Ever since Dubai got here onto my radar Al Maha Desert Resort & Spa got here together with it. This stunning desert lodge has bought to supply one of the vital ethereal experiences you may have within the Dubai desert. After an extended haul flight from Australia and a journey forward of us in Ethiopia, we checked in to Al Maha for an unbelievable Emirati expertise within the desert. Here’s a take a look at our extremely luxe couple of days inside Al Maha Desert Resort & Spa.
The Al Maha Suite
After 15 hours flying in a single day from Melbourne, the attractive tented suite within the hazy dunes of Dubai’s desert have by no means appeared so interesting. This was not my first go to to Dubai but it surely was Andre’s so I used to be wanting to make an excellent impression as Dubai is without doubt one of the most accessible stopover cities on the planet.
Every Al Maha suite is lusciously appointed in wealthy mahogany, materials sourced from Arabia and styled with artefacts to essentially offer you a really feel for the desert. Emirati tradition is on the forefront of every little thing Al Maha provides company (extra on that later), together with welcome dates, tea and nuts contained in the suite.
There are 42 suites in whole, every of them going through their very own epic view of the dawn over the dunes. With greenery and privateness partitions you typically really feel like you have got your entire desert all to your self. Every suite boasts its’ personal plunge pool which is an effective way to chill off throughout these scorching desert days! In truth we’d spend a lot of the morning and afternoon having fun with the pool and sounds of the desert however discover ourselves to scorching in the course of the day to even benefit from the pool (which is the place the aircon turns out to be useful!)
Across the Lodge at Al Maha
If you end up checking in to Al Maha I’d advocate a minimal of two nights to essentially benefit from the property. When you’ve come to phrases with how well-appointed your suite is, make sure you discover the remainder of the property and make use of every little thing on web site.
There’s a stunning spa positioned on web site with a full therapy menu (for an extra cost), in addition to complimentary use of the sauna, steam and chilly plunge pool. Reverse the sauna you will see that the health centre that’s pretty fundamental however does have every little thing it is advisable work out throughout your go to.
Simply outdoors the spa is a big swimming pool that’s not often occupied – maybe as a result of every suite has their very own personal pool. As you end up strolling across the property you’ll doubtless encounter a variety of wildlife, together with the enduring Oryx who roam the desert freely and are sometimes discovered close to the property.
Actions at Al Maha
Room charges at Al Maha embody two actions per day so make sure you take advantage of this providing to get the total Emirati expertise. We selected the sundown sundowners on the primary night and dune bashing on the second day, opting to forego a second exercise every day to take advantage of the lodge.
On each events we discovered Oryx wandering the conservation at leisure. These stunning creatures are endemic to the Dubai Desert, so make sure you pack your digicam and in the event you can, time your actions with sundown for that attractive glow of sunshine.
Meals at Al Maha
As is all the time the case with my lodge stays, I take the meals evaluate facet of issues fairly critically (ha!) A self confessed foodie, I’ve come to anticipate nice issues from lodges of this calibre and was not disillusioned.
The breakfast buffet at Al Maha is all kinds of continental choices, a self-make waffles and pancakes station, and a scrumptious collection of Arabic Mezze. Together with the breakfast buffet you can even order a scorching breakfast merchandise off the menu. The primary morning I selected the egg white omelette with asparagus that was so good I re-ordered it the following day. A part of my determination making course of was additionally to counter-act my option to overindulge in pan au chocolat pastries from the buffet (not sorry).
For those who select full board to your room fee, additionally, you will take pleasure in lunch and dinner on web site. I’d positively advocate choosing full board in the event you don’t plan to go away the lodge all through your keep. Lunches had been typically on the lighter facet, choosing salads and Arabic mezze platters to graze our means by means of till we couldn’t anymore.
Dinner is an extravagant five-course affair, although with our jet lag kicking in we opted for in-room eating at no additional expense. This was an effective way to unwind every night time and benefit from the privateness of the tented suite which really was so beautiful we discovered it troublesome to go away!
Guide your keep
Dubai is the proper stopover metropolis for a number of nights to atone for sleep, benefit from the desert and in case you have extra time, mix Al Maha with a metropolis keep. I actually loved my quick time at Al Maha and assume it’s the excellent escape for {couples} or households trying to expertise Emirati tradition, meals and life within the desert.
Room Charges begin at $1,500 USD for 2 individuals, per night time
Guide your stick with Al Maha.
