Shangri-La's Barr Al Jissah Resort & Spa

Exceptional down to every detail

We were upgraded from Al Waha to Al Husn for no extra charge.Al Waha is undergoing renovations and everyone who booked in Al Waha got moved to the other hotels. The service at Al Husn is excellent. There is always someone to open a door, hand you a cold towel, or provide help. The hotel is beautiful down to every detail. The rooms were spacious and had a great view. The internet connection was great. Staying at Al Husn includes a free minibar, breakfast, high tea and pre-dinner drink. Restaurants at the hotel have great service, excellent food, but a bit pricy. Dinner for 2 without alcohol cost around $75-100 USD, so make sure to budget for that. As an American, not a whole bunch of familiar basic choices for food. I am a picky eater and had no problem at the Italian, Tapas, or Al Tanoor, but had a hard time finding something to order at other places. The private beach at Al Husn was beyond serene. Ask for information about the turtles regardless of which hotel you are staying at, as they allow any guests to go on the daily turtle tours on the Al Husn beach. We went on the hotel sponsored snorkeling trip($75 usd for 2 people) and we could see all kinds of fish on the reefs. However, the other day trips the hotel offered were too pricy($400-$450 per car), so we hired a private driver to take us out for half price. I would recommend a trip to Nizwa to see the fort. The scenery there and back is reason enough to go.

Traveler's tip on saving a few bucks

If you can stand the heat and don’t mind missing out on wadi bashing, go during the summer months as there are much fewer tourists and can get great prices on rooms, taxis, shopping, and tours and get exceptional service.

Great Experience

We were upgraded to the Al Husn, so I can’t comment on the other two hotels, but our stay was incredible. The best infinity pool we have been to and the private beach was so quiet. Impeccable service. Definitely want to go back. The only drawback was their internet was not good enough for my husband to play his weekly WOW game and that was disappointing.

For sure, it is the best place to stay

Shangrila is known as one of the best of hotel so I had high expection when I got there. More than my expection, it was one of the best place to stay. Everyone works there are so friendly and helpful that it gave my family an amazing experience that we will always love to go back. The price is little bit high but for sure it is worth to spend for what you get. I highly recommend for the people who is planning to visit Oman especially with family. My two year old son enjoyed so much being there. There are so much to do for both, adults and childern.

I had packed everything,beach toys,water toys and etc. for my son for the trip. When I got there it was no use for that because they had everything for the childern. They even had a place called "little turtle" where is located in indoor that little childern can play when the weather gets too hot during the day. However, childern’s pool even has a shades over the pool that it is safe for them to play and don’t get sun burn. You don’t have to pack anything for the childern when you visit there.