Set within the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the resort is located just one hours drive from the city, yet lies within an area of natural white sand desert with rolling dunes, rock outcrops and intermittent clumps of Ghaf trees and desert scrub.

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The location is peaceful and serene and offers guests a taste of the ‘desert experience’, with the amenities expected in a five star resort. The resort landscape is styled, following the broad landscape concepts of ‘Oasis’ within the village walls, a protected shaded environment for guests surrounded by the arid ‘Desert’ concept outside the walls enclosing the resort.

Both design typologies are responsive to the location and use a design language and plant palette which ensures the new buildings appear timeless within their setting. Natural finishes, textures and materials are used throughout the resort landscape to recreate a rough hewn, handmade finish and character to the spaces as though created and added to over time.

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