Anantara Mina Al Arab Ras Al Khaimah Resort
Mina Al Arab, Ras Al Khaimah
Location
Mina Al Arab peninsula
On a private peninsula inside the gated Mina Al Arab mangrove sanctuary, fronting the Arabian Gulf. The protected wetland and its birdlife sit on the doorstep, with the resort's own beach and lagoon below.
Transfer
A Dubai or RAK transfer
Around an hour by road from Dubai (DXB), which makes it a natural beach twin-centre with the city; it is about 30 minutes from RAK International (RKT).
Villas
174 rooms, riads & villas
174 keys — contemporary rooms and suites, traditional riads, pool villas, and one- and two-bedroom overwater pool villas with private infinity pools, thatched roofs and a villa host.
Best For
Who it suits
Couples and honeymooners in the overwater villas, plus families — there are kids' and teens' clubs and a children's pool — and eco-and-wellness travellers drawn to the mangroves.
Board Basis
B&B
A bed-and-breakfast base; villa guests receive complimentary experiences such as a massage and a private barbecue on the beach.
Overview
RAK’s first overwater villas
Anantara Mina Al Arab is Ras Al Khaimah's first overwater-villa resort — a Maldives-inspired eco-luxury escape on a private peninsula inside the gated Mina Al Arab mangrove sanctuary, barely an hour from Dubai and a natural twin-centre with the city. Opened in 2024, its 174 keys run from coastal-chic rooms and suites in the main building to traditional riad clusters, pool villas with private plunge pools, and the emirate's first overwater pool villas — thatched-roof one- and two-bedroom villas with private infinity pools, a villa-only beach cabana and a dedicated villa host. Dining is led by the pan-Asian Mekong, drawing on Thailand, Vietnam and China, with coastal Mediterranean at the Beach House, all-day Sea Breeze and a private-chef Dining by Design. The Anantara Spa works through traditional Thai rituals beside a mangrove yoga pavilion, and the days fill with sunset kayaking through the protected mangroves, watersports from paddleboards to yacht cruises, and a kids' club that teaches a little Arabic. On a bed-and-breakfast basis, with complimentary experiences for villa guests, it is the closest thing to the Maldives within an hour of Dubai.
Accommodation
Rooms, riads & villas
174 keys across the peninsula — coastal-chic rooms and suites in the main building, traditional riad clusters and pool villas with private plunge pools, up to the emirate's first overwater pool villas, with thatched roofs, private infinity pools, a villa-only beach cabana and a dedicated villa host.
Entry
Deluxe Room
Sleeps two to three, king. A coastal-chic room with a balcony or terrace, with sea, lagoon or garden views.
Balcony/terraceSea/lagoon view
Riad
Riad Room
Sleeps two to three. A room in a traditional riad cluster, with garden or pool views.
Traditional riadGarden view
Villa
Pool Villa
Sleeps two to three. A villa with a private plunge pool and a sea-view terrace.
Private plunge poolSea view
Signature
One-Bedroom Overwater Pool Villa
Sleeps two adults and two children, king. RAK’s first overwater villa, with a private infinity pool, a large terrace, a thatched roof, a villa-only beach cabana and a villa host.
OverwaterPrivate pool
Apex
Two-Bedroom Overwater Pool Villa
Sleeps four to six. An overwater villa with a private infinity pool and separate living and dining areas, with lagoon and Gulf views.
OverwaterFamily
Food & Drink
Dining
Six venues, led by the signature pan-Asian Mekong — its menu spanning Thailand, Vietnam and China — with coastal Mediterranean at the Beach House, all-day dining at Sea Breeze, a gourmet deli, a pool bar and a lobby lounge, plus a private-chef Dining by Design.
Signature
Mekong
The signature restaurant, with pan-Asian cooking across Thailand, Vietnam and China.
Mediterranean
Beach House
Coastal Mediterranean cooking served beside the sand.
All-day
Sea Breeze
All-day dining, from breakfast through to dinner.
Private
Dining by Design
A private chef and a table laid wherever you choose on the resort.
Wellbeing
Anantara Spa
The Anantara Spa keeps a sauna, steam room, whirlpool and private treatment rooms for its traditional Thai therapies, with a dedicated waterside yoga pavilion among the mangroves and complimentary treatments among the touches for villa guests.
Thai rituals
Traditional Anantara therapies in private treatment rooms.
Mangrove yoga
Practised in a dedicated pavilion among the mangroves.
Pools & lagoon
A lagoon-style main pool, an infinity pool and a children's pool by the lagoon.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
Maldives-inspired eco-luxury within an hour of Dubai — kayak the protected mangroves at sunset, stay over the water in a private-infinity-pool villa, and fill the days with watersports, regional cooking classes and Anantara spa rituals.
Sunset mangrove kayaking
Paddle the protected mangrove sanctuary as the light drops.
Overwater-villa stay
Private infinity pools, thatched roofs and a villa-only beach cabana.
Anantara Spa & yoga
Thai rituals indoors and yoga in the waterside mangrove pavilion.
Watersports
Kayak, paddleboard and jet ski, or take a luxury yacht cruise.
Cooking classes
Learn regional dishes alongside the resort's chefs, drawing on the Mekong kitchen.
Getting There
Location & transfers
By road
About 1 hour from Dubai
A natural beach twin-centre with the city.
Near RKT
About 30 minutes
About 30 minutes by road from RAK International (RKT), or an hour from Dubai.
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Good to know
Board basis
- Bed-and-breakfast, with complimentary experiences — a massage and a private barbecue — for villa guests.
Setting
- A private peninsula inside a protected mangrove sanctuary, fronting the Gulf.
Families
- A kids' club for 4-to-12s with Arabic lessons, a teens' club and a children's pool.
Getting there
- Around an hour from Dubai, or 30 minutes from RAK International.
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