Tulip Inn Downtown Muscat

It was clean and good value for money. We were there for a short time, and it was perfect for one night.

The hotel was clean and well run. Unfortunately it was in Ruwi which is broadly in the middle of nowhere. I was stung for 15 rials for a taxi (about £30) having been assured there were no buses into town. However, when wandering Ruwi, I found the bus station and the bus to the airport running every 30 mins 24 hours per day door to door. The side benefit was that I got to visit Mattrah and the Old City for the princely sum of £1.20 (3x£0.40) bus rides. Food was adequate (not the hotel) and an exceptional curry one night. My flight was at 7pm in the evening and the hotel very kindly allowed me to stay until 4pm so that I had somewhere comfortable to stay through the day.

The fittings were dates, the tiles were chipped, the tv was mainly Indian. There were renovations happening at the hotel which weren't pre-advertised which meant a huge amount of the ancillary facilities weren't available : pool, squash court, business centre, coffee shop. Not necessarily that I would have used them all but I felt a bit hijacked. Fortunately, either there was no work at night or I couldn't hear it.