Anantara World Islands Dubai Resort to open this month

The Anantara World Islands Dubai Resort, the first luxury resort in the city’s World Islands, will open to the public on December 18, 2021.

Situated on Clarence Island, the five-star Anantara World Islands Dubai Resort will feature its own 2,000sqm private beach.

The resort’s 142,000sqm host island is itself located within the South American continent of the World Islands development – an offshore archipelago of 300 man-made isles, around four kilometres from the coast of Dubai.

The project has a total of 70 rooms, suites and villas. Guests will be able to choose from rooms and suites with ocean views and beach access, while villas are available with private pools as well.

Accessible exclusively by boat, just a 10-minute ride from Anantara The Palm Dubai Resort, the development also features a gymnasium and a guest pool, as well as a series of private infinity pools for the exclusive use of those staying in villas.

The resort features five restaurants and barsThese include Indo-Arabian venue Qamar, a casual lobby café bar, Grand House; an all-day Mediterranean-style al fresco restaurant, Helios; and a cocktail bar named Luna.

An Anantara signature spa – offering treatment rooms, in-room treatments and spa cabanas on request – will open as part of a future phase of the hotel’s development.

The CEO of Seven Tides which developed the property, Abdulla Bin Sulayem, said: “The Anantara hotel on Clarence Island will set the bar for exclusivity and a luxury lifestyle, while remaining in harmony with nature. It will offer genuine island tranquillity despite its close proximity to major retail destinations, gourmet restaurants, golf courses and the emirate’s lively nightlife,” Bin Sulayem added.