WOW: Anantara’s renowned Dining by Design experience is incredible at this property. Guests can dine in a bubble (pictured, bottom right), surrounded by lanterns and candles on a secluded part of the island. Picture yourself i>Ìin} vÀiÃhlÞ V>Õ}hÌ wÃh ov Ìhi `>Þ] and enjoying the most expensive cuts of meat cooked over a barbecue by your very own chef for the night, as the
sun sets around you. I also loved trying the e-Foil surfboard. “Be brave”, the instructor shouted into his two-way mic as I wobbled around on my motorised surfboard trying to hover over the water. It was an amazing experience to surf on waters that didn’t offer enough waves for the traditional method.
Flora Ioannou
BOOK IT: One night’s bed-and- breakfast at Anantara World Islands Dubai Resort in a One-Bedroom Garden Pool Villa starts at £327.