Our hotel is located at the most spectacular hilltop setting, surrounded by lush green gardens between natural wind-carved sand dunes in an untouched place. The white hotel with its traditional architectural design is truly the enchanted location of tranquility and one of the world’s most spectacular spots for travelers seeking a place to unwind, recharge and just relax. Just walking through the lush green 25 acre garden with date palms among other flowering plants that surrounds the hotel and soaking up the unpolluted dry air in itself provides a healthy therapeutic outdoor adventure, let it be summer or winter. Read more.
Location:
The Liwa Hotel, perched on a rise that overlooks a breathtaking oasis in the Rub at Khali, is the ideal base from which to follow in the tracks of the great explorers and discover one of the most fascinating landscapes on earth.
Just a 2 hour drive from Abu Dhabi (the UAE capital), and 3 hours from Dubai, the Liwa Hotel is an oasis of hospitality.
The journey to the hotel in itself is an adventure, passing through some of the most spectacular and constantly shifting sand sculptures in the region, quaint Arabian villages, and a vast landscape sprinkled with authentic heritage farms.
Here, guests can enjoy top-class comfort and luxury, matched by traditional Arabian standards of service and hospitality. Rub al Kali – appropriately known as the Empty Quarter – is the largest contiguous sand desert in the world.
The size of France, Belgium, and the Netherlands combined, Rub al Kali is populated by huge 'irq’ (vein) dunes that are 150 kilometres long, horned ‘barchan’ dunes that crest steeply to 700 metres, and wall-like ‘zibar’ dunes that block movement down the ‘shugs’ (corridors).
Crossing this area is considered as dangerous – and logistically more difficult – than Antarctica. Temperatures reach more than 61ºC and the central core is inaccessible to fixed-wing aircraft or even helicopters.
About Liwa:
The Liwa Hotel has the most spectacular unique location by being on a hill overlooking the beautiful Liwa Oasis on one side and the barren Rub Al Khali (Empty Quarter) Desert on the other side. Towering above the town of Liwa Mezairah and most of its surrounding, the visitors to the hotel are readily awarded with two contrasting views of green and golden brown.
Also, Surrounded by a lush green garden of around 25 acres and with an ambience of peace and tranquility, the hotel presents the ideal getaway destination for travelers from UAE and abroad alike.
Yet brave adventurers succeeded in traversing this exceptionally hostile environment, overcoming extreme temperatures and camel-spiders, sand-vipers, and translucent scorpions.In 1931, Bertram Thomas travelled south to north through the eastern lobe, the first true crossing by a Westerner. The following year, Harry St. John (Abdullah) Philby made it from north to south and back, then west – two true crossings. And over 1946-48, the great desert explorer Wilfred Thesiger crossed part of the eastern lobe, later traversing along the northern edge.
Today, the Empty Quarter is just as forbidding – but the modern-day explorer can now enter with total security.
Whether you’re discovering the traditional sights of the Emirates, enjoying a unique get-away or simply a well-deserved break, the Liwa Hotel guarantees to make your stay and unforgettable experience.
Spacious and luxurious rooms offer impressive panoramic views, which can be explored through exhilarating desert safaris and evening outings for sumptuous Arabian feasts under the stars.
Explore the large areas of lag gravel plains with ‘seif’ (sword) dunes marching across them. In the eastern margins of the Rub Al Kali there are ‘sabkhas’ – dry-crusted, lithium-rich brine-mud lakes.
Between the huge 'irq’ dunes there are thousands of ancient dried lakes, clear evidence of two previous periods of regular rains, and keen-eyed explorers might find elegant flint arrow-heads, maybe chance of the skulls of huge beasts from that era, akin to water-buffalo and hippos.
Al-Hadida is a strange place of black glass and white rocks where a meteorite struck with an explosion equivalent to the Hiroshima atom bomb. Known as the ‘Wabar’ Impact Site, scientists estimate that the strike was very recent on a geological time scale, putting the date at around 1863.
At least three crater rims are still visible, and the exposed wind-sorted field of debris from the impact extends to about 500 by 1,000 metres, caused by an explosion-cloud that probably reached the stratosphere.
Meetings & Events
The elaborate Grand Ballroom, with an area of 190 square meters can accommodate 100 guests or can be converted into two rooms 40 guests each, suitable for smaller conferences or product launches. All facilities are equipped with audio-visual equipment.
Outdoor catering is available for private events and parties. The breathtaking garden of Liwa Hotel is an ideal location for large open-air parties, events, team-building activities etc. with popular choice of the Arabian Fantasy Tents service and multiple BBQ facilities. Our traditional setting of the Arabian Fantasy Tents in the garden offers authentic Arabian cuisine along with traditional ‘shisha’ in luxury tents.
Rooms, Suites and Villas
Rooms and suites:
The 58 rooms, 2 Executive Suites, 2 Junior Suites and 1 Presidential Suite offer the most comfortable spacious rooms like no other. All balconies provide a breath taking panoramic view across the stunning landscape.- Room sizes are 51 square meters for standard single or double rooms
- Suites of 160 square meters consist of separate dining room, living room, and kitchen
- The Presidential suite of 221 square meters consists of dining area, living room, and kitchen
Villas:
The hotel also has 3 newly renovated luxury villas, all with their own private pool, spacious terrace overlooking the pools, self-catering kitchens and pool side BBQ areas beckoning to families or groups that are longing for a cozy relaxing stay with complete privacy.- Area of 300 square meters.
- The total private pool area is 574 square meters.
- Three bedrooms.
- Master bedroom with its own bathroom with bath tub and separate shower.
- 3 Bathrooms.
- 1 living room.
- 1 Dining room for 8 persons.
- Fully equipped Kitchen.
- Free WiFi Internet.
- 40 TV channels.
- 3 modern LCD TVs.
- Complimentary Tea/Coffee facilities.
Activities
Things to do in Liwa
During their stay, visitors can engage in a multitude of activities that include:
- Camel riding
- Horseback riding
- Desert Safari
- Sand boards
- Dune Bashing
- Overnight Camping
- Biking
- Out-door BBQ
- Walking in the desert
- Viewing the spectacular Sunset
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