Thousand Nights - Ash Sharqiyah Sands

Amazing location in the heart oh the desert Superb tents Very good food Overall great atmosphere

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Spectacular property — exactly as shown in the photos. Our package included both breakfast and dinner. The food was fresh with a wide variety of options. We decided to stay only one night because we weren’t sure whether two days might be too much for our 6-year-old child, but we can honestly say that even three days would have been perfect. The shared swimming pool is lovely, and taking a dip in the middle of the desert is something everyone should experience at least once in their life. We explored the surroundings on foot, ventured across the dunes, and it was absolutely fantastic. Included in the package, the hotel offers sandboarding, an astronomer who explains the constellations, hot chocolate by the fire, and a falcon show. There are also additional paid activities such as yoga sessions and desert excursions. The only minor drawbacks, if we can call them that, were the absence of a telephone in the room, a hairdryer, and a mini fridge. We needed a fridge to store our child’s medication, which had to be kept at reception and was not always easy to access. For example, after giving our child a quick shower in the evening, we had to walk all the way to reception to ask for a hairdryer — about a five-minute walk from our tent — and having a phone in the room would have been very helpful. Additionally, when we arrived, it took quite some time for the staff to bring our luggage to the tent, even though we had arrived well in advance. Nothing major, but considering the price we paid, we expected these basic services to be handled more efficiently. That said, the staff was always kind and welcoming.

The setting, activities, buffet and staff

Beds slightly hard

We really liked the location - it is a magical location in the desert to experience the magic of nature

Unfortunately it is not a ‘boutique’ experience. There are 75 rooms and they are not tents, just buildings with canvas roofs. We had booked a room with a king bed but were given one with two beds and when they were ‘put together’ they were done just with towels stuffed between the beds - this was not ideal. The rooms have a shower into the bathroom with no cubicle so the floor is wet all the time. When we went for a walk we collected 4 big bags of rubbish in the desert right by the property which is really not good enough. Finally the wife is starlink which is fine, but password are given for only one device and when they ran out after a day we were told we had to wait for the IT manager to get new ones from starlink - it makes more sense to have a resort password or give people sufficient passwords for their stay on arrival. The experience was ok but could be so much better We attended star gazing, but there was limited organisation so we just left as there were too many people. Would be better with a kids and family stargazing and then an adult one