Honest review
The hotel underwent a full-scale renovation and reopened its doors to guests in autumn 2018.
Al Bustan Palace was built in 1985 specifically to host, at the very highest level, the first summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council, held that year in Oman. The building was originally conceived not as a hotel, but precisely as a Palace!
For comparison and a sense of scale: the famous 38-meter dome rising above the hotel's atrium lobby is 3 meters taller than the marble dome of the Taj Mahal.
Directly beneath the chandelier stands a custom-made crystal fountain (3.5 meters tall, weighing 2.5 tonnes). The fountain's centerpiece is a crystal vase that shimmers with countless glints of sunlight.
Any work on the chandelier hanging in the lobby requires climbing equipment and safety harnesses.
In 1985, Mander Organs of London installed an organ in the Majan concert hall; it has been serviced and tuned every year since.
