The Ritz-Carlton Ras Al Khaimah, Al Hamra Beach

Villa was great but the service was poor. When we arrived there was nobody there, I had to go and look for someone working there. We were informed there was building work but it didn't affect us. Whenever we needed a cart to go someone we were waiting for a long time, once we couldn't wait any longer so had to walk from our villa. The place does not have enough staff. Considering the extremely high prices, compared to other places of the same price the service standard here was extremely poor. I wouldn't recommend based on our experience.

In summary, this is an excellent compact luxury beach front resort especially for those wanting a tranquil, secluded holiday. There are only 32 villa's on the property all of a very similar size and specification. We stayed in the Al Naseem villa, which is the mid-range priced accomodation. These villa's don't have a view of the beach or sea but instead have a natural boundary of flowers and shrubbery that means you have complete privacy. All except the most expensive villa's (of which there are 6) are set quite a long way back from the sea across a white sandy beach. Bear in mind, the beach looks very picturesque with the light blue sea glistening behind it but to walk on it's very rough and rugged; remember that this whole resort sits on land that wasn't naturally occurring here. The villa's are beautiful appointed with a generous pool and surrounding gardens to each. As the weather here is hot and harsh the wooden outside decks and tent roofs are bleached from the sun so don't expect a completely polished and pristine finish, think of it as rustic luxury. It's the same inside, the bed is very soft and luxurious, but there are some slightly rougher edges. The shower is excellent you have a large head raindrop style shower and lovely soft towels, plenty of extra amenities too if you forgot something and left it at home. The Shore House is the only restaurant on the resort most of the time, because the smaller Beach Deck BBQ restaurant is only open occasionally. The breakfast is unlimited and very good, there is a buffet but the al a carte options are great, especially Shakshuka and Turkish eggs. Lunch is great, I would recommend the large shrimps from Oman. Dinner is good not excellent, for something more exciting you have to hope they run the Beach Deck and then you can order the seafood platter which is fantastic. Overall all the food and drink represents excellent value for money. There's a lot of building work taking place across resort and on Falcon island next to the golf course. You will be having an enormous new set of buildings being built in the distance on the new island opposite the resort. The noise and light pollution doesn't really cause any problems just worth considering that so much is being built here at the moment. The spa is good and relatively quiet so getting a booking is generally not a problem. The gym is very small you wouldn't want to use the weight room with another guest and the cardio room contains just 2 treadmills and a bike, I personally would have preferred a rowing machine and treadmill for variety. Overall this was an excellent holiday and we would certainly consider returning here.

Séjour vraiment top. La tente était très confortable et l’extérieur bien aménagé avec la piscine, la baignoire, et les sunbeds. La literie était très bien. Je trouve un peu abusé les prix pratiqués dans le mini bar de la chambre. Tout le personne est aux petits soins. La nourriture était très bien.

The stay was amazing ! The team is very genuine! Thanks to Amir, Arjun, Kway, Arun and the fnb team who organised the dinner ! The room and the facilities are great. Every one very helpful and welcoming. Concierge at the reception and FO team were very friendly !

It’s such an extra decadent stay in The Ritz Carlton Ras Al Khaimah Al Hamra. The check in was super easy. The villa was spacious and complete amneties. The staffs and service was excellent! Special thanks to restaurant team Arun, alina, tun, mukul, deepu, myron and angel (this was my second time visiting shore house since 2 months back). I really enjoy the iftar and breakfast. And also Front Office team for granting the late check out request, and providing the transfer luxury service by the BMW to The Ritz Carlton RAK Al Wadi. Fillend, Pollina, Amin, can’t thankful enough to you guys!!