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Located in Muscat and with Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque reachable within 4.6 km, Basil Hostel provides a garden, non-smoking rooms, free WiFi throughout the property and a shared lounge. The property is situated 5.9 km from Oman Avenues Mall, 9.2 km from Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre and 11 km from Oman Intl Exhibition Center. Ras Al Hamra Golf Club is 18 km away and Central Business District is 23 km from the hostel. Royal Opera House Muscat is 13 km from the hostel, while Qurum Natural Park is 17 km away. Muscat International Airport is 10 km from the property.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 8.0 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

    • Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (8.6)

    • FREE parking!


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Room type
Number of guests
 
6 bunk beds
4 bunk beds
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Guest reviews

Categories:

Staff
9.0
Facilities
8.2
Cleanliness
8.3
Comfort
8.2
Value for money
8.7
Location
8.6
Free WiFi
9.1
High score for Muscat

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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Marty
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Lovely location, awesome staff, friendly cat, free wifi.
  • Ivan
    Australia Australia
    Great place to start your journey in Oman. Spacious dorms, big bathrooms,lockers, free tea/ coffee. Kitchen if you need it. Filtered water. Good wifi, laundry to wash your clothes. Great restaurants and juice bars near by. 2 km walk to Grand...
  • Lauren
    Australia Australia
    The location is great, close to the airport and there are plenty of restaurants and a well stocked grocery store nearby. The atmosphere in the hostel is also really nice and quite social. I was travelling by bike and was able to safely lock my...
  • Patje
    Belgium Belgium
    The vibe in tbe hostel was great. There is enough space to chill with other people. The rooms and kithen are spacious. Even though Muscat is a bit an strange city of 20km long, It is easy to go anywhere with bus or taxi. Arond the hostel lots of...
  • Marko
    Hungary Hungary
    Hostel is nice, great value for price. Staff are nice, the manager's brother even gave me a short tour of Mutrah, that was super cool and unexpected. They let me chill in the common area before checking in because I arrived early, thanks a lot for...
  • Knibb
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Very good hostel. Great staff. Basil, Zee and Emily were friendly and helpful. Very good location for bus connections around the city and to the airport.
  • Vitalii
    United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
    That was great experience. Did really enjoy staying there. Clean hostel with kind personal and nice people living there.
  • Nina
    Germany Germany
    Good location with many restaurants and supermarkets around.
  • Aleksandr
    Russia Russia
    It was very wonderful and hospitable! Always makes you want to come back again))
  • Max
    Germany Germany
    Best place to meet people. Really friendly staff and chill place

Property surroundings

Facilities of Basil Hostel
Great facilities! Review score, 8.2

Most popular facilities

  • Free WiFi
  • Free parking

Bathroom

  • Toilet paper
  • Slippers
  • Toilet
  • Shower

Outdoors

  • Garden

Kitchen

  • Shared kitchen

Pets
Pets are allowed on request. No extra charges.

Activities

  • Live music/performance
  • Walking tours
  • Movie nights
  • Evening entertainment
  • Hiking

Internet
WiFi is available in all areas and is free of charge.

Parking
Free public parking is possible at a location nearby (reservation is not needed).

    Services

    • Shared lounge/TV area

    Entertainment and family services

    • Board games/puzzles

    General

    • Non-smoking throughout

    Languages spoken

    • Arabic
    • English

    House rules
    Basil Hostel takes special requests - add in the next step!

    Check-in
    From 15:00 to 23:30
    Check-out
    From 10:00 to 10:30
    Cancellation/ prepayment
    Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check the conditions of your required option.
    Children and beds

    Child policies

    Children are not allowed.

    Cot and extra bed policies

    Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.

    No age restriction
    There is no age requirement for check-in
    Pets
    Free!Pets are allowed on request. No extra charges.
    Cash only
    This property only accepts cash payments.
    Parties
    Parties/events are not allowed

    The fine print
    Need-to-know information for guests at this property

    This property will not accommodate hen, stag or similar parties.

    FAQs about Basil Hostel