Mixed experience:
- The whole of Al Ras appears to have a mild cockroach problem, likely because it's a working port.
- The laundry service
(a) discarded my laundry bag; and
(b) wrote my room number in indelible ink on the inside of my shirt collars. They were beautifully ironed, but...
- The area is the pre-1960 oyster-diving village, and it shows! Narrow windy laneways, low-rise buildings, souks and individual merchants all over the place. The nearby dhow wharfage is a working port, and the tenants in the ground floor of the hotel are merchants trading grains and spices.
- The room was spacious and comfortable.
- The staff were friendly and helpful.