This resort exceeded our expectations. We enjoyed every bit of our stay here ❤️ Highlights: - before our stay, guest service agents were in constant communication with me, answering my inquiries, arranging transportation, and asking if there is anything they need to prepare prior to our arrival. responses were helpful and prompt. - when the airline canceled our flight, al baleed resort ensured a seamless transition in case we opted to reschedule our stay. - thankful to varun, tushara, mazin, and khalid - hotel transfer was on time and safe. thankful to jibin - our booking was upgraded to a garden villa near the beach. thankful to saud - the villa is aesthetically pleasing, huge, comfortable and functional. we especially love the incorporation of the traditional omani pattern in fabrics used in the benches - food and service at mekong for two nights were both excellent! we wanted to try everything out as every meal we tried were above and beyond our expectations. thankful to the chef, eaddie, racquel, tum and the rest of the staff - we highly recommend the crispy beijing prawn, thai vegetable spring rolls, chicken dim sum, thai red curry, beijing style half roasted duck, steamed fish in banana leaf, vietnamese shaking beef, and thai mango sticky rice - we highly recommend training with coach kitty. he offers muay thai lessons and swimming lessons. he teaches the basics and gives helpful feedback. he is organized and his instructions are direct and on point. - the kid’s club has a lot of activities. we are so thankful to dada and phiona for keeping our child cared for and entertained - when reception learned that our child was taking a nap upon check out, they permitted us to stay a bit longer - the staff - everyone we talked to were genuinely and authentically happy to be working at the resort. - others: white sandy beach, oman sunset, water playground Things to improve: - breakfast is typical, not much options (smiles of the staff are good to see in the morning though) - management of mosquitoes