BIDIYA, AL SHARQIYAH, 421 Shāhiq, Oman
#12 of 13 hotels in Shāhiq
Guests' ChoiceBased on 162 hotel reviews
8.5Cleanliness
8.6
Comfort
8.6
Location
9.3
Facilities
8.5
Staff
8.9
Value for money
7.9
Free WiFi
5.4
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End of dialog contentReviewed: 26 April 2024
Ahmed
OmanEverything was great
Wonderful send dunes.
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 17 April 2024
Muhammad
OmanNothing
Environment
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 15 April 2024
Pinggang
United KingdomThe Wi-Fi connection is poor or none. The breakfast could be better.
Good accommodation, friendly staff, good food featured a roast whole lamb. Nice activities for a lot of fun on sand dunes.
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 9 April 2024
Ashley
United KingdomMore options for breakfast. Otherwise, it was a great stay!
Location is beautiful. Camp is great. It was a slow day, so they upgraded our room. We were driving a salon car, so we had the camp's driver pick us up in a 4x4, we also did dune bashing with the driver - he was an awesome guy. Really kind. The dinner was lovely and a lot of options to choose from. The room was very cozy and big. Went to sleep in darkness looking at the stars, woke up to the sight of wild camels just beyond the camp. Great!
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 1 March 2024
Nicu
MoldovaWifi internet was really bad, 4G was much faster. Pita bread was too sweet to my liking. Very few options for lunch, pack some snacks with you!
We opted for a transfer to the camp due to lack of a proper 4x4. The transfer included dune bashing on the same date. The drivers tried to impress with their desert driving skills from the first day. Our room was gorgeous with a window view to dunes. Dinner was amazing, as a vegan was I was indulged with variety of vegan options, which for Oman is not a small feat. We enjoyed the half day desert ride and dune bashing. Some drivers are amazing.
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 25 December 2023
Navin
OmanNo wifi in rooms
Location was great however the breakfast spread did not have many vegetarian/vegan friendly options.
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 10 December 2023
Keech
PortugalGreat accommodation. Superb dinner. Treat to see oryx. Sunset tour in Jeep was spectacular
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 26 November 2023
Andrej
SloveniaRoad to the camp is not the best, but passable.
Location is great between the sand dunes. Breakfast and dinner were really good with a lot of choice. Roome are clean and very nice. We were also upgraded without asking for it. So really nice experience.
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 25 November 2023
Vaclav
Czech RepublicThe breakfest was not so good, maybe we were too late there, but still we could find something to get.
Nice camp in desert. Drove from Al Maha Al Wasil fuel station. Before we let reduce the tyre pressure for 1 OMR, by return they did the oppoosite and you can wash your car for 1.50-2 OMR. We enjoyed the stay, you can walk around the camp, watching sunset/rise or just sitting on the terrace and looking aroung. We were free upgraded and got very nice bungalow in the corner with the view on dune hills and in the morning we could look for the sunrise. The sun appears approx one hour after the official sunrise, do not get too early like we did :-)
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 19 November 2023
Qianjing
United KingdomThe staff were very welcoming, Hamed our driver was super nice and friendly. Dinner and breakfast were good! Overall it was a very pleasant experience
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 1 November 2023
Roland
SwitzerlandAmong the various stays I've had in the desert, this has been one of the most pleasant. The Premium Cottages are bright and spacious; the staff very helpful and kind.
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 29 October 2023
Ulrich
Switzerlandnothing
Food (dinner and breakfast) was very good and there was something for everybody. Staff was alway friendly and helpful. Getting there by car is no big deal, you really can't get lost on the sand road. There is a café with friendly staff and not expensive so, also during day time, there is always a possibility to get food or some drinks.
Stayed in October 2023
Reviewed: 19 October 2023
Jackie
New ZealandThe dinner was fabulous. Staff were very friendly and helpful
Stayed in October 2023
Reviewed: 11 October 2023
Iuliana
RomaniaThe slides are unusable on sand.
Great location, nice view over the dunes and the stars. We booked a standard rooms and we received an upgrade to leisure deluxe, and we really appreciate it and enjoyed it. Nice and friendly staff, good breakfast.
Stayed in October 2023
Reviewed: 8 October 2023
Lydia
GermanyGreat camp to enjoy the desert with all comforts. We loved the big windows in our room and the Dinner buffet which offered plenty vegetarian offers.
Stayed in October 2023
Reviewed: 25 May 2023
Salvatore
ItalyDifferent insect can enter the tent
The location is wonderful. In the middle of the desert in a unique location. Staff is super super kind
Stayed in April 2023
Reviewed: 7 May 2023
Pierre
Franceexpensive activities confort of the bed
location food staff
Stayed in May 2023
Reviewed: 4 May 2023
Udom
Thailandthey don't provide information about transport cost in detailed (25 omr) , so we cannot planning about cost
great activity fabulous view
Stayed in May 2023
Reviewed: 15 April 2023
Claire
United KingdomThe food was average, but you’re not really there for culinary excellence. unfortunately it was too windy for our dinner on the dune - I wish they said it’s weather dependent as we could have done it the night before as it was my birthday when we were there. Communication wasn’t great either, we’d pre booked tours and they didn’t have it written down, then we got different information depending on who we spoke to. We booked 3 nights and stayed 2. 2 is plenty.
In between the dunes was perfect, you can go and hike on your own, truly surrounded. I’ve done a camel ride and sandboarding in UAE but this was so much better. we were alone for both excursions and also had much longer, not just in and out for photos.
Stayed in April 2023
Reviewed: 11 April 2023
Marta
AustraliaAll good
Good
Stayed in April 2023
Reviewed: 30 March 2023
Anita
Slovenia… nice camp…
Stayed in March 2023
Reviewed: 23 March 2023
Berset
Switzerlandvery nice staff and food
Stayed in March 2023
Reviewed: 21 March 2023
Peter
Germanyrather close to other camps, one is right next door. from the dune you’ll also see the next town, so doesn’t feel like being in the middle of the desert.
lovely camp, great food, hat a good time with dune bashing and sunset views from the dune next door. there are camels and Arabian oryx to watch and feed pet
Stayed in January 2023
Reviewed: 21 March 2023
Monika
SwitzerlandFor dinner and breakfast there was a buffet and it had a lot of different, fresh things. The front desk staff was very concerned that the guest was happy with everything.
Stayed in March 2023
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