Beach vacation in Salalah, staying at a luxury resort by Anantara

Oman can be a destination for a beach vacation if you can travel out of summertime. Due to the monsoons, the rains are decidedly opposed to sunbathing, in Salalah, in the south of the country, one of the best places for a beach holiday. In the Omani language this wet and rainy season is called Khareef.

Among the many resorts of Salalah, for those looking for a luxurious and trendy hotel, the Al Baleed Resort Salalah by Anantara is a choice in line with this need. Only a quarter of an hour's drive from the airport, it is situated in a beautiful location, between a wide white beach and a lagoon. It is also close to the Archaeological Park of Al Baleed, a UNESCO heritage site, very interesting to visit for the remains of the Bronze Age, the Citadel and the Grand Mosque.
 
Al Baleed includes 30 premier sea view rooms, 10 deluxe rooms and 96 villas, almost all with private pools, with different types of spaces and locations, depending on whether they face the lagoon, the garden or the beach. In some villas a butler service is also provided.
 

Gastronomy aims to enhance the local culture even if there are also excellent international dishes. It can be tasted in three restaurants with different styles: the Sakalan, the most informal for any time of day, Al Mina, on the beach, seduces with its Mediterranean flavors; Mekong, dedicated to Asian flavors, is the most romantic, near the lagoon.

You can also create your own menu with the Design by Design private service, chefs and butlers will be available to prepare and serve a personalized dinner, on the beach or in other special places selected for you.

If  wellness is something you can’t miss, yoga classes and other sports activities are available for guests but above all the Anantara Spa is the ideal place to regenerate yourself by exploiting the wonderful holistic traditions of Arabia and Asia, where indigenous ingredients such as the famous Frankincence are used and  other natural products from local plantations such as banana, coconut and pomegranate.