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Thalassa, Oia Oasis and Twenty Two Rooms: Anantara Retreat Santorini Abu Dhabi

Twenty two adults only rooms and suites at Al Jarf, opened in 2023, with three dining venues, a beachfront cinema room and a suite of 255 square metres. Twenty five minutes from Al Maktoum Airport and thirty five from Abu Dhabi International.

Eight Kilometres from the Runway: Hilton Abu Dhabi Yas Island

Two towers holding more than five hundred rooms across twenty categories, eight kilometres from Zayed International Airport and five hundred and fifty metres from the Etihad Arena. A private beach at Yas Bay, five restaurants and bars, and 2,439 square metres of event space.

Al Farah Restaurant: From Levantine Breakfast to Charcoal Grills, a Family Favourite with Michelin Recognition

A neighbourhood success story that became part of the city’s food fabric Al Farah was founded in 1998 as a family-owned Middle Eastern restaurant and has expanded into several Abu Dhabi branches, including Khalidiyah, Hamdan, M44 and Mohammed Bin Zayed City. Its scale should not obscure the reason people return: the menu is built around […]

Al Fanar at Yas Mall: Emirati Cooking Through the Lens of the UAE’s 1960s

A restaurant designed to make heritage tangible Al Fanar takes its name from the old kerosene lantern and builds the rest of its identity around the same idea: illuminating a version of Emirati life that younger diners and international visitors may not have experienced first-hand. The Yas Mall branch uses a setting inspired by the […]

Al Dhafra Restaurant: A Heritage Table Built Around Emirati Seafood and Generosity

A restaurant with roots in the city rather than a manufactured heritage theme Al Dhafra Restaurant traces its story to 1993, when it was established in Abu Dhabi’s Mina Zayed area. Its own history credits the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan with encouraging the group’s founder, Abdullah Hareb Al Fallahi, in establishing the […]

Three Infinity Pools and a Nesting Beach: Jumeirah Saadiyat Island

Two hundred and ninety three rooms, suites and villas along the eastern end of Saadiyat, with three infinity pools stepping down to a protected hawksbill turtle nesting beach. Seven restaurants and bars trading, a spa with a Turkish bath and hydrothermal circuit, and one Michelin Key.

A Wave Pool in the Room Rate: Rixos Premium Saadiyat Island

Two hundred and eighty eight rooms and twelve villas on a private stretch of Saadiyat, with a wave pool, an aqua park and three outdoor pools all covered by the rate. Six restaurants, six bars, a snow room at Anjana Spa and one Michelin Key.

Low and Long on Saadiyat: Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi Hotel and Villas

Three hundred and six rooms, suites and villas along Saadiyat’s protected shore, where hawksbill turtles come ashore to nest between April and July. Five pools, a spa of nine treatment rooms opening onto private terraces, and fifty square metres in the smallest room in the house.

Three Hundred and Forty Keys and Thirteen Villas: Saadiyat Rotana Resort and Villas

Three hundred and twenty seven rooms and suites across five floors, thirteen beach villas on the sand, and suites running from eighty square metres to a Royal Suite of two hundred and seventy five. Eight places to eat and drink, ten treatment rooms at Zen the Spa, and the Louvre Abu Dhabi three kilo

Against the Forest: The Mangroves Abu Dhabi, LXR Hotels and Resorts

The only five star hotel in the capital built against the Mangrove National Park, three kilometres from the city centre, with kayaks launching beside it. The property has left Anantara for Hilton’s LXR portfolio, and a conversion to Waldorf Astoria Abu Dhabi with 167 rooms has been announced.

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