Salalah Rotana Resort opens as Oman’s largest free-standing hotel

Rotana, a major hotel management company in the Middle East, Africa, South Asia and Eastern Europe, has announced the opening of Salalah Rotana Resort, claimed to be the first five-star property on Salalah Beach and the largest in the city by room size and the largest free-standing hotel in Oman.
The hotel’s 400 rooms and suites are set in between an elaborate network of manmade waterways that connect all waterfront hotels and residential areas in Muriya’s Salalah Beach Resort to the Indian Ocean.
Samih Sawiris, chairman of Muriya and CEO of Orascom Development, said: “The partnership between Orascom and Omran has allowed Muriya to deliver a landmark resort in Salalah as an example of the commitment of all parties. The resort is peerless in the sultanate as the largest hotel in the country and will serve the growing demand for high quality accommodation in Salalah as tourism continues to grow in the city.”
Omer Kaddouri, president and CEO of Rotana, said: “The opening of Salalah Rotana Resort is an exciting one for us, as not only does it take us one step closer to reaching our ultimate vision but it has strengthened the company’s standing as the leading hotel management company in the region.”
Hamza Selim, CEO of Muriya, said: “The opening of Salalah Rotana Resort is a milestone for Muriya and the hotel will develop to become part of an integrated town, which will make a major contribution to the number of quality hospitality assets in the sultanate’s portfolio and put Salalah on the map as a global tourism destination.”
The resort has also been commended by Sheikh Khalid bin Mussalam Al-Rowas, director general of the Ministry of Tourism in Salalah. He commented that the hotel will have a profound impact on tourism in the region in line with the government’s vision for tourism development.