An independent, family owned hotel, it offers the luxury of space, good taste, attention to detail and personal service with up-to-date technology and modern facilities. The hotel houses an Art collection, comprising paintings by local and international artists, as well as antiquities. The hotel also hosts the Al Bustan International Festival of Music and the Arts which takes place yearly during five weeks in February and March in the hotel's own Auditorium. Just a few minutes walk from the hotel there is an ancient archaeological site with Roman ruins, ancient thermal baths and Byzantine mosaics.