At a glance
- 5 Swimming Pools
- CHI, The Spa
- Private Beach
- Choice of Restaurants
One of the reasons you should book with Virgin is for all of the extras you get!
Hotel information

This luxurious marble-clad property lies on a 1,000m stretch of private beach on the strait that separates the island of Abu Dhabi from the mainland.
It only opened in 2008 and everything is sparkling new, including the beautiful, plush rooms decorated in modern Arabic style which boast all sorts of extras like FREE water and fruit, a fantastic balcony or terrace and DVD player. The hotel sits in a generous 8.5 acres of land, and within its stylish, landscaped gardens you’ll find 4 swimming pools and a replica ‘souk’ or market. Here, a range of shops are interconnected with a picturesque waterway dotted with Arabic gondolas. CHI, The Spa is the perfect place to indulge in a massage or treatment. It also has two gyms and a pool to help work off your excesses from the 4 amazing restaurants on-site, including one gourmet buffet where you won’t be able to help yourself go back for seconds and thirds!
Where is it?
On a 1km-long stretch of beach overlooking the ocean. Transfer time from Abu Dhabi Airport: 10 mins
more Hotel Information
close Hotel Information
Facilities
Sofra bld (breakfast, lunch, dinner; local and international buffet). Bord Eau Restaurant (dinner; modern French cuisine). Hoi An Restaurant (dinner; vibrant Vietnamese dishes). Shang Palace (lunch, dinner; traditional Chinese delicacies). Al Hanah Bar. Lobby Lounge. 4 Swimming pools. CHI, The Spa: treatment rooms, yoga room, 2 gyms and swimming pool.
Room info
214 rooms and luxurious suites on 7 floors in 1 building with 4 lifts. All with air conditioning, satellite TV with video games, DVD player, internet access, in-room magazines, FREE water, welcome fruit, mini-bar, safe, iron, board, in-room safe, hairdryer and tea- and coffee-making facilities. Rooms have 1 king-size bed or 2 queen-size beds sleeping maximum 2 adults