About Anantara The Palm Dubai Resort

A Thai-style resort on a 400-metre private beach on Palm Jumeirah, with the Middle East's first overwater villas and rooms set around three swimming lagoons. Six restaurants, a spa with Turkish and Moroccan hammams, and clubs for children and teenagers.

A Thai-inspired oasis

The resort runs along 400 metres of private beach, with wide views over the Arabian Gulf and the easy warmth of Thai hospitality. You choose between villas over the water, retreats on the sand, and rooms facing the lagoons, some with steps straight down into the water.

There are six well-reviewed restaurants, among them Mekong and its bold flavours, and the Anantara Spa, with separate hammam facilities for women and men.

Days are spent in the sun, by the main pool or out along the coast on a paddleboard or kayak. Younger children have creative activities at the Tuk-Tuk Kids Club, and teenagers their own space at the Chill Teens club. A free shuttle runs to nearby malls and sights.

Choose your retreat

Rooms: spacious rooms around the resort's three lagoons, in low-rise buildings of distinctly Thai design. Each has a private balcony over the water, and some have direct lagoon access.

Pool villas: your own retreat facing the beach and the Gulf, with a private pool for long sunny days and personal concierge service from your villa host.

Overwater villas: the first overwater stay in the Middle East, with a glass panel in the floor that looks down into the Gulf below.

Apartments: next to the resort, quiet and with fine views, and with full use of all the resort's facilities and services.

Accommodation

Rooms, suites and villas

5 Premier Lagoon View Room 47 m² 3 adults Wake to sun slipping through the curtains and take it in from your private balcony over the quiet lagoon, with a fresh juice before you set out. Details

4 Deluxe Lagoon View Room 52 m² 3 adults and 1 child A generous room where dark Thai-style woodwork brings warmth and calm, pairing Eastern elegance with modern comfort. Details

7 Deluxe Family Lagoon Access Room 65 m² 3 adults and 2 children Made for families who want space and privacy. Two levels, with a king master bedroom and a separate room of bunk beds, comfortably sleeping five. Details

3 Lotus Lagoon View Room, Adults Only Adults only Quiet lagoon views from your own balcony, and a morning swim in a lagoon kept for adults only. Details

6 One Bedroom Over Water Villa 106 m² 3 adults A romantic villa built over the still waters of Palm Jumeirah, private and polished. Details

10 One Bedroom Beach Pool Villa 85 m² 3 adults A private villa on the sand, with complete seclusion and the resort on your doorstep. Details

14 Two Bedroom Anantara Beach Pool Villa 206 m² 5 adults and 1 child A family home on the sands of Palm Jumeirah, with room to spread out and complete privacy for everyone. Details

Dining

At the table

The resort's restaurants on Palm Jumeirah bring together cooking from around the world, with the Arabian Gulf as the backdrop.

The Beach HouseFresh seafood and Mediterranean dishes, looking out over the Gulf in a relaxed, elegant beach setting. CrescendoOpen all day, with a generous buffet, themed dinner nights and a wide spread of international dishes. MekongFollows the Mekong River through South-East Asia, with fragrant spices and authentic regional flavours. Revo CaféThe place for a satisfying lunch, with a varied menu for every taste in a contemporary room.

Wellness

Rest and renewal

The Anantara Spa ranges from ancient rituals to modern techniques, Asian to Arabian, and pairs deep rest with specialist care. A full day might open with a Turkish or Moroccan hammam, move on to the latest non-surgical aesthetic treatments, or end with an IV therapy session. There are 24 treatment rooms, including dedicated Thai massage rooms and Ayurveda spaces, 6 couples' suites with steam room or sauna, experience showers and jacuzzi, and Turkish and Moroccan hammams for men, women and couples. The men's wet area has an aromatic steam room, a herbal sauna, a crystal and gemstone steam room, a salt inhalation room and experience showers; the women's has an aromatic steam room, a sauna, a jacuzzi, a Kneipp walk, an ice cave and experience showers. Marine treatments are by Phytomer, magnesium treatments by Of The Islands, and Zaki Salon looks after women and men.