2 Bedroom Sea View Apartment, Tower C — The Great Escape 2, AIDA Oman

This sea view apartment in Muscat faces one way and does it properly. Unit 204 sits on the second floor of Tower C at The Great Escape 2, with its glazing turned to the Gulf of Oman. There is no golf frontage and no pool outlook. Instead, the whole layout turns towards the water.

That focus is the argument for it. Corner homes in the same tower carry three aspects and a price to match. By contrast, Unit 204 costs roughly OMR 30,000 less than the corner two-bedroom. For that you get a straight sea line and 991.14 sqft (92.1 sqm) of space.

Inside this sea view apartment in Muscat

Ceilings rise to a minimum of 2.7 metres in the living room and both bedrooms. Floors run porcelain throughout, with marble-look porcelain in the bathrooms. Living and dining areas take a suspended ceiling, finished in emulsion.

The kitchen arrives fitted. That means lacquer or laminate joinery, solid-surface countertops, and integrated appliances: fridge, dishwasher, cooker, extractor hood and stainless steel sink. Both bedrooms carry built-in joinery. However, the developer hands the apartment over unfurnished, so you set the interior yourself.

One allocated parking bay sits on the lower ground or ground floor. In addition, Tower C runs three lifts, one of them a service lift.

Second floor, and what that buys

The second floor is the first level at The Great Escape 2 that clears the podium landscaping. From here the sea reads as an unbroken band, rather than a gap between planting. Yet you are still low enough to reach the pool deck on foot in under a minute.

Higher floors extend the horizon further, and price accordingly. Lower floors bring you closer to the gardens. Therefore the second floor is the compromise most buyers land on, once they have seen both.

This is also the most repeated layout in the building, which matters on exit. After all, a common floorplate is easier to value, easier to compare and easier to sell than a one-off.

Key facts

• Unit reference: TGC-2-204
• Tower and floor: Tower C, second floor
• Layout: 2 bedrooms, unfurnished
• Internal area: 991.14 sqft / 92.1 sqm
• Aspect: Sea
• Parking: 1 allocated bay
• Price: OMR 181,173 (approx. USD 470,687)
• Reservation: OMR 4,000 token
• Anticipated completion: September 2028

Where AIDA sits

AIDA occupies a headland between Yiti and Yenkit, on the coast east of Muscat. The site rises high above the shoreline. As a result the sea views hold, rather than fade behind the next building.

Nikki Beach Resort & Spa is one minute away. Yiti Beach is two. Meanwhile Muscat Bay, Jumeirah Muscat Bay and the Shangri-La all sit within seven minutes. Mutrah and the CBD sit ten minutes away. Finally, Muscat International Airport is twenty-five.

DarGlobal develops and sells the project. OMRAN, the Oman Tourism Development Company, partners on the land. It is a government company under the Oman Investment Authority.

What owners receive

Residents share an infinity pool, a children’s pool, a gym, a kids’ play area, promenades and a viewing deck. Hiking, running and mountain bike trails run through the wider community. A gate and 24/7 security cover the whole scheme.

Owners also receive a complimentary social membership to the Trump International Golf Club Oman. That covers the pool, the fitness centre and the restaurants. Note that playing rights on the course sit under a separate golf membership.

Ownership, residency and payment

AIDA is an integrated tourism complex. Buyers of any nationality can therefore hold freehold title in their own name, with no local partner required. Ownership also brings the buyer and immediate family a renewable Omani residency visa. It lasts for as long as you hold the property. In addition, Oman levies no personal income tax and no inheritance tax in the applicable free zone.

The payment plan runs 20% on booking, then eight instalments of 10%. These fall at 6, 9, 15, 21, 27, 33 and 39 months from booking. The final 10% falls due at completion. Meanwhile every payment runs through the developer’s escrow account with Sohar Islamic in Muscat.

You can resell once you have paid 40% of the price. On this schedule that is the third instalment. Budget separately for 5% VAT on each instalment, and a 3% registration fee on completion. After handover, service charges run at an estimated OMR 9 per sqm of built-up area.

Read our guides to investing in Oman real estate and understanding Oman real estate for the ITC framework in full. For the wider development and the rest of the current release, visit The Great Escape 2 Signature Residences at AIDA.

Arrange a viewing or reserve Unit 204

Tropical Riviera International Realty presents this residence to buyers worldwide. We are a licensed international real estate advisory headquartered in Central Flacq, Mauritius. Bhavesh Koonja, REALTOR®, Certified International Property Specialist, leads the brokerage. Reach us on WhatsApp at +230 5256 5725, call +230 420 0808, or email [email protected].

An identical layout is available in Tower D as Unit 203, at the same price. Ask us if you would prefer that plate.

The developer sets prices and can change them without notice. US dollar figures are indicative, converted at approximately OMR 1 = USD 2.598.