This place is fantastic and ideal if you just want to relax and spend time on your own. If you are staying in one of the Bedouin Suites then ask to stay in Suite 23 which is the most private. From the terrace and infinity pool you can only see the desert - it is truly magical. The private pool is sizeable and the bedroom and bathroom is massive.

There is a restaurant but we ate most of our meals in our room and I would definitley recommend for an extra 100 dirums having your evening meal served to you in your room as it so special. Food was excellent apart from dinner this should be of a higher quality with more choice for the price charged, however, this did not detract from our stay. Also, we were unaware but you can also ask the chef for local cuisine for dinner which we would have liked to have sampled if we had known.

Service is excellent and it is fun being picked up on a golf cart and being whizzed to whereever you want to go to.

Two activites per day are included in the price and we did camel trekking both of which I would recommend. We did not have any spa treats but the gym was great with uptodate modern equipment.

I would definitly go back to this hotel!

The best and only thing to see in Dubai: a (minimum) two night stay at Al Maha!

The suite is fantastic, service level excellent and the field guides knowledgable about all that happens in the desert.

The dinner on your private deck (excellent room service waiter, Errol) is a once in a life time experience. So is waking up before sunset to do the falconry or go "dune bashing".

Then - plenty of time to relax at the suites private pool...

Difficult to beat this place.

We stayed at the Al Maha Resort for two nights, like all guests usually do. It was one of the most enjoyable experiences in my life. The accommodations in the 75sq meter "villas" with private swimming pool, in the middle of the desert and all the amenities it offers, were just fabulous. The staff, service and all the personal "pampering"they gave you from the moment they welcomed you on the steps of the resort with their cold drinks in their hands, was excellent. They gave you a feeling of warm hospitality and there is not one fault that we found. It took them only a few minutes after you gave them a call, to send a buggy to pick you up, to deliver free bottles of water, towels, pick up your clothes for complimentary ironing or anything your heart desired. The young guides, who took you to the two complimentary activities per day to the desert, were experienced and especially nice. All in all it is an ideal vacation, if you need to be "spoiled" and enjoy the beautiful scenery of the country and the experience of life in the desert, accompanied by luxury and pampering!

Stayed at the al maha for two nights at the end of our trip to dubai. having spent 10 nights at the one and only resiedence and spa.[ see separate revue] . as nice as it is ,stunning rooms with private pools.I dont think its any better than the top hotels on the beach ,ie the madinet and i would have to say a step down from the resiedence.There is also a constant smell of oryx urine, it might not bother most but i didnt like it.So to sum up, i think you would be better of staying by the beach and taking a trip to the desert on a tour, its no more luxurious than the top hotels albeit apart from the private pool.