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Dunes by Al Nahda

4.5 star property

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Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; international cuisine, garden views
Bar (on property)
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Exterior
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Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Parking available
  • Pool
  • Breakfast included
  • Spa
  • Room service

Explore the area

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Wadi Al Abiyad Sands, Barka
  • Jebel Akhdar
  • Jebel Shams
  • Nakhal Fort
    ‪42 min drive‬

Room options

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Superior Tent, 2 Bedrooms

Superior Tent, 2 Bedrooms

  • 69 sq m
  • Desert view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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Premium bedding, free minibar, in-room safe, individually decorated

Luxury Tent, 1 King Bed

  • 39 sq m
  • Desert view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Royal Tent, 2 Bedrooms

Premium bedding, free minibar, in-room safe, individually decorated

Royal Tent, 2 Bedrooms

  • 139 sq m
  • Desert view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 King Beds

About the area

Barka

With a stay at Dunes by Al Nahda in Barka, you'll be near the beach, and 18.5 mi (29.7 km) from Nakhal Fort and 23.3 mi (37.5 km) from Barka Souq. .This family-friendly resort is 23.3 mi (37.6 km) from Jamiya Islam Masjid and 25.7 mi (41.4 km) from Barka Fort.
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What's nearby

  • Barka Souq - 35 min drive - 43.5 km
  • Abu Bakr Mosque - 39 min drive - 48.1 km
  • Nakhal Fort - 42 min drive - 36.1 km
  • Rustaq Fort - 50 min drive - 60.1 km
  • Oman Botanic Garden - 56 min drive - 80.2 km

Getting around

  • Muscat Intl. Airport (MCT) - 61 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Fleur Restaurant - ‬17 min drive
  • ‪وجهة الشاي - ‬14 min drive

About this property

Dunes by Al Nahda

Art Deco resort with a golf course and free breakfast
Dunes by Al Nahda offers 50 air-conditioned accommodations with DVD players and free minibar items. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Beds feature premium bedding. Flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels and pay movies. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations with deep soaking bathtubs and rainfall showerheads. Bathrooms are also outfitted with bathrobes, slippers, and complimentary toiletries.

This Barka resort provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks, safes, and phones. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. Refrigerators and in-room massages can be requested. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily.

Guests can play rounds at the 9-hole golf course. An outdoor pool and a children's pool are on site. Other recreational amenities include a fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Guests can pamper themselves by indulging in the onsite spa services.
Make yourself at home in one of the 50 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring free minibar items and DVD players. Flat-screen televisions with satellite programming provide entertainment, while complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature deep soaking bathtubs and rainfall showerheads. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
While the golfer in the family is out on the course, try one of the other recreational amenities offered, such as an outdoor pool or a fitness center. This Art Deco resort also features complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and babysitting (surcharge).
Enjoy international cuisine at Fleur, a theme restaurant which features a bar/lounge and a garden view. You can also stay in and take advantage of the 24-hour room service. Mingle with other guests at the complimentary reception, held daily. Wrap up your day with a drink at the poolside bar. For your convenience, a complimentary breakfast is served daily.
Featured amenities include a computer station, express check-in, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Event facilities at this resort consist of a conference center and a meeting room. Free valet parking is available onsite.
Guests are offered a complimentary breakfast each morning. A complimentary manager's reception is offered each day.
Fleur - Overlooking the garden, this theme restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. A children's menu is available. Reservations are required.
Late night fare is available from 24-hour room service.

Languages

Arabic, English, Hindi, Russian

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Offsite parking; reservations required
  • Free extended parking on site
  • Free valet parking on site
  • RV/bus/lorry parking (surcharge) on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Free breakfast available daily
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A poolside bar
  • A restaurant
  • Free daily manager's reception

Restaurants on site

  • Fleur

Things to do

  • 9-hole golf course
  • Arcade/game room
  • Bicycle rentals
  • Children's club
  • Children's pool
  • Gym
  • Outdoor pool
  • TV in common areas
  • Volleyball

Family friendly

  • Arcade/game room
  • Children's club (surcharge)
  • Children's pool
  • DVD player
  • Free cot
  • In-room babysitting
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Refrigerator on request
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)
  • Separate bedroom
  • Soundproofed rooms
  • Supervised activities for children (surcharge)

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Turndown service
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Computer station
  • Conference centre
  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Pool loungers
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Terrace

Spa

  • In-room massages

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

More

  • Art Deco architecture
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 2015
  • Designated smoking areas
  • Reception hall

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Free cot
  • Premium bedding
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Deep soaking bathtub
  • Dressing gowns
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Slippers
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • DVD player
  • Flat-screen TV with satellite channels
  • Pay films

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Free stocked minibar
  • Refrigerator on request

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 2:00 PM
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Renovations and closures

The property is closed between April 01 and September 30.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Children may not be eligible for complimentary breakfast
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 75.0 per night
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Deposit: USD 500.00 per stay

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 75.0 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards

We should mention

Pool access available from 7 AM to 7 PM
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation

Property is also known as

Dunes Al Nahda Hotel Wadi Al Abiyad
Dunes Al Nahda Hotel
Dunes Al Nahda Wadi Al Abiyad
Dunes Al Nahda
Dunes Al Nahda Hotel Barka
Dunes Al Nahda Barka
Dunes By Al Nahda Oman/Barka
Dunes Al Nahda Resort Barka
Dunes Al Nahda Resort
Dunes by Al Nahda Barka
Dunes by Al Nahda Resort
Dunes by Al Nahda Resort Barka

Dunes by Al Nahda Reviews

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 2 out of 10 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 4 out of 10 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 10 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 10 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 10 reviews

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Sharon, Singapore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

A royal treat in the desert

A pleasurable desert experience, with Mr Ram and his team working hard to ensure the environment remains tranquil and blissful for guests. Kudos too to the Chef for dishing out top quality meals throughout our stay. There’s even a professional harpist on site to entertain diners after dark! Her mesmerising harp music certainly added to the magic of the desert night for us.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

dave, manchestet uk

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Luxury desert resort

Excellent accommodation and food, very scenic location overlooking the desert and gigantic dunes. Very, very restful break. Only surprise was the 2 Kms of rough terrain between the motorway exit and the resort, a SUV Is highly recommended. Watching the 4WDs dune bashing was also interesting but apparently at weekends +200 vehicles can be there so sleeping could be difficult. If you want peace and quiet then best to avoid weekends
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018

6/10 Okay

Alex, Al-Khobar

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Overall nice place, but not without flaws

The hotel basically has comfortably equipped guestrooms in tents and an open restaurant are, all nicely nestled in some high sandy dunes. So it is a very nice setup, totally suitable for e.g. a romantic candlelight dinner under the stars. In fact, the hotel even provides lanterns free of charge, that you can write your wishes upon and let it go up in the sky. Check in was fast and efficient, car taken care of by valet service. Tents are nicely furnished, of course fully air-conditioned, and provide a minibar, content of which can be consumed free of charge. Staff is caring and friendly, in a professional way, never pushy, always attentive. However, what could be a perfect place to stay, was to some extend spoiled, though admittedly our biggest displease may have been out of the control of the hotel. The dunes surrounding the hotel attract drivers who take pleasure to run them up and down, with all kinds of vehicles. What may be fun to look at during daytime, is driving you crazy during night time. Some of the vehicles are extremely noisy and the tents to not provide noise protection. So if you try to sleep, it is a little bit like staying in a tent in a rainforest whilst it is cut down with chainsaws all around you, to give you the picture. We would have hoped that at least between 10 pm and 6 am, there is some peace and quiet, but no, the noise went on and on and on... Other than that, you could feel that some fresh made restaurant food is combined with microwaved stuff...
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018

6/10 Okay

Ali

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness

Holiday

Stayed for two nights. It was a little noisy, but it was ok. There were a lot of activities. But we wanted to just relax. Didn’t try the spa though.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

Tom

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Hotel itself was excellent

Hotel amenities and facilities were excellent - I couldn't fault the room we had - staff excellent - my only slight gripe was that the hotel wasn't really as advertised. The sand in and around the resort has a fair amount of litter and there is a highway being built nearby which reduces the serenity. Not really the fault of the hotel but something worth knowing is that this is seen as a bit of a family retreat for Omani people - so expect a lot of kids running around all the time (not necessarily a bad thing).

4/10 Poor

Caroline

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Disappointing

Even though the staff was friendly they were pretty inefficient and rather clueless when we asked for advice or service. The phones from the tents didn’t work so we had to walk to reception every time we needed something. The activities for kids were restricted. The biggest disappointment is the noise, one thinks this is a haven in the desert but lots of huge 4x4 come as early as sunrise for dune bashing, not to mention all the quads.... the website is and pictures tell a story of peace and nature with luxury for families but unfortunately that was not our experience.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Super Empfang, hervorragender Service, Transfer perfekt organisiert
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

khunta

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

if you would like to have quiet...

Hotel facility is fine, and staff is supportive. However, nearby the hotel, there is another dune, so tourist have sand cruise and camp whole day (even very late night), which does not makes quiet desert circumstance... I recommed to reach the hotel before sunset, otherwise you may lose the way to reach the hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

RENE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Resort luxueux "sans piscine".

Nous étions les seuls clients dans cet immense Resort loin de tout. Grande chambre dans une fausse tente (les murs sont en briques recouverts de toiles pour donner l'illusion). Malgré cela un service attentif et personnalisé. Nous avons eu droit à un massage "arabic" d'une heure par personne compris dans le prix. Excellent diner et petit déjeuner par un chef qui s'y connaît. Boissons soft drink abondantes dans le frigo de la chambre et gratuites à volonté. Nous avons également eu droit à la fin du diner à une lanterne à voeux (qui s'envole). Mais Golf "ridicule" qui ne mérite pas ce nom (voir photos). Surtout : il manque une piscine dans cet immense Resort ce qui ferait passer le temps. On peut penser que le peu de clients s'explique par cette absence de piscine dans un Resort de ce prix.