Saudi Arabia
With a good location near the old town and the intersection of two main highways, the Onaizah is the best place to stay in a town that isn't blessed with…
Must-see hotels in Arabian Peninsula
Saudi Arabia
In a city with very limited accommodation options, this hotel is a step up from the lower end of the budget scale. Rooms are generally cleaner, and decor…
Manama
This great budget option is on the doorstep of Manama Souq, overlooking its best chai (tea) shops. The hotel's faux-traditional Bahraini facade makes up…
Jeddah
The draw of this midrange option in Al Ruwais is the rooftop swimming pool, while the rooms are spacious, clean and great value for money. If you don't…
Mecca
The spacious, smart rooms here have decent views over the city. The hotel is a bit away from the Kaaba, but the 24-hour bus shuttle is very reliable…
Jabal Omar Hyatt Regency Makkah
Mecca
This high-end hotel offers large rooms with partial views of Al Masjid Al Haram from its floor-to-ceiling windows. The bathrooms are the height of luxury,…
Riyadh
The decor here is a little tired, but this hotel is actually not a bad place to stay. The rooms are a good size, the staff are very friendly and the…
Oman
Given its location in the middle of almost nowhere, this well-run desert hotel in Mahout (also spelt 'Mahoot' and 'Mahouth') is a surprise find. With…
Kempinski Hotel Mall of the Emirates
Dubai
Linked to the Mall of the Emirates, the Kempinski exudes modern European sophistication and is a perfect launch pad for a shopping immersion. The…
Jebel Akhdar
Near the junction to the upper plateau and without a view, this hotel feels empty even when full. With an open fire in the lobby in winter and a wind…
Jebel Akhdar
Encompassing a large tract of flat open space, ringed with magnificent mature juniper trees, this area makes a perfect wild campground. It neighbours the…
Bahrain
The only accommodation option on the Hawar Islands is getting a huge face lift and is starting to resemble a decent resort. Rooms are smart and come with…
Oman
Given the moniker 'White Beach' because of its fine, powdery sand, this is the most popular beach for wild camping along this part of the coast. There are…
Sharqiya Sands
This new camp, accessed from near Al Wasil, looks a bit raw, with rows of concrete cabins that don't quite blend in with the landscape. It's a peaceful…
Al Afiah Corniche Hotel Apartment
Sur
Don't get excited by the sparkling pillars holding up the porch: the glamour doesn't extend to the plain and cavernous interior. That said, rooms are…
Bur Dubai
Opened in mid-2018, this new building was designed to emulate local traditional architecture with sand-coloured rough-hewn walls and rooms set on two…
Bahrain
This tired but clean little resort is a decent budget option for those spending more than a day in the area. It has its own clean, private beach, a cafe,…
Oman
This old faithful, located on Hwy 23, 10km northwest of Al Wasil, has returned to a sleepy hollow after its brief flowering as a trendy little sleepover…
Le Méridien Al Aqah Beach Resort
United Arab Emirates
This hotel put Fujairah on the beach-holiday map. Today, with its dimly lit lobby home to classic cars and throne-like velveteen chairs, it's looking old…
United Arab Emirates
It's a bit long in the tooth, and the room furnishings are very 1980s-esque, but if the staff learned to vacuum in the corners, this property, sitting…
United Arab Emirates
This old-fashioned, salmon-pink resort sits on a stretch of sand facing Dibba Rock, a popular diving and snorkelling site thanks to its shallow coral…
Al Ula
In an area where any tourist-ready accommodation is scarce, these apartments/hotel rooms in the heart of Al Ula's new town are good value for money. The…
Jeddah
Overlooking the Red Sea in North Jeddah, very close to the dive site Sharm Obhur Coral, the Bahadur is a family resort with a small floating water park…
Abu Dhabi
Showing its age a bit, the Crowne Plaza's rooms are big, bland and a tad old-fashioned. On the plus side though there are plenty of excellent reasons to…
Bur Dubai
This traditionally run hotel is a hop, skip and jump from BurJuman mall and metro station, and has well-kept, modern studios and one- or two-bedroom…
Muscat
Perched on top of a hill overlooking the pearly-white suburbs of Muscat, this Arabian-style hotel, with its crenellations and casements, marble lobby and…
Dubai Marina & Palm Jumeirah
Not your classic hostel, this place in a Marina high-rise consists of dorms in apartments, with men and women on different floors. It's a hop, skip and…
Sharqiya Sands
This intimate camp, run by a Bedouin family, offers personal service in the heart of the dunes. Accommodation is in barasti (palm-leaf) huts with shared…
Muscat
Beside Ruwi Bus Station, this budget hotel – with its bright and cheerful lobby, fish bowl, enormous plastic potted orange trees, and large rooms with…
Oceanic Khorfakkan Resort & Spa
United Arab Emirates
This Khor Fakkan landmark, with its distinctive rooftop rotunda, is still going strong thanks to package-tour deals. Yes, it's a bit (well, a lot) dated,…
Muscat
In need of a makeover, this tired old Mutrah stalwart has large rooms, seven with grand views of the harbour. Given its prime location, plumb in the…
Sharjah
Mere steps from Al Qasba and Al Majaz Waterfront, the Golden Tulip has mostly good-sized rooms – some with lagoon views – with rather frumpy, bland…
Sharqiya Sands
Located at the end of a long corridor of orange sand, this camp makes a good base for deeper exploration into the sands. Concrete huts decorated with…
Abu Dhabi
With some of the cheapest rates in town, this friendly little 55-room hotel opposite the gold souq largely caters for Indian and Asian business clientele…
Jebel Akhdar
Offering apartment-style accommodation, this new Omani-run hotel in the middle of Saiq offers either one-bedroom or two-bedroom flats. The flats are…
Saudi Arabia
Farasan Park Hotel is the only place suitable for tourists to stay on the islands. This resort is relatively close to Farasan Town yet backs onto its own…
Kuwait City
This central city hotel has simple, clean rooms with dated soft furnishings. It's in a prime downtown location just five minutes' walk from Souq…
Savoy Central Hotel Apartments
Bur Dubai
These roomy studios with kitchenettes and big purple sofa beds put you within steps of fabulous budget eats and the Al Fahidi metro station, and are a…
Oman
Housed in a multi-storey building, this budget hotel is marooned in the bondu (waste ground), alongside the old WWII runway. The communal area is decked…
Hajar Mountains
With powder-blue roundels and a wealth of rather quaint decoration, this hospitable if labyrinthine hotel sports an elaborate ceiling on the 5th floor and…
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