Name: Fanar Hotel & Residences
Address: Marina Town, Salalah, 0, OM

Fanar Hotel & Residences

Salalah · Oman

75 reviews shown

8/10

Excellent

14 Jul 2026

Mubin

The hotel very neat clean and good feel

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Mar 2026

Peter

Spa experience was probably the best we've ever had. View was very nice with the sea view. Staff were very pleasant

Partner

8/10

Excellent

07 Dec 2025

Andrew Craig

The hotel is a big sprawling site, but it is mainly immaculate property with lots of attentive staff and is a beautiful position in Salalah.

A special mention to Adel (Coco's Bar) and Ben (Breakers Restaurant) for their excellent service and customer friendly attitude.

I missed one star off the overall experience as some parts of the hotel are looking tired now. Our room 8107 had blown glass in the patio doors meaning you couldn't see through the glass. Also, it would be good if there was an excursion booking centre in the hotel, rather than having to go to the Marina (hard work when the person you are on holiday with, struggles to walk).

I would however recommend this hotel to anybody looking for a nice comfortable place to stay.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Oct 2025

Yvette

Great

Business_and_leisure

10/10

Exceptional

24 Oct 2025

Tristan

Great

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

22 Sep 2025

Mahmoud

The resort does not allow local taxis or external transportation services, which limits guests' options for getting around. The in-house transport services are significantly overpriced—often charging 3 to 5 times more than the normal rate. This felt like an unfair advantage being taken of tourists. They say it is government rule but nothing wss shown to support that.

If you're planning to stay entirely within the resort, this may not affect you much. Just you'll end up paying much more than expected just for airport transfers or simple outings.

Aside from this issue, everything else about the resort was excellent.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Sep 2025

Zeeshan

Excellent

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

04 Sep 2025

Mohammed

Very good option If you plan to relax. It's far from city center and other nature districts within Salalah, so it's recommended for the last couple of days (after visiting planned districts).
Once arrived to the property, it will be difficult to find out easy transportation with reasonable cost, unless you have your own vehicle.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

03 Sep 2025

Fatma

10/10

Exceptional

17 Aug 2025

Ahmed

Family stay - Aug 25

We enjoyed our stay in the hotel . It’s perfect for families. The hotel provide nice activities for kids and relaxing sites for adults . The kids club is very good , the water park is very nice as well. The hotel is close from most of the sites in salalah and the weather is cool with little humidity from time to time . This season the rain was not much so u won’t see any water falls but the greenery is everywhere

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

06 Aug 2025

Fawziah

Relaxing Hotel.

The hotel is located inside Hawana Salalah resort among three other hotels. It has amazing area with lagoon beach and marina which has resturants, coffee shops and few gift shops. The rooms are sepacious but outdated with clean old furniture. Staff is amazing and friendly. Food is delicious but make sure if you order room service that they got your order correctly. There is free parking lot. I highly recommend it and I will come again.

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

25 Jul 2025

MOHAMED SALIM EBRAHIM

Too much smell from the sea

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

28 Jun 2025

Ayman

We traveled as Family with kids in end on June (not high season) so hotel wasn't crowded yet we loved our trip.

*********** Things that can be improved ***************
We were traveling with small kids..We expect kids club to be available even if it is not high end season...
It should be clearly communicated upon booking that Aqua park is closed on Sunday and Monday
Quality of shampoo used is not for a 5 stars hotel
*********** Things that are great ***************
Hotel Location is great.
Bed is very comfortable.
Hotel staff are great and very helpful and attentive. Really customer first
Food taste is great but variety could be better
Great to have the option to have dinner at Al Fanar or Rotana

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jun 2025

Matthew

Great staff, beautiful rooms and views.

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jun 2025

Imad

I must say, it was truly exceptional. The service was top-notch, the rooms were clean and comfortable, and the amenities were fantastic. I highly recommend this hotel to anyone looking for a great place to stay. Thank you to the wonderful staff for making my stay memorable.

Leisure

6/10

Pleasant

17 Oct 2024

Gregory

It was located outside the city which was nice.
But the hotel next door had a bar open until 3. The noise from the crowd leaving woke us up on the weekend.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

26 Sep 2024

DR. UMAIR EMAD

Staying at Al Fanar is one of the best experiences in life.

I went there with my wife, & we enjoyed each second of our trip.

1st; the hospitality is beyond expectations. The staff is very kind. I would like to personally Thank Mr. Hussein Al Ma'ashani for his extreme kindness and hospitality. They even offered complimentary coffee & fruit platter.

The hotel is safe and quiet, the rooms are very clean, & the parameters are very nice to walk&talk, & enjoy the ocean from the different seating areas and cafes there.

I wanted to have a dinner on the beach, so the hotel made it possible in just 2 hours,& made it a very unique & memorable experience thanks to Mr. Umlesh who stayed after working hours to make are that we are happy with arrangements.

The dining options are vast,& the breakfast open buffet is great with lots of varieties (One can have the breakfast at Al Fanar,or at Rotana Hotel (5 minutes way from Al Fanar)

One very enjoyable service you get to experience when booking with Al Fanar is a limitless free entrance to the adjacent AquaPark,which is a very nice experience with must-try slides, & the memories there are non forgettable.

Another great experience we had with Al Fanar is the bike rental to ride around the ocean and areas of Hawana Salalah. Very great experience.

What needs improvement in Al Fanar is the quality of bed mattress and pillows, plus the quality of Shampoo & Shower Gel they offer.The ones they have are below expectations.

Business_and_leisure

6/10

Pleasant

07 Aug 2024

Yazan

The room is good but small and dose not worth the price.
The price very high.

Room service is good, and I like the breakfast

Bad smell in Balcony due to the water outside.

Noisy due to construction work near the hotel.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jul 2024

Abdullaziz

Amazing service 👌

Business_and_leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

17 Jun 2024

reshmi

Special mention to the wonderful staff the hotel has, especially staff in their dining kitchen and bell hoopers. The hotel is reasonably well-maintained. A couple of things I would like to bring to the notice of the management is why ain't any dedicated Indian restaurant. Furthermore during the summer months why would they close the pool at 7, nobody is going to enjoy the pool in extreme heat. They would love to enjoy the pool and the view after the sunset as they are on vacation.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

01 Mar 2024

Haroon

Was good

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

05 Sep 2023

Nasir

Nice hotel in the eara

8/10

Excellent

03 Sep 2023

Ahmed Kamal

Very limited dinning options.. poor room cleanliness and amenities.. though the breakfast buffet is almost excellent.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

20 Aug 2023

Stefanie

Poor value for money. The room is clean but the air conditioning is freezing throughout whole property, room was very far from main area/reception and one of the pools was closed. Housekeeping didnt come until 3pm and left the floor very wet and dangerously slippery. Only one restaurant open for dinner with no a la carte option, expensive buffet only. Better options out there for similar price, wouldn't stay again.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

05 Aug 2023

Sheena

Loved the property.. Good experience

8/10

Excellent

21 Jul 2023

NABIL

New rooms, specious and decent breakfast. You are far away from the city and dinning is limited. Nearest part is 20 min drive.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jul 2023

Verified traveler

Nice hotel and pools

The hotel is very nice and has great swimming pools. The breakfast is also excellent with lots of options
I didn’t like the staff overall specially at the reception
Location is also outside the city and we had trouble to park the car because there are limited spaces

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

31 Dec 2022

hasan

Too much mosquitos

Too many mosquitos. Mosquitos bite even through clothes. They have to kill the whole moustique population in the city like in Turkish cities as Antalya. In that case mosquitos will not come back, or population of mosquitos will be low. People are obliged to go inside buildings because of mosquitos. Maybe you come for the good weather in the winter and to go outside here but they do nothing against mosquitos since own people do not live that much outside. Besides, own people cover their full body so there is no need for mosquito protection. You can wear what you want but you are obliged to cover your body to protect against mosquitos.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

25 Sep 2022

Mohamed

Very good Hotel.

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

28 Aug 2022

Verified traveler

Very good hotel

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

27 Aug 2022

Mohammad

Near the sea

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

02 Jul 2022

ANAND

Overall, the property was beautiful and the options of multliple beaches were too good. Staff was very friendly.
The pool was maintained well. The pool bar was the real highlight and the staff there was really good.

We had issues with the room Air conditioning as it was not working well at night.
Also, one of the pool was under maintenance.
Dining in options could be improved.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

16 May 2022

Nadia

I loved that this hotel had 3 different beaches. Cleaning staff was very friendly and so was front desk. Very kind people and food is delicious . The half board is worth it

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Feb 2022

MATTHEW

Great staff hustling to support this cruise ship of a resort. Special thanks to such a great desk team.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Sep 2021

Abdullah

The location and hotel’s interior design were very nice

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

18 Sep 2021

Mohammad

Bad management, unhelpful staff, high price, old property not renewed the hotel
Dirty bed sheets

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

08 Sep 2021

Emma

Breakfast was very varied and everything was tasty. Room had a good view and was accessible for a range of restaurants and cafes.

Common areas in the accommodation building were not regularly cleaned. The room was very damp and the damp smell permeated everything. Although Salalah in Khareef is humid, I expected that a 5 star hotel would be able to cope with those conditions better.

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

03 Sep 2021

Jaldeep

Average hotel, average service

Average hotel, far from the city centre. Book if you don’t have something closer.

Business

8/10

Excellent

25 Aug 2021

Shehab Aldin

It was great trip

8/10

Excellent

21 Jan 2021

Rima

Pleasant!

The area around hotel and the open area of hotel was very beautiful.
Breakfast was good.
The reception was very kind and friendly and they cooperated a lot with me for the late checkout

The only thing that could have been better was the cleanliness of Sofa and Chairs in the room, and according to the corona situation, it might have been better if there would be a hand sanitizer in the room and towels were being packed.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

25 Sep 2019

Jenny

Really nice hotel with perfect aminities and activ

Nice rooms, nice pool, nice beach, super helpful staff and loads of activities for water sport, car rental, tours etc offered so really nothing to complain about. Only the king room didn't have a bathtub as it was mentioned herre on booking.com, which has to be corrected. Very happy with this hotel

10/10

Exceptional

22 Aug 2019

Maged

It was very nice, quite and clean
Good for relaxation
Good facilities and activities.

Just I was upset because I paid for up grade

Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

Very new facility. The hotel has clean pool, beach and bars. The pool was always cold though, was difficult to send kids to pool in the morning, we had to stay in beach till after lunch when the sun heats up the pool. The facility also has pets for kids, rabbits, ducks, pony, etc. it was a fun activity for kids to feed and pet the animals.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

16 Aug 2019

Sunil

We liked this property. Location was awesome. But Billiards and cycles for rent are very expensive. Would have been good if they have Indian food also other than biryani. But overall our stay was awesome in Fanar. Thank you Team Fanar for giving us a memorable holidays. See u again.

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

14 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

The room was quite spacious with big balcony.
What i didn't like is that the ground floor rooms facing the pool are noisy and you can't really relax. Also it was funny how my room service tray with the dirty plate that i left outside the room wasn't removed for 3 days :) otherwise the facilities are really good and the staff are friendly and very helpful.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

13 Aug 2019

MOHAMAD

Good hotel and nice location

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

Very nice stay with very good transportation inside as well as bus shuttles to the aquapark

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

23 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

Fanar hotel is right on the beach and the staff is amazing. The hotel is under construction so many things are still being completed on the property. We went during Khareef which is supposed to be the best time but because of the weather many things were closed including the beaches and the toys to play out on the water. The waves were wonderful to watch and the weather was spectacular!
The hotel was very nice and the staff was very helpful, nice, welcoming, and ready to make sure your stay was a pleasant one. They made our trip even better than expected! Customer service is top priority here and this makes them a top notch hotel.
The room was very big! The shower was amazing, and the balcony looked out to the pool. Stunning scenery! The only negative was the bed...it was as hard as a rock and the sheets were scratchy. Other than that the room was very nice.
We really enjoyed our stay here at Fanar Hotel in Salalah and will return.

Leisure

6/10

Pleasant

07 Jun 2019

Helen

Nice hotel but not so good smell

We stayed in the new bldg. Beddings and pillow cases smells odd. When we turn on the faucets and showers, brown color water comes out..

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

24 May 2019

Robert

An outstanding resort hotel

Our favorite hotel at this resort. Hotels are just buildings. What makes one special is the staff. Here is where the Fanar excels. Every single person we met treated us like an old friend.

Family

4/10

Poor

12 Apr 2019

Alharith

I choose to pay at the hotel but as soon I finished the booking the hotel charged my card , the condition was if iddint show up at 12 am they can do that , when I asked about the explanation from the reception the were really rude insted of appolgaizing the where talking to me with attadue , bad hosptity skills

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jan 2019

owusu

Great place with excellent facilities

Great place with excellent facilities, activities, events, beaches, etc

6/10

Pleasant

27 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

Nice hotel but extremely chaotic in public areas, especially in restaurants. The front office staff did not speak good English. Did not expect there to be so many all-inclusive package holiday guests - shame the restaurants did not offer any a-la carte options (only buffet)

10/10

Exceptional

12 Sep 2017

Verified traveler

Very nice hotel

this is very nice hotel to stay in salalah and service too is very good.
pool, kids play area, cycling,etc. all facilities are good in hotel.
We enjoyed the breakfast as well because it have indian items also included in its menu.

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jul 2017

Talal

Good Hotel and closed to beach.

My family and myself really enjoyed one day staying in the hotel. the swimming bool was excellent with a good breakfast.

4/10

Poor

20 Jan 2017

carole

Disappointed

Disco disturbed our sleep
Beach 1 had very loud boom boom music from ten in the morning

Buffet excellent room excellent

8/10

Excellent

18 Sep 2016

Elsayed

Nice hotel and good staff

The hotel has a good facilities to enjoy like swimming pools, tennis playground , ocean beach , GYM and others

Family

6/10

Pleasant

14 Sep 2016

Verified traveler

New hotel by the beach

Very good and mediocre impressions.
The staff are in general quite mediocre ( have to chase them to order food, would knock on our door when the \"do not disturb\" sign was hanging outside, eould not clean the previously used table when we sat fir lunch, etc) and poorly trained on customer service ( not sure if it's a Salalah problem - not so used to tourism¿?- or just this hotel's staff recruitment). However we complained about a problem we encountered and the General Manager (JP) was fantastic, very nice, hands on and customer oriented. This other person from the team, Imelda, was also very nice and did her best to make us enjoy our stay. I guess these two people would compensate for the rest...

Then facilities are very nice but the water on the beach smells and looks funny ( dirty?).

After all the ups and downs we did enjoy our stay and left Salalah with a positive feeling, but have the impression the personel is still a bit untrained and some parts of the hotel unfinished.

8/10

Excellent

13 Sep 2016

Wassim

Very good in general, quiet and suitable for relaxation and families. Very good and friendly Staff, the hotel is very clean and buffet is good and variable

4/10

Poor

13 Sep 2016

Verified traveler

Incompetent staff with poor management

The manager Sulamain is not able to think for himself and cannot solve problems like an adult -- it seems he would prefer that you tough it out so he doesn't have to do anything, and he is too proud to apologize even though a manager should take responsibility for issues at the hotel (whining that it was his staff who made a mistake, not him is unacceptable!). A big mixup with airport transfer (the Fanar driver forgot someone and so had to turn around back to the airport after having driven halfway to Fanar, and no explanation or apology -- I only understood what was going on because I can understand some Arabic) and then we were forced to wait for an hour on the return transfer because the driver was late taking us back to the airport...Fanar badly needs a new shuttle driver who is punctual. Strange smell (new paint or drywall?) throughout the hotel. The artificial cove Fanar has created with sea breakers does not allow for the sea water to circulate, so there is a tepid water smell around the beach beach closest to the hotel (and your balcony view will probably be ruined by the smell too). Also the breakfast buffet is nothing special, so if you decide to stay here, skip it and do breakfast at nearby Juweirah. The Fanar lower level staff are trying their best, but they are clearly not trained well and so you have to manage everyone like they are 5 years old so they don't mess up. You will have to follow up multiple times on your requests or you will be disappointed.

6/10

Pleasant

06 Aug 2016

Naveed

Well made but poorly managed

The hotel is well built, poorly decorated and terribly managed. Simple things we take for granted such as charging food and other items to the room and paying at checkout were not availalble to us, room service had to be paid in cash when the food is delivered.
Location by the beach is very nice, but the place has no vibe whatsoever. The restaurant seating is a mess of tables and chairs with no aesthetic plan or form. Will not stay there again.

8/10

Excellent

11 May 2026

Antonio

Menu della colazione fresco e vario

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

21 Feb 2026

Marco

Tolles Hotel mit einer riesigen und weitläufigen Anlage. Essen war TOP - jeden Abend ein anderes Thema, Zimmer und auch die ganze Anlage / Strand waren sehr sauber, WC's am Strand immer ordentlich und sehr sauber, Personal immer freundlich und hilfsbereit. Absolute Empfehlung! kleiner Tipp: wenn möglich das Upgrade auf Premium vor Ort buchen...das ist dann noch besser (extra Privatstrand + Restaurant+ tägl. frisches Obst + Auffüllung der Minibar)

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Feb 2026

Jasmine

Zimmer u d Personal sehr gut

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Feb 2026

MAURA

Pulizia servizi ristorazione spiaggia tutto ok

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

20 Jan 2026

Vanessa

Das Hotel ist schön und das Personal wirklich klasse!
Die Unterkunft ist sehr groß und man muss Bedenken, dass die Nachbarhotels zum Teil die Anlage mit benutzen.
Der Speisesaal war absolut chaotisch und laut, die Themen Restaurant sehr angenehm.
An der Bar gab es chao

8/10

Excellent

29 Dec 2025

Dilara

Die Anlage ist schön :) Das Essen war ebenfalls sehr lecker.

Leisure Friends

2/10

Poor

04 Nov 2025

Stefanie

Unser Aufenthalt war leider eine große Enttäuschung. Das Schlafzimmer war völlig mit Schimmel befallen, die Luft extrem feucht und der Geruch sehr unangenehm. Durch die Feuchtigkeit und den Schimmelgeruch riechen nun auch unser gesamtes Gepäck und unsere Kleidung nach Schimmel – wirklich ekelhaft.
Zusätzlich wollte uns die Rezeption beim Check-out 20 OMR berechnen, weil wir angeblich keine Karte für die Badetücher abgegeben hätten. Wir haben jedoch nie eine solche Karte erhalten und keine Badetücher vom Hotel benutzt. Trotzdem wurde uns nicht geglaubt, was das Ganze noch frustrierender machte.
Insgesamt nicht empfehlenswert – sowohl wegen der unhygienischen Zustände als auch wegen des unprofessionellen Umgangs mit Gästen.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

04 Oct 2025

Pawel

Kein Kommentar

10/10

Exceptional

04 Sep 2025

Usman

Nous avons un séjour magnifique dans cet établissement.

10/10

Exceptional

16 Feb 2025

Markus

Es war unser erstes Mal im Fanar und sicher nicht das letzte Mal. Es war ein traumhaft schöner Urlaub.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jan 2025

Marika

Struttura meravigliosa, spiagge bellissime e ci p ottimo. Consigliata

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

06 Jan 2025

Massimiliano

Recommended hotel!
Pros: Fantastic location with beautiful sandy beaches, plenty of activities to do, all very well organized, extremely friendly staff attentive to guests’ needs, and excellent quality food.
Cons: Without a premium experience, the included drinks are too few, the rooms need significant maintenance and possibly some modernization, and the Wi-Fi is very slow and doesn’t work in many areas of the hotel (including part of our room and some beaches).

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jan 2025

Amina

Tolle Anlage, sehr gepflegt. Das kulinarische Angebot war hervorragend

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

20 Jul 2024

Nazimagatoen

De kamers zijn oud en hebben een stankgeur. Schimmel in de badkamer. De kast stonk. Het matras was versleten. Kamers moeten echt vernieuwd worden. Overal vieze vochtgeur. Het ontbijt was goed. Maar zulke slechte kamers niet eerder meegemaakt. Zonde van me geld.

Leisure Family