Jamala Guesthouse

Jamala House is an average establishment. Situated in a convenient part of the old town. It's nearby a mosque so expect a front row seat to daily (and nightly) calls to prayer. The ladies who cook and clean are nice and appropriately non-interested in your comings and goings. Most of the residents in the area are friendly and glad to help, but the smell of donkey poop can be overwhelming, at times. The proprietor of the establishment was nice, at first. We told him when we first arrived that we were interested in taking a dhow ride, but he booked it without confirming our plans and we were only told it was confirmed 30 minutes before it was apparently scheduled, so we declined after a long and windy day. He became quite angry and flew off the handle at us, yelling and demanding we pay the cancellation even though we had no idea that the trip had been confirmed. His words were very disrespectful, rude and mean-hearted. So, a word to the wise, plan your own itinerary instead of relying on him. It will make your stay more pleasant. Other than that one thing, we had a nice stay. It was relatively clean and had hot water.