Lightly Four Seasons

Right on Jumeirah Beach in Dubai, Four Seasons is an attractive resort property with lovely light rooms, beautiful decor and sea views. Its closeness to the airport makes it very convenient for short stays - but why not linger longer - it is also close to Emirates Mall and all that shopping.

And has a beautiful pool area for relaxed and sunny days....

There are two big pools - one quiet pool and one active one 

The gardens are well established as the new Four Seasons lies on the site of a former beach club.

Views are tranquil and the interiors full of elegance, atmosphere, and new fresh feel.

View from the lobby

Atmosphere

Space

In the bar

There are excellent dining alternatives, with several more Four Seasons outlets just outside the hotel.

SUQ is a nice new concept, perfect for lunch

It is like a market where you can choose between Chinese Italian etc.
Very casual. Nice!

Suq includes three open kitchens, a private dining room and an outdoor terrace with views of the gardens, pools and sea.

We had lunch at the beach restaurant with Mohamed Abou Doh, Assistant Director of Sales

Pleasant moments with Mohamed

The bedrooms are fresh and light...with attractive colour schemes and lots of space - all 237 accommodations have balconies and are from 70 sqm in size for the smallest.

Attractive colour scheme

Finally a gym and a spa with a 22 metre pool

Only in Dubai

Dubai is an exciting, glittering, sci-fi city. Best seen from over the water from the peaceful and luxurious One&Only The Palm.

This was the view from our plush room...

An oasis of calm on the celebrated man-made island, One&Only The Palm feels as if it has been here forever with its poise and certainty among an extravagant grove of palms. With the city and its attractions within easy reach, you can relax on the beach or by the pool and dine in pleasurable style at One&Only The Palm.

Gracious style

Spacious accommodations

Here are some of my snapshots taken on my visit 11-15 March...

Luxurious welcome with caviar and champagne

Moorthy Mudaliar Executive Assistant Manager welcomes us

Swan towels

Wonderful to get back together with our One&Only Mary Bishara, Director of  Sales and Communications

Fantastic dining - here with Åke and GM Vincent Smarella

Succulent Signature beef just melts in the mouth

Luxury transfers and service by our agent Gulf Ventures

Beauty, class, lifestyle...

One&Only Reethi Rah is famous for its beauty, class and lifestyle. The island was extended to create the most amazing paradise beaches, 11 long white curving stretches of sand lined by coconut palms. 

One of the beautiful long beaches

You can stay in a villa on one of those beaches, or nearby, perched over the water. We tried both types of accommodation. Our favourite was the Beach Pool Villa

Enjoying life

With our sweet beach friend

On a romantic and rather big tropical island...

Jungle and tropical flowers give the island a lush and natural feel. And there is lots to do – from tennis, snorkling, and diving to just enjoying the celebrated lifestyle with its choice of vibey restaurants, entertainment, DJs, wine tastings and lots of  smartly casual sun-blessed fashion to please the eye.

Reethi restaurant all day dining

Fanditha - sunset bar

Beach Club

Style and vibes on the beach

Andrew Jansson resort manager here at the beach club with us

    

KG Hjalmarsson  Dive master and the manager of the marine center. Great guy, very knowledgeable

  

The GM Mark Hehir and his wife Nhapa

Delights

Gracious staff

Management says goodbye

Leaving in this beautiful boat

Towards Male 50 mins

    

And when we arrive at Male we are met by this beautiful Reethi staff member, airport representative...

Ali Asvad

Always helpful welcoming and smiling. Thank you!

White Horse beauty

We spent a day at Cheval Blanc Randheli. Amazing. Feels like you are walking through a fashion shoot. The dazzling white sands and turquoise water you expect in the Maldives, plus the interiors you don’t expect - stylishly modern and adorned with artworks. Cheval Blanc is not new to the hotel fashion game – they already have two stylish resorts in the Alps and on St Barth.

Designed to soothe and delight the crème de la crème, the resort not suprisingly attracts celebrities and royalty.  

Its 45 villas are all vast, fresh  and cosmopolitan, each served by not one but two dedicated butlers/concierge.

The Maldives beauty you expect with a modern stylish touch

The white horse in another version

             Style and fresh clean sparkle...

The Spa

Entrance to the Spa

Eva Sitarz Director of Sales  and Åke in front of the spa

Main pool area

Fantastic pool and 4 bedroom villa on its own private island 

Everything that opens and shuts - the four bedroom villa

  

All villas have a great design...

Water villa

Sophisticated yet great for the kids...

Kid size

Kids Club - large pool and beach access

In line with the resort’s aspirations, you can order a bottle of Chateau Cheval Blanc.

The best year for Cheval Blanc wine was 1947.  A few bottles are still on sale at USD 35000

 “Never say never again” ...

(As Sean Connery said while drinking Château Cheval Blanc in the 1983 James Bond movie.)