Reviews of Sama Heights Resort
Jabal Shams Road, 111 Dār Sawdāʼ, Oman
#1 of 3 hotels in Dār Sawdāʼ
Guests' ChoiceReview score
Based on 734 hotel reviews
8.3Score breakdown
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Cleanliness
8.6
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Comfort
8.6
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Location
9.2
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Facilities
8.2
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Staff
8.9
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Value for money
7.7
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Free WiFi
10.0
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Reviewed: 12 May 2024
Massimo
Italy10 reviews8.0“Relaxing stay”- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Mountain View Room
- • Stayed 1 night
No wi-fi
Great landscape around the hotel, and everything inside was placed beautifully.
Stayed in April 2024
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Reviewed: 8 May 2024
Petra_slo
Slovenia27 reviews3 helpful votes7.0“Great vibe, low performance”- • Leisure trip
- • Group
- • Standard Room
- • Stayed 1 night
We got a standard room, so there was no fridge or internet available. Breakfast and dinner were terrible, food without taste, i have never eaten a chicken so dry.
Location and resort are great and beautiful, the vibe inside resort is really amazing. Close to hiking paths.
Stayed in April 2024
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Reviewed: 7 May 2024
Eimantas1
Lithuania60 reviews4 helpful votes9.0“Nice stone houses”- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Standard Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
Air conditioneers installed in the rooms, but works for cooling only. For heating is provided electric fan heater which was noisy.
We have got free room upgrade to mountain view room. Good breakfast and dinner, although not buffet style because during Ramadan resort was almost empty.
Stayed in April 2024
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Reviewed: 6 May 2024
Dorine
Italy32 reviews1 helpful vote8.0“Magic in the mountains!”- • Leisure trip
- • Group
- • Sultan Tent
- • Stayed 1 night
They charged my credit card when I had wanted each of my guests to pay for their own rooms.
The buffet was very good, the atmosphere magical and the staff friendly and helpful.
Stayed in April 2024
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Reviewed: 29 April 2024
Marta
Italy27 reviews4 helpful votes8.0“Ok but not value for the money”- • Leisure trip
- • People with friends
- • Standard Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
It is not value for money…you need a transfer if you don’t have a 4x4 car…there are no activities but the trekking
The room is comfortable and both the dinner and the breakfast are good
Stayed in April 2024
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Reviewed: 28 April 2024
Ahmed
Oman19 reviews8.0Very good- • Business trip
- • Family with young children
- • Standard Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
All perfect
Everything was great
Stayed in April 2024
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Reviewed: 21 April 2024
Cecilie
Denmark9 reviews1 helpful vote9.0“A wonderful stay at an extraordinary location! Definitely recommend!”- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Standard Room
- • Stayed 1 night
The resort and its location is like a secluded little magic place. The staff were super friendly and even offered us a free room-upgrade because we were there during the off-season. The dinner and breakfasts were great, and all in all w loved our (way too short) stay at Sama. Highly recommend!
Stayed in April 2024
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Reviewed: 21 April 2024
Experienced
Thailand20 reviews1 helpful vote9.0Superb- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Mountain View Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
Price is a bit high, in terms of the overall value. It is also confusing or unclear about the necessity of the vehicle type one should have to access the hotel.
Great location, especially if you plan to go hiking. Can be tiring to access, but doable with a AWD (and I did it when roads were washed out from extreme rain). The food was good, especially for buffet style. Staff were kind and very helpful. Room was large, nice covered balcony. There is a nice spot to view the sunset. Room has a mini fridge, but oddly no hairdryer. It was great that they provided a small electric heater.
Stayed in April 2024
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Reviewed: 17 April 2024
Marghe
Italy22 reviews8.0Very good- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Grand Chalet
- • Stayed 1 night
Unfortunately breakfast and dinner were a bit disappointing. This is the only reason why I could not give it a 10.
The place is quiet and beautfiful. You can get there with a 4x4. The staff is incredibly kind and always ready to help.
Stayed in April 2024
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Reviewed: 17 April 2024
Glaucio
United Arab Emirates70 reviews5 helpful votes8.0Very good- • Leisure trip
- • Group
- • Grand Chalet
- • Stayed 2 nights
No internet on property maybe to keep wild
Beutiful location; Good breakfast and Dinner Great and helpful staff Dinner chef has my compliments
Stayed in April 2024
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Reviewed: 16 April 2024
Srinivas
Qatar7 reviews7.0Good- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Standard Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
Food
Staff, clean
Stayed in April 2024
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Reviewed: 14 April 2024
Sascha
Germany44 reviews12 helpful votes7.0“Good accommodation”- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Grand Chalet
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
Good place to stay, very close to Balkony walk, food was good but not special. We had the grand chalet. Was big and nice, but the terrace had no good view. All in all nice Ambiente and good location for the hike, but quite pricey.
Stayed in April 2024
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Reviewed: 14 April 2024
Eman
United Arab Emirates5 reviews8.0Very good- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Sultan Tent
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
The food needs improvement
Room and location
Stayed in April 2024
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Reviewed: 13 April 2024
Nanika
United Arab Emirates1 review7.0Good- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Grand Chalet
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
No cafe, limited food options, restaurant was very basic, good property but does not justify the prices. No options for dairy and gluten intolerant foods.
Tranquility View from grand chalet Proximity to the main viewing points Courteous and helpful staff
Stayed in April 2024
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Reviewed: 13 April 2024
Faisal
Pakistan2 reviews9.0Superb- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Standard Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
Food needs improvement. Specially dinner was so so. Also restaurant only operates at the dinner and the breakfast time.
The location was superb. We got upgraded to the Grand chalet which has a lovely view to the jebel shams top
Stayed in April 2024
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Reviewed: 12 April 2024
Pornsawat
Thailand6 reviews9.0Superb- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Standard Room
- • Stayed 1 night
No
Room
Stayed in March 2024
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Reviewed: 4 April 2024
Caroline
United Kingdom17 reviews3 helpful votes9.0“Great place to stay in the mountains near Jebel Shams. Spacious clean camp with nice design.”- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Standard Room
- • Stayed 1 night
My bathroom was a little smelly - possibly the drains. Single use plastic bottles for water in rooms.
Lovely location in the mountains. Peaceful, with nice views for sunset. Lots of hiking opportunities. Dinner was good, and there was a nice restaurant/seating area. (No activities while I was there because of Ramadan, but normally they have a camp fire etc)
Stayed in March 2024
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Reviewed: 3 April 2024
Brittany
United States11 reviews1 helpful vote8.0“Great location; housekeeping needs improvement”- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Standard Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
Dinner didn't start until 7pm (and even during Ramadan, sunset is around 6:20pm, so most other establishments start serving then). One half-roll of toilet paper came in our room, and there was no housekeeping (we stayed two nights).
Great location with beautiful mountain views--especially from the grand chalets. Near Balcony Walk (15-minute drive). Great playground for little ones. Good buffet breakfast and dinner.
Stayed in March 2024
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Reviewed: 2 April 2024
Giordano
United Kingdom4 reviews2 helpful votes8.0“Positive experience however overpriced.”- • Leisure trip
- • People with friends
- • Standard Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
I did feel overpriced for what you get. No hairdryer in the room and the small heater is not enough to heat up the room at night. Finally, despite the dinner was very good, penne Alfredo was the most disgusting pasta I’ve ever eaten in my life.
Lovely location and the entire resort is designed to fit in well with the surrounding environment which was very nice. Dinner was also great and the waiter at the restaurant was super kind and lovely in serving us.
Stayed in April 2024
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Reviewed: 2 April 2024
Kenneth
Thailand1 review9.0“Nothing fancy but well worth the cost.”- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Standard Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
Water heating system was not great, ran out of hot water quite fast.
The property ground was well designed, offering a lot of privacy.
Stayed in March 2024
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Reviewed: 1 April 2024
Gundegan
Switzerland48 reviews32 helpful votes9.0“Great location and stay in the mountains”- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Mountain View Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
No wi-fi in the area, but good network coverage. The room got quite cold at the times, but quickly could be heated with the heater. Also, no hairdryer, but the heater did the job :)
Super good location if planning to visit the W6 Balcony hike or the long W4 hike. Was easy to find, but might be advisable to have at least 4x4 car. The breakfast and dinner was super tasty and plenty, providing both oriental and european cousine. The room was nice and luckily had a heater, as the nights got cold.
Stayed in March 2024
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Reviewed: 1 April 2024
Elias
Germany2 reviews7.0Good- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Standard Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
Food was horrible. Really limited selection and bad quality. It was cold during the night due to wind blowing through tent.
The area of the ressort was pretty nicd and the location was awesome.
Stayed in March 2024
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Reviewed: 30 March 2024
Harish
Saudi Arabia8 reviews3 helpful votes9.0“Great Place”- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Mountain View Room
- • Stayed 1 night
None. But There should be a caution on the directions for travelling coming by Road from Abu Dhabi Side. The google maps takes you off road before Nizwa and that road till Hamra is very risky.
Food Was Good. Rooms were confortable. Location was great.
Stayed in March 2024
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Reviewed: 28 March 2024
Lukasz
United Kingdom7 reviews7.0“Amazing balcony walk, average hotel”- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Mountain View Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
Dirty bathroom. Very basic accommodation. Below average food. We stayed for two nights. Two breakfast and two dinners exactly the same. No variety.
Nice location. Good stay for one night or two to do the balcony walk.
Stayed in March 2024
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