We stayed in this hotel for five days, from Dec 7-12, 2023. Those five days were heavenly. The resort was palatial and gorgeous, our room was clean and spacious, with a high ceiling and a huge balcony facing the ocean. The room came with a butler (Isuru), who advised us daily what was happening that day. He took care of everything. All we needed was to tell him what we needed.
The ground was big, with a nice landscape and lots of deck chairs and cabanas, around the pool and facing the ocean. We booked a club-level Deluxe King room, which included daily breakfast, light lunch, English tea, plus happy hour. Check-in and check-out were on level 6, where the club lounge was located.
There were two restaurants inside the hotel: A Japanese restaurant called Matagi and an Italian restaurant called Piatti by The Beach. We only had the chance to try Matagi and we loved it. The food was delicious and creative.
Everyone we met in the hotel was friendly and helpful. Special thanks go to Anelka. There wasn’t anything he couldn’t help us with. Sheikh, who supervised the butler team and the club lounge, was most helpful. When he found out we had to check out at 1 PM but our plane didn’t leave till 1:30 AM the next morning, he changed it to 5 PM. The support, empathy, and spirit from Sheikh set this hotel apart from all the 5-star hotels we had stayed with. He and this hotel will always stay in our hearts.
Cab ride to the airport was about AED120, to the pier was about AED 67-90.