13 best hotels in the UAE with animation
The flow of Russian tourists to the UAE is growing every year. What is it that attracts guests to this high-tech paradise oasis, which has grown out of hot sand in just less than five decades? First of all, the fact that tourists are really waiting here.
Here are the most unusual entertainments: you can ski in the desert, get up close with camels and hunting falcons, listen to the singing of sand, hunt crabs at night, visit the world‘s most environmentally friendly ghost town, Bedouin villages, pearl divers and red dunes.
If you are traveling with your family, you will be interested in the best hotels in the UAE with animation – the organizers of the leisure of young guests will perfectly help adults to relax and unwind after a hot and eventful day.
Atlantis The Palm 5*
This is a real mini-state of relaxation, standing on its own artificial island – they even sell excursions here. 1539 rooms from executive and club suites to standard. You can contemplate the Persian Gulf from the window – or you can watch the underwater world, directly from the bedroom or bathroom, watch the inhabitants of the Ambassador Lagoon (if you rent the Underwater Suite).
You can eat at one of 16 restaurants, choosing between Chinese, Japanese, Italian, American, Middle Eastern cuisine or simply European/Asian/International cuisine. Buy the necessary for the rest – in shops and boutiques. There are two heated outdoor swimming pools on site.
Vacationers can go windsurfing, diving, fishing, play tennis, ping-pong and golf, ride a horse. In the fitness center, they are waiting for classes with a personal fitness trainer or yoga. The spa center provides a complete package of spa and wellness services.
Children can play in the outdoor playground or indoor play area. But the main thing that most of the guests remember with delight is the free admission to the giant (the largest in the Middle East) Aquaventure water park with a million attractions for adults and children! Also free for guests is a visit to the Lost Chambers Aquarium.
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Rixos The Palm Hotel & Suites 5*
The main principle here is comfort for all guests, regardless of nationality, country of arrival and budget. All 316 rooms, regardless of category (standard and deluxe), are equipped with balconies and loggias overlooking the waters of the Persian Gulf or magnificent landscaped gardens. The rooms are spacious, decorated in a modern style, look elegant and comfortable.
You can eat at five restaurants: Turkish, Italian, international, steakhouse and specializing in seafood. For coffee lovers – a coffee shop. The pool is originally designed in the form of an oasis. For recovery – spa and fitness centers (the second – with wonderful, motivating instructors!), sauna, hammam, massage (Balinese, Thai, Swedish).
Organization of active recreation at the highest level – trampolines, kayaking, diving center, fishing, tennis, cycling. 4 times a day – a free shuttle for guests to the Mall of the Emirates – a shopping center where you can buy everything you need and more. The famous giant water park Aquaventure is an 8-minute drive from here. For children there is a well-equipped playground.
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Rixos Bab Al Bahr – All Inclusive 5*
In stylish pyramidal buildings on the artificial island of Al Maryan, there are 650 elegantly decorated rooms. Categories: Deluxe, Premium, Family, Junior Suite, Senior Suite, King Suite. Suites feature balconies with panoramic ocean views.
It offers 7 restaurants – 1 buffet and 6 à la carte. In addition to traditional beach sports, spa and fitness, there is also a nightclub with a DJ and karaoke.
The highlight of the holiday here is the Cabana Oasis (private cabins). This is something like cozy through gazebos for small companies or couples with the ability to curtain them. One option – with two sunbeds, the second – with a sofa and a table. In them you can retire for a daytime vacation or a romantic evening.
It is interesting for children to spend time here both on the street, on the playground, and indoors. Organized by Rixy Club for kids – membership in the club allows children to win gifts, animators treat little guests literally like family. There is also a zone for teenagers from 10 years old – Teen's Republic with board games, computer games that are relevant for teenagers and, of course, the Internet.
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The complex, which is part of the famous Hilton network, traditionally welcomes guests with branded freshly baked cookies with chocolate drops. Literally a warm welcome and the promise of a sweet holiday. There are 485 deluxe and standard rooms, each with a balcony and ocean or pool views.
A private beach at a distance of 200 m from the residential building is 650 m of pure white sand. On the territory of 14 restaurants, working at different times, there are bars – by the pool and on the roof. There is a whole collection of pools – 5 adults and 2 for children, all with adjustable temperature.
There is also a private water park Pirate Boat Aqua Zone for the whole family and the largest water attraction in the Middle East: a floating Tarzan Boat with jumps and a rope bungee for jumping into the water. You can relax and take care of the healing of the body in the spa center.
In addition to traditional beauty procedures, serious attention is paid here to massage of literally all parts of the body (you can order a massage for couples separately). For children, there is an indoor play area, a playground on the street, and a kids club.
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Hilton Ras Al Khaimah Resort & Spa 5*
This place of resort rest is a real decoration of the northern coast of the Arabian Peninsula. There are 475 stylishly decorated deluxe and standard rooms with modern facilities and views of the sea, garden or city. The one and a half kilometer beach is only 200 m. The water and sand are clean.
Visitors are expected by 9 restaurants with Italian, Middle Eastern, Asian, international cuisine. The Pura Vida restaurant attracts attention: it is unusual, as Latin American, Brazilian and Caribbean dishes are prepared here.
There is also a wide choice of pools: there are 6 of them, all outdoors. For lovers of water sports, kayaking, fishing, diving are offered. For those who love sports on land – riding and quad biking, golf, football, volleyball, tennis, badminton, gym classes.
Spa-center with 9 treatment rooms offers all the latest procedures for body, face and hair care. The choice of bath procedures is rich: a bath, two hamams, a jacuzzi. For children, there is a club, a playground and communication with active and cheerful animators who come up with a lot of entertainment for the little guests.
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Waldorf Astoria Ras Al Khaimah 5*
This is a real Arab palace on the shores of the Arabian Sea. It has incredibly beautiful rooms, only 349 – suites and standard. Views from the windows – the sea, the garden and a large tournament golf course. A spacious 350-meter beach at a distance of 200 m with a smooth entry into the sea and the purest sand.
You can eat in the luxurious main restaurant, but there is also a grill, Japanese with sushi and teppan, Arabic with homemade dishes, and 4 bars. Near the water you can go snorkeling, diving, windsurfing, fishing, canoeing. Other active activities include horseback riding, golf and tennis. 2 tennis courts are well lit in the evening.
A well-equipped gym awaits those who want to correct their figure, and those who want to relax can find a wellness / spa area with a steam room, sauna, beauty packages and massage treatments for all parts of the body. Animators organize evening programs for adults and leisure activities for children. There are also indoor and outdoor play areas for children.
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Marjan Island Resort & Spa Managed By Accor 5*
On the coast of Ras al-Khaimah, a bright modern building with a beautiful lobby and 299 cozy rooms with an elegant local flavor awaits guests: Superior and Premium – 159, Marjan suites – 109, 3-room suites – 12, 2-room suites – 13, junior suites – 6. Rooms with balconies and views of the blue sea surface, in the morning you can hear the birds singing in them.
Private white sand beach – 200 m. On the territory of 4 restaurants – Lebanese, Italian and international cuisine. The guests characterize the food as tasty and varied. 2 outdoor pools (one of them for children) with seating areas around, 2 indoor – only for adults.
From water activities, fishing and canoeing are available, equipment for water sports is offered. For active recreation on land there is a tennis court, golf course, bike rental. Indoors – darts and billiards. There is a fitness center, a Lamar Spa with various types of massages, a gym, a hammam, a sauna and a water slide.
There is a private club exclusively for women. For those wishing to learn how to cook local dishes, culinary master classes are held. For children's leisure – animators, a playground in the garden, a Pirate Club with the latest slot machines, cycling and go-carting.
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Rixos Premium Saadiyat Island – Ultra All Inclusive 5*
This property is located on Saadiyat Island. The exterior and interiors of the building are a brilliant modern stylization of Arabic style. It offers 378 well-appointed, comfortable rooms and 8 detached villas. The villas are located in a single space with a swimming pool and a club restaurant.
Private beach 200 m. Beautiful pool with a view, heated, gradual increase in depth on the territory. Guests are offered a varied cuisine in 6 restaurants – Italian, Turkish, Asian, Mediterranean and two international.
From sports entertainment – badminton, tennis, cycling, golf, ping-pong, fitness, aerobics, yoga. For wellness and relaxation, wellness/spa packages, jacuzzi, hammam and a variety of massages are offered. For younger guests, there is a playground outside and an indoor play area, a kids club, a lot of board games, films and books by age. Animators with a fun and exciting program are engaged in leisure activities for children.
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Miramar Al Aqah Beach Resort 5*
To settle here is to feel like in an Arabian fairy tale, this is both the style of the building and the interior design of the rooms – but the equipment is absolutely modern. Rooms – 321 rooms, including Superior, Deluxe, Executive Suites. From the balcony or terrace in the room you can admire the ocean or the Hajjar mountains, there is also a view of the pools – there are two of them, indoor and outdoor.
Vacationers by the pools have access to the services of an Italian restaurant with amazingly delicious cuisine. If you need to buy something, there are shops right on the territory. Private beach with golden sand and clear water, water activities – diving and snorkeling (there is a diving club – do not dive, they will teach you!), windsurfing, kayaking, fishing.
Those who want to have fun on land are invited to a safari and an evening disco, and guests can also visit the fitness and spa centers, sauna, hammam, play tennis, billiards, ping-pong and darts, archery. The animators here are “all trades”: they will dance, and sing, and play water polo and volleyball with the guests, and organize a folklore party. Active and positive, but not intrusive. For older children there is a club, for kids you can invite a nanny.
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Le Meridien Al Aqah Beach Resort 5*
A magnificent recreational area on the coast of Fujairah with 218 comfortable rooms of Deluxe, Royal Suite, Superior, Royal Club and Executive Suite categories, and you can admire the ocean landscape from each. Sandy beach at 200 m, clean, well-groomed and with a huge number of comfortable sunbeds and umbrellas.
You can eat at 4 restaurants – Italian, Thai, international cuisine and BBQ grill. Also in the “strategic points” (in the lobby, on the beach, in the pool area) there are cafes and bars. Both food and alcohol are of the highest quality and delicious.
On the territory of 2 swimming pools, squash courts, tennis, volleyball and mini-golf. There is an opportunity to engage in sports sea fishing, scuba diving with professional PADI instructors, water aerobics. Spa with sauna, fitness and yoga with a personal trainer.
For children – a swimming pool, a children's mini-club “Penguin” with animators, entertainment programs, a children's disco. The little guests really like the kind, attentive and funny animators – the children just fall in love with them.
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InterContinental Fujairah Resort 5*
The first InterContinental chain to open in the Middle East between the Hajar Mountains and the ocean. 190 rooms – standard and suite – are equipped with spacious terraces and balconies: the views here are such that it is simply a sin not to admire and photograph.
Private beach – 100 m, a solid set of beach activities: beach volleyball, canoeing and catamarans, diving and snorkeling, fishing, as well as parasailing, which is far from being found everywhere. There are three restaurants on the territory, one of them is open all day, offering guests gourmet dishes in a buffet format. There is a grill bar on the beach, a food truck drives around the pools.
2 heated pools. Special attention is paid to outdoor recreation – you can romantically relax in the evening by the fire on the beach, taking barbecue equipment for your picnic. Spa with L'Occitane brand cosmetics and an excellent hammam, fitness and aerobics classes, the opportunity to play billiards, tennis, darts.
Sports guests are especially loved here – various entertainment events are organized for them, and the gym is generally open 24/7. For the little ones there is a great room for games, older children will have a great time in the kids club.
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Jumeirah Zabeel Saray 5*
A great place for those wishing to plunge into the marble and gold atmosphere of the late Ottoman Empire – the hall with a fountain, rooms with parquet floors and high ceilings are decorated in this style. 405 rooms of categories imperial suite, suite, grand deluxe, deluxe family and standard, superior double. The windows and balconies of the rooms offer beautiful views of the Persian Gulf. Those who wish for luxury and privacy are offered 38 Royal Villas with 4 and 5 bedrooms.
There are 10 restaurants here, it seems, with all the cuisines of the world, the chefs work with soul, everything is delicious everywhere. Excellent service and atmosphere at the spa. There is an opportunity to visit a sauna, a Russian bath and the largest hammam in the Middle East! Famous local DJs are invited to the nightclub.
In addition to traditional sports and water activities, there are also “highlights”: movie nights, theatrical art exhibitions, and a cooking master class. For children there is a children's club “Sinbad”, a game room, a swimming pool, a mini-cinema with cartoons. All guests are entitled to free access to Wild Wadi, an oriental-style water park with thrilling rides.
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BM Beach Resort 4*
This is the place where you can book tickets to the water park, banana and jet ski rides, zipline flight or the whole zipline tour along with the room. 125 double, well-equipped rooms of two types – Chalet and Cabana, with views of the ocean and the bay. The furniture in the rooms is wooden, as a plus for comfort.
Oasis Restaurant – c with international cuisine and a buffet, the menu is dominated by fish, vegetables and herbs. Clean and spacious private beach literally five meters away, with sunbeds and umbrellas. For those who just want to sunbathe without swimming, there is a sunbathing terrace. On the territory there are three swimming pools for every taste: two heated ones – one for outdoor enthusiasts by the beach, with animation and a bar, the other is calm and quiet, near the Cabana building, the third with slides, but without heating.
Adults can visit the spa and fitness centers, sauna, play tennis or do aerobics. Interesting evening programs, a night club with a DJ are offered. You can book a tour to get acquainted with the local culture. For children – animators, children's mini-club, playground.
Children are not bored here and there is always a company – the place is popular with families with children. It is also suitable for those who prefer “seals” beach holidays – there is no youth “movement” here.
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