The resort’s 10 restaurants
serve an array of international cuisine, including Italian and Mexican fare, but do suggest that parents spoil themselves at least once by dropping their brood off at the crèche, kids’ or teens’ clubs, and enjoying a meal at DiVAZ, a floating restaurant where diners can tuck into just-caught fish while soaking up the stunning views. For an extra charge, there’s
all-round family entertainment in the form of camel rides, horse riding, watersports and diving.
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AL WAHA AT SHANGRI- LA’S BARR AL JISSAH RESORT & SPA, OMAN The largest of the three
hotels at this five-star resort, the 262-room Al Waha has been created with families in mind, with pools for toddlers and older kids, a water play area and a cheery kids’ club for children
aged from four to eight, which offers a range of Omani-inspired activities such as henna painting and camel rides. Older kids in search of
adventure can have a go at diving or sailing, while teens can spend their days in GameZ, a games room loaded with video games, electronic darts, air hockey and snooker. Family rooms have
interconnecting bedrooms, all of which feature a DVD player and a PlayStation. As an added selling point, guests can also use the facilities of the sister properties Al Bandar and Al Husn, including 11 gourmet restaurants.
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HILTON, ABU DHABI Located on the buzzing Corniche, this plush Abu
Dhabi stalwart is set right on its own sandy beach. The 327-room property has a
shallow children’s pool, ideal for timid paddlers, while kids over the age of seven can engage in an array of watersports, including sailing and powerboat courses. There’s also a sizeable playground where little ones can let loose, and with 15 restaurants and bars, there are plenty of dining options. Travel 2’s assistant product manager for the Middle East, Nathalie Jones, says: “The Hilton Abu Dhabi is a family-friendly hotel offering great activities for young children and teens. The hotel also has a private beach.”
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ATLANTIS THE PALM, DUBAI This Vegas-like resort hotel is a favourite
destination for families thanks to its on-site Lost Chambers Aquarium and Aquaventure water park, which is free and unlimited for hotel guests. The former offers a dose of wow- factor, teeming with 65,000 exotic marine animals, including sharks, jellyfish and a rare albino alligator, and is one of those rare attractions which should be a hit with kids of every age. Aquaventure, the Middle East’s largest water park, has just as
There’s all-round family entertainment in the form of camel rides, horse riding, watersports and diving
broad an appeal, with seven heart-pumping water slides – two of which catapult riders through shark-filled lagoons – alongside a gentler water playground for fun-loving tots to splash about in. That’s not the end of the story
at this property, which is as much an entertainment complex as it is a family hotel: there are dolphin swims at Dolphin Bay; a kids’ club for three to 12-year- olds boasting activities galore, including two climbing walls and underwater movie screenings; while older siblings can head to teen hangout Club Rush to watch movies and play video games. On a more practical note, the
resort’s 20 restaurants cater to even the fussiest of eaters, with allergy-conscious menus and cuisines that cover everything from sushi to pizza.
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