Banyan Tree Al Wadi Reviews

Peaceful, stunning and lush really enjoyed our stay with a variety of food on offer and activities to do in the resort itself! Highly recommend.

We had an amazing stay here, the villa is great with its stunning pool, the restaurant, the spa and the friendly staff.. if you're looking for a different way to relax within nature, try it here.

I booked the hotel for anniversary but unfortunately was not enjoyable,furniture was too old ,the amenities was missing even a single tissue box was not not placed in the villa,hotel facilities very poor ,disappointed from the birthday cake .big difference from the photos in the website and the reality.all in all very boring, at this room rate I could have better .

It is a dream place, with a private pool in each room and excellent service. And a lot of activities that we like nature

Nice place, sometimes the prices are reasonable, sometimes they are very high.
You are forced to pay an additional amount to get a pool screen

Friendly staff, best spa treatment, very relaxing place with a great view of deers in the dessert

Amazing place to spend a couple of days with full relaxation and disconnection. The resort offer plenty of things that you won t even need to go anywhere else.

Loved it...From the hotel amazing facilities to the very friendly staff... It is a true getaway!

Amazing place for romantic getaway from work hassles

Good good good..all system, staff, facilities are good, more than good!

Best stay of my life. Beautiful place, amazing staff.

From the moment you check in to the moment you leave, the experience is like no other on this 6 Star secluded luxury desert resort.

We really wanted to experience a desert resort and The Ritz Carlton exceeded all our expectations.

The villa was stunning with a view of the desert for evening sunsets from the pool. You could not be disappointed with the size, there was times I thought my husband had gone missing! (Or maybe it was selective hearing !)

First night we dined in The Farmhouse and food and service were fabulous, my only qualm was the lighting could have been dimmed in the restaurant.

Next day we headed off to breakfast on our bicycles and then cycled around the resort, to then visit the stables and say hi to the beautiful horses, camels, Falcons and owls!

This enticed us to book in a morning desert horse ride, which I couldn t recommend highly enough, although you are riding Arabian race horses so best make sure you are an experienced rider. The view at the top was sensational!

We also experienced The Rainforest in the spa, this was a wonderful 1 hour of relaxation at our own pace, a series of showers & saunas to then spend time in the Vitality Pool!

We received a wonderful surprise for my 40th Birthday, where the lovely host Aquino organised to pick us up in a buggy and take us for photos around the resort, including the top of the tower and presented me with a birthday cake and wine to celebrate. It was so beautiful!! We were then dropped off to our room to enjoy the sunset, whilst Aquino edited our photos and created a wonderful video of all the moments he captured of my hubby and me for my birthday, it was a very special treat and we are so grateful to have this memento of our trip!

For anyone wanting to experience the desert in luxurious style, this is the place for you! I can not recommend it highly enough!

One of the most beautiful hotels in Ras Al Khaimah
The hygiene is excellent
The service is excellent
Breakfast (in the time of Corona) is good, but the options are limited according to the precautionary measures
They have many family activities and events

Beautiful resort set amidst natural sand dunes and desert wildlife. Perfect to experience the desert living culture.

Great getaway for couples away from the city life in the desert , booked sahari Villa which have private pool with full privacy, lived it will come back again.

This property is beautiful
We had a wonderful staycation with activities like the Rainforest Experience , Stargazing, Horse Riding and getting upclose with the birds in the Falcon Show.
The ambience is old world charm in the desert with modern and luxurious amenities.
Visits from the Oryx and Gazelle were amazing
The restaurants and food are very good but what has touched me the most and elevated our experiences is the personal touch added by the staff, from the buggy drivers to the housekeeping and the servers at the restaurants. A special mention for the drivers Amr, Gopal, Prasad. The housekeeping Aman, Wasi, Mekala and her team. The Servers Joan, Akou, Amandeep, Manisha. And a special thank you to Darren for setting things right

The sheesha at the Moon Bar, in the resort, was amazing

Relaxed atmosphere.. Excellent services .. Recommended

Living comfortably in the middle of the desert. So many Arabic Oryxes!

Splendor, breakfast is great, everything is sweet and activities for families

Top top hotel .. clean, privacy, resturants, quick check in, little slow in check out ..
One of the best hotels .. Cleanliness and privacy .. Their restaurants are very good .. Fast entry, little slow exit ..

They launched a newly furnished Whiskey and Cigar Bar. Just Awesome!

Nice place.
They have private swimming pools (not 100% private)
Do not try to reach it in evening, scary road to reach it

A dreamy place! Just make sure not to forget the mosquito repellent and you'll have the best time !

Excellent stay at the Ritz Carlton, chef prabal ensured our food was as per our diet requirements and delicious and karuna organised all our activities.

Tip: book your activities in advance so you don't miss out on them. The nature drive is highly recommended.

The hotel is very sophisticated and five star resort located in the heart of the desert ... a suitable place especially in the winter to enjoy with family and children and a happy holiday amidst the desert ... You can enjoy the swimming pool in the middle of the desert ... A stable for horses ... and enjoy the leadership Between the embrace of the desert

Very beautiful clean hotel with good value to stay with family and friends too. There are many choices that you can do for fun. I love it.

Our all time favourite resort, a unique experience in the middle of the desert. Super luxurious and a place that you most visit at least once in a life time

Very cool ,,, I recommend it to visitors ,,, clean ,,, but eating something special ,,, I hope to see from Halnha ,,, but the hotel Maaleh any words

This hotel is really a perfect place to relax and to enjoy the sounds of nature. It s beautiful valley with a unique design and nice touches from the staff. Villa is sparkling clean, nice design and very comfortable mattress, the pool of villa is a good size. The staff is very friendly, I loved that everyone was interested to ask for my name and remember it during all my stay which was a very nice touch to me. I was lucky to celebrate my birthday with you and made it for me so special. The Farmhouse was an amazing experience, with a lovely staff who was taking care of us in every detail, a nice touch from them when they came to sing for me the song of Happy Birthday and offering a complimentary dessert for me. The Farmhouse was unique in a special way how they cook the meat, they hold a small smoker house and over there they were keeping the meat for 12 hours to be well smoked in slowly and the taste was so yummy. Definitely I will visit again this paradise.

Just visited RAK wadi desert resort during the corona pandemic for a retreat away from Dubai

It was just as amazing as our first visit
Lamya from reception was wonderful from personal greeting and smooth check in they kindly provided an upgrade to our room from al khaimah to sahar tent which was beautiful

The villa we stayed at was immaculate in terms of cleanliness and all the staff were extra vigilant with hygiene whilst there. Services are five star from restaurant, in villa dining and guest experiences.

Food beverage manager Arun was especially helpful personally ensuring all food experiences were 5* and arranging special arrangements for the children. The staff and the resort is very family friendly would recommended this for couples and families with small and older kids they have an array of experiences from horse/pony riding to wildlife trek with feeding animals visiting stables , onsite park, archery which we did and thoroughly enjoyed. We also had a private falconary tour with DAvis who was very enthusiastic and wonderful especially with the children. Ernest was our coach for archery who we also recommend he was excellent

Definitely a place to come to to relax as a couple it s very idyllic especially at night with the candle lit walkways and spa treatments or as a family we were given two bikes with seats and were able to take the kids cycling everywhere which we really enjoyed

One of most amazing hotels i have ever visit!!!! very luxury, with stunning pool and desert view, loved villas and service!!! one of my favs @ritz-carlton

Resort splendor in every sense of the word, a beautiful place and especially the tent is sweet with a private swimming pool in the second year and most importantly of all the privacy in the place means your family can swim in the swimming pool with all the profitability without going through any person before I recommend it and strongly and especially. The winter season and the atmosphere are gimmeil

The best get away of my life. This spot is my get away spot

Interesting location especially for those looking for privacy. Well equipped and the f and b was very good.

Be ready to off-road on a small road in middle of the desert. Expects anything from a fox to an oryx by the time you reach a luxurious desert camp nestled within the wadi.

That was the awesome and great experience i ve been ever had

Nice and quite place, away from city noises

A lot of nice activities to do in, horse riding, camel riding, archery, etc..

Calm spa and they have private ladies hours

amaizing place and you have your privacy

many thanks for the resort team

check the facilites here you will have fun alot

AAA+++

amazing place for relaxing and celebrating special oucation

Excellent experience... Especially sunset time and view! Love it!

Amazing! Nothing more to say. The Arabian Oryx will be watching you by having a cool bath in your privat-pool. The tented villas are a must!

This place is a scam. Don t waste your money on it. We rented one Al Rimal Pool Villa to celebrate my 40th birthday, with the naive expectation that it will be a life-time experience. But we were wrong. First of all, the moment you step into the resort, you barely see any desert. We were given a villa with zero view, completely blocked by trees. Not exactly what we were hoping for as we already have lots of trees in our garden. Talking to reception about it, the shuttle comes by to show us another option, it looked picture-perfect, and we obviously said yes (again, we were naive). Then the answer came: oh no sorry this villa isn t available because it s under maintenance. Why did you even show it to us in the first place? I really don t understand. What a ridiculous way to treat your guests by fooling them into showing the one Al Rimal villa that has a view similar to photos on your website. They then showed us another option which wasn t great to be honest, again many trees blocking the view and whatever isn t blocked isn t worth a single penny of what we have paid. Also the pool was partially visible from the pathway, but we succumbed to this reality to avoid any further drama. When booking for dinner they insisted to book us the shuttle way ahead of time, just to make sure you arrive to dinner on time they said, which didn t even happen and we had to call reception few times to get us the shuttle which was already quite late. One star goes to the common pool area and the friendly staff (including the pool bartenders). Overall the place doesn t live up to expectations in any way or form. Needless to say I would never consider this resort again, and wouldn t recommend it to anyone who is looking to invest some money into a special getaway/ staycation.

Went there summer last year and stayed over the weekend. It was nice and perfect for relaxing. The place is quiet and the food at Saffron is good! The people working there are nice as well. The spa experience is really cool, something out of the ordinary.

I particularly loved the cookies at the waiting area!!!

Beautiful hotel, vary quite and relaxing atmosphere..

The concept is great. The tented villas are fabulous. The food options however, are very limited specially in summer. Over a three night period, we were constantly amazed at how helpful are attentive the staff were.

Unfortunately the hotel level dropped after the change management Some of the facilities of the rooms are disabled Need to maintain and the addition of bad rooms I found some bugs and camel spider

Fantastic weekend getaway place. Fantastic breakfast buffet and villa's. Ideal as couple retreat, but with the new kids club and now also community pool the kids will be begging to come back.

Short but thoroughly enjoyable stay in a beautiful desert resort - all staff wonderful and look out for your comfort all times. Menu a little light on choice but just opening up again. Loved the outdoor rooftop moon bar. We will be back to spend more time and enjoy the resort!

I came as a day guest to the spa with a visitor from the US. The welcome was amazing and it seemed really nice. It was by far the worst spa experience I ve had and this is unfortunate and I do not like giving poor reviews. There is no spa experience as the buildings are disjointed and there is no private relaxation area. There are some couches by the reception area and we were served coffee by male staff. The coffee was covered in cling film and cold. I was in a robe and was given my clothes in a bin liner as there are no changing areas where you can leave your belongings whilst in between treatments or using the pool. The vitality pool was dirty and AC temp cold. (21) shower was blocked dirty and also cold. The supervisor did come to see us and explained their challenges as a spa. However when we continued to find the conditions in the spa so poor we complained to staff who just looked as it was another day of the week. When we went for lunch we were told we had 5 minutes. Beautiful location. Expensive and poor experience

Great hotel and attentive staff. The access with a pram is not easy as there are only very few ramps. The gym is also extremely basic for such a fancy hotel. But overall I had a great stay.

One of the best hotels I've been too. The staff made all the difference. I asked my girl friend to marry me at this hotel and I'm very happy i did

Great place even if it is just for a weekend getaway with the family.

Very rude staff and unwelcoming. Unhelpful all activities were full when we arrived . We had to wait an hour for check in and another 45 minutes till the pool was sanitized in our villa. It was a rip off and a very unenjoyable trip. Definitely will not come here again!

Very nice and cool place to take your family. Modern and historical place

Did not enjoy any second. Service is really bad, food is horrible, villas are packed with flies!!! Horrible experience !

Ahhh.... I can't explain this beauty in words ... like.... more than wow...

Had a tented villa as usual and will continue coming back. Best spot for relaxation and pampering with a lot of activities if you like. Great food, excellent service, friendly people! It s an experience you shouldn t miss!

its the verry biutifull & joy full i like it this place

I stayed in a desert resort hotel near Dubai, UAE
A full-scale luxury desert resort where villas with private pools are scattered in the vast desert where Orix and gazelle also live.
In addition to facilities such as restaurants, pools, gyms, and spas, we offer a variety of activities unique to this area, such as camel riding, dune driving, and astronomical observation.
A hotel with an environment where you can fully enjoy both relaxation and adventure.
There were some things that I found inconvenient in terms of equipment, such as the weakness around the water, but an entertainment called desert that I have never experienced before,
Delicious food and sophisticated performance and service of staff,
There were too many to supplement these. Desert resort is the best

Such a beautiful place leaded by poor service
First i wiuld like to thank the few people who tried to make our atay memorable. Feras eng who literraly saved our stay and could fix our speaker. Mostafa in the reataurant provided eztra effort and let us dine when they were about to close even chef emakor visited us and checked on us, which was amazing!
It was my birthday and my boyfriend wanted to surprised me so olga made the arrangement but she didnt even bother to welcome us and we asked for her and she did not come!
The main issue is that i needed eye drop for my lenses, when i called and i requested the same they said they do not have it, my bitfriend is a doctor, he said the eyedrop must be in the first aid kit and they said they do not have an aid kit.
We requested then a tazi to go to a live pharmacy, they said they do not have cars. It must be a joke. Ehat hotel doesnt have cars ?so my boyfriend had to go himself to thepharmacy
Ine more thing, no communication between the staff and they dont understand english very well, i have request to be transferred with concierge i was transferred to room dining
Wahab hsk and palab were super nice.
Finally we had a cake and wanted ro take it with us, olga is not answering our calls, we requested to many oeople a box, they keep on telling us we will check
Unni was very nice and prepared our bill quixkly as we just wanted to leave asap