Rixos Premium Saadiyat Island

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Virgin rating

The hotel

Palatial in scale, setting, design, and indulgences, the Rixos Premium Saadiyat Island needs to be experienced to be believed. Decadent décor with an utterly Abu Dhabi flavour fills every space, but it’s the setting on the white sands of stunning Saadiyat Beach that firmly root you in the luxury-loving UAE. The only All-Inclusive retreat on Saadiyat Island, you can dine on delicacies from Italy to Asia at seven elegant restaurants; sip drinks at a series of beautiful bars; enjoy the fun of its beach, aqua park and wave pool; and even indulge in the ice room, Jacuzzi, and private outdoor pool of its Turkish-inspired spa.

Amenities

  • Tennis
  • Kids Club
  • Bar
  • Fitness Centre/Gym
  • Restaurant
  • Spa
  • Swimming Pool
  • Beachfront location

Where is it

Located on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi. Ferrari World Abu Dhabi and Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi are both a 20 minute drive away. Transfer time from Abu Dhabi International Airport: 25 minutes.

Hotel information

288 rooms, suites and villas. All with air-conditioning, balcony (subject to availability), flat-screen TV, WiFi access, marble floors, personal fridge and mini-bar (stocked with a selection of soft drinks and beer per day). Deluxe Rooms Garden View with oversized bay windows and 1 king-size bed, sleeping maximum 2 adults and 1 child.

Ultra All Inclusive: includes the below services.

- Turquoise restaurant (breakfast, lunch, dinner)

- Rixos lobby lounge

- People Restaurant (reservations required)

- L'Olivio (reservations required)

- Mermaid (reservations required)

- Orient (reservations required)

- Aja (additional charges apply to the teppanyaki show, reservations required)

- Highlights pool bar

- Shisha Lounge (cigars, shisha service and selected alcohol beverages are at an extra charge)

The above restaurants and bars serve a selection of alcoholic beverages (pouring brand of vodka, tequila, rum, whisky, gin, selection of beer and house wine) and non-alcoholic beverages (tea/coffee, juices, soda, diet soda, water) until 2:00am.

Please note: à la carte restaurants operate on a rotation basis, not all outlets are available on the same day. Minimum length of stay of 3 nights is required for a la carte usage. Arrival date dining is at Turquoise restaurant. For stays of 4 nights and above, guests are eligible for a maximum of 3 à la carte dinners. All bookings of the a la carte restaurants are subject to availability and the use of a la carte during above mentioned stay periods is not guaranteed.

Deluxe Rooms Sea View with 1 king-size bed, sleeping maximum 2 adults and 1 child.

Premium Pool Access Rooms are located on the edge of the hotels pool, with 1 king-size bed, sleeping maximum 2 adults and 1 child.

One Bedroom Family Suites with either garden, pool or partial sea views, have 1 king-size bed in the bedroom and living room with 1 sofa bed (180cm X 150cm), sleeping maximum 3 adults and 2 children.

One Bedroom Family Suites Pool Access with 1 king-size bed in the bedroom, living room with 1 sofa bed (180cm X 150cm) and a balcony with direct access to the swimming pool, sleeping maximum 3 adults and 2 children.

Two Bedroom Family Rooms with 2 king-size beds sleeping maximum 4 adults, 1 child and 1 infant.

Club Prive by Rixos Villas (3 bedrooms, sleeping maximum 6 adults and 1 child), Villa Prive (4 bedrooms, sleeping maximum 8 adults and 1 child or 9 adults) and the Presidential Suite (2 bedrooms, sleeping maximum 4 adults and 1 child or 5 adults) are also available.

Turquoise restaurant (all-day dining, buffet concept), L’Olivo (Italian fine-dining restaurant), Aja & Teppenyaki (Asian fine-dining restaurant), Mermaid (seafood and Greek dishes, fine-dining restaurant), Orient (adult-only, modern Turkish fine-dining restaurant). Peoples (casual dining and drinks). Pool bar. Wave pool aqua bar. Vitamin bar 

Live entertainment including live bands and DJs.

Turkish-inspired spa and wellness centre*. Private beach. Fitness centre. Aqua Park (for children only), with wave pool experience (wave pool is for adults and children). Non-motorised water sports. Beach yoga. 2 tennis courts. Rixy Club - kids' club (4-12 years, parents will not be able to enter the club). Club House for Villas.

* Denotes local charge. 

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Image of the Tripadvisor rating Relaxation

Mar 26, 2024 PPP59 London, United Kingdom

Stayed for a week, hotel was beautiful and really well managed . Hotel rooms were elegant and welll laid out. Pool staff were really good- Yusuf and Dhahraj really skilful on their skates . The star was Darun who on the first day discovering my wife was allergic to the suns rays , organised two umbrellas and came every hour to adjust and keep us… Read more
Stayed for a week, hotel was beautiful and really well managed . Hotel rooms were elegant and welll laid out. Pool staff were really good- Yusuf and Dhahraj really skilful on their skates . The star was Darun who on the first day discovering my wife was allergic to the suns rays , organised two umbrellas and came every hour to adjust and keep us in the shade.Hats off to a great guy. We tried three a la carte Resturant’s . Greek was hopeless, no decor, pushy staff, badly managed and lukewarm food( whole team needs an overhaul. Italian and Japanese were really good and on point. Beach was nice, and all the stafff around there. Lovely trip. Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Birthday celebration and boy were we blown away !

Mar 25, 2024 AjayChandhok Ascot, United Kingdom

We booked our stay at the Rixos Premium Saadiyat Island in Feb 2024 to celebrate my wife's 50th birthday. Ahead of travelling I reached out the the Guest Services team to inform them of this special milestone birthday holiday and what awaited us was truly fantastic. First of all a massive thankyou to Nataliia who worked every detail for the… Read more
We booked our stay at the Rixos Premium Saadiyat Island in Feb 2024 to celebrate my wife's 50th birthday. Ahead of travelling I reached out the the Guest Services team to inform them of this special milestone birthday holiday and what awaited us was truly fantastic. First of all a massive thankyou to Nataliia who worked every detail for the birthday with room decorations, balloons, dinner reservations and a such a special room. Normally trying to organise these things from one country into another is so difficult but Nataliia took care of everything for us. Another huge thanks to Dona once we arrived. She was a constant presence for us making sure that everything ran smoothly and ensuring that the week long birthday celebrations were awesome. Both Nataliia and Dona did so much for us that they deserve a special mention from my wife and I, in making this such a memorable holiday. The resort is beautiful and the food is excellent. All of the a la carte restaurants are brilliant and the staff working there and at the pool and beach are superb. A huge shout out to our Roller Waiter Dhanraj for always keep our drinks topped up. The buffet restaurant is equally great and a lovely touch is having segregated Adults-only sections which are policed around the restaurants, pool and beach are great for those travelling a couples. I would recommend it fully Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Fantastic 5* AI resort

Mar 22, 2024 HelenB23 Manchester, United Kingdom

We had the best 10 days here. Everything about the hotel is fantastic, we had no complaints at all. The food is brilliant everywhere we went. The a la carte restaurants were absolutely amazing, we ate in them all and they were all equally as good. Drinks were amazing and everything was part of the AI concept. Last but not least the Staff make this… Read more
We had the best 10 days here. Everything about the hotel is fantastic, we had no complaints at all. The food is brilliant everywhere we went. The a la carte restaurants were absolutely amazing, we ate in them all and they were all equally as good. Drinks were amazing and everything was part of the AI concept. Last but not least the Staff make this resort stand out, I didnt come across 1 member who didn't go the extra mile, so friendly and welcoming. We love the Rixos chain and this one didn't disappoint. Will be back soon Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Amazing time again

Mar 22, 2024 joejlw Manchester, United Kingdom

Second time at this Hotel and again it didn’t disappoint us. All staff so attentive and can not do enough for you. The beach is stunning and much better now it has the quiet area roped off. The food is amazing, we were sad to see that the 6 th floor bar had gone and is now a restaurant, however we saw Rodney and Patrica and their amazing smiles… Read more
Second time at this Hotel and again it didn’t disappoint us. All staff so attentive and can not do enough for you. The beach is stunning and much better now it has the quiet area roped off. The food is amazing, we were sad to see that the 6 th floor bar had gone and is now a restaurant, however we saw Rodney and Patrica and their amazing smiles and attentiveness/ service is still the best. The hotel catered so well for kids that there are a lot about so if you are wanting a quiet hotel with no kids this is not the hotel for you. Thank you and hopefully we will see you all again. Read less
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Mar 17, 2024 olyviap2024

THE BEST HOLIDAY WE HAD IN UAE 🇦🇪 It was our first time in Abu Dhabi, perviously being stayed in Dubai several times. We have travelled with 2 small kids (2 & 1 years old) and as a young parent we have been very concerned prior to our arrival but all our worries completely washed away when we have met Aika. She made us feel so welcomed like… Read more
THE BEST HOLIDAY WE HAD IN UAE 🇦🇪 It was our first time in Abu Dhabi, perviously being stayed in Dubai several times. We have travelled with 2 small kids (2 & 1 years old) and as a young parent we have been very concerned prior to our arrival but all our worries completely washed away when we have met Aika. She made us feel so welcomed like they were only waiting for us 😊 and invited us for breakfast as we have arrived so early. She made sure to keep checking on us until we got our room if we needed anything for our kids. She managed to check us in earlier than standard time which we really appreciate. She introduced her team to us and escorted personally to our suite and ensured to places all kids’ amenities. Our Holiday Assistant team was great but I felt that they still need some trainings. Very often they forget to follow up until I remind them to do so and took long to respond but luckily we had Aika’s contact so she was the one always reachable despite anytime even after her shift. Main restaurant is quite crowded but it didn’t disturb our holiday. We also had the pleasure of trying all A La Carte restaurants however had the disappointing evening at Orient as they forgot my kids food order which we made in advance with restaurant reservations and yet again Aika was there to solve the issue. Throughout she made sure to personally communicate our kids meal and followed up to serve upon our arrival to the restaurants. We also needed several items and specific milk for our kids and approached the Concierge to assist us but were unlucky to find. So I just texted Aika and next day morning we had all what we needed. She went herself to the pharmacy before her duty and got everything for us. On our 3rd day we had an issue with housekeeping and yet again, Aika was there to solve the issue. It felt like she was on duty 24/7 😀 I personally messaged her to get hotel’s GM or Directors contact details to send an appreciation email and guess what she replied… “That there is no bigger reward than knowing that her guests are leaving happy and returning year after year”. We travel a lot for work and leisure but have not met anyone so passionate about her work and truly people loving person. She is made to work with people 🤍 We have witnessed several times arrogant people (specially Russian) shouting and mistreating team members at the reception, restaurants and pool and have seen her everywhere handling such people with so much patience. We saw her everywhere, literally EVERYWHERE throughout our stay and even laughed that owner of the hotel must be her father 😅 as she really cared about everything around her. We also had a lovely conversation with team at reception and jokingly asked how many hours she work and reply was she lives in the hotel 😂 Twice I went to reception to update my room keys and I saw her having Q for complaining guests. I have never written any comments in social media before, truly wanted to find way to appreciate her assistance. Hope hotel GM and management receives our feedback and recognize her daily hard work. Aika, keep serving people like you do. As you said, life is all about serving each other! We are booking our summer holiday in Rixos Antalya and hoping to meet managers, team members like Aika. Read less