I was already not expecting much from this hotel based on some reviews I have read but one night stay in it turned out to be worse than what I could imagine. First and foremost, it could not provide me and my partner with a good night of rest. Why? Because it has arabic disco music blasting away all night till 3am every day. When I went down to the reception at 2am complaining about it, the staff just told me to wait for just another hour more. After the music stopped, I still was woken up a few times by doors banging along the corridor. The doors were banging because every time you get in and out of the room, it was hard to shut it properly and there was no carpet to provide any acoustics.

The bathroom was pretty basic, the stinking smell was tolerable, floor constantly wet from lack of shower screen and there was no toilet paper! We asked for it the first time but the staff did not seem to understand much English. The second time we asked for it again, we had to wait for more than half an hour and that is after going down to the reception to remind the only guy at the reception.

The location requires you to have your own private transport or hail a cab if you want to go to town. One staff helped us to flag down a cab but got into the cab himself too to get to his destination first. When he got down, he did not pay a single cent and did not even bother to say thank you to us! We had a surprise at our breakfast to realise that they serve HOT diluted milk for bowls of cornflakes and of course, apart from that, the selection of breakfast was pretty limited.

Guess how much we had to pay for this 2 star hotel? It was a whopping 50 Rials!

The Al Jabal Hotel is located on Sultan Qaboos Street in West Salalah, 5 minutes away by car to the souk and frankincense market. The rooms are spacious, television with international channels like BBC, but don´t expect western standard. The refrigerator stunk, the bathroom was dirty, no water pressure, a shower without curtain, corrosive armatures, all over mould, and beetles. Towels are old, no hair dryer in the hotel. This is an islamic hotel, so alcohol will not be served, and breakfast is no value for prize.
I will not stay there again, but it might be an alternative for low budget travellers instead of staying in the overprized Hilton or Crowne Plaza. We payed for a double room included taxes 30 OR per night.

Very nice and clean hotel. Rooms are modern, very nice bed. Bathrooms needs some refreshment but still very clean.

This hotel is ideal for business travelling and is a good alternative to the overprized Crown Plaza and Hilton