Star Emirates Garden Villas Salalah

Star Emirates Garden Villas Salalah

Dhofar, Oman

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Do Not Stay
Cockroaches, insects, dirty linens
22%
Low confidence.
Based on 85 detailed reviews.
Score-only reviews are excluded.

Cockroaches were confirmed as recently as September 2025, and insects are mentioned across multiple summers. Several guests reported dirty or stained bedding, non-functional appliances, and bathrooms in serious disrepair. At peak-season prices, this is a bad deal.

🚩 Red Flags

Cockroaches and insects
critical
Mentioned 8 times, last 10 months ago
We saw cockroach as well which can be pested (Sep 2025)

We saw cockroach as well which can be pested. The property is very old and it needs refurbishment.

10 months ago·ae·Score: 5/10

Cockroach. Ants.

2 years ago·ae·Score: 7/10

Insects all over. TV was not working properly, no telephone in the house, no cutlery in the kitchen.

1 year ago·qa·Score: 4/10
Cleanliness — rooms, bathrooms, and linens
high
Mentioned 12 times, last 10 months ago
Dusty and unclean, spider webs everywhere, kitchen and bathrooms worn and rusty, sheets not clean (Jul 2025)

The place is dusty and unclean, spider webs everywhere, kitchen and bathrooms worn and rusty, fridge unusable, sheets and linens not clean, lighting is poor.

1 year ago·ae·Score: 2/10

Sofa was very dirty. Bathrooms were not clean. Not at all maintained properly. It was very much overpriced. They were not ready to cancel my reservation and refund.

2 years ago·qa·Score: 1/10

5 nights I stayed but I didn't see a single housekeeping staff in my villa.

1 year ago·qa·Score: 2/10
Severely outdated furniture and appliances
high
Mentioned 18 times, last 10 months ago
Furniture very bad and old (Aug 2025)

The furniture very bad and old.

11 months ago·ae·Score: 3/10

Old furniture, old fridge, no cooking utensils.

11 months ago·kw·Score: 5/10

AC not cooling and leaking water inside the unit. Fridge not cooling. Mattress very hard. Needed to contact staff to find a solution.

2 years ago·sa·Score: 4/10
Bathroom leaks and flooding
high
Mentioned 3 times, last 11 months ago
One of the bathrooms was flooded, in the other the sanitary fittings were partly loose and very old (Jan 2024)

One of the bathrooms was flooded, in the other the sanitary fittings were partly loose and overall very old. The entire accommodation urgently needs renovation.

2 years ago·de·Score: 3/10

The property is not clean and there are some leaks in the bathroom.

11 months ago·ae·Score: 6/10
Sewage or bad water smell
high
Mentioned 2 times, last 2 years ago
The water has a bad smell like sewage water, possibly stagnant in the tank for a long time (Jun 2023)

Unfortunately the water has a bad smell like sewage water, possibly because it has been stagnant in the tank for a long time.

3 years ago·sa·Score: 7/10

The washrooms were not clean. The rooms also had a smell.

2 years ago·ae·Score: 10/10
Missing or inadequate kitchen equipment
medium
Mentioned 7 times, last 11 months ago
No cutlery in the kitchen, asked staff several times but they didn't bring any (Aug 2024)

No cutlery in the kitchen. I asked the staff to bring spoons, forks and plates several times but they didn't bring any.

1 year ago·qa·Score: 4/10

Old furniture, old fridge, no cooking utensils.

11 months ago·kw·Score: 5/10
Poor WiFi
medium
Mentioned 2 times, last 2 years ago
WiFi is very bad, barely works (Aug 2023)

WiFi is very bad, barely connects, very poor.

2 years ago·ae·Score: 10/10

🙂‍↔️ Avoid if you're...

Traveling with young children or infantsExpecting a selfA light sleeper or hygieneVisiting during peak Khareef season