http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T10:29:04Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2005/9/27/18559/6422 <![CDATA[<img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/oman_chedi.jpg"> <p> Oman is oft referred to as "the safe destination in the Middle East." While we have no idea if that is true or not, we do know that while the UAE and Dubai have zigged (think Vegas in the Middle East), Oman has zagged. <p> Oman is aiming to be a more peaceful, prosperous, and traditional Middle Eastern destination than its glitzy neighbor, and even some UAE citizens are beginning to agree:<p> <blockquote><p> I live in dubai and can tell you that the chedi is better than any hotels we have - including the very highly (over)rated burj al arab. oman is much nicer too. Dubai is turning into a very expensive tourist trap. go visit markj 2005-09-27T18:08:33-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/