Hilton opens its second United Arab Emirate property today, 10 January, and the first Worldwide Resort in the region. Hilton Ras Al Khaimah Resort & Spa is set in a private bay of the UAE”s most northern emirate, featuring 151 beach-front villas and two restaurants and bars.
In March the 2,000sq m spa will open, with fitness and relaxation rooms, Turkish Hammam Bath and steam room, sauna, Jacuzzi, hair salon and treatment rooms. By 2008, when the resort is due for completion, the resort will also have 330 additional rooms.
The resort”s general manager Mohab Ghali said: ”We are pleased to introduce our resort at a time when the Emirate is undergoing ambitious development. The resort will envelop visitors with an overwhelming sense of luxury; enviable beach privacy, exclusive treatment and superlative resort facilities are just a few of the many luxuries that make this a complete world-class getaway experience.”