The Cove Rotana Resort

Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates

Virgin rating

Lagoon View Room
Lagoon View Twin
Lagoon View King
Standard Room
Spacious Room
Cinnamon Restaurant
Breeze Bar and Lounge
Balisco
Pool View King
Standard Bathroom
Sea View King
Sea View Twin
Kids Club
Romantic dinner setup
Fitness centre
Lagoon View Room
Lagoon View Twin
Lagoon View King
Standard Room
Spacious Room
Cinnamon Restaurant
Breeze Bar and Lounge
Balisco
Pool View King
Standard Bathroom
Sea View King
Sea View Twin
Kids Club
Romantic dinner setup
Fitness centre

The hotel

Located on an idyllic water inlet of Ras Al Khaimah beachfront overlooking the Arabian Gulf, The Cove Rotana Resort more than lives up to all of your Arabian expectations. A wide choice of Nubian-styled rooms let you kick back, relax and soak up the sunshine with modern in-room facilities enabling you to stay in touch with the outside world, if you so wish. Explore further and you'll discover the Bodylines Fitness & Wellness Club offering a variety of massage treatments and two infinity swimming pools presenting just about everything that you need to keep fit, get pampered and indulge your senses. This truly is a remarkable setting and some of the views over the Arabian Gulf will quite rightly take your breath away. Refreshments by the pool, casual fine-dining and lunch on the terrace, give you a delicious taste of life in the Emirates and there's no better place to work up an appetite than down at the beach. Water sports and simple sunset strolls, make the pristine sands of The Cove Rotana Resort private beach the perfect place to play and supping tropical cocktails, this is where your Arabian dreams turn into reality.

Amenities

  • Kayaking
  • Babysitting service
  • Kids Club
  • Bar
  • Evening Entertainment
  • Fitness Centre/Gym
  • Internet Access
  • Restaurant
  • Room Service
  • Safety Deposit Box
  • Spa
  • Swimming Pool

Where is it

Located on an idyllic water inlet on the Ras Al Khaimah beachfront overlooking the Arabian Gulf, just 5 miles from the city centre. Transfer time from Dubai International Airport: approximately 1 hour.

Hotel information

349 rooms and 34 villas situated on the hills, like a small village built in clusters. All with balcony or terrace, air-conditioning, 32” LCD TV,  complimentary WiFi access, tea/coffee-making facilities, fully-stocked mini-bar*, safe, bathrobes, hairdryer, walk in shower, iron and ironing board. Standard Guest Rooms have a village view, and either 1 king-size bed or 2 twin beds and sofa, sleeping maximum 2 adults.

All Inclusive option: includes

- Breakfast, lunch and dinner buffets in the Cinnamon Restaurant, including tea/coffee

- Selected brands of mineral water, chilled juices, soft drinks, beers, wine and spirits, served by the glass at Cinnamon restaurant, pool bar, beach bar and lounge bar daily from 11:00am–11:00pm

- Raqi’s BBQ Beach Party* (every Friday, AED 99 net per person)

- Daily snacks at Breakers Beach Restaurant & Bar, Sunset Pool Bar, Laguna Bay, At The Swing Food Truck.

Guests receive AED 40 food credit per person when dining in any a la carte outlet instead of Cinnamon buffet - in addition to 20% discount on additional food consumption & premium drinks* applicable for Basilico/Breeze/Breakers dinner timings.

Ultra All Inclusive option: includes

- Breakfast at Basilico, Breeze Bar, Cinnamon

- Lunch at Cinnamon, The Club Lounge*, Basilico, Sunset Pool Bar*, At The Swing Food Truck*, Breakers Beach Bar, Veranda Pool Bar

*Set menu

- Dinner at Cinnamon, The Club Lounge*, Basilico, Breeze Lounge Bar* Sushi set menu (2 times for a minimum stay of one week)

*Set menu, prior reservation is required.

- Daily light snacks and refreshing drinks at The Beach Club Lounge, Daily High Tea at the Lounge Bar

- 24-hours free flow of a wide selection of non-alcoholic drinks

- Free flow of selected alcoholic beverages from 11:00am - 2:00am

- Premium ice cream

- Daily mini-bar

- 20% off on spa treatments at Avitane Spa and 20% off on water sports activities.

Please note: restrictions may apply during the month of Ramadan. Please check directly with the hotel for more information.

Room upgrades

Garden Rooms have either 1 king-size bed or 2 twin beds and a sofa, sleeping maximum 3 people.

Lagoon Rooms offer partial sea or pool views, with either 1 king-size bed or 2 twin beds and a sofa, sleeping maximum 3 people.

Sea View Rooms offer views of the beach and the Arabian Gulf, with either 1 king-size bed or 2 twin beds and a sofa, sleeping maximum 3 people.

Spacious Rooms are slightly larger in size with an additional seating area, and 1 king-size bed, sleeping maximum 3 people.

Cinnamon Restaurant (International cuisine and theme nights; open for buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner), Basilico Mediterranean Restaurant (upscale dining, Mediterranean and traditional cuisine; open for lunch and dinner. GourMed Brunch on Fridays), Breeze (lobby lounge serving cocktails and snacks), Laguna Bay (poolside dining and drinks), Sunset Bar (drinks and snacks), Sunset Ice Cafe (ice cream, sorbet and iced coffees), Breakers (afternoon cocktails and barbecue), The Lounge (bar), and At The Swing (food truck serving snacks and drinks).

2 infinity swimming pools (one of which is adults only) and a kids pool. 600 metre beach. Bodylines Fitness and Wellness Club* with Jacuzzi, sauna, steam room, fully-equipped gym with fitness classes*. Beach volleyball. Table tennis. Motorised and non-motorised water sports*. Excursions including desert and fishing trips*. Flippers Kids Club. Daily entertainment and animation. Massage treatments*.

Gift shop. Laundry/dry-cleaning service* and shoe shine. High-speed wireless Internet*. 24-hour room service*. Babysitting service*.

4 nights between 24 Dec–4 Jan and 4-17 Apr.

* Denotes local charge.

Rating summary

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Traveller rating

  • Excellent (7363)
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Image of the Tripadvisor rating Good service!

Nov 17, 2024 Eking123469

Good vallet and luggage service, even though we misplaced our vallet id they didnt hesitate to assist us and show us our key.
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Great experience

Nov 11, 2024 X1330ZKdavid Liverpool, United Kingdom

The sea view room was amazing. Spacious and kept pristine by the staff. I would recommend the club option. This transformed our holiday. Food and beach area was outstanding. All the staff had a smile, and asked about your day. It is only when you visit another resort you realise how good The Cove is.
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Very very dissapointing hotel dont go there !!!

Nov 11, 2024 929seifs

We booked a villa and two rooms and unfortunately the service was terrible the hotel is too big and you need a buggy to move arround the hotel to the pools or the rooms we waited 30 mins no one came and I requested speak to manager and none was there
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Oct 31, 2024 beckypat2019

Our stay at the The Cove Rotana Resort was amazing! The staff were incredibly friendly and attentive, always greeting us with a smile. We particularly remembered Jesus at the Cinnamon Restaurant who had a gracious presence beyond customer service. We also acknowledge the rest of the amazing team from other departments who we couldn’t remember… Read more
Our stay at the The Cove Rotana Resort was amazing! The staff were incredibly friendly and attentive, always greeting us with a smile. We particularly remembered Jesus at the Cinnamon Restaurant who had a gracious presence beyond customer service. We also acknowledge the rest of the amazing team from other departments who we couldn’t remember their names. The room was spacious, clean, and had a beautiful ocean view we adored. We loved the variety of dining options at the Cinnamon Restaurant, each meal was fresh and flavorful. Thank you for honoring my husband’s birthday 🎂 with the beautiful decoration in the room and the cake gifted to him! The pool area was well-kept, and the beach access was unbeatable. Perfect spot for relaxation! Would absolutely recommend it to anyone looking for a luxury getaway. Siyabonga (Thank You) 🇿🇼 Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Lovely place - something for everyone

Oct 27, 2024 BonFish Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

Firstly a huge thank you to the staff who are wonderful and really go out of their way to make you feel special doing anything they can to help. There are too many to name but here are a few - Andrea, Sohni, Linet, Palliva, Mohit, Kyawi & Ahmed. This is a genuine English review. We booked this from a recommendation by lovely couple in Fujihara… Read more
Firstly a huge thank you to the staff who are wonderful and really go out of their way to make you feel special doing anything they can to help. There are too many to name but here are a few - Andrea, Sohni, Linet, Palliva, Mohit, Kyawi & Ahmed. This is a genuine English review. We booked this from a recommendation by lovely couple in Fujihara last year. It was our 10 year anniversary too so we wanted a relaxing Dubai holiday rather than the madness of Dubai city. We arrived at 3am, very fast check in, was offered food and drinks which was great and then taken to our room on a buggie. Perfect! However, after a nights sleep we found that the room location for us wasn’t great as we didn’t want to be on a road where the buggies are up and down and the aircon didn’t work in the bedroom area. We asked to be moved and was immediately. The next room was fine and wasn’t on the buggie route but it wasn’t what we’d expect in a 5* resort. There was no privacy at all as either side was very open and it looked out on a fire hose against a wall. So once again we asked to move and explained that this was a special trip and really didn’t expect the balconies to be like that. They moved us again but not until the evening. We was very happy until I had a shower, the water didn’t drain quick enough and the extractor wasn’t working. We’d been in there for 15 mins so quickly called them. They moved us immediately to a wonderful room with no problems, great location and view. We could now relax (took 2 days). We had also upgraded to Club as we was a bit fed up eating in the buffet restaurant 3 times a day. We also wanted branded drinks. It’s quite disappointing that they don’t offer branded being 5* or that you can eat in other restaurants. We were glad we did pay extra to upgrade as we made good use of the beach club area which is lovely. We had lunch there most days and ate in the Basilico restaurant in the evening and only really ate in the buffet for breakfast. It also included the beach bbq. The buffet is good, something for everyone. An amazing pancake man who could make anything for you. There’s an ice cream parlour, 2 infinity pools (1 adult only). There’s a fun pool with slides etc too. The beach is amazing. The walks around are great. The resort is beautiful. We loved watching sea coming in and out. Admittedly there are areas of the water which could be cleaned but the tide changes twice a day so it does move around. If you can’t walk then call a buggie but you will have to wait at busy times to and from the beach. I should imagine it’s quite unbearable at times but October temperature is lovely. All in all, I recommend this place to everyone! Families, couples, single, young and old! There is something for everyone. We didn’t join in with any of the activities but there’s stuff going on. We enjoyed having an early breakfast, then to the adult pool til around 11. Then to the beach, drinks and lunch then up to the other pool for more drinks and to watch the sunset too. It’s amazing up there! We had dinner around 8pm most nights and a walk after before returning to the bar for the evening. It really was a lovely holiday! Thank you to all, especially for the little anniversary surprises and will hopefully be back one day. Read less