Al Maha Desert Resort Jumeirah - UAE
Address : Jumeirah, United Arab Emirates
This is Al Maha, a unique holiday concept on the outskirts of Dubai, owned, developed and managed by Emirates - an exciting new project in the Dubai Government's strategy to enhance the Emirate's growing reputation as the Middle East's premier leisure destination. Animal reintroduction indigenous and endangered species. The resort, being developed at a cost of US$16 million and scheduled to open by 15 March 1999, will enable visitorsto stay in luxury accommodation in the middle of a nature reserve featuring a wide variety of indigenous Arabian flora and fauna
.LOCATION : The resort - 45 minutes' drive from Dubai, off the highway to the UAE oasis city of Al Ain - embraces a lush desert plain which will be the focal point for visitors wishing to see the animals close up
RESTAURANT & BAR : At Al Maha all meals are inclusive, and our aim is to make every one of them pleasurable for you. Whether it's breakfast in your suite, a buffet lunch in the dining room, or a picnic for your safari, you will sense a personal and natural attentiveness and care. Relaxed informality tends to be the prevailing mood, Many guests like to enjoy a sundowner on the bar's terrace, Al Maha's elegent dining room, with its high palm frond ceiling and lovely, perfectly sets off our five-star cuisine. Here, Mediterranean dishes like osso buco, sea bass, gnocchi fiorentina compete for your palate with traditional Middle Eastern delights such as tabouleh, khofta, felafel, tagines. Fine wines from around the world add to the pleasure. and look out its tranquil views. Our barbecues in a lush oasis are tremendous fun. Snacks in the poolside retreat can be as elaborate as a mezze, or as simple as a sandwich. it all revolves around what you want to do.
The desert has inspired romantics for centuries, and we know you'll see why. when you experience a dinner in the dunes. In the gentle breezes of the open desert, with just the stars and the setting sun for company, Unforgettable. Of course you needn't always dine inside. Out on the canopied terrace, under the light of dancing flames, you can enjoy the pleasant, talkative ambience that the warm desert air seems to encourage. If you prefer to be more intimate, we'll prepare dinner just for you on your own veranda. Five memorable courses, beside your gently rippling pool, under a deep velvent sky- and 1,000 shimmering stars
ACCOMMODATION: You will be greeted personally by your own dedicated hostes in the cool of spacious central building's maze of delightful rooms, and offered the tribal welcome of dates, Arabic coffee and delicately blended fruit juices. The space is unhurried, and so at your leisure, the delights of the main areas are revealed to you. The serene library with its beautiful books, daily magazines and newspapers, antiques and informative artworks, the ladies and men's majlis(traditional arabic place), with their fascinating antiques.
The lounge and veranda, where you can take tea in the afternoon , or sit and watch the animals at the nearby waterhole through field glasses at dusk. But your arrival is just a beginning, and our warm hospitality extends beyond a welcome. Al Maha's two Royal Suites promise a hedonistic mix of luxury, space and authentic Bedouin artistry. The spacious lounge, graced with Arabian antiques and handcrafted furnishings, links the suite's two bedrooms, with their dreamy tented roof structures, teak beds and magnificent marble and stone bathrooms. The Royal suites, along with the even larger and self-contained Owner's Suite, enjoy privileged positions in their own grounds. Floor-to-ceiling windows offer panoramic views over the desert and the Hajar Mountains. And each day, your private temperature-controlled pool will tempt you onto your expansive veranda-to bathe, to muse, and to drink in the beauty that surrounds you
FACILITIES AND SERVICES : Main Swimming Pool, located amongst palm vegetation, affords panoramic views across the desert plain. It is a place where guests views across the desert plain. it is a place where guests can relax in the crystal waters or on the comfortable sunloungers
