A NEW five-star Rotana resort taking shape in Salalah will soon join the growing list of premium hospitality destinations in Oman.

Salalah Rotana Resort & Spa, owned by Orascom Hotels and Developments, offers 399 rooms and suites, and 45 villas that are built around ponds, water features and manmade lakes.

The resort’s Omani-inspired architecture features a series of clusters surrounding the main building housing major public facilities and amenities.

Rotana, a leading hotel management company in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) will manage the new five-star resort scheduled to be inaugurated in December this year. The resort features a lobby café, all-day dining facility, a specialty restaurant, beach restaurant, pool, meeting rooms, a business centre, fitness centre, a huge outdoor pool, massage services, Zen the spa at Rotana, a beach club, and a kids’ club.

Selim El Zyr, president and CEO of Rotana, said: “Oman has always been a key growth market for us and this is clearly reflected by our aggressive expansion plans in the country.

“Moreover, the five-star Salalah Rotana Resort plays an important role in our growth strategy for the Middle East market, where we will be launching several new properties throughout the year to increase the total number of rooms under our management to over 14,500 by the end of the year,” he said.