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Barcelo Mussanah Resort is one of Oman’s leading beachfront hotels and a gateway renowned for relaxation and recreation, surrounded by tranquil views of its very own marina, the Gulf of Oman and the Al Hajar Mountains. The lifestyle destination resort is just 45 minutes from Muscat International Airport and close to the neighbouring cities of Barka and Sohar. With panoramic views of the sea, the resort has something for everyone and caters to seafaring guests with a private 54-berth marina, conferencing facilities for discerning business visitors, offers a diverse range of sports activities for leisure travellers and luxurious pools with exclusive beach access for holidaymakers. Guests can relax in idyllic surroundings and take in all of the spectacular natural beauty that the Sultanate of Oman has to offer. Barcelo Mussanah Resort features 234 spacious hotel rooms in a range of options to suit every need including Deluxe, Executive and Junior Suites, 74 fully-furnished serviced apartments comprising of studios, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom duplex apartments. Each room offers impressive views of Al Hajar Mountains, the Marina, or the Gulf of Oman. The resort also offers a choice of culinary options including a poolside bar open until sunset, two more modern bars, an à la carte restaurant and a welcoming buffet all with private terraces facing the sea.
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HOTEL STYLE
Quiet
Modern
Languages Spoken
Arabic
Location
Rd 1 A Wudam Al Sahil, Al Mussanah 00300 Oman
Barcelo Mussanah Resort, Sultanate of Oman
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Barcelo Mussanah Resort in the Sultanate of Oman is widely applauded for creating a relaxing and cozy ambiance, with guests frequently commending the cultural decor and vibrant events. Nestled on a tranquil beachfront, the resort is celebrated for its picturesque location perfect for serene strolls. The rooms are generally spacious and offer stunning sea views, although a few guests suggest improvements in maintenance.
While the array of pools and amenities is well-received, occasional limited availability is noted. The staff's exceptional service garners consistent praise, contributing to the overall perception that the resort provides good value, despite some pricier extras.
Location
Beachfront
Atmosphere
Inviting
Rooms
Spacious
Value
Reasonable
Cleanliness
Mixed
Service
Attentive
Amenities
Satisfactory
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My sister and I stayed here for 7 nights during Christmas 2019. We chose an all inclusive package which was definitely value for money, Plus the drinks and food would have been very expensive had we not chosen all inclusive. The hotel is set in lovely grounds and there are various activities available particularly for families with children. We had a few problems one being there was no walk in shower and it needed much agility to get in to a badly designed shower in the bath. But after talking to the General Manager Dermot Birchall we were assured that they are replacing showers in all the rooms to walk in showers starting from April 2020. We also found the room temperature to be cold and as it is fixed we were unable to change it. Again this is being addressed going forward. I can't praise the staff in the hotel highly enough. They went out of their way to help with any problem. Moureen in the Mydan restaurant was an absolute delight and would cheer up anyone's day. The staff in the Deck were always so helpful and friendly. It would be good if they offered short boat trips from the hotel at sunset at a reasonable price and dolphin watching trips. The day trips organised by the hotel are very expensive and we found a local driver who was able to take us out at a fraction of the hotel prices. Overall we enjoyed our stay and the highlight for us was the staff who went out of their way to ensure that we thoroughly enjoyed our holiday.
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Date of stay: December 2019
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Response from MillenniumMussanah, Director of Rooms at Barcelo Mussanah Resort, Sultanate of Oman
Responded Jan 10, 2020
Dear 881merrillb Thank you for your review on TripAdvisor! We are so happy that you had a good stay in our hotel. It is such a great thing to hear that you enjoyed our hospitality. Our colleagues are our biggest assets and consistently work very hard to ensure that they leave guests with lasting memories. Your comment was shared to everybody especially Moureen, Francis and Maviel in Deck Bar. They are so happy to read them and appreciate it much. I look forward to welcoming you back to our hotel. Warm regards Dillie Director of Rooms
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The Millennium Resort Mussannah has been one of our favourite places just because it offers so much in terms of relaxation and activities that it truly becomes a cherished staycation. That being said our trip this time around did not quite live up to the hype. Hotels around Muscat have opened up with government induced restrictions in place and the Millennium Resort is no different. On arrival there is a temperature scanning machine at the entrance, unfortunately nobody was there manning it and we seen a lot of guests just walk past it without being screened. There is a desk on the side which said Sanitize Luggage here, again nobody to help on the same and nothing was sanitized. Check-in to the rooms was quick as usual and we were kindly escorted with our bags to our room which was pre-sanitized as per the notice on the door. The rooms are nice and airy with a beautiful view of the ocean. The dinner service was efficient but probably just above average compared to our previous visits. The one thing that really put us off in the dining room was the careless attitude of in-house guests who casually strolled around without masks and more so even allowing little kids to run in the service area and touching food with their hands and messing it up. It would be better in the current scenario to restrict kids at the serving tables ,just restrict it to adults and maintain decorum in terms of wearing masks and maintaining a reasonable distance instead of crowding the place. The room inhouse amenities left us disappointed as the television was not working for the entire 2 nights due to some unknown reason and the bar fridge not cooling enough to even chill a regular bottle of water. The pools were probably the saving grace during our stay, clean with a lifeguard around. The Aquafun service is available for a charge if one so wishes. It's important that we support the hotels in getting back to normalcy after the catastrophic 5month break, however its everyone's responsibility to ensure the safety of your family as well as those around you. For this reason alone Millenium Resort needs to step it up to ensure that their guests have the best possible experience especially in these trying times. I am sure with the team they have on board they can do a lot more...
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Date of stay: September 2020Trip type: Traveled with family
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Response from Mill OM, Other at Barcelo Mussanah Resort, Sultanate of Oman
Responded Sep 19, 2020
Dear Jason N Thank you for spending your time to give us such valuable feedback. I’m sorry to hear that your stay at Millennium Resort Mussanah wasn’t quite lived up your expectations. Please accept my apologies for these shortcomings. We already reviewed all aspects you've mentioned with the department heads concerned. It's our goal to keep on improving our products and services to delight our guests each and every time. I understand that we failed to meet your expectations this time however I look forward to welcoming you back to our Resort in the near future to witness the improvement from your valuable feedback. Best regards Dillie Director of Rooms
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We took a 2 bedroom apartment, it was specious and clean.. with sea views and balconies at the sitting area and master bedroom.. The Kitchen has s well equipped, bonus a coffee maker machine, stove, microwave, fridge and large freezer . The property took extra percussions for Covid19 protection. I was informed that the room is not allowed to be occupied after one customer until after two days and it gets proper sanitization. Room service is offered with eco friendly disposables. The beach and the outdoor is beautiful.
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Date of stay: July 2020Trip type: Traveled with family
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Response from Mill OM, General Manager at Barcelo Mussanah Resort, Sultanate of Oman
Responded Jul 7, 2020
Dear Rauhiya Thank you so much for taking the time out to providing us with your valuable feedback, we are pleased to learn that your experience with us was delightful. We strive always to deliver our guests the highest levels of hospitality and it is very satisfying to know that this is being achieved. We look forward to welcoming you back in the near future. Warm Regards Dillie Director of Rooms
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Fortunately we went for the All Inclusive package (found a special on the Millennium site) for the same as we booked the breakfast only option on Travelocity. The All Inclusive included transport to/from airport (50 OMR value each direction) plus all meals including alcoholic/non-alcoholic drinks. Without the All-Inclusive, it would be costly to eat/drink at the resort. We stayed in a 2 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom apartment, which was comfortable for a family of four. The beach was nice with calm water. We played mini golf on site daily and they had three different pools (including one completely in the shade). Overall, it was a relaxing place to stay, but I would definitely recommend the All-Inclusive option.
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Date of stay: December 2019Trip type: Traveled with family
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Response from MillenniumMussanah, Director of Rooms at Barcelo Mussanah Resort, Sultanate of Oman
Responded Jan 10, 2020
Dear RGD1974 Thank you so much for taking the time out to providing us with your valuable feedback, we are pleased to learn that your experience with us was delightful. We strive always to deliver our guests the highest levels of hospitality and it is very satisfying to know that this is being achieved. We look forward to welcoming you back in the near future. Warm Regards Dillie Director of Rooms
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Fantastic! Me and my husband (who visited me in Oman) stayed here for 4days 3nights. We took their All in Inclusive package with free buffet breakfast and buffet dinner (inclusive of free access to all their facilities, zipline, yes you read that! They have zipline;, aquafun). Upon doing our check in, we asked if they offer anyThing for New Year; unsurprisingly they do! So me and my husband decided to grab their unlimited drinks (both alcoholic and non) from 11pm-2am for 50omr both (25omr per head). And we didnt regret it; ohh the party vibe, the band, the people, everything will make you feel that you’re not away from your home. Hotel also offers a lot of water activities, diving, name it. We tried the double kayaking for 30mins (5omr) which is not bad for first timers like us. Their food? International breakfast buffet were being served everyday but for dinner its a themed one, so you’ll taste different cuisines every night but mind you during dinner they will charge you for water or any drinks. Overall, we did enjoy and had lots of fun during our stay. It was one of our best trip.
Tip: if you are first timer for any water sports or not a casual goer to beach in particular, do the Aquafun maybe on your last day there, because that’s where my body pain started.
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Date of stay: December 2019Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Response from MillenniumMussanah, Director of Rooms at Barcelo Mussanah Resort, Sultanate of Oman
Responded Jan 10, 2020
Dear mariateresaj1987 Thank you so much for taking the time out to providing us with your valuable feedback, we are pleased to learn that your experience with us was delightful. We strive always to deliver our guests the highest levels of hospitality and it is very satisfying to know that this is being achieved. We look forward to welcoming you back in the near future. Warm Regards Dillie Director of Rooms
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8 of us stayed here at the weekend and had booked 4 separate double rooms, we were then upgraded into the villas near the end allowing us to all stay together. We were treated extremely well at the reception by Mr Sameeh.
Plenty of activites to do and very good for the money as other resorts with as much such as Shangri LA etc is 3 or 4 times the price but it is closet to Muscat.
There is a shisha bar, pool bar, restaurants, stage, beach, pool and adults only pool with a childrens area and pool on the other side. There is also a zip line and large mini golf section as well as a relaxing garden area with beanbags and a fantastic obstacle course.
We all will definetely come back and celebrate many more birthdays and recommend this place to everyone.
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Date of stay: March 2020Trip type: Traveled with friends
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Response from MillenniumMussanah, Director of Rooms at Barcelo Mussanah Resort, Sultanate of Oman
Responded Mar 31, 2020
Dear caralynelize3 Thank you so much for taking the time out to providing us with your valuable feedback, we are pleased to learn that your experience with us was delightful. We strive always to deliver our guests the highest levels of hospitality and it is very satisfying to know that this is being achieved. We look forward to welcoming you back in the near future. Warm Regards Dillie Director of Rooms
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Due to the restrictions at the moment we phoned in advance (we had free cancellation) to see if we would be able to dine in room with the All-Inclusive as all Commercial outlets would close at 8pm. We were assured this was the case therefore we decided to keep our booking rather than cancel and return another day.
Check In
When we pulled up with our car we were asked if we wanted a trolley for our luggage and this was great. As we waited in the queue to be served at reception your staff allowed people to skip in front of those who were queueing without comment. Not only was this rude and showed poor people skills from the staff it was also extremely dangerous as no social distancing took place as people barged by each other. This could easily be rectified with barriers or queueing ropes. The girl as reception took us through what was needed and when we asked who we called for dinner in room we were looked at strangely. The girl knew nothing of this and confirmed our phone numbers as she said she would need to find out and call us and let us know. Fine. But no phone call arrived that day therefore dinner that evening never happened in the room as we were told would be the case. The girl did phone the following day to confirm dine in dinner that evening but by this point we had lost interest as so much was going wrong. When we got to the room I requested an ash tray from the concierge who never arrived with it.
Check Out
No one asked how our stay was. And none of the (4 of them) staff at the door helped my (pregnant) wife with our 5 bags as I got the car from parking. Unacceptable.
Hotel Amenities
Fairly decent. Pool area is fine. Plenty space. More suited to families and kids than couples.
Guest Room
Not clean. Hairs all over the toilet. TV did not work and neither did internet which was a problem considering we had to be in our rooms at 8pm.
Positive : Azure staff
To be honest allowing a pregnant woman to carry multiple bags when there are 4 members of staff at the door is unacceptable. I'm not surprised no-one asks how the stay was as it would probably be negative. In addition to what was written earlier when we were at breakfast in the buffet restaurant there had to have been at least 50 people crowded around the fare. Again, this would have been sorted by some ropes or barriers or some form of one way system. It really was shameful. Needless to say I never attended breakfast on the second day.
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Date of stay: March 2021
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Response from Mill OM, Other at Barcelo Mussanah Resort, Sultanate of Oman
Responded Mar 27, 2021
Dear Vacation492239 Thank you for spending your time to give us such valuable feedback. I’m sorry to hear that your stay at Millennium Resort Mussanah wasn’t quite lived up your expectations. Please accept my apologies for these shortcomings. We already reviewed all aspects you've mentioned with the department heads concerned. It's our goal to keep on improving our products and services to delight our guests each and every time. I understand that we failed to meet your expectations this time however I look forward to welcoming you back to our Resort in the near future to witness the improvement from your valuable feedback. Best regards Dillie Director of Rooms
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This was our second visit. Last time, we had stayed one night in a superior room but we were left wanting for more! This time, we stayed 2 nights on 30th and 31st on a great deal for a 2 bedroom duplex apartment, all inclusive! Breakfast was a sumptuous variety. We had options to dine at any of their three restaurants, buffet or a la carte and enjoy the ambience of outdoor and indoor dining. We enjoyed the mini-golf, lawn tennis, water park, kayaking and swimming with walks by the sea at sunrise. They had also arranged a music band in the pool area for 31st night which we did not attend. Although we felt that the newness of the rooms had worn out in the past 2 years, yet we found everything clean and cosy. Room service and housekeeping was impeccable. Overall, it was a great break for us from the monotony of staying at home for months due to covid.
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Date of stay: December 2020Trip type: Traveled with family
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Response from Mill OM, Other at Barcelo Mussanah Resort, Sultanate of Oman
Responded Jan 2, 2021
Dear mistybabu Thank you so much for taking the time out to providing us with your valuable feedback, we are pleased to learn that your experience with us was delightful. We strive always to deliver our guests the highest levels of hospitality and it is very satisfying to know that this is being achieved. We look forward to welcoming you back in the near future. Warm Regards Dillie Director of Rooms
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We had a fabulous 10 night stay at Barcelo Mussanah Resort. The weather was ideal at 32-34 degrees celsius with a gentle sea breeze. The hotel is secluded so suited to those who prefer the total getaway. The reception staff were very welcoming and friendly. Darren Suttie (Director of Food & Beverage) – a bonnie Scotsman and his team of restaurant and bar staff were fabulous and accommodating in particular Frances at the Mydan Restaurant and also Eddie at the pool bar. Our favourite themed dinners were oriental – the sushi was scrumptious/good quality and seafood which was varied – fish curry, grilled prawns and stewed mussels. A special thanks to Darren for showing the Arsenal games during our stay, our 14 year old son was most happy. The water sports team were also great – the sofa ride was certainly hilarating! Something to note - due to local laws there is an age restriction at the pool and Compass bars of 21 years & over after 8 pm. However, those under the age of 21 years (including kids) are able to sit outside the pool bar area. The Azure Restaurant is worth a visit, for fully inclusive guests the restaurant offers a 20% discount. The discount also extends to spa treatments. My husband who is usually apprehensive of spa treatments found the deep tissue massage thoroughly relaxing – the spa does have a male therapist.
Our minor annoyances were the inconsistent level of housekeeping service – some days we would have sufficient supply of towels etc, other days items were missing hand towels and bath mat and on one occasion no towels at all. On the day of our arrival we requested an iron & ironing board and hairdryer and waited 3 hours despite 2 reminder calls. The management should address the above.
During our stay we visited Wadi Shab booked via the tour desk at the hotel (private full day tour so is quite expensive). It is certainly worth a visit – one of the top highlights of Oman but not for the faint hearted. The hike to the upper pools include climbing over boulders and 150 metres swim to the cave. Our tour also included stops at Bimmah Sinkhole (for a swim) and Wadi Dayqah Dam (wonderful views). Our guide/driver Hamood with his wealth of knowledge of Oman and his easy come easy go attitude was refreshing. The hotel kindly provided us with a packed lunch (no cost for fully inclusive guests).
We would certainly return to the hotel in the future and consider a Barcelo property elsewhere.
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Date of stay: October 2022
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Response from Hotel- cmanager, Owner at Barcelo Mussanah Resort, Sultanate of Oman
Responded Oct 30, 2022
Dear Oriental, We appreciate that you took the time to share your experience with us. The opinions of our guests are always useful in helping us to identify areas in which we might improve. We have taken note of your comments and will be taking them into consideration. We appreciate your acknowledgement of the efforts of our team. The entire team certainly hope we can see you again in the future. Kind regards, Barcelo Mussanah Team
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We are always staying at Millenium Mussanah because the staffs are very accommodating. The breakfast is good and the facilities are nice.
However, the zipline is not working during our last visit.
I have changed my bed preference several times but all has been confirmed by the staff. We have booked 2 rooms and one room was upgraded to sea view room from delux room.
I also requested for a room in either 4th or 5th floor which was also confirmed by email but we were informed upon checking-in that the 3rd to 5th floors are closed.
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Date of stay: October 2020
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Response from Mill OM, Other at Barcelo Mussanah Resort, Sultanate of Oman
Responded Oct 15, 2020
Dear Myla G Thank you so much for taking the time out to providing us with your valuable feedback, we are pleased to learn that your experience with us was delightful. We strive always to deliver our guests the highest levels of hospitality and it is very satisfying to know that this is being achieved. We are sorry about the closure of our 4th and 5th floor because currently we are doing some enhancement project with the bathroom on those floors. We look forward to welcoming you back in the near future. Warm Regards Dillie Director of Rooms
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I'm not sure, I haven't opted for All inclusive before. Yet, what I noticed is that people get only free drinks. You can check with the hotel as well, they are helpful at reception.
"The beach is sandy with shells, you don't need extra shoes. Rooms facing the sea are in the shade in the afternoon, so it's not always worth paying extra money, except..."
There are more places to choose from in the Al Mussanah area.
PRICE RANGE
$97 - $130 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
ALSO KNOWN AS
millennium resort mussanah hotel al mussanah
LOCATION
OmanAl Batinah GovernorateAl Mussanah
NUMBER OF ROOMS
308
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Yes, it offers wheelchair access, reduced mobility rooms, and facilities for disabled guests. For specific inquiries, we recommend calling ahead to confirm.
