A MAGICAL MOOD AT JA THE RESORT
The beauty of celebrating the holidays at JA The Resort in Dubai is the wealth of activities sprawled across the one-million-square-metre property, from spa experiences and swimming with horses to rounds of golf and shooting games. Book JA Palm Tree Court’s blow-out package to make the most of what’s on tap, with a Sea View Residence Two Bedroom Suite stay by the sea, one-time fully-stocked mini bar, dedicated butler service, complimentary sundowners, a signature Bath Experience for adults only once per stay, access to non-motorised watersports, one session of motorised watersports once per stay, a round of 9 holes of golf, plus three hours of complimentary babysitting per stay and so much more.
You can also add on a 180-minute JA Signature Ritual treatment at Calm Spa, a once-in-a-lifetime swim with horses in the Arabian Gulf, a shooting experience at JA Shooting Club, and nine holes at the par 35 golf course. The hotel’s Saturday Night New Year’s Eve gala dinner with fireworks and live music will start 2023 with a bang. To feel the love this festive season, book the Romantic Bliss Package at JA Lake View Hotel, with two or more nights in a Private Pool Suite, with complimentary bubbles on arrival, daily buffet breakfast, a 30-minute head and shoulder massage, a three-course dinner experience and a romantic turndown service. To double your brownie points, book Dinner Under The Stars, for a private beach dinner with three-course menu and bubbles. Or, for a taste of the traditional, try the Bedouin-style Zarb dinner, and feast on slow-cooked lamb from the underground zarb (oven), followed by Arabic sweets, and shisha on request.
EXCLUSIVITY IN THE INDIAN OCEAN
Over in the Indian Ocean celebrations continue, with two fabulously festive stays in the Maldives and Seychelles. Experience The Real Maldives at JA Manafaru Private Island with Maldivian heritage and originality at its core through a variety of cultural and recreational activities. While the Romantic Experience serves up truly unique moments with castaway picnics on an uninhabited island to a catamaran sail or sunset dolphin cruise. Dine by Design with a special wine-paired dinner at The Cellar, the Maldives’ first and still deepest subterranean wine cellar two and a half metres under the sea.
If a trip to the Seychelles has your name on it, enjoy a private island escape in the heart of the Sainte Anne Marine Park at JA Enchanted Island Resort. With space enough for 24 people, you can hire out the whole 20,000sqm island for just you and your guests for the ultimate in tropical exclusivity. Stay for four or more nights and book the Tropical Romance experience to maximise your time on this sun-soaked isle. Wake up in your own villa with private pool, enjoy an in-villa champagne breakfast, a spa treatment throughout your stay, a romantic in-villa dinner and, to bag all the brownie points, an in-villa romantic bath ritual. The utmost in desert island escapism.