Review: Six Senses Zighy Bay Activities & Dining

Would be interested to hear more about why you were not supposed to go into the village.

@ Kate -- Apparently out of respect for the women, as their housing is very "exposed," and they'd have to veil.

Why did they discourage you from visiting Zighy town?

I must say, that from the pictures and description, that this place does not rate those rates, IMHO. From what i see, this should be perhaps USD $500-$600 a night at most :). I guess I will not be appointed to be Revenue Manager any time soon! 🙂

I had wanted to visit this place for a long time, so your report was really useful. Thanks for taking one for the team! 😉

Ben - your breakfast highlight looks like manakeesh with honey. Pretty popular in that part of the world. They can be made with cheese, meat, and/or spices, sometimes folded over, sometimes not. Kind of like an Arabian quesadilla.

I've been to the 6S Zighy Bay - in summer when it was really hot! This was a few years ago, and I think rates were under $300, because that's about what the temperature was (It was actually "only" 120-130 - maybe a little higher with the heat index). October is sweater and jacket weather by comparison!

@lucky you should have told them you had no interest in the women 😉

This place is really interesting in their arrival experience: you can paragliding into the resort.

Surprising how the village doesn't seem to be interested in taking advantage of the tourism in their town - yet. But I imagine this gives the experience some more authenticity. And you get to be left alone at the beach and not followed by a guy selling sunglasses 😉
BTW, if you're interested in discovering more of Oman you might also wanna take a look at Salalah. It's mostly resorts and beach and no real town though. They got a Hilton, too and there are flights from Muscat as well as Dubai.

Love the pic of Ford with the goat. I'm with Ford as I, too, enjoy the company of goats. And cats, bats, elephants, sloths, butterflies, hummingbirds, bears, bumble bees, and so on.

I've always loved a desert environment and have wanted to go to Zighy Bay. Now, after this review, not so much. It just looked rather lackluster. I think my goal will now be Sossusvlei Desert Lodge in Namibia.

Tar was a problem. Food good but not great. Breakfast smoothies were AWESOME! Service was great too. Not worth the visit if you are U.S based.

The ocean in Persian/ Oman Gulf is turquoise and clean. The locals do not sun bathe on the beach, except white tourists or Eastern Europeans who live there. Native born Arabs who live in the six wealthy Gulf states do not really work because they do not need to work. The wealthy non-Arabs from around the world will not choose to vacation in that region. These countries do not need tourism currency and shun it ,except UAE particularly Dubai,because 1) the governments do not want non-Muslims corrupt their citizens 2) the governments do not want Western governments interfere in their countries when their citizens get in trouble in their home turf, under pretext of human rights and religious freedom. Local women cover up to deter males from temptations and urges of whatever, you know. The Arabic foods are very tasty but also greasy and they are not healthy, not to mention they love to eat red meats like veal and beef. If you want to learn Arab history, these six Gulf States do not have any. Visit Iran, Egypt, Lebanon, Iraq or Syria. But the last three countries are minefields to adventure now.

I stayed at this resort for part of my honeymoon and loved it! You can go to the top of the tower and the views are amazing. I think there is a wine cellar in the bottom! We got a ton of complimentary stuff in our honeymoon package including spa treatments, show boats, diving etc. That said this is some time ago and the resort had just opened so I don't Knopf it is the same now

@Globetrotter -- much more likely to learn PERSIAN history in Iran. Last time I called an Iranian an "arab" the jihad was on! 😉

I'll give you the "wow". I can't understand the likes of "tower"? To my mind, putting stuff in "" means you're questioning whether it's what it claims to be. That is very obviously a tower....

When this gig finishes, and if you still need to "work", I'm sure the Daily Mail will give you a job.

I'm a big fan of Six Senses... as I love rustic luxury. I've had the opportunity to stay in their Yao Noi, Thailand, resort... I didn't want to leave. We went there as a family of 4 (me and my husband, plus our 2 boys aged 5 and 8 yo.). We found it really great value because kids eat for free if you stay longer than 3 nights. Basically, our kids could rock up to any of their restaurants or pool bars, order anything from their kids menu (even without ordering anything from adult menu), and it was free!

Wow, really surprised to see pork bacon on the breakfast menu. If you tried it, was it any good? Crispy or limp? The only place I've ever had crispy pork bacon outside the US was at the Conrad Macau.

You pictures making me drool! Love the Arabian food!! Yummy!