sea and beach.

SPECIALS
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Hotel Terms & Conditions
Note
-Compulsory Supplements may occur due to special occasions such as Eid's, Christmas & New Years.
-Confirmation is subject to availability at time of request

Currency
-All rates are quoted in Omani Riyals (OMR)

Package include
-All rates are net non commissionable
-All rates are inclusive of breakfast, taxes and services charges
-All rates are subject to change without prior notice
-Compulsory Supplements may occur due to special occasions such as Eid's, Christmas & New years
-Confirmation is subject to availability at time of request
-Transfers to from the hotel is not included

Minimum Length of Stay
.Between 18 to 27 March 2008 = 7 night
.Between 24 December 2008 to 04 January 2009 = 7 nights

Payment Requirements
For your convenience, Internet Travel Group offers secure online payments with the following credit cards: Visa, Mastercard and American Express. Please note that, should you prefer, you are able to supply your credit card information by fax. We are unable to accept your reservation request without credit card details, though you will only be billed once your booking has been confirmed, the credit card information verified and our confirmation voucher sent to you by email.

For all reservations
-The full amount will be charged at the moment of confirmation.

Cancellation Policy
-If cancellation is received 16 days or more prior to arrival, then a 20% of the full amount will be lost.
-If a cancellation is received 15 days or less prior to arrival, then the full amount will apply as a penalty.
-No shows will result on the full amount being charged as a cancellation fee.

Children Policy
-Children over the age of 12 are considered as adults
-Children requiring their own room are charged as adults

Liability
Internet Hotel Rental Group acts as intermediary between all hotels, transport operators, tourist attraction companies, and local tourist offices providing the services. Internet Hotel Rental Group is therefore not responsible for any loss, injury or damage sustained by the tourists; including those occurring outside of the touring programmes. Additional expenses incurred due to delay, accident, acts of God or political actions / unrest must be borne by the tourists. Programmes and prices, services and conditions are based on those valid at the time of being posted on the site. They are therefore subject to change without advance notice before or during the tour / stay / excursion / car rental. A submitted reservation request is indicative of the tourist agreement to the above conditions.
 

General Terms & Conditions

Price & Payment
Unless otherwise stated, at the time of booking only a deposit is due. The remanining balance is payable on check-in and charged by the hotel direct. hotel-savings.com accepts Visa, Mastercard & American Express.
For security purposes, should your reservation incur a charge in excess of USD 400.00, you must submit a signed credit card authorization form. This will be supplied upon confirmation of the reservation. If you fail to fax across this documentation within 48 hours, we reserve the right to cancel the reservation. Please note that as per our cancellation policy, there may be a fee for this.

Flight Information
If you are to arrive at your hotel after 5pm, please provide Hotelrentalgroup with your flight information, so that we may be able to advise the hotel of what time they can expect you. Should your flight be delayed, we strongly recommend that you contact the hotel directly to inform them of this.

Period of Stay / Rate Calculation
All stays are calculated and sold "per night". We can only guarantee a room until noon (12pm). Late check-outs can be requested at the moment of reservation in the additional comments box, but may come at an additional fee (usually 50% of the nightly rate).

Cancellation Policies & Charges
Cancellations must be received in writing by e-mail, with as much notice as possible. Penalty fees may apply. Please check the terms & conditions, as these policies vary from hotel to hotel.

Cancellation Charges On All Reservations
-On all confirmed reservations, 20% of the total amount will be lost.
-Further cancellation charges may apply depending on the hotel.
Please check the specific terms & conditions for each hotel.

No Shows
No Shows will result in a 100% penalty fee.

Reservation & Confirmation
All reservations made on the web sites operated by hotel-savings.com will receive a temporary confirmation number. This temporary number does not mean that the hotel room is available and is only for administrative purposes. Your final confirmation will be sent to you on your official confirmation voucher within 24 hours, unless, due to unforeseen circumstances, the hotel does not get back to us within this time frame. hotel-savings.com is not responsible for any such delays.

Early departures
In addition to the standard cancellation policy, we would like to stress the point that the hotels are very strict regarding changes to the length of clients’ stays. Therefore we would like to inform you that clients departing before their booked check out date will be charged for the remaining nights and, no being made for unused nights.

Check In & Check Out Policy
Your room will be made available to you from 14h00 (unless stated otherwise in the terms & conditions of the hotel). Should you require a guaranteed early check in, the room must be booked and paid for in full for the day preceeding your stay.
Check out time is 12:00 hrs. For a guaranteed late check-out, clients should book for an additional night, charged at 100%.

Special offers and Value Added Extras
All special offers, packages and discounts over our standard rates are offered subject to availability. hotel-savings.com cannot accept any responsibility in the unlikely event that these are temporarily unavailable.

Credit Card
In order to secure a room, it is mandatory to have a credit card.

General Conditions and liability
All reservations made by clients are subject to our terms and conditions. No other terms, conditions and warranties, expressed or implied by law, custom and course of dealing shall form part of any contract between hotel-savings.com and our clients except for those terms imposed by law where application is mandatory.
The client acknowledges that in making a reservation with hotel-savings.com they do so only on the basis of the material contained in the hotel-savings.com Web Site or relevant advertising medium. All other statements or representations made by hotel-savings.com, its employees, agents or sub-contractors are of no effect unless confirmed in writing by hotel-savings.com to the client.
hotel-savings.com sources hotels from various hotel companies in the countries in which it operates. The condition of the stay will be subject to the law of the country in which it is supplied to you. You will be subject to its terms and conditions and local law.
hotel-savings.com reserves the right to pass on to the client any government increase in local VAT or other taxes that may be introduced after a reservation is made. Any additional charges payable on arrival are subject to local VAT at the prevailing rate in that country.
The liability of hotel-savings.com to the client for any loss, problem, damage or cancellation, whether arising out of negligence, breach of contract, error or any other cause shall not exceed the invoiced total value of the confirmation voucher supplied by hotel-savings.com.

These terms & conditions are not exclusive. All information is correct at the time of publication - May, 2007.
 

 
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