West of Salalah, Dhofar · 42 rooms and 10 villas

Where the mist comes down to the sea.

Fazayah is a small, family-run resort on a green slope above the Dhofar coast. Come for the Khareef fog in August, the clear quiet weeks of Sarb, or the winter sun. Book direct, see every line of the price, and we will meet you at Salalah airport.

Green Khareef hills in fog sloping down to a grey-green sea, a muddy track curving between a few trees and camels grazing far off
Nights
3
Guests

Khareef on the hills above the coast, August.

The year at Fazayah

One coast. Three seasons.

The Dhofar coast changes more in a year than most of Arabia. Pick a season and the whole page follows it: photos, captions and room rates.

A quiet road winding through rounded Dhofar hills with grass turning from green to gold, scattered trees and a calm blue sea in the distance
Sarb: the cloud lifts and the green turns to gold.

Sarb · late September to November

The quiet after the monsoon

The weeks after the monsoon, when the cloud lifts and the visitors leave. Quiet beaches, the green fading slowly to gold, the calmest prices of the year outside early summer.

Rooms from OMR 46 a night. One-night stays welcome.

Early summer (April to 20 June) is hot and humid on the coast and our rates are at their lowest, from OMR 38.

Khareef, explained

What the Khareef is really like

Every summer the monsoon wind off the Arabian Sea brings cloud, mist and drizzle to the Dhofar coast. While most of the Gulf sits in the forties, Salalah stays cool and the hills turn green. It is the reason most of our guests come, so here is the honest version.

  1. When

    The season is counted from 21 June to 21 September.

    Source: Ministry of Heritage and Tourism, news release, 13 Feb 2025.

  2. Temperature

    Milder temperatures of about 20°C to 28°C.

    Source: Experience Oman, Weather page, accessed 28 Oct 2026.

  3. Sky

    Cloudy and rainy weather with moderate temperatures, cooler again in the mist-covered mountain areas.

    Source: Ministry of Heritage and Tourism, 13 Feb 2025.

  4. What it means for your stay

    The sea is rough and swimming is off in Khareef; the pool is open. The hill roads are slow in fog, so our drivers allow extra time. Bring a light jacket for the hills and shoes you do not mind getting muddy.

    Our own practice at Fazayah, not a climate claim.

Rooms and villas

Rooms that open to the weather

Whitewashed walls, carved shutters, beds made with cotton and linen, and a window that frames the season. Every rate includes breakfast for the guests the room sleeps.

  • A ground-floor guest room with carved wooden doors open onto a small walled garden of papaya plants in pots, a low bed in sand linen and a wooden armchair with a striped throw
    SarbfromOMR 46a night

    Garden Room

    • 30 m², king or two singles
    • Sleeps 2 adults and 1 child under 12
    • Ground floor, opens to the garden

    A night in OMR: Khareef 68 · Sarb 46 · Winter 58 · Early summer 38

  • A whitewashed guest room with a low wooden bed in white and sand linen, carved teak shutters open to a coconut palm and the sea, a palm basket and clay jug on a table
    SarbfromOMR 56a night

    Sea Room

    • 34 m², king bed
    • Sleeps 2 adults
    • Upper floor, shuttered window to the sea

    A night in OMR: Khareef 82 · Sarb 56 · Winter 72 · Early summer 46

  • Two single beds with a wooden bench at their feet and a folded cot against the wall, a carved inside door open to a second room with a larger bed
    SarbfromOMR 84a night

    Connecting Family Rooms

    • 60 m² across two rooms with an inside door
    • One king, two singles, a cot on request
    • Sleeps 2 adults and 3 children, or 4 adults

    A night in OMR: Khareef 124 · Sarb 84 · Winter 106 · Early summer 70

  • A sitting room with low majlis seating in slate blue and undyed cotton, a brass coffee pot and small cups on a low tray, and a shuttered window open to green hills in fog
    SarbfromOMR 78a night

    Hill Suite

    • 52 m², king plus a sofa bed
    • Sitting room with floor majlis seating
    • Sleeps 3 · faces the hills and the Khareef fog

    A night in OMR: Khareef 118 · Sarb 78 · Winter 98 · Early summer 64

  • A walled villa courtyard with a palm-frond shade over floor cushions and a rug, a frangipani tree, a coconut palm, a carved door and a copper outdoor shower on the stone wall
    SarbfromOMR 112a night

    Grove Villa

    • 90 m², one bedroom, king plus a daybed
    • Walled courtyard, shaded majlis, outdoor shower
    • Sleeps 2 adults and 2 children · single level, no steps

    A night in OMR: Khareef 168 · Sarb 112 · Winter 145 · Early summer 96

  • A villa sitting room with a long wooden sofa, a low table with dates and a coffee flask, a small kitchenette with cups on open shelves, and carved doors open to a sunny courtyard
    SarbfromOMR 158a night

    Family Villa

    • 150 m², two bedrooms: a king and two singles
    • Kitchenette, courtyard and a separate sitting room
    • Sleeps 4 adults and 2 children

    A night in OMR: Khareef 236 · Sarb 158 · Winter 204 · Early summer 134

Children under 6 stay free in existing beds. Cots are free. An extra bed is OMR 12 a night. All rooms have air conditioning, ceiling fans, a kettle with Dhofari tea and coffee, and fast Wi-Fi. Thursday and Friday nights are weekend nights and cost a little more; the booking panel shows each night.

Book direct

Book direct, see every line of the price

Every night is priced by its own season, so a stay that crosses 21 September is split. Pick your dates on the calendar: the colour of each night shows its season, the number is its rate for the room you choose.

  1. 1 Dates and room
  2. 2 Your details
When

3 nights

Jump to

Choose your arrival night.

  • Khareef · min 3 nights
  • Sarb · min 1 night
  • Winter sun · min 2 nights
  • Early summer · min 1 night
  • Thu and Fri: weekend night, +15%

What that week is usually like

Late Sarb: mostly clear days, the sea calming down and the hills turning gold.

Our own notes from living here, not a forecast.

Who is coming
Adults
2
Children under 12
0
Room or villa
Extras

Airport transfer, both ways

Prices are per room per night in Omani rials and include breakfast. We do not promise to beat any other site; we promise to show you every line of the price, with taxes and fees added before you pay.

A sandy path through a coconut and banana grove beside a low stone wall, an older man in a white dishdasha and embroidered cap walking away in dappled light
The path from the villas to the main house, late morning.

Families

For families who travel together

Most of our guests come as three generations. We built for that: connecting rooms with an inside door, single-level villas with no steps for grandparents, cots and high chairs that are already there, and quiet hours after 22:00 so little ones sleep.

  1. Connecting rooms: four pairs, held for families first.

  2. Villas on one level, with a walled courtyard where children can play in sight.

  3. Children under 12 eat from the children's menu at half price.

  4. A shaded pool with a fenced shallow end and a lifeguard from 9:00 to 18:00.

  5. A family prayer room and separate majlis seating for women and for men in the main house.

Dining

Long breakfasts, a halal kitchen, no alcohol

The kitchen cooks Dhofari food, Gulf favourites and a few things from further away, for people who are on holiday and in no hurry. All meat and poultry we serve is halal, and Fazayah serves no alcohol.

  • The Long Table

    All day, 7:00 to 23:00

    Breakfast until 11:00 with Omani bread, eggs, dates, honey, labneh and fresh papaya and coconut. Lunch and dinner from a short menu that changes with the season.

  • Courtyard grill

    Thursday and Friday evenings

    Fish from the morning boats at Mughsail, mishkak skewers, rice and salads, served under the trees.

  • Karak window

    6:30 to 23:30

    Dhofari tea, coffee, fresh coconut water and something sweet.

Ramadan: iftar at sunset and suhoor served to the room. Allergies and diets: tell us when you book and the chef will call you.

Breakfast on a weathered wooden table under a palm-frond shade: folded Omani bread, dates, honey, labneh with olive oil, papaya, two green coconuts with straws and glasses of karak tea
Breakfast at the Long Table, until 11:00.

Getting here

From Salalah airport in about 45 minutes

Stylised drawing of the coast road A simple drawing, not to scale: the coast runs from Fazayah in the west past Mughsail to Salalah and the airport in the east, about 45 minutes by road, with the Dhofar hills behind. DHOFAR HILLS Fazayah Mughsail Salalah Salalah airport coast road, about 45 min in clear weather ARABIAN SEA N Stylised drawing of the coast road A simple drawing, not to scale: Fazayah in the west, then Mughsail, Salalah and the airport to the east, about 45 minutes by road. Fazayah Mughsail Salalah Airport coast road, about 45 min ARABIAN SEA
Not to scale. A drawing, not a map: your driver knows the road.

Our driver meets you in arrivals with your name on a card, helps with the bags and drives you along the coast road west. About 45 minutes in clear weather.

In the Khareef: fog sits on parts of the coast road and the drive can take longer. We track your flight and allow the time; you do not need to tell us about a delay.

By car from Muscat: the drive is long, roughly a full day. We suggest breaking it and arriving in daylight.

  • Sedan

    OMR 18 each way

    Up to 3 guests and 3 bags.

  • Family van

    OMR 26 each way

    Up to 7 guests and 7 bags.

  • Child seats

    Free

    Ask when you book and they will be fitted.

Nearby

Places worth the drive

Drive times are approximate and depend on traffic and fog. Our front desk books licensed drivers and guides on request.

An empty white-sand beach under pale limestone cliffs on a clear morning, a line of footprints running toward calm turquoise water and dark rocks
The beach past Mughsail on a clear December morning.

  • About 10 minutes

    Mughsail beach and the Al Marneef blowholes

    A long beach under the cliffs. At the western end, sea water bursts up through holes in the rock platform when the swell is up.

    When to go: Khareef for the blowholes, winter for the beach.

  • About 25 minutes

    Al Fazayah beach

    Past Mughsail the road climbs and drops to a quiet white-sand beach below the cliffs. The last stretch is steep and winding.

    When to go: winter and Sarb.

  • About 50 minutes, in Salalah

    Al Baleed Archaeological Park

    The ruins of the old port town of Zafar, part of the Land of Frankincense World Heritage property, with the Museum of the Frankincense Land on site.

    When to go: any season, mornings.

  • About 50 minutes, in Salalah

    Al Haffa souq

    Frankincense, clay incense burners and perfume oils sold by the gram.

    When to go: evenings.

  • About 1 hour 20 minutes

    Wadi Darbat

    A green valley with a lake near Taqah. In and after a wet Khareef the water runs over the cliff as a waterfall.

    When to go: late Khareef and Sarb.

  • About 1 hour 20 minutes

    Khor Rori and Sumhuram

    The remains of an ancient frankincense port above a lagoon, also part of the Land of Frankincense.

    When to go: winter and Sarb.

  • About 1 hour

    Ayn Razat

    A spring with shaded gardens at the foot of the hills east of Salalah.

    When to go: Khareef and Sarb.

Policies

Deposit and cancellation, in plain words

SeasonDeposit to holdFree cancellation untilInside that window
Khareef 21 Jun to 21 Sep30% of the room total21 days before arrivalDeposit kept
Sarb, Winter sun, Early summer30% of the room total7 days before arrivalDeposit kept
Changing your dates

One free change of dates, subject to availability, up to the free cancellation date.

If you do not arrive

No-show: the deposit is kept and the rest of the stay is released.

Check-in and check-out

Check-in from 14:00, check-out by 12:00. Early arrival on a morning flight: breakfast and a shower room are yours while the room is made ready.

Groups and buyouts

Groups of five rooms or more and full buyouts have their own terms, sent with the quote.

Guests under 18

Guests under 18 travel with a parent or guardian.

Groups and events

Bring everyone

Family gatherings, small weddings, Eid holidays and company retreats. Take a block of rooms or the whole resort: 42 rooms, 10 villas and space for up to 60 people around one table.

  • The Shade Room: a hall for 60 seated or 40 at round tables, with daylight and its own entrance.
  • Separate majlis and dining spaces for women and for men when you need them.
  • Full buyout from OMR 5,200 a night in Sarb and early summer; Khareef dates on request.

Send an enquiry

Hold your dates for next Khareef

Khareef weekends fill first, often by March. Hold the dates with a 30% deposit and change them once for free.

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Contact

Talk to us

WhatsApp and phone
+968 0000 00008:00 to 22:00, every day
Email
stay@fazayah.exampleGroups: events@fazayah.example
Where
Mughsail coast, west of SalalahDhofar Governorate, Sultanate of Oman