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John J.
Families with older children
Ireland,
April 29, 2014
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Accomodation is very basic, but Khasab is very remote. You'll definately not find the accomodation on your own; make sure you note the owners number and you'll have to call him when you get to Khasab to collect you as the accomodation is basically a villa located in a suburban neighbourhood. The room itself was clean and very basic; owner very friendly and able to organise the boat trip. Breakfast again basic; coffee and toast.
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Katie G.
Groups
Canada,
March 28, 2014
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Host was superb
Large rooms and space. Attentive staff. Activities booked through hotel easily.
6.3
Group of four friends traveling from UAE to Khasab. Arrived by car in Khasab after dark and unable to find villas. Stopped at a local Lulu grocery store where a store owner was able to call Eldo from AlbTaiff Villas. Eldo was there within minutes and was very warm and friendly. We followed him back to the villas where he showed us the rooms and space. He also organized a full day dhow cruise for us the following morning. Only points of improvement would be cleanliness of accommodation: sheets/bedding could use some updating/cleaning. Breakfast was white toast, some variety or fruits would have been nice. Otherwise the villa is lovely, large, spacious and allowed us access to a kitchen so we could eat there/prepare food. Really enjoyed khasab. The dhow cruise was a highlight with dolphin watching and snorkeling! Highly recommended. Traveled march 2014.
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Susan H.
Couples
United Kingdom,
February 25, 2014
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very poor value
comfortable bed, otherwise nothing
4.3
This was incredibly poor value. It is a 30 minute walk partially along unmade paths to the town centre. Our booking excluded breakfast and no complimentary water was provided. The bed was comfortable and the room had a kettle (but no cups ! or coffee/tea), TV and fridge.
In reading other reviews customers should check exactly which location is involved and whether the review includes ratings for other services (e.g. dhow cruises provided by the very helpful management and apparently conducted very successfully). Check which location is actually booked and request the walking time to the town (if without a car).
We moved after one day to the Khasab Hotel which included a good breakfast and swimming pool at 20 per cent less than Al Taif rate. Do not book Al Taif unless nothing else is available and you are desperate for accommodation
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Andrew S.
Couples
United Kingdom,
February 21, 2014
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OK as expected
Eldo, the member of staff,
6
It was OK and as expected for a low budget place to stay
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Catharina N.
Couples
Netherlands,
November 19, 2013
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poor quality room
Good and comfortable beds
2.7
The use of room was poor. Breakfast was served and had to be eaten from the coffee table. Breakfast was only white bread with butter, marmelade and honey. Thank god there was a fridge so that we could keep our own food for breakfast.
No clean towels until day 4, very very very dirty bathroom. Broken toilet lid. Noisy building. Hardly any water pouring to take a shower.
Good and comfortable beds.
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Judith F.
Solo travelers
New Zealand,
November 2, 2013
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An acceptable alternative to the major hotels.
Quiet area; safe and large size of room.
5.7
It is extremely difficult to find the first time. On entering the town go to the large mosque in the centre. Turn right and go straight on past the Khasab Hotel(on your right) and the Shell adage(on your left). You will see a sign on the right for the Media and TV Council. There is a Power Station on the corner. Turn left here and go past the Council for Media and TV(to your right). On the second small road to your right you will see a villa surrounded by a wall set back from the road. There is a small sign on the wall naming the building. You may need to call the watchman because he needs to bring you the key. Take additional items for breakfast because you ill be given a small loaf of bread, two pats of butter, a small jar of jam and a swatch of honey. There is a kettle and a large fridge.
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Ayoub A.
Solo travelers
United Arab Emirates,
October 26, 2013
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Nice place to crash but not for long duration
Large and spacious rooms, friendly and helpfull staff, quiet.
6
Accomodation is clean and tidy although the price is little higher than expected.
Beds and blanket was not made for adults. they are really small.
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Mohamed K.
Couples
Egypt,
August 13, 2013
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Affordable with nice mountain surroundings
Friendly stuff - Privacy - Approximity to sea shore
6
In general it was a nice stay specially that there are no too many accommodation options in Khasab. What we like the most is that the place was surrounded by huge mountains. What we didn't like is that there was two small beds in the room rather that one double queen/king size. No internet access.
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Ross W.
Couples
United Kingdom,
June 1, 2013
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short, we arrived at 10pm and left at 8am
I can't name one good thing about this hotel
3
I would not reccommend this place. We spent an hour and half looking for it, there was no sign at all as it is a villa that looks like all the other villas in the area, and it had no sign at all. We had to stop at khasab hotel and use their phone to call.
The duvet had no duvet cover, the bathroom smelled very bad. THe Air Con had not been on so it was very hot when we arrived and the bathroom was steaming. Depends what price you pay I guess but 630AED for 2 nights was a rip off, and we only stayed one night as the duvet, bed and bathroom was so bad.
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Irina F.
Groups
Austria,
May 4, 2013
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goo relation price-quality
clean room, very helpful staff, good price
9.3
Al Taif is a very good place to discover Khasab.Especially if you have a car. If you dont have a car you will need to walk (some 30min.) or rely on the accomodation staff, that are punctual and helpful to pick you up and drop you. Breakfast was good, rooms clean. There were even towels. I would definitely return.Through the accomodation you can organize tours. I did by mail. All worked out brilliantly. The moutain tour (4x4 needed)and the Dhow tour were superb, I can just recommend! wonderful! City tour: very nice driver, but you can do the things actually by yourself, even on foot (fort, fishermen's village)..so, may be better just to ask to see the Tawi rock-drawings(if you dont have your own car)
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