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Dubai Overwater Bungalows at Anantara Dubai The Palm Resort

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Located on the famous tree-shaped Palm Jumeirah island off the coast of Dubai, Anantara The Palm Dubai Resort has over 1,300 feet of private coastline and the first overwater bungalows in the UAE! With views of the Arabian Gulf, you can enjoy a stunning beach getaway while still being close to the city!

Highlights

  • First of its Kind

    Anantara The Palm Resort is home to the first overwater villas in the UAE

  • Close to the Action

    Dubai International Airport is about 45 minutes away from Anantara The Palm Resort, making it easily accessible for travelers.

  • Something for Everyone

    Beachfront relaxation and close proximity to the city make Anantara The Palm Resort a resort that offers something for everyone in the family

Photo courtesy: Anantara The Palm Resort

Dubai Overwater Bungalows: The Ultimate Luxury Experience

The first of its kind in the Middle East, these spacious overwater bungalows feature glass panel floors, private terraces, soaking tubs with a view, and host service to attend to your needs.

Anantara The Palm Resort also offers a variety of other room categories from Lagoon View and Lagoon Access to Pool Villas and Family Rooms.

Dining at Anantara The Palm Dubai Resort

Anantara The Palm Resort is home to seven bars and restaurants: Mekong, Mai Bar, Revo Café, The Beach House, The Lotus Lounge, and Crescendo. In-room dining is also available. Each dining venue offers unique daily happy hour specials.

The eclectic Mekong features charming rickshaw tables and tempting Thai cuisine. You can also enjoy Spice Spoons by Anantara, a Thai cooking class, to take home some amazing new culinary skills to impress your family and friends.

Bushman’s Restaurant & Bar features Down Under dining with upscale Australian fare. From prawns (cooked on the barbie, of course) to kangaroo fillet, you’ll enjoy a unique dining experience.

Home to afternoon tea, Lotus Lounge offers light bites during the day and transforms into an elegant lounge in the evening. Revo Cafe is an all-day coffee house that serves up healthy fare and all the caffeine you need to kickstart your day.

Mekong Restaurant Photo courtesy: Anantara The Palm Resort

Sip cocktails by the pool at Mai Bar and enjoy bites at The Beach House, a casual beach restaurant by day, and laid-back lounge by night. Enjoy drinks at the pool from the quirky kayak boat, a floating bar built in a kayak.

Crescendo offers all-day dining and unique theme nights like Latin American on Mondays, South Asian on Fridays, and Indian and Middle Eastern delicacies on Thursdays.

For a unique experience, try Bubble dining, a private dining experience in an air-conditioned transparent bubble or enjoy a private dinner on the beach while the sun sets and the city sparkles to life across the water.

Photo courtesy: Anantara The Palm Resort

Activities at the Anantara The Palm Dubai Resort

You won’t lack things to do while on vacation at Anantara the Palm Dubai Resort. Located on the iconic Palm Jumeirah, the resort offers easy access to various attractions in the United Arab Emirates.

Let’s start with the obvious: the pool. The picture-perfect 160-foot infinity pool is ideal for relaxation and the jacuzzi overlooks the Arabian Gulf. There’s no more relaxing way to spend your vacation and no one would judge you if you spent your entire stay relaxing poolside.

However, if you’re the more active type there are two outdoor tennis courts, a beach volleyball court, and a host of water activities from water skiing to stand-up paddle boarding. There’s also a 24-hour fitness center, though I can’t imagine why you’d want to spend your time working out indoors when there are so many fun functional fitness activities available!

Explore with a banana boat ride, sunset boat cruise, or fishing trip. Or if you prefer to be under the waves, PADI dive courses are available as well as options to dive Dubai’s Sunken City, the deepest pool in the world at 60 meters,

If you fancy a little retail therapy, a daily shuttle service to Mall of the Emirates is available.

Anantara Spa offers a mix of relaxing and theraputic treatments, taking its cues from Asian and Arabian cultures. Traditional Thai healing treatments work with your body’s energy meridian lines to bring harmony and balance to the body, while non-surgical treatments can leave you looking fresher and more youthful than before your trip!

Photo courtesy: Anantara The Palm Resort

Children & Teen Activities at Anantara The Palm Dubai

There’s no shortage of things for children of all ages to do at Anantara the Palm Dubai Resort!

For the little ones, there’s the Tuk-Tuk Kids Club where they can enjoy arts and crafts like shell decorating, fun games like three-legged races, and age-appropriate movies. For the older crowd, the Chill Teens Club is the perfect spot to hang out with their peers and play video games, enjoy theme nights, and play pool or air hockey!

There are also cooking workshops for kids ages 5-12, pool games, and even a kid’s spa and salon! Kids menus and babysitting services are also available.

Photo courtesy: Anantara The Palm Resort

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Lori Barbely

Hi, I’m Lori. But you can call me Lors. I’m a middle-aged New Jersey-born gal, currently based in Orlando, Florida. My background is in editorial travel photography and writing and I've been to more than 30 countries. I’m obsessed with tropical locales and my favorite city is Tokyo. Have camera, will travel! I’m a Disney adult, Lord of the Rings fan, certified crazy cat lady, and sushi addict! I hope this blog inspires your wanderlust. Feel free to follow me on Instagram for snippets of daily life on and off the road.

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