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Latest post on 04 April 2012 - 15:09

Hi ladies!

Hubby and I are thinking of spending a couple of nights in Fujairah as part of our babymoon, but not too sure which hotel to go for. We've been looking at places like:Le Meridien Al Aqah beach resort; Miramar Al Aqah, Fujairah Rotana, Concorde Fujairah, and the Hilton Fujairah Resort. We want somewhere nice and relaxing, a little bit of a luxury feel and nice food.

Any feedback on any of these, or any others in a similar price range? We'd also been thinking of maybe trying Hatta Fort for a night or 2 but not so convinced by the pics on the website. Has anyone stayed there recently?

TIA! :) xx

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Latest post on 06 April 2012 - 05:52

I recommend both, I have been to both, every year either Miranar or Le Meridien al aqa,good service delicious food and a very nice view.

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Latest post on 06 April 2012 - 00:04

Thanks for all the replies ladies! So its looking like Le Meridien and Miramar are the best contenders. A little put off by the sounds of the beach, but guess we could always just laze around the pool instead. We're going to be spending a further 3 nights in RAK at the Hilton resort (cant wait...I LOVE it there!! :) ) so trying to decide if its best to do Al Aqah, or spend a couple of days in the mountains somewhere like Hatta Fort or Khatt Springs....hmmm.....decisions decisions!! You can't compare le meridien and hatta fort - hatta is so tired- had a great lunch there last summer but it's tatty. Do le meridien and gt a wonderful pampering in their adorable spa.

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Latest post on 05 April 2012 - 12:36

Thanks for all the replies ladies! So its looking like Le Meridien and Miramar are the best contenders. A little put off by the sounds of the beach, but guess we could always just laze around the pool instead. We're going to be spending a further 3 nights in RAK at the Hilton resort (cant wait...I LOVE it there!! :) ) so trying to decide if its best to do Al Aqah, or spend a couple of days in the mountains somewhere like Hatta Fort or Khatt Springs....hmmm.....decisions decisions!!

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Latest post on 05 April 2012 - 11:14

We had a lovely stay last weekend at Le Meridien Aqah. Very good hotel and good pool! Once more though, we could not set a foot in the sea: tar and huge jellyfish.

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Latest post on 05 April 2012 - 10:42

We have always enjoyed the Al Aqah but have not been for a while. Miramar is also lovely although from what I recall the rooms were slightly smaller. Personally, am not a big Rotana fan and whilst I havent stayed at this one we did take a tour in case we fancied it next time and it was a no for us. Congratulations and enjoy your babymoon wherever you end up! :)

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Latest post on 05 April 2012 - 10:04

If you have ever stayed at Le Meridien al aqah then never try Rotana afterwards. We made that mistake. Rotana is 4star pretending to be 5 star. Le Meridien is just so much better room and food wise. We would like to try Miramar too sometime.

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Latest post on 05 April 2012 - 09:25

Hi we stayed at the Rotana last year and it was amazing. Had such a nice relaxing time. Food was lovely buffet style everyday and the pools were fab! I can highly recommend it. Have fun!

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Latest post on 05 April 2012 - 07:44

We've recently stayed at the Miramar and had a lovely stay. Nice beach (although busy) very nice pool area and excellent food - there's a particularly nice asian fusion restaurant there. I second Miramar, it's low rise Arabian style with lovely pool area. The restaurant you mention was absolutely the best Thai tasting menu we have ever had and they had a great selection of vino too. Would to there again in a flash. We did not enjoy our stay a the Meridian at all, the service was poor and they have a petting zoo which had no water for the animals in Summer despite us asking three times. In the end I broke into the zoo with some water bottles for the poor things.

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Latest post on 05 April 2012 - 07:36

I thought there was a new hotel beach resort from Hilton, which has been rated very well...do a search on here and my husbands been reccommended it as well.....

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Latest post on 05 April 2012 - 00:00

I always say le meridien al aqah as we've never been disappointed and have always had superb service, food etc. we stayed for 1 night at the hilton and checked out the next day (a few years ago now so may well be different) - the staff and service ware excellent but the hotel was very tired so if you want a special time away avoid like the plague. If it was me planning a baby moon I'd book into the Ras al khaimah resort and spa in one of the beach villas with its own plunge pool/jaccuzi and have the chefs cook a special BBQ on the terrace. You can also stock up with bubbles from the wine store at the hotel before you leave! Heaven I love it there.

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Latest post on 04 April 2012 - 16:57

We've recently stayed at the Miramar and had a lovely stay. Nice beach (although busy) very nice pool area and excellent food - there's a particularly nice asian fusion restaurant there.

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Latest post on 04 April 2012 - 16:53

Stayed at Hatta Fort last December - lovely and quiet and had the feel of a game lodge in Africa. Yes, it looks a bit tired but the rooms were massive and the bathroom (with full bath and separate shower) were to die for. We stayed at Rotana Fujairah a couple of months ago and again, the rooms were well appointed with a great range of toiletries. The 'communal' buffet-style main restaurant leaves a lot to be desired - don't get me wrong, the food was hot, plentiful and with a huge selection but that style of dining doesn't float my boat. They do, however, have a separate beach bar which does great snacks and lunches and Waves is their a la carte restaurant with great fresh fish dishes. The beach, however, was fairly oily - it was really windy when we were there so perhaps oil had been kicked up by the sea. I highly recommend though going a bit further afield and driving the 3.5hrs to Khasab in Oman - Golden Tulip hotel OK but there are loads of places to eat nearby and the beaches and views from the cliffs are to die for. Take a Dhow cruise with dolphin spotting almost a guarantee. Go on a morning trip to get more changes to see them, although we did the pm trip and saw the same pod a couple of times.

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Latest post on 04 April 2012 - 15:31

We stayed in Radisson Blu Fujairah, 2 bedroom suite, lovely suite, pretty expensive though. White sand beach, there's kid club, nice bar, well order some drinks and was sent to wrong rooms :-). I heard Rotana Fujairah is nice too!

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Latest post on 04 April 2012 - 15:27

meridien al aqah is lovely, nice big room and all sea facing, huge pool, nice outdoor beach bar and lovely thai restaurant...

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