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Hilton Salalah Hilton Salalah Sultan Qaboos street, Salalah, Oman 211 Tel: +968 211234 Fax: +968 210084 Romance Web: www.salalah.hilton.com Email: [email protected] Location The Hilton Salalah is situated along Oman’s crystal blue coast on the white sands of Salalah. In addition to Oman’s magical beauty, the Hilton provides a trademark of excellence and a profound contribution to Salalah’s scenic waterfront. Hotel Services Guest Rooms Dining & Entertainment Audio/Visual Equipment Suites: 16 5 bars/restaurants including: Express Mail Executive: 13 Mayfair: Fax Deluxe Plus: 42 The Mayfair bar is the perfect setting for dinner Meeting Rooms Deluxe: 76 cocktails and social gathering offering a full Modem Total Rooms: 147 selection of international beverages. Multi-lingual Staff Check Out: 12:00 Whispers (entertainment): Photo Copying Services Check In: 14:00 A great way to top the day off is by joining our Printer live band. Here is where guests enjoy a lively Courier Services atmosphere and a wide range of drinks. Coffee Shop Guest Room Facilities Palm Grove Restaurant Pool side Service Accessible This beachfront restaurant lets you enjoy the Restaurants & Bars (outlets) Air Conditioning cool ocean breeze. Offers a relaxing tropical Electric current 220 volts AC Audible Alarms ambiance with live show cooking. Al Maha (Coffee Shop) Telephone Services Bidet Babysitting Service Hairdryer Overlooking the gardens & swimming pool, it Children’s Menu Hand held shower offers international cuisine to suit every taste. Car Parking Mini Bar Message Service Non-Smoking Car Rental In-room Safe Laundry Valet Sofa Bed Wheelchair Thermostat (adjustable) Medical Officer Work Desk with Lamp 24-hour Room Service Color TV with satellite programs Pillows (non-allergic) Shaver outlets 220/110 volts Safety deposit boxes Luxuriously filled bathroom with shower and bath Balcony rooms Sliding doors To book visit us online at www.hilton.com/worldwideresorts Onsite Leisure Facilities Fitness Center Kids pool Swimming pool Waterslide White sandy beach Sauna Massage Nearby Leisure Facilities Fishing Playground Sight Seeing Tours Snorkeling Camping General Information Currency: Omani Rials Nearest Airport: Salalah Weekend: Friday Meeting & Banqueting Facilities You can discuss which layout suits you best with our sales team on +968-211 234 Ext. 1801. Please note that all dimensions are approximate. width Hollow Meters Meters x width x width Square Theater length x length x Banquet U-Shaped Reception Classroom Feet length Feet length Conference Al Balid Ballroom 250 130 130 50 60 150 250 15.6 x 15.7 51 x 51 Al Balid Lounge 80 50 50 20 20 40 100 15.6 x 5.5 50.7 x 17.8 Lulu 30 12 12 15 18 14 40 6.4 x 5.5 20.8 x 17.8 Meeting room 1 30 15 15 10 12 10 20 6.4 x 4.7 20.8 x 15.3 Meeting room 2 24 12 12 8 10 10 18 6.4 x 5.5 20.8 x 17.8 Meeting room 3 30 15 15 10 12 10 20 8 Diameter 26 Diameter GDS Codes CRS Amadeus Apollo/Galileo Sabre Worldspan Sita/Sahara Travel Web Utell SLLHI SLL100 23362 49671 05997 23362 To book visit us online at www.hilton.com/worldwideresorts Dubai Iran UAE Muscat Saudi Arabia Hilton Salalah Indian Ocean Directions to Hotel From the Clock Tower Roundabout, go straight on Rabat Street passing through Al Nahada. Several signs are posted for direction to the Hilton Salalah, on the right. Then take Sultan Qaboos Street towards Raysut. Drive for about 3 KM and the Hilton Salalah will be on your left-hand side. Places of Interest Nearby Corporations Nearby Facilities Frankincense Trees Salalah Port Service Port “Blow Holes” Mughshayl Beach Inchcape Company Fisherman Harbor Ittin Mountains Mearsk Sealand Queen Sheba Palace Dodsal Company Gold Souqs Salalah Flour Mill Job’s Tomb Dhofar Fisheries Salalah Museum Dhofar Vegetable & Oil Company Frankincense Souq Cement Factory The New Market (Camel, Fish, Vegetable) Ain Razat (water Spring) Mirbat old town Wadi Dirbat Taqah beach Bird sanctuary The lost city (Shisr) Desert trips To book visit us online at www.hilton.com/worldwideresorts Hilton Reservations Worldwide United States and Canada Australia, New Zealand and Asia Pacific Including Puerto Rico and +1-800-HILTONS China 800 820 0600* The U.S. Virgin Islands (+1-800-445-8667) China (Fax) 800 820 0700* UIFN + 800 HHILTONS Sri Lanka, Colombo + 800 44 45 86 6 Call 01 430 8000 (direct number) and press “0” for Countries covered by this universal number: Singapore operator, inform the operator that you Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, would like to be connected to manual toll free (MTF) Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, South 62950988 Korea, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland Guam +(1) 671 646 1835/646 7912** Hong Kong 800 96 8391* Europe India 1-600 111 278 From anywhere in India 1-600 111 279* Austria 0800 29 89 76* Indonesia 001 803 65 1818* Brussels, Belgium +32 (2) 718 3911** Malaysia 1 800 80 1818* Remainder of Belgium 0800 12246* New Zealand 0800 44 8002* Denmark 8088 18 60* HHonors 0800 171171* Finland 0800 113 222* Philippines 1 800 1 651 1818* France 0800 90 75 46* Singapore 1 800 737 1818* Germany 0800 18 18 146* Local +65 6737 1818** Greece 00800 322 2526* HHonors (Asian +65 6295 9023** countries) Hungary 00800 13532* HHonors (Fax) +65 6295 2036** Ireland 1-800 409633* South Korea 00798 65 1 1818* Israel 1-800 9459928* South Korea (Fax) 00798 65 1 7101* Italy 800 878346* Sydney, Australia +61 (2) 9287 0707** Luxembourg 08002646* Remainder of Australia 1 800 22 2255* Netherlands 0800 0223346* HHonors (Australia) 1 800 44 66 67* Oslo, Norway 80011426* HHonors (Fax) +61 2 9283 4632** Poland 00800 321 1217* Taiwan 00801 65 1818* Portugal 800 832 295* Thailand 001 800 65 1818* Russia 810 800 20111032* Tokyo, Japan +81 (3) 5405 7700** Spain 900 993246* Remainder of Japan 0120 489852* Stockholm, Sweden 020 796 551* HHonors (Local) +81 (3) 5405 7300** Switzerland 0800 55 22 46* HHonors (Remainder) 0120 404088* Turkey 00800 329 12 95* HHonors (Fax) +81 (3) 5405 7301** UK (including N. Ireland) 08705 909090**** Middle East and Gulf HHonors (UK and Europe) 00800 444 66677* Bahrain 800299* HHonors (UK) 08705 466677**** Egypt – from Cairo dial 510 0200* When prompted dial 877 525 1212* TA Helpline (UK) 0845 7 220055** From outside Cairo dial 02 510 0200* TA Helpline (Europe) 0800 445 86682* When prompted dial 877 525 1212* Kuwait 482 3206* Mexico and Latin America Lebanon – from Beirut dial 426 801* When prompted dial 877 525 1212* Bogota, Colombia 980 952 0011** From outside Beirut dial 01 426 801* Buenos Aires, Argentina 0800 444 445866* When prompted dial 877 525 1212* Chile 123 00206503* Qatar 080097103* Costa Rica 0800 052 1015* Oman +971 4 3916788*** Mexico City, Mexico +52 (55) 5255 9061** Saudi Arabia 8008971405* Remainder of Mexico 01800 0031400* Saudi Arabia (Fax) 8008971421* Nicaragua 800 2260134* Syria dial 0 801 Panama 00800 052 0009* When prompted dial 877 525 1212* Peru 0800 50926* UAE 8004243* Rep. Dominican 888 1561734* UAE (Fax) +971 4 3916794** Sao Paulo, Brazil +55 (11) 3231 3344** UAE (e-mail) [email protected] Whole of Brazil 0800 11 8229* HHonors (UAE) 8004015* Venezuela 0800 10 04912* HHonors (Bahrain) 800702* HHonors (Saudi Arabia) 8008971422* Africa HHonors (Other countries) +9714 3916758 HHonors (Fax) +9714 3916794 South Africa 0800 99 68 34* * Toll Free / No Charge. ** Customer pays local charge only. *** Customer pays international charge only. **** Customer pays national call rate. .
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