Al Baleed Salalah Resort by Anantara

Al Baleed Resort has great location with miles of unspoilt white sand beach. Eating options are limited to only 3 restaurants. The breakfast at the Salkana restaurant is extremely good with great service from all the staff. However, the dinner buffet for the Indian night was below average with some dishes that did NOT do justice to the Indian Cuisine. There is much room for improvement on food quality and taste. The Al Mina restaurant (Mediterranean Cuisine) was very disappointing in terms of vegetarian options and general service. On one occasion we had to wait 40 minutes before even the bread & olive oil were brought to the table!

Overall one of the best hotels I ever stayed in. Side note; I live in the UAE, where 5 stars hotel are really common. The rooms are spacious, beautifully designed, the beds super comfy and the washrooms are every woman's dream (lightning, mirrors and amouage amenities). Staff is super attentive, accommodating and naturally friendly. They actually love what they do and we as guests can feel it's authenticity - which makes everything dining experience really special. The food was beyond delicious and the variety in the buffet made it hard to choose and even harder to not overeat. Congratulations to the management and leadership of the hotel team - you truly do an amazing job. I will definitely be back!

The resort wes amazing and staff were very friendly. Everything in the hotel were above standard including the breakfast however the price was high

В отеле очень хорошо работает основной ресторан, Весь персонал от официантов до поваров. Очень старается русскоговорящая девушка на ресепшн Анна. Все остальные службы не оттренированы на работу в отеле 5 звезд. Путают куда что приносить, в каком номере должен быть торт. Отель полупустой, при этом сотрудники на ресепшен просят деньги за поздний выезд.

酒店早餐豐富，壞境優美，工作人員服務態度很好

服務絕了，不行❌

I have so many observations about our stay at the resort The requests that we have made on reservation were not taken into consideration at all, which are infant crib and swimming pool temperature. I had to talk to the villa host after we arrived to the room. Our villa, 308, was different than what was advertised on website and official social media accounts for the same category of villas. Outdoor area was obviously smaller and no windows in that area. Door between living room and bedroom was broken in villa 308. Bathroom door to outdoor area lock was not working. Luggage arrived after 15 minutes although the villa was 2 minutes walking from lobby. The first baby crib they brought was very old and uncomfortable for our baby. We had to ask the villa host the next day for another crib, which she arranged. The private pool was full of dead insects, leaves, and the pool filter/pump was not working. We ordered room service for dinner, it was definitely below expectations for a 5 stars hotel, the lamb biryani was cooked really bad and not edible, food was really expensive for the portion and quality of food. The resort private beach was really neglected and full of trash (plastic bottles, dead fish, robes, broken beach toys) which was very dangerous to take a walk on, my wife stepped on a sharp object on the private beach of the resort. Positive things were the breakfast buffet and staff at lobby and buffet restaurant.

The resort was great. Nice white sand beach and kids club. My child enjoyed the kids club. Also has a tennis court which we tried. Food was really good and staff were very helpful and attentive. Special mention to Ma'in. Breakfast buffet was extensive and the local tea was one of the best I've had.

This is my second time staying here and it was just as good, if not better than the first. The hotel and the staff are world class. We loved everything - from the service, food, location, rooms and hotel grounds. The staff make this hotel and they could not go out of their way enough to do something for you. Special shout out to Yuli, Asad, Arafat and a massive thank you to the rest of the team.