A decade after closing, the five-star Sheraton Oman Hotel is set to re-open its doors this October, the Times of Oman has reported.
The 14-storey Sheraton Oman is located in Ruwi’s business district and will start booking guests in the coming weeks, the hotel’s general manager has confirmed according to the Omani newspaper. The hotel is owned by the Al Hashar Group and Lulu Group.
The refurbed hotel will have 230 rooms, including 27 suites. There will be 14 junior suites, nine studio suites, two executive suites, one diplomatic suite and one royal suite.
The hotel will have nine meeting rooms, two boardrooms and the Oman ball room, with close to 1,200 mtrs2 in size, which can accommodate 1,000 guests.
Sheraton Oman general manager Thomas van Opstal told the Times of Oman: “The booking channels will be open soon and we will be having a soft-opening in October. Enquiries have already been received and we are hopeful that we may get an occupancy rate ranging above 70-80% during the peak season.”
According to latest government data, hotel income in Oman has slumped by 36% and there was an overall 19% drop in visitors to the Sultanate.
The refurbished hotel will have new interiors with an Omani cultural touch, “Courtyard” the all-day dining, “Asado” a South American steak house, outdoor and indoor swimming pools and also a spa.
“Ten years back, when the hotel closed its doors, it didn’t have a spa,” the general manger added.
“The rate for the deluxe rooms will start at US $182 (OMR70). The suites will cost a little more,” he said.
“We will also once again feature the famous Sea Food Night which was unique with us while we were operating 10 years ago. On customers’ demand, we will be having it again. We are one of the few hotels in Oman having outdoor and indoor swimming pools, with exclusive timings for ladies every week,” the general manager added.
According to the government report, during the first half of this year, 658,793 guests checked in to three-five star hotels with total revenues amounting to $ 230,221,027 (OMR88,635,000).
Oman attracted more than 1.2 million visitors in total during the first half of 2016.
The GCC accounted for the majority of this figure, with 416,339 visitors, followed by India with 135,349. There were 91,919 visitors from the UK, while Germany rounded out the top four (81,584).
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