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Designated tourist investment “zones” are at present confined to the Muscat region, upscale infrastructure underpinning much of the development to the northeast of the capital. A budget of £250,000 should secure a spacious three-bed detached villa, considerably less for a one or two-bed beachfront apartment. The capital’s first mainstream resort The Wave boasts 6km of natural beachfront at the heart of which will be a marina village, 300-berth yacht club, sailing academy and water sports centre, with a residential mix of garden and beach-front apartments, townhouses and villas.
“The first residents will be moving in at the end of this year and the marina will also be operational by then,” confirms Sales Manager Miles White. Prices for a one-bed apartment start from £90,000 rising to upwards of £300,000 for a four-bed villa with pool.
Just thirty minutes north of Muscat International Airport, on the scenic beachfront peninsula of Al Sawadi, Blue City incorporates high-end residential neighbourhoods, leisure facilities and commercial districts. Phase One will comprise some 800 seafront and creek-side residences, five hotels, the first to be managed by Gordon Campbell of 1 Aldwych fame, plus a state-of-the-art entertainment district. Prices for a one-bed apartment with Hamptons International start from £110,000.
The latest addition to greater Muscat’s coastal growth corridor, meanwhile, is the scenic Barr Al Jissah Resort. Set amidst 124 acres of landscaped gardens and including the country’s first six-star hotel Al Husn, this self-contained oasis sports a luxury spa, marina, diving school and amphitheatre. Construction is underway on a limited edition collection of townhouses and villas with private pools built in traditional Arabesque style. Four-bed townhouse prices with PRD Nationwide start from £400,000, rising to a cool £1.5m for a wow-factor villa.
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