Just 45 minutes' drive from the airport.

On the eastern crescent of The Palm, with views of Dubai’s impressive city skyline.

260 rooms, set within two storey Thai-style villas, gently curve around 10,000 sq metres of lagoon pools to create a tropical oasis feel. Premier and Deluxe Lagoon View Rooms are first floor with a furnished balcony, while the ground floor Premier and Deluxe Lagoon Access Rooms are highly recommended for their private terraces, with steps straight down into the lagoon. Inside, dark wood floors and soft lighting are complemented by air-conditioning, a 42” LED TV, Nespresso machine, mini bar and elegant bathroom with double vanities, bath and rain shower. Deluxe Rooms are slightly larger and can interconnect for families or the apartments are very affordable and offer one or two bedrooms, a separate living room and fully equipped open kitchen. Deluxe Family Lagoon View Rooms are double storey and include a king bedded room with en-suite bathroom upstairs and a second twin room for kids downstairs. One and Two Bedroom Beach Pool Villas enjoy a prime beachfront location and feature sliding glass doors onto a terrace with plunge pool, and Two Bedroom Villas additionally feature a separate living room. The 18 One Bedroom Over Water Villas, on stilts and fully over the water, have a sea facing bed and sunken bath, both with views to the city skyline.

Prepare to be impressed, with 4 main restaurants serving a diverse range of flavours. Crescendo is the main restaurant offering international fare from live cooking stations, while The Beach House is a chilled out lunch and dinner venue for Mediterranean cuisine. Mekong specialises in the tastes of the Orient, with Thai, Vietnamese and Chinese dishes all featured and Bushman’s Australian Grill, our favourite, serves the best steaks, as well as fresh seafood.

• Bed & Breakfast
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• Full Board

Relax by the resort’s impressive main infinity pool, fronting onto the pristine white sand beach, or enjoy a cooling dip in one of a further 3 lagoon-style swimming pools. The impressive Anantara Spa houses 27 treatment rooms and spa suites, including a Hammam Suite, and offers Ayurveda and a range of blissful and soothing therapies with Arabian and Asian origins. There’s also complimentary kids’ (4-11 yrs) and teens’ clubs (12-18 yrs), a children’s pool, 2 tennis courts and watersports including waterskiing, windsurfing and kayaking.