Desert Islands Resort & Spa by Anantara is simply out of this world.. From the arrival experience on a boat or aboard a 50 seater plane to the hotel itself, the team goes the extra mile to make your stay memorable. We were greeted by General Manager Mr. Steven Phillips who told us all about the history of the island... More

We stayed at Desert Islands on the long weekend of 6th - 8th June. We are a couple both aged 30 with no kids. Having left Dubai after work, I knew the drive was going to be around 3 hours - unfortunately we missed the boat at 8pm and had to wait for the 10.30pm boat. Not ideal given there... More

The drive to get to the port took us about 3:30 hours, Then we waited for the ferry for an hour, which took is to the island in 30 minutes, AFTER THAT we got on another bus which was about a 20 minute drive to the hotel, with another wait of 20 more minutes inside the bus for them to... More

Pros: -The location is GORGEOUS - Sir Bani Yas Island is a beautiful natural environment that has only been improved through the vision of the late Sheikh Zayed Al Nahyan. -You will see a lot of animals - it is not comparable to a real safari on the Serengeti, but to say you are on an island in the UAE,... More

Getting here from Dubai is quite long,half way through our drive we called the hotel and only when asked were informed that ferry services are available only every two hours! The welcome lobby at the ferry area is outdated...at the hotel, our deluxe sea view room was a very very ordinary one! Doesn't even have wallpaper and the bathrooms are... More

The good part - Good decor and interiors, nice architecture of the hotel, neat, clean, nice spacious rooms, great view form the room, beautiful infinity pool, private beach, good service, quiet, relaxed, lots of landscape and activities can be arranged (though we didnt have the time as we were there for just 1 night). The not so good - very... More

As a family we have driven many times from our house in northern Qatar through Saudi and into the UAE and Oman. Over the past ten years we have watched the route develop and we have always intended stopping and trying the anantara resort on Sir Bani Yas Island. We drove the 400 km, did two international borders, the ferry... More

Excellent surprise. All went well and we enjoyed the "cool" place by mid-May. We came from Dubai rushing to not miss the Navette from the jetty to the Island. Hotel entrance is fantastic. Lobby & decoration are all perfect. Room (perfect) facing the sea with balcony & transat. We organize our sofa on the beach to face the sea as... More

This was an amazing trip and very adventurous, how great to see animals in their natural habitat. The service was not exceptional, it was of a normal level There was a top VIP visit to the island that restricted the move around and was not able to much of the hotel facilities