Basil Hostel
Basil Hostel
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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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Most popular facilities
- Free WiFi
- Free parking
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Guests who stayed here loved
- Marty
United Kingdom
“Lovely location, awesome staff, friendly cat, free wifi.” - Ivan
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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“That was great experience. Did really enjoy staying there. Clean hostel with kind personal and nice people living there.” - Nina
Germany
“Good location with many restaurants and supermarkets around.” - Aleksandr
Russia
“It was very wonderful and hospitable! Always makes you want to come back again))” - Max
Germany
“Best place to meet people. Really friendly staff and chill place”
Property surroundings
Facilities of Basil HostelGreat facilities! Review score, 8.2
Most popular facilities
- Free WiFi
- Free parking
Bathroom
- Toilet paper
- Slippers
- Toilet
- Shower
Outdoors
- Garden
Kitchen
- Shared kitchen
PetsPets are allowed on request. No extra charges.
Activities
- Live music/performance
- Walking tours
- Movie nights
- Evening entertainment
- Hiking
InternetWiFi is available in all areas and is free of charge.
ParkingFree 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 rulesBasil Hostel takes special requests - add in the next step!
Child policies
Children are not allowed.
Cot and extra bed policies
Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.
The fine printNeed-to-know information for guests at this property
This property will not accommodate hen, stag or similar parties.