Muscat is known as the secret jewel of the Middle East. It is nestled in the slopes between the mountains and the limpid Arabian Sea;  a safe and splendid anchorage amongst a people with a long cultural tradition of hospitality.

October is the best time to visit, not least because of the affordable luxury special offer from the City Seasons Hotel Muscat. If you stay two nights you get an upgrade to a superior room and a huge bed.  This is the perfect launchpad from which to begin a Muscat..