Desert Nights Resort

酒店在小鎮裏大約10公里處，房間乾淨就是有些設備有些陳舊，定的房間是半日宿，包含了早餐和第二天早餐，食物品種比想象中豐富，營地還有免費的觀落日和駱駝騎行的活動。

You arrive and you and your suitcases are taken on a quad bike with trailer to your room. Its a nice three star equivalent room with regular toilet and shower. Good a/c, decent bed. The staff are nice enough. Rajah was very nice Now here is where it is not good. You are promised a dune drive at 1700, it’s literally 1 minute drive up to the top of the dune, unbelievably oversold. Right then i realised the dune drive was a rip off. When you get up there there are quad bikes and jeeps dune bashing everywhere so it’s really not very nice. There is a cacophony of noise and you are keeping one eye out for incoming vehicles. The camel ride is similarly a few minutes. It is also misleading on expectation, its just a couple of minutes on the camel. They did look well treated though They want you to hire their quad bikes or get massages at a heavy price but apart from that there is nothing included vis a vis experiences. Very disappointed. The evening buffet food was actually good. The quoted time was 1930-2130 so we rocked up at 7:25. EVERY outside table was gone except a large number which were reserved. (We were not offered to make a reservation at reception) . So in truth the dining time is from 7 onwards so why list it as 7:30?. So being last in we were herded into the hard seating tables inside along with the drivers looking at the air conditioners. The waiter then wanted to upsell the drinks as per training. He just said tables all gone. It would have been lovely to have eaten outside under the stars on the soft cushioned banquettes but what could have been the highlight of the stay was denied ( on st valentines day too!). You are very much treated as a second class citizen here truth be told. There is local movie played outside and there is a so called lounge with pool table. Thats it. If you could get a hotel not so far away and just get a day tour with lunch and a bit of dune bashing and maybe learn about the wildlife a bit that would definitely be the way to go. A day trip from muscat in my opinion is way too much driving. They really provide nothing as part of a desert experience which we were heavily sold on. You dont expect to pay top dollar then effectively get ripped off No doubt this will get buried under lots of bought reviews but this is a real factual review which i hope may help others to choose It is on the edge of the desert and is aimed at omanis. Better more authentic camps are further in i am advised

Accommodation is excellent, no lights to read by though - perhaps no one reads books now. Lovely evening meal under the stars with musicians. Very bumpy interesting drive to get there. They took us up the dunes for the sunset which was lovely. What was not lovely was about 20 dune buggies racing up and around the dunes and quad bikes shattering the peace. The stillness and darkness of the desert does not apply here - there is a fully lit racetrack next door so you cannot see the stars. It’s like something out of Mad Max. If dune bashing and quad bikes are your thing then it’s five star but if you want the amazing stillness and star gazing of the desert, this place is not for you.

This really big shame. I called and texted desert night camp this morning regarding my room request and they confirmed that. When I arrived in the camp the reception has given the room to someone else front of me when I asked him I have requested this room since morning and you confirmed that he said to me sorry only. What I do with sorry all the seasons I stay on that room only. and this all happened front of my guest

Unfortunately the lowest rating I can give is 1 star because zero stars is much more fitting! I emailed this resort ahead of time asking whether I could book activities ahead of time and was told to book on arrival. I just checked in and wanted to do several activities and was told they had no availability and were reserved for a large group. Very, very, disappointed. For the money I spent to stay here, this is an absolute abomination! You probably think that’s the worst of my experience, well, think again. After arriving from an evening activity, which I had to book at a nearby resort by the way because Desert Nights told me they couldn’t take me, I lifted up the pillows to my bed to find them absolutely soaked. I called the front desk and they told me it was because the A/C was leaking directly on the bed. I’m surprised nobody noticed that before you know, I actually checked into the room. After about 10 minutes, they said “okay room change.” Gee thanks. By the way, I’m writing this review from the restaurant. I’ve been sitting here for 10 minutes and no service. They’ve completely ignored me, perhaps because they know there is zero chance to recover from this disaster. Avoid this place if you’re looking for a magical time in the desert!! This place is horrendous.

The site was magic, very clean and most confortable. the drive to the sun set was a great experience, the special diner dish made of lamb chop prepare by the sous chef for our group was just excellent. The sand carry in the room was remove every day