Oriental Nights Rest House

2.5 star property
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Front of property
Exterior
Front of property
Exterior
Reception

Reviews

8.0 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Laundry
    Laundry
  • Room service
    Room service
  • Breakfast available
    Breakfast available
  • Parking included
    Parking included
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
Sur Street, at the Junction of Wadi Bani Khalid, Bidiya, 8400
  • Al Muntarib Fort
    16 min drive
  • Bidiya Marketplace
    17 min drive
  • Bidaya Museum
    19 min drive

Room options

Classic Double or Twin Room

  • 18 sq m
  • Desert view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed

Junior Room, 1 Queen Bed, Garden View

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Family Apartment

  • 60 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

About the area

Bidiya

With a stay at Oriental Nights Rest House in Bidiya, you'll be 10.4 mi (16.7 km) from Al Muntarib Fort and 11.2 mi (18.1 km) from Wahiba Sands. .This guesthouse is 13.1 mi (21.2 km) from Bidaya Museum.

What's nearby

  • Al-Wasl Fort - 15 min drive - 23.1 km
  • Al Muntarib Fort - 16 min drive - 16.7 km
  • Bidiya Marketplace - 17 min drive - 20.6 km
  • Bidaya Museum - 19 min drive - 21.2 km
  • Wadi Shab - 116 min drive - 144.5 km

Getting around

  • Muscat Intl. Airport (MCT) - 118 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪shamoukh al amirat united - ‬18 min walk

About this property

Oriental Nights Rest House

Guesthouse with free parking, in the vicinity of Al Muntarib Fort
Oriental Nights Rest House offers 23 air-conditioned accommodations with complimentary toiletries. Beds feature down comforters. 40-inch LED televisions come with satellite channels.

Bathrooms include showers. This Bidiya guesthouse provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 50+ Mbps. Housekeeping is offered daily and hair dryers can be requested.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 23 air-conditioned rooms featuring LED televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access. Additional features at this guesthouse include tour/ticket assistance, a picnic area, and barbecue grills.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the guesthouse's room service (during limited hours). Buffet breakfasts are available daily from 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk and laundry facilities. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:00 AM and 9:00 AM.
Onsite venue - This restaurant specializes in local cuisine.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

Arabic, English, Hindi, Italian, Swahili

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 50+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free uncovered self-parking on site
  • 24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Airport shuttle on request

Food and drink

  • Buffet breakfast available for a fee daily 7:00 AM–9:00 AM: OMR 2 for adults and OMR 1 for children
  • 1 restaurant
  • Room service available

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Laundry facilities
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • No lift (single-level property)
  • Step-free path to entrance

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Down duvet

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • 40-inch LED TV
  • Satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Paper towels

More

  • Electrical adapters/chargers
  • Window screens

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 1:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately OMR 2 for adults and OMR 1 for children
  • Airport shuttle fee: OMR 100 per vehicle (roundtrip)
  • A kitchen/kitchenette is available for an additional fee

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Oriental Nights Rest House Bidiya
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Oriental Nights Rest House Bidiya
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Oriental Nights Rest House Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 9 out of 28 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 11 out of 28 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 28 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 28 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 28 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
There was nobody at the check-in counter in the morning when we wanted to try to talk about an early check-in. The water is shut off at night and I don't know when it turns back on. It is serviceable -- we were able to get a shower and sleep in a bed. We didn't try the food. It's accessible to Bidiya, al Mintarib, and Wadi Bani Khalid. Near a new highway that is just getting finished as of 12/2018.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Room comfort
Nothing special. Acceptable for a one night stay. Annoyed that staff insisted on scanning passports when all other places that I stayed in Oman were fine with a copy or just transcribing the information. Wouldn’t stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

Floyd

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable, Clean and Expanding.
The Oriental Nights is a small hotel that is plenty comfortable. We stayed in some new rooms that didn’t yet have WiFi, but it’s available in the Lobby. We received a helpful email ftom the hotel prior to our arrival. If you don’t want to pay the high prices for a desert tour or Wadi tour, then this is an ideal place to stay. The roads to get here ftom Muscat are great. We went on an awesome desert sunset tour. They do have a restaurant but choices are limited. Not really anywhere else to eat close by. We appreciated the friendly staff.

10/10 Excellent

Laure, Dubai

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay
When we arrived at the hotel, we've been a bit scared because from the outside it doesn't look great. But in really it was great. As a family of 5, we had 2 huge rooms with bathroom in the new building. They were super clean and confortable. Staff was fantastic too. Very friendly and willing to please us. Best of all... the cheap price we paid for a night in Oman !
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Henning Schou, Riyadh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Value for money
Convenient location where very few hotels are available. Friendly staff, good room, clean. Food reasonable quality, not The Grand Hyatt but we came to visit the Wadi Bani Khalid and get a meal and a place to sleep.

10/10 Excellent

klaus

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect basecamp
From the outside it appears like a motel, but the beauty lies inside...it is a guesthouse and the boss and his staff are really interested &caring about your well beeing.also they want to know yoyr story! kitchen is good It's all about location as it is a perfect base for excursions, but we found it also relaxing. Note that there is a little garden behind.

10/10 Excellent

Sofiane, US

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Best Hospitality in Oman.

10/10 Excellent

Nicole, Unterschleissheim

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Das Hotel ist super gelegen für eine Übernachtung in der Nähe des Wadi Bani Khalid und der Wüste. Die Zimmer sind sehr groß und sehr sauber und eher spartanisch eingerichtet. Aber das genügt völlig für eine Nacht. Einzigartig ist der nette Eigentümer des Hotels. Er hat sich sehr individuell um uns gekümmert und abends noch eine Wüstentour für den nächsten Morgen organisiert. Den Sonnenaufgang in der Wüste zu erleben war ein unvergessliches Erlebnis. Das Frühstück war gut, aber nichts Besonderes. Abends konnte man von einer Karte bestellen und alles wurde frisch für uns einzige Gäste zubereitet.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Gute Lage, aber nicht mehr
Das Positive ist die top Lage um bereits in der Früh das Wadi Bani Khalid zu besuchen bevor ab 10 Uhr die Touristenmassen kommen. Das Hotel selbst wirkt steril und ohne Charme, das Standard Doppelzimmer war das schäbigste Zimmer während unserer Oman-Rundreise.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

6/10 Okay

GUY

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Etape agréable sur la route du Wadi Bani Khalid
Hôtel neuf ou rénové, confortable et pratique. Une sorte de petite piscine vient d'être ajoutée, mais les abords et jardins sont encore en friche.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Rahel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The hotel may not be the most charming, but the staff is doing a great job, the food at the restaurant is really good and the rooms are clean and have all you need. All in all the price is excellent for what you get!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Sehr gute Lage zum Wadi und zur Wüste
Wir hatten ein sehr schönes Zimmer. Das Personal und der Eigentümer sind ausgesprochen nett und hilfsbereit und haben sich sehr um uns gekümmert. Abendessen und Frühstück waren nichts Besonderes, aber völlig in Ordnung. Sehr günstige Lage, wenn man den Wadi oder die Wüste sehen möchte. WLAN funktionierte nur an der Rezeption.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Im neuen Teil der Anlage sehr ordentliche Zimmer, der Chef und Eigentümer sehr bemüht und behilflich bei allen Fragen zur Umgebung und zu Fahrten in die Wüste.

8/10 Good

carlo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Buona soluzione
Posizione ottima all’incrocio della strada che porta al wadi Khalid,struttura datata ma che è in fase di restauro e che ha delle camere nuove appena costruite Gentilezza e disponibilità della gestione Ho cambiato programma e hanno soddisfatto le mie richieste... non è da tutti rimborsare dei soldi,complimenti Hanno il ristorante interno semplice ma con discreta qualità a prezzi più che ragionevoli
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018

6/10 Okay

Ricard

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
empfehlenswertes einfaches, aber sauberes Hotel
günstige Lage für eine Übernachtung zwischen Nizwa und Sur resp. Muscat. Einfaches Hotel, aber sehr sauber mit netten Personal. Am Abend nach der Ankunft oder am Morgen vor der Weiterfahrt kann man eine der schönsten Oasen von Oman, das Wadi Bani Khalid, besuchen, wo man herrlich baden kann.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ci siamo trovati benissimo, hotel accogliente e vicinissimo a tutte le principali attrazioni della zona.

10/10 Excellent

susanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stop agreable apres sur et le wadi bani khalid
Hotel bien situe entre desert et montagne.bon repas le soir et egalement bon petit dejeuner buffet.personnel sympa

8/10 Good

Brice, Brest

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bon séjour,
La connexion WiFi ne marche que dans le hall de réception. Le repas du soir (buffet) était très bon et authentique même s'il était peu varié.

8/10 Good

Joseph, Bruxelles

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Personnel très agréable: on sent qu'ici on veut donner une bonne image.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Simple place, nice stay
Simple room, der pretty large. Staff was friendly, breakfast excellent. Some limitations on Wifi, excellent Location for Wadi Bani Khalid. Hotel also runs rather expensive tours.

8/10 Good

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A good hotel just outside of city close to desert.
A good hotel just outside of city. They offerd nice dinner and an ok breakfust. The room was nice and quite. Only WiFi was missing! The only WiFi they had was when it shared by the hotelstaff mobile. The hotel was helpful in arrange a desert tour. Highly recommended!