New tourist resort set to open its doors

The opening of the tourist facility is being described as first major happening in the development of the area, which has huge potential to emerge as a leading tourism hotspot.

The 109-room five-star Danat Resort Jebel Dhanna will be owned and operated by the National Corporation for Tourism & Hotels (NCT&H), one of two government-backed organisations in the capital aiming to position Abu Dhabi as an international resort of the future.

The corporation already operates hotels in Dhafra, Liwa, Mirfa and Mafraq and also owns the two InterContinental Hotels in the emirate. But the launch of the new resort marks a new phase in its development with the addition of the upscale property.

According to an NCT&H spokesperson, the resort complements the corporation’s existing network of properties in Abu Dhabi emirate, besides offering top-of-the-range facilities to attract sectors such as the conference and incentive markets to the west coast for the first time.

Features of the resort include a pristine sand beach stretching for one kilometre with full range of beach and water sports, two floodlit tennis courts, a par-36 nine hole sand golf course and a driving range, children’s club, extensive banquet and meeting rooms catering for up to 1,000 guests, the Body and Soul Health Club, Arabic and bistro restaurants, a C-View cafe, and six waterfront villas.

Fish, dive and drive safaris are available as well as exclusive tours of the Sir Bani Yas wildlife reserve island, located just 9 kilometres off the coast.

Room amenities range from individually-controlled air-conditioning to satellite television, safe and hairdryer, and all the usual five-star comforts.