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Reviews of Aldhafra Desert Resort, Vignette Collection by IHG This rating is a reflection of how the property compares to the industry standard when it comes to price, facilities and services available. It's based on a self-evaluation by the property. Use this rating to help choose your stay!

Al Gharbiya, Zayed City, 112723 Madīnat Zāyid, United Arab Emirates

#1 of 2 hotels in Madīnat Zāyid

Guests' Choice

Review Score

Based on 427 hotel reviews

8.3

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.6

  • Comfort

    8.6

  • Location

    8.4

  • Facilities

    8.3

  • Staff

    8.7

  • Value for money

    8.0

  • Free Wifi

    8.9

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  • Reviewed: January 13, 2024

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Al Sahab Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    they let us wait for nothing as we are asking to a different room for better view. p

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: December 31, 2023

    8.0
    Poor customer service
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Al Sahab Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    I request from the reception desk someone to help us to take our luggages and hanging clothes, we waits for 20 minutes and I call them twice, then we take our luggages by ourselves, when we reach the reception, we found the assistant guy stand with his empty trolley in the front door. Poor customer service.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: December 27, 2023

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Tilal Room with Dune View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Didnt like drinking wine out of plastic glasses. Christmas lunch was leftover food from previous night diner.

    Perfect location. Staff great

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: December 24, 2023

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Superior Family Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Need more cleaning for the rooms

    Good

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: December 24, 2023

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Tilal Dune View Twin Bed
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Please update the pool table. Broken cues. Damaged surface.

    Very friendly staff. Beautiful scenery. Shout out to Lama.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: December 23, 2023

    7.0
    An amazing place to visit
    • Family with young children
    • Al Sahab Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The variety of food was poor

    The mesmerising views, the staff...swimming pool

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: December 17, 2023

    7.0
    Boring Dirty Hotel , Dune view room doesn’t exist
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Al Sahab Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Not clean They don’t cleaning windows, doors , I have no balcony or window I couldn’t see through the glass , it was so dirty and dusty The Room , with the dunes ,pics on Booking .com doesn’t exist I complained I travelled long hours to get this room facing to the dunes . The Staff showed me few rooms which a bit similar but they apologised and said is just its photo shop I waked around the hotel : True,no rooms facing to the Dunes The breakfast is poor Very poor I did not eat the ham and cheese scrambled eggs. Water , liquid was on the plate after 1 min they prepared the eggs it was a lot of liquid The worst Desert hotel I’ve ever been to Boring , dirty Hotel 305 £ I paid in low season / night no window ,no balcony room ( no dunes ) Didn’t worth the travel at all, Telal Resort beautiful nearby and

    The pool

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: December 13, 2023

    7.0
    Nice and different experience
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Oasis Room with Pool View
    • Stayed 1 night

    buffet menu is very limited, room service staff did not have fresh tea coffee options....no snack options were available in between breakfast & dinner. They really need to work on their food menu.

    location is good, rooms are big nice and spacious overall vibe of the resort is nice. Treasure hunt was conducted for kids which they enjoyed a lot. Dinner buffet had good music and dance performance, it was a fun experience.

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: December 8, 2023

    9.0
    Awesome Experience, wow...
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Tilal Room with Dune View
    • Stayed 2 nights

    There could have been a better variety of food available. I was better in the past.

    Everything was really good.

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: November 27, 2023

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Tilal Room with Dune View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    All the restaurants food is terrible, you don’t have much of a choice as all the restaurants seem to be connected and their pizzas are frozen pizzas. Quality food goes a long way and this is a turning point for people coming back.

    Secluded and isolated desert retreat away from the noises of the city, very affordable and some fun activities

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: November 20, 2023

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Tilal Room with Dune View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Although the entrance, lobby and restaurant area looked lovely, as you made your way past those areas the rest of the hotel looked a bit outdated and needed to be renovated a bit. The pool is quite lovely, but even though it's meant to be an infinity pool, the edge of the pool just overlooks a brick path, rather than just the desert. There seemed to be a leak in our bathroom every time we used the shower.

    The location was fantastic, can really see the stars at night, and have a stroll into the desert close by to the hotel. The architecture and look of the hotel was lovely, and rich in Arab tradition. Fantastic view of the desert from our window. Would've loved for there to be a balcony facing the desert. The staff were really great in accommodating my partners birthday, giving us a small cake on the house, as well as a couple of drinks on the house.

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: November 19, 2023

    9.0
    Excellent spot and great desert getaway.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Tilal Room with Dune View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The food is OK. Nothing special. Would be nice if they had more dishes. Its a minimal buffet.

    The hotel is beautifully situated. The pool is amazing and we enjoyed the belly dancing and quad biking.

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: November 18, 2023

    8.0
    Nice stay but chef need to impove cooking skills
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Tilal Dune View Twin Bed
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    2 of free dinners was not really tasty and meet wasn’t cooked well. Mattress was not really comfy.

    Warm swimming pool, nice atmosphere, beautiful area around, a lot of sand around ❤️

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: November 16, 2023

    7.0
    Cycling Training Camp in Liwa
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Superior Family Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    It’s not the desert resort in the way we can imagine it, as there are no huge dunes around, and you can see construction sites around. Food is simple and poor. Electricity in the hotel doesn’t work well. Once you switch off the lites, you can’t switch on the light in bathroom and can’t charge the phone during the night. Some electrician mistake.

    After rennovation the hotel has become cleaner and nicer

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: November 15, 2023

    9.0
    Amazing relaxing stay - well worth the money
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Tilal Room with Dune View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The restaurant food wasn’t great - would be good to have other options. Maybe a BBQ night outdoors etc

    The hotel itself was great, staff went above and beyond and the pool was lovely and warm. The pool opening times were very good too

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: November 14, 2023

    8.0
    It was tranquil and relaxing!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Oasis Room with Pool View
    • Stayed 2 nights

    All the flies and the fact that Tilal Liwa Hotel will be closing their doors in the end of December! That is devastating!

    The staff at Tilal Liwa Hotel are magical. We have been coming there for the past 10 years and we never get disappointed in the staff and the peace and calmness that the hotel brings. Special thanx to: Lama and Cons, Ajith in the restaurant together with all the amazing chef Muhammed. And also Ahmed and Lahiro in the pool bar!!

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: November 12, 2023

    7.0
    Front office manager Hadi was good service
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Tilal Room with Dune View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Balconies are not clean Breakfast choice is not great

    Swimming pool

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: November 9, 2023

    8.0
    Beautiful calming setting. A nice desert getaway.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Tilal Dune View Twin Bed
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Food / dining options are limited. Mainly buffet, Variety is good but the Halloween option was one was a bit expensive.

    Serene, oasis, clean

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: November 5, 2023

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Al Sahab Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There wasn't an attendant at the pool. We had to keep asking the lifeguard to call a service attendant to order drinks at the bar. The reception at the sauna area was always empty, and nobody around to turn on the steam room.

    The location was beautiful. The food was good and they had a nice selection of drinks. It's a lovely place for a weekend getaway from Abu Dhabi since the roads barely have traffic and the speed limit is 160 for most of the way.

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: October 28, 2023

    8.0
    Had a great stay there.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Tilal Room with Dune View
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Everyone was very hospitable and amiable.

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: October 24, 2023

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Oasis Room with Pool View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The very loud music till 1 AM, The playground is very dirty (empty bottles, plastic), maybe the hotel need to forbid food and beverage in this area Need more people around the pool to make the service,

    We really enjoyed the place, the swimming pool and the restaurant, The staff is very kind and very professional

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: October 24, 2023

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Al Sahab Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Room was spacious. Nice pool too and staff super friendly everywhere

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: October 20, 2023

    9.0
    Loving life in Tilal Liwa!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Tilal Dune View Twin Bed
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nothing

    Fantastic, peaceful location, great for families and friendly attentive staff. Could have been someone on duty at the pool bar from early in the day, but apart from that service was excellent

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: October 12, 2023

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Oasis Room with Pool View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The food was a complete letdown especially on the second night when it was decided to move the buffet outside!! Not enough tables, poor quality food dried out because of the heat; the puddings where melted slop… Basically inedible with no other options 1/5

    Friendly helpful staff, nice cool pool.

    Stayed in October 2023

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