On arrival, we were greeted by a very friendly concierge who swiftly whisked us off to our humble abode for the weekend - a dark and very Arabic style room on the ground floor with a huge outdoor terrace and an even bigger bath tub!! Tick. The pool on the other-hand did disappoint slightly... i had previously been promised a pool so large that you couldn't see other people when you were submerged, however, even though the hotel wasn't full at all, we seemed to swim into people left right and center... On the flip side, there were 3 pools on offer, so if you got sick of the company in one, it was easy enough to float over to the next.
Due to the location of the digs, the hotel offered daily camel rides and falcon shows on the sand.. this went on for an hour meaning you wouldn't have to queue for long to wait your turn and it seemed like a great way to keep children entertained later in the afternoon... I on the other hand only wanted a falcon selfie, which I am pleased to announce I got :)
As we were only there for one night, we didnt get a chance to experience all the wonderful restaurants on offer however we had a fantastic dinner at Al Forsan... Typically Italian, the chef was extremely kind, whipping me up a gluten free meal consisting of steak, rice and veg - cooked to perfection it was absolutely divine! We also ordered room service and ate breakfast on our terrace on our last day which was deliciously offering up gluten free toast, copious amounts of tea and coffee as well as poached eggs (which admittedly were a little hard...). Sunny D's are on offer throughout the hotel and they have some brilliant roof top spots to watch the sunset whilst slurping on a cocktail.
A great escape for Dubai residents to go for a weekend - also look out for great deals on offer during the Summer months.
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