scrubbedexpat141

You can't afford the Chedi, peasant.

Satisfying 'boom' when they close?

Charl01

Thanks all, I am really going for a regional meeting from 18-20, but for sanity sake I decided to stay at least until Saturday before my Saudi "parole" expires...

Thanks for all the suggestions, I will stay somewhere close to the airport.

Miss Ann Thrope

In the disgusting sticky carpeted Ramee hotel...

nottmbantam

Funnily enough, we drove past that place every day and that exactly the impression it gives....

jam25mack

TheShed

I'll give the Crown Plaza a vote as I've stayed there quite a few times when in Muscat on business. I think theres a Trader Vics at CP, or is it at the Intercon, can't remember.

Anyways, me and Mrs Shed are at the Intercon Muscat around the 3rd week so it can't be too bad a place eh?

hnd

Rock Bottom (Ramee hotel) is one instance where you [I]can tell the book by its cover

Trader Vic's is at the Intercon. Crowne Plaza has Dukes Bar (very good fish & chips), Com Prima (Italian), Shiraz (Persian) and Tropicana (all-day buffet).

TheShed

My mistake, HND, I stay at both quite regularly and forget which is which.

IKnowNothing

I think that's a good thing, you know what to expect and you get what you expect.

Went into Lock, Stock the other day, (after the Rugby at McG's), what a pretentious hideous place, thought it may be OK by the reviews and the like but....

Millhouse

I like Lock, Stock. Just not the people.

I had a great night in the Billionaires' Club, Taj the other day. Now that takes pretentious to another level, but somehow it was brilliant. Not that I will ever go back.

IKnowNothing

People make in pretentious, I thought the idea was spot on, but the people? I'd rather have a beer with Miss Ann LOL

scrubbedexpat141

Not been to Lock Stock but heard good things. IKnowNothing isn't going to like anywhere that charges more than 19 for a pint and doesn't have big fat red nosed Brits nursing the aforementioned cheap pints whilst ogling cheap whores and smoking their 90th cigarette in 2hrs. Each to their own.

Billionaires - not been in. See the pictures on facebook and even thought it's so close I just can't bring myself to go.

Miss Ann Thrope

If you're asking for a date dear, sorry, I can experience all the florid bully boy aggression I need driving around Spinney's car park...

DXBtoDOH

Lock, Stock has pretty good bar grub. American stuff but damn ain't it tasty.

I went quite a few times before making the move to Dohell and it was always a good time. Can be crowded.

Look, all bars bar none in Dubai are filled with wankers. All that matters is being with your mates and the drinks are decent and there's some fine material to ogle and who cares about the rest?

co durham boy

Lock Stock is not bad , at the right time but that can be said for everywhere . Shit part of town though , it's a Khazi that area .