The Tivoli LA VIE Muscat hotel opens in Oman with a 72-metre rooftop pool and SEEN by Olivier

Tivoli LA VIE Muscat opened at the end of September 2026 in Muscat, the capital of Oman, as the first hotel in the country from the Portuguese brand Tivoli. On its roof, the SEEN by Olivier restaurant, the label’s first in the Middle East, is now open, next to a 72-metre pool that the hotel bills as the longest in the city.

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1. Muscat, Oman’s capital beneath the Hajar Mountains
2. SEEN by Olivier, a first for the Middle East
3. A 72-metre pool above the golf course
4. Rooms of 40 to 160 m² overlooking the greens
5. SOLÉ, Nineteenth: where else to eat?
6. Oman’s first hotel on a championship course
7. How much is a night at Tivoli LA VIE?

Muscat, Oman’s capital beneath the Hajar Mountains

Muscat is the capital of the Sultanate of Oman, a country on the Arabian Peninsula bordering the United Arab Emirates. The hotel rises in LA VIE, a new district of Madinat Al Irfan, 10 minutes from the international airport and from the city’s convention centre, the OCEC. On the horizon stand the Hajar Mountains, the range that runs across the north of the country and on into the Emirates, where we told the story of the Caravan Hatta camp.

SEEN by Olivier, a first for the Middle East

SEEN by Olivier is the brand of Portuguese restaurateur Olivier da Costa. The Muscat outpost is the first in the Middle East: set on the roof, it serves contemporary cuisine blending the Mediterranean and Japan. The restaurant is open Monday to Saturday, with the kitchen serving from 5pm to 11.30pm and the bar until 1am; it is closed on Sundays.

The choice of a Portuguese restaurateur makes sense: Tivoli was born in Lisbon in 1933 and now belongs to the Thai group Minor Hotels. The brand, which counts more than 20 hotels from Portugal to Brazil and from China to Italy, opens here its fourth address in the Middle East. In Lisbon, its Tivoli Avenida Liberdade has just unveiled its Signature rooms.

A 72-metre pool above the golf course

On the roof, a 72-metre infinity pool runs along the façade above the lakes and greens; the hotel describes it as the longest rooftop pool in Muscat. Its bar, the Infinity Pool Bar, is open from 11am to 7pm, and a gym equipped by Technogym completes the picture.

The hotel is also home to Muscat’s first Anantara Spa, the luxury brand from the same Minor Hotels group, which will also arrive in the Emirates in 2030 at the Anantara Siniya Island resort. It has six single treatment rooms, a couples’ room with a private jacuzzi and a traditional hammam ritual, the oriental steam bath. Men and women each have their own area, with hammam, sauna, jacuzzi, cold plunge pool and ice fountain, from 10am to 10pm.

Rooms of 40 to 160 m² overlooking the greens

The hotel has 79 rooms and suites, plus 21 serviced apartments ranging from studios to two-bedroom units. Superior and Deluxe Golf View rooms measure 40 m², the One Bedroom Golf View suite 66 m², and the two-bedroom presidential suite reaches 160 m². Each comes with Dyson and SMEG appliances, toiletries by Amouage, the Omani perfume house, and Swiss Läderach chocolates left at turndown.

SOLÉ, Nineteenth: where else to eat?

The main restaurant, SOLÉ, blends the Mediterranean and the Middle East: breakfast from 6.30am to 10.30am, then lunch and dinner from 12.30pm to 11pm. The SOLÉ Lounge serves from 6.30am to 11pm, and The Nineteenth Sports Bar & Cigar Vault, a sports bar with a cigar lounge, overlooks the golf course from 3pm to midnight. In-room dining runs around the clock.

Two more venues are due to open by the end of 2026: Benihana, the teppanyaki chain, serving Japanese food grilled in front of guests on a hot plate, and the café The Coffee Club.

Oman’s first hotel on a championship course

Tivoli LA VIE Muscat is the first hotel in Oman set on a championship golf course. The LA VIE Country Club’s 18-hole course was designed by architect Paul Thomas and is managed by Troon Golf. It also has the country’s only Toptracer installation, a system that tracks the ball and displays its flight on a screen.

For events, the Juman Ballroom holds up to 520 guests facing the 10th hole, in front of an 18 by 7-metre high-definition screen. Three meeting rooms with natural daylight and an outdoor space beside the 10th hole round out the offer.

How much is a night at Tivoli LA VIE?

On 15 October 2026, for two adults from 15 to 17 October, the Superior room cost 49 OMR a night, about €113, on a non-refundable rate. With breakfast, allow 56 OMR, about €130. The OMR is the Omani rial, Oman’s currency. On top of these prices come 8% service, 9% tax and 5% VAT. Check-in from 3pm, check-out by noon.