Anantara Qasr al Sarab Desert Resort

This is a beautiful hotel in absolutely stunning surroundings. It's quite expensive to stay but definitely worth the cost of a weekend break to just experience being out in the desert. You must go climb the sand dunes, especially at sunrise when it's still quite cool. The hotel is gorgeous, spotlessly clean and comfortable, the staff are all lovely, the food and service is excellent but the beer is expensive! At 42 dhs (£8.50) for a bottle of beer, we didn't have many! There were only a couple of food options (the buffet was closed) but we ate at Ghadeer, the Mediterranean restaurant, and for 2 steaks and 2 beers it was 514 aed (£103). I have to say that the steaks were excellent but they do have some cheaper pasta options too. The pool is lovely and the attendants were round constantly with fruit smoothies, water and cucumber for our eyes. The room upgrade and gorgeous cake for my birthday helped make it a perfect weekend break.

The hotel was really nice and quiet. The room was spacious and in good condition. The buffet was of good quality. The Italian restaurant wasn't very good, I would say it was below average. The manager of the hotel, Ms Munia, was particularly nice and professional.

Beautiful & luxury hotel, in the most amazing location to experience the desert. A 3h drive away from Dubai but worth the trip. A true cultural experience.

Peaceful desert resort. All Staff very friendly, helpful, and professional. edwina concierge was remarkable.

The service was some of the best I’ve ever experienced! We’re not ones to demand many extras, but when we did ask for something it was a prompt YES and exceeded what we requested. But then the king of UAE has a villa here so what do you expect. All four adults said we’ve never realized the desert could be so beautiful. We had great food. The room was impressive. Each day at the pool our Sunshine Butler came around to clean our sunglasses, hand out cool washcloths, and give us cucumbers for our eyes. When he realized after the first day we preferred to be in the shade, he would come around and adjust our umbrella, without being asked, throughout the day.