Ritz-Carlton Abu Dhabi, Grand Canal

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Virgin rating

Deluxe Room
Deluxe Room
Deluxe Room
Garden House
Venetian Village
Giornotte brunch stations
Li Jiang Lounge
Grand Canal Villa Terrace
Club Lounge
Club Lounge
Ritz Kids
Deluxe Room
Deluxe Room
Deluxe Room
Garden House
Venetian Village
Giornotte brunch stations
Li Jiang Lounge
Grand Canal Villa Terrace
Club Lounge
Club Lounge
Ritz Kids

The hotel

Luxury personified, The Ritz-Carlton is set amidst beautifully landscaped gardens, overlooking a pristine stretch of private beach. Inspired by early Renaissance architecture, every room is nothing less than sheer bliss with gorgeous views of the illustrious Grand Canal, stately gardens or breathtaking Grand Mosque from your private balcony. Enjoy a day by the canal or relax by the grand pool, soaking up the sun in peace. If you’ve children with you, they’ll be having the time of their lives at the Ritz Kids Club, there are activities galore to tempt them, including face painting and treasure hunts. Between the swimming pool and the beach is also the Splash Park, try and extricate them from that if you can! A very special venue, you’ll feel extra special as a member of The Ritz-Carlton Club, which combines intimacy, comfort and exclusivity with personalised service and attention to detail. Rooms on Club Level enjoy The Ritz-Carlton Club Lounge offering a continuous steam of culinary offerings throughout the day, complimentary internet access and international magazines and newspapers – helping to make your stay a supremely memorable one. Also memorable is the hotel’s choice of restaurants – eight to be exact, featuring cuisine from around the world. Mijana, an Arabic Lebanese restaurant designed by the famous designer Super Potato from Japan. For seafood and steak, The Forge is stylish and contemporary or feast on Southeast Asian delights in an outdoor lounge with majestic views of the mosque at Li Jiang. Less formal dining includes the all-day dining restaurant Giornotte, built to resemble a classic Italian villa, or Al Fresco Pool and Beach Restaurant with a variety of Mexican dishes, healthy salads and cocktails, as well as Dolce for espresso and ice-cold gelato.

Amenities

  • Babysitting service
  • Kids Club
  • Bar
  • Fitness Centre/Gym
  • Internet Access
  • Laundry Service
  • Restaurant
  • Room Service
  • Safety Deposit Box
  • Spa
  • Swimming Pool
  • Valet parking

Where is it

Adjacent to the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, overlooking the canal. Transfer time from Abu Dhabi International Airport: 20 minutes.

Hotel information

447 rooms and suites as well as 85 villas. All with air-conditioning, private balcony, 42” LCD TV, telephone, high-speed Internet access*, mini-bar*, tea/coffee maker, safe, iPod docking station, hairdryer, bathrobes, slippers, iron and board. Deluxe Rooms have garden, pool and beach views, with 1 king-size bed or 2 double beds, sleeping maximum 2 adults and 1 child.

Half Board option: includes breakfast and lunch or dinner in Giornotte buffet restaurant.

Full Board option: includes breakfast, lunch and dinner in Giornotte buffet restaurant.

Deluxe Rooms Queen/Club Rooms Queen are also available. 

Executive Suites have a living room with appointed working and relaxation areas, sleeping maximum 2 adults.

Club Rooms with 1 king size bed or 2 double beds, sleeping maximum 2 adults and 1 child. Rooms provide daily access to the club lounge where guests are entitled to the following benefits;

  • Breakfast, midday snacks, afternoon tea, light evening snacks
  • Evening hors d'oeuvres
  • Cordials and desserts
  • Alcoholic beverages
  • Private check in
  • Dedicated concierge
  • Complimentary WiFi
  • Personal computers for guest use
  • Complimentary pressing for two pieces per room per day

Please note: children under 12 years old are not permitted in the Club Lounge after 8:00pm.

1-Bedroom Villas with 1 king-size bed and sofa bed, sleeping maximum 3 adults or 2 adults and 1 child.

2-Bedroom Villas with 1 king-size bed, 2 double beds and sofa bed, sleeping maximum 4 adults and 2 children.

8 unique restaurants and bars including; Giornotte (all-day dining Mediterranean restaurant), The Forge (steakhouse, open for dinner), Mijana (Lebanese cuisine, open for late lunch and dinner), Li Jang (Asian cuisine, open for dinner), Al Fresco (beach restaurant, open from lunch to sunset), Dolce (Italian-style cafe), ALBA lobby lounge, Sorso traditional bar and poolside bars. Grand (1600 sq m) outdoor swimming pool. Private sandy beach. ESPA* at the Ritz-Carlton Abu Dhabi, Grand Canal, a beachfront spa with 16 treatment rooms, steam room, hammam, outdoor plunge pools and hair and beauty salons. 24-hour fitness centre*. Ritz Kids' Club* (4-12 years) offering supervised indoors and outdoors activities. Babysitting* (on request). Retail shops. Laundry/dry-cleaning service*. WiFi access*. 24-hour room service*. Complimentary valet parking.

* Denotes local charge.

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Image of the Tripadvisor rating Ritz Carlton exceptionally good

Nov 28, 2023 patricksuk2016 Kingston-upon-Hull, United Kingdom

3rd visit to Abu Dhabi, 6th to UAE. Our 1st to Ritz Carlton Abu Dhabi but this was the best by far! 6nts in a lovely, safe, immaculate environment, topped off with what’s probably the most consistent level of excellent customer experience we’ve ever enjoyed. We had the benefit of club lounge access - this was amazing for choice, flexibility and… Read more
3rd visit to Abu Dhabi, 6th to UAE. Our 1st to Ritz Carlton Abu Dhabi but this was the best by far! 6nts in a lovely, safe, immaculate environment, topped off with what’s probably the most consistent level of excellent customer experience we’ve ever enjoyed. We had the benefit of club lounge access - this was amazing for choice, flexibility and once again service. Big thank you to Prabhu, Leila & Jovana in particular but all staff in the lounge were great. 100% faultless. Even before we’d arrived, there were some encouraging signs for what was to come. Concierge, Harry had been super helpful in advance, and continued to deliver on several requests for assistance - thank you! And lastly from our personal experiences, the amazing attention to detail of the poolside team (in particular, Anil). Anil was a great ambassador for the hotel, he proudly boasted of his +10yrs service. Ps. the pool area, bar and beds are fantastic for relaxing. We had a lovely time. I hope you don’t all read this and book (& spoil it for our next visit) but we thought it only right to say how impressed we were. It’s been so good, we’ve cancelled another trip in 2024 and rescheduled to return here! Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating a very pleasant stay

Nov 27, 2023 GlennV365 Ghent, Belgium

Great stay, extremely friendly staff, very pleasant (and big) pool, choice of various restaurants, convenient location; we liked the Forge, Mijana and Giornotte restaurants a lot, and Al Fresco served great food at the pool side. Many thanks to Alaa, Bao, Banne, Anees, Yasas and all the other members of staff!
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Amazing kid friendly activities, great food

Nov 26, 2023 payal b

My kids had so much fun at the kids club that they wouldn’t want to leave. The ladies that worked there ( Thidar and Sandali ) were very kind and friendly to my kids. Even my four year old stayed at the kids club without me for the first time. Breakfast options were also good. A bit outdated hotel but overall was a great experience.
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Must come on brunch at Giornotte

Nov 25, 2023 alexdxbdubai

Great experience. We were at brunch in Giornotte. Amazing service by Sanjit. Food was so delicious. Its was very difficult choice. Saxophone and Dj made pleasure even better. We have really enjoyed. Looking forward to coming again. Thank you
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Amazing atmosphere, live music and amazing service

Nov 25, 2023 Katana994

We had an amazing service with our two waitress Sonjay and Ranjit at brunch at Giornotte restaurant. So many different variations of different dishes, cuisines and flavors. It was hard to make a choice 🤓 We will come back again.