Overview
Escape to an opulent hideaway in the desert of Dubai. The Bab Al Shams Desert Resort and Spa is a secluded oasis amongst the soft, golden sands with 5-star facilities and mouth-watering eateries all onsite. Soothe away your stresses at the spa, f...
Escape to an opulent hideaway in the desert of Dubai. The Bab Al Shams Desert Resort and Spa is a secluded oasis amongst the soft, golden sands with 5-star facilities and mouth-watering eateries all onsite. Soothe away your stresses at the spa, followed by a refreshing dip in the vast, turquoise pool. For the more adventurous traveller, race across the dunes in a Jeep, or spot the skyscrapers of Dubai in the distance as you trek across the red sand by camel back. This authentic experience is sure to have you falling in love with Middle Eastern magic.
Distance from airport
The Bab Al Shams Desert Resort and Spa is approximately 76km away from Dubai International Airport.
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Kids Club
For Families
4.6
Google reviews (4826)
Katy Robins
We came here for a pool day. It’s such a wonderful setting, the whole pool area is vast and well laid out. The infinity pool overlooking the desert is amazing. Camels and falcons come out around 5pm which was wonderful. The food served by the pool was very tasty and well presented.
A few small gripes. The changing rooms by the pool are small and poorly equipped and maintained. No shampoo or hair dryers etc. I appreciate that most people will get changed back in their rooms however for those doing a pool day it would be nice to have better facilities in the changing rooms. The showers in are very slow draining.
Adam
Decent stay at Babs - nice room, okay food, some great staff, others not so, and some ridiculous pricing.
Do NOT fall for the Al Hadeerah restaurant they push on you. Around $100 per person, for a mass buffet and super underwhelming entertainment. Pretty much all the tables with tourists left 2/3 hours early and felt the same as us.
Excursions / tours - $300+ for a 1 hour drive through the desert is kind of ridiculous. We even had their own staff at Babs tell us it was not worth it.. that should tell you everything. I think a private stargazing was $2000+ and a private dinner was $1200+(?).
Booked with Capital One Premier Collection and their booking team didn’t have their things in order so the check in process was an ordeal with a staff member trying to argue with me when it turns out I was right. Not properly communicated at all.
The good - we stayed 2 nights for our honeymoon and they gave a nice room welcome treat, some of the staff were great - at the bar, the bell man etc.
Sarah-Jo Doucet
The staff are flawlessly polite and gracious, and look after all your needs without being asked. They are the epitome of gracious hosts.
The food and beverages are fantastic, too. A few restaurants provide many options for meals and there is a roof-top area with comfy cushions, a lovely view of the sunset, and several shisha options.
The pool areas provide space for adults only as well as for family fun (waterfalls, fountains, showers, swim up bar, and infinity edges looking out over the desert).
There are a few lawn sports available and a giant chess board.
I can't wait to come here again.
Alejandro Vera G.
Great experience staying in this hotel in the desert of Dubai, the architecture and decoration makes you feel special. Great service and culinary offer. Our dinner at Ninive was delicious and the breakfast buffets is one of the best I ever had. Room with a terrace very comfortable and with a nice view to the dessert. I highly recommend one or two nights in this hotel
Laura Lopez Martin
I went to Bab al Sams for a relaxing weekend with my friends. Mohamed assisted us and helped with check-in, excellent service, he explained the hotel and the facilities. He was very kind. In the lobby lounge, Surinderjit also served us very attentively and made my day by letting me try one of the chocolates, which was delicious by the way. The experience at the hotel was incredible. We rested and had a great time, the rooms are elegant and beautiful, you wake up to the birds singing. The hotel itself is impressive, a place made with great taste. We tried Ninive for dinner, the couscous that Obai (Syria) recommended was delicious. Dilshan (Sri Lanka) also took care of us. The spa was also wonderful and I was eager to try some treatment. We already want to return and truly, it is a place that I will never forget and im already recommending it to all my friends. Thank you!
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