Bab Al Shams, A Rare Finds Desert Resort, Dubai, Dubai
About the Hotel
Rooms and Suites
The Bab Al Shams Desert Resort features 115 rooms and suites, decorated in a traditional Gulf style. All rooms include comforts such as 24-hour room service, premium bedding, laptop-friendly workspaces, and air conditioning. Available rooms feature a desert-facing terrace, a spacious bathroom, a window-side nook, and a refreshment station. Some rooms provide courtyard garden views, while others have balconies overlooking the desert. Interconnecting options are available, including combinations of deluxe suites and standard rooms.
Dining experiences
Bab Al Shams features 4 restaurants serving traditional and international cuisine. Guests can arrange private dinners with custom menus in the desert. The Al Hadheerah restaurant offers an Arabian spectacle. There are 6 onsite restaurants, which serve Middle Eastern cuisine.
Leisure and Activities
Guests can use 3 outdoor swimming pools, a sauna, and a 24-hour fitness center. Other on-site activities include archery, falconry, and croquet. The Satori spa offers treatments and massages. Native fauna often wander in the sand. Young guests can use Sinbad's Kids Club and a shaded children's pool.
Location and Transport
Bab Al Shams, A Rare Finds Desert Resort, Dubai is 45 km from Al Maktoum International and 700 km from Business Bay. The resort is built in the style of a traditional Arabic fort. It is near the low-lying Bab Al Shams resort, designed to resemble a fortified rural Arab village amidst the Dubai desert landscape.
Services available
The Bab Al Shams Desert Resort combines top-tier hospitality and luxury. Guests can enjoy a bespoke menu and an idyllic desert setting. A romantic room setup with breakfast in bed is available. Recreational amenities, in-villa check-in and check-out, a daily in-villa breakfast, a complimentary mini-bar (excluding alcoholic beverages), a villa host, a desert experience itinerary: archery, falconry, nature walk, a short camel ride, a stable tour to visit Arabian horses, ponies, camels and peacocks, and a desert drive (once per stay) is also available.
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Getting around
A list of all available modes of transport
Facilities
General
- Non-smoking rooms
- Free Wi-Fi
- Parking
- Safe deposit box
- 24-hour reception
- VIP check-in/ -out
- No pets allowed
- Rooms/ Facilities for disabled
- Wheelchair access
- 24-hour security
- Luggage storage
- Locker room
- Currency exchange
- ATM/Cash machine
- Fireplace
- Smoke detectors
- Fire extinguishers
- Key card access
- Key access
Sports & Fitness
- Fitness centre
- Hiking
- Horseback riding
- Cycling
- Darts
- Table tennis
- Archery
- Yoga class
- Sports trainer
Guest Parking
- Electric kettle
Services
- Room service
- Housekeeping
- Car hire
- Laundry
- Dry cleaning
- Tours/Ticket assistance
- Shops/Commercial services
- Welcome drink
- Happy hour
Dining
- Restaurant
- Poolside snack bar
- Snack bar
- Outdoor dining area
- Picnic area/ Tables
- Dinner
- Special diet menus
Business
- Business centre
- Meeting/ Banquet facilities
- Fax/Photocopying
Children
- Cots
- Babysitting/Child services
- Children's buffet
- Board games
- Children's pool
- Children's play area
- Kids club
- Game room
Facilities for people with disabilities
- Toilet for disabled
- Bathroom for disabled
Spa & Leisure
- Infinity pool
- Beach umbrellas
- Sun loungers
- Live entertainment
- Sun terrace
- Leisure/ TV room
- Spa & wellness centre
- Sauna
- Turkish bath
- Steam room
- Body scrub
- Facial
- Treatment room
- Body wraps
- Back massage
- Head massage
- Full body massage
- Foot massage
- Open-air bath
- Pool with view
- Shallow end
Room features
- Air conditioning
- Mini-bar
- Sitting area
- Terrace
- Garden furniture
- Tea and coffee facilities
- Dining table
- Ironing facilities
Bathroom
- Free toiletries
Self-catering
- Electric kettle
Media
- AM/FM alarm clock