1. Sight-seeing Escape
Where: Salalah Rotana, Oman
What: Cultural Escape
Offering the perfect ‘get away from it all’ staycation, Salalah Rotana’s Cultural Escape combines history, heritage and relaxation. Known for its beautiful climate, nature and warm Omani hospitality, it allows you to embrace all this and more, whilst whisking you away on a half-day tour to soak up various sites, including Sultan Qaboos Mosque, Haffah Souk, the Museum of the Land of Frankincense, and Salalah Gardens Mall. A true insight into the wonderful culture of Oman, you can return to Rotana Salalah for a two-night stay of pure, unadulterated rest and relaxation.
2. And All Say Spa-ahhh
Where: One&Only Royal Mirage, Dubai
What: Residence Suite & Spa Experience
Treat you body pre- or post-holiday excess with a stay at One&Only Royal Mirage with its Residence Suite & Spa Experience, that invites guests to stay in an elegant suite at the coveted Residence & Spa for a minimum of three nights, an indulgent breakfast and afternoon tea, a daily health and beauty treatment, including a one-hour massage or Oriental Hammam, a Mani:Pedi Cure by Bastien Gonzalez, and a shampoo, colour root or hairstyling session by Alexandre Zouari. All this in the bucolic surrounds of the hotel’s beautiful beachside resort, where you can enjoy the calm before or after the festive storm.
3. With Views To Die For
Where: Anantara Al Yamm Villa, Sir Bani Yas Island, Abu dhabi
What: Mid-week Discovery
If you’ve got time off during the holidays, but are wondering how to spend it, stay at Anantara Al Yamm Villas on Sir Bani Island with its mid-week offer, and enjoy breakfast, plus a daily activity for two, where you can hone your skills in archery, enjoy a wildlife drive to spot the island’s resident giraffes or take a tour around Sir Bani Yas via mountain bike. At the end of your adventure-filled day, you can slink away to the spa, to indulge in a complimentary 60-minute treatment, too.
4. Natural World
Where: Nofa Resort Riyadh, Saudi
What: A Safari Experience
Nofa Resort Riyadh is one of Radisson Hotel Group’s most unique properties, an African-style resort with 57 luxurious bungalows and villas overlooking Nofa Wildlife Park. It also features an equestrian estate, and a world-class golf course surrounded by dunes and mountains. Home to over 700 animals, including zebras, giraffe and cheetahs, Nofa Safari Park is a special way to explore Africa in the heart of the Middle East, and the hotel’s secluded luxury villas, complete with private gardens and swimming pools, ensure you really have a once-in-a-lifetime experience from the moment you arrive.
5. The Art of Indulgence
Where: Shangri-La Al Husn Resort & Spa, Oman
What: Silk Spa Indulgence
Muscat’s clifftop retreat that presides over the Gulf of Oman, Shangri-La Al Husn Resort & Spa pays tribute to the beauty of Omani culture. Here, you can escape to a private beach, enjoy a boat ride around the bay, take a dolphin watching tour, or book for two nights in a Deluxe Seaview Room with the Silk Spa Indulgence package, shut out the world, and luxuriate with a deeply soothing Omani Heaven treatment at the Hareer Spa by L’Occitane. You’ll also receive a hamper full of pampering treats and a complimentary 60-minute sunrise yoga session too.
6. Fly Above Arabia
Where: Habtoor Palace, Dubai
What: Sunrise flight with falcons
Make your morning memorable with Habtoor Palace Dubai’s Sunrise Flight With Falcons offer. With a Bentley to take you to and from the hotel, soar high in a hot air balloon 4,000 feet above the rolling desert with a falconer, followed by a 1950s Land Rover ride through the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve to a beautiful breakfast served at an authentic Bedouin Camp, where you’ll learn more about these incredible birds and experience a different view of the Arabian landscape.
7. Spoiled For Choice
Where: JA Resorts
What: Ultra-all-inclusive staycation
The beauty of JA The Resort in the UAE is that you have everything you could possibly wish for in a staycation all in one three-property resort. Guests can book in for a minimum of two nights and enjoy the perfect combination of relaxation and action, with an ultra-all-inclusive staycation package that means you never have to worry about the bill. Featuring 1 million square metres of leisure facilities, 800 metres of private beach, as well as seven landscaped pools, four swim up bars, a 9-hole, par 35 championship standard golf course, tennis courts, horse riding, watersports, sailing, fishing and babysitting services, never before has the saying ‘something for everyone’ been more apt. Check into either: JA Lake View Hotel, with its contemporary, sustainable and design-led focus, and renowned restaurant, Kinara by Vikas Khanna; JA Beach Hotel, which is perfect for families and at the heart of all the action, with newly-refurbished rooms; or JA Ocean View Hotel, for its privacy, romance and lush greenery. Toughest question is, which will you choose?