“STAYCATIONSS” are a popular choice for families in the Middle East this summer, and the Kempinski Hotel Ajman’s current summer accommodation deal is tempting many guests from the other emirates in the UAE.
The hotel’s weekday summer refresher deal allows guests to have 20 per cent off the best available rate (as listed on the website) for mid-week stays, for a minimum of one night during weekdays. The rate includes accommodation in a deluxe room based on double occupancy and full buffet breakfast at the Café Kranzler and is valid for stays before September 18.
The Kempinski tradition made its foray into the UAE with the Kempinski Hotel Ajman. Its easy access to Dubai and Sharjah make it popular among weekend guests, who can take advantage of the fact that all 182 rooms here have private balconies with views over the crystal blue sea.
The hotel completed its third phase of refurbishment last year, unveiling a new lobby which was redesigned to reflect a more Middle Eastern slant and the café on first. This came following the refurbishment of its 44 leisure and executive club rooms.
Facilities at the property suit every age group. Its Padi dive school offers all levels of courses, the Laguna Beach Club and Recreation Centre has a children’s playground, tennis courts, various water sports and a putting green.
The Laguna Spa offers a variety of Ligne St Barth treatments including exceptional chocolate and coffee treatments. The spa will soon add more treatment rooms to its facility. Also available onsite is the Softouch Ayurvedic Spa. A trained ayurvedic doctor consults with clients initially and recommends treatments best suited to their individual needs. A massage here leaves you feeling refreshed, invigorated and certainly asking for more.
The wide variety of dining options at the hotel is very popular among guests and residents in Ajman. Café Kranzler is the all day dining restaurant offering a fantastic and very large breakfast spread. Bukhara, its award winning Indian restaurant is widely popular and for its cosy Indian ambience as well as succulent kebabs prepared in open kitchen. Hai Tao, a Cantonese and the Sabella’s Italian restaurant where we dined, offers a more quiet and elegant setting. For sports enthusiasts there is the World Cup Sports Bar – a combination of American Diner and English Pub with its pool and billiard tables as well as giant screens for catching the latest match.
More improvements to the public areas are expected to continue during 2009.
by Shalu Chandran