Banana Island Resort Doha by Anantara
Banana Island, Doha, Qatar
Location
Banana Island
On a crescent artificial island reached by a 20-minute luxury catamaran from Al Shyoukh Terminal on the Corniche, opposite Souq Waqif — island access only, with no exit on foot.
Transfer
By road then catamaran
Around 30 minutes by road from Hamad International (DOH) to the terminal, then a 20-minute catamaran across to the island; access is by scheduled ferry only.
Villas
141 rooms, suites & villas
141 keys including overwater villas — some with private pools and butler service, and family overwater villas sleeping up to ten.
Best For
Who it suits
Families and couples drawn to an overwater island with an adventure park, plus families who prefer an alcohol-free atmosphere — with island-only ferry access to factor in.
Board Basis
B&B / half-board
A bed-and-breakfast base, with a half-board option. An alcohol-free resort, reached by scheduled catamaran.
Overview
Doha’s overwater-villa island
Banana Island Resort Doha by Anantara is Doha's overwater-villa island escape — a crescent island reached by a twenty-minute luxury catamaran from Al Shyoukh Terminal on the Corniche, opposite Souq Waqif, with access by ferry only. It is an alcohol-free, family-first private-island resort, around thirty minutes by road from Hamad International to the terminal and then the short sail across. Its 141 rooms, suites and villas include overwater villas — some with private pools and butler service, and family overwater villas with an overwater deck and indoor-outdoor living that sleep up to ten. Around nine dining options include the Arabic-Mediterranean Al Nahham with Doha skyline views, the contemporary Italian Riva, the Azraq breakfast buffet, a family-friendly American diner and an Indian restaurant. The Anantara island spa is billed as the region's only wellness centre in an island-resort setting, with men's and women's hammams, couples' suites, an indoor botanical garden, a sauna, steam and hot tub and Thai and Ayurvedic therapies. An adventure park brings bowling, a cinema and golf, while an 800-metre golden beach, two pools and a waterslide pair with motorised watersports, surfing and diving — a family wonderland on the water, on bed-and-breakfast or half-board.
Accommodation
Rooms, suites & villas
141 rooms, suites and villas, including overwater villas — some with private pools and butler service, and family overwater villas with an overwater deck and indoor-outdoor living that sleep up to ten.
Entry
Premier Room (Sea View)
Sleeps two to three, king. A room with a balcony, sunbeds, a spring-water tub and a rain shower, with sea views.
BalconySea view
Adventure
Premier Room + Adventure Park Access
Sleeps two to three plus children. With Adventure Park access, with sea views.
Park accessSea view
Pool villa
Beach Pool Villa
Sleeps two to four. With a private pool and beach access, with sea or beach views.
Private poolBeach access
Apex
Over Water Pool Villa (Family)
Sleeps up to ten. An overwater deck with a private pool, butler and indoor-outdoor living, with sea views.
OverwaterFamily up to 10
Food & Drink
Dining
Around nine venues, on an alcohol-free resort — the Arabic-Mediterranean Al Nahham with Doha skyline views, the contemporary Italian Riva, the Azraq breakfast buffet, a family-friendly American diner and an Indian restaurant.
Arabic
Al Nahham
Arabic-Mediterranean cooking with Doha skyline views, the resort's signature table.
Italian
Riva
Contemporary Italian cooking and seafood at Riva.
Buffet
Azraq
The all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet at Azraq.
Family
American diner
A family-friendly American diner, for relaxed plates.
Indian
Indian restaurant
An Indian restaurant, with curries and tandoor dishes.
Wellbeing
Anantara Spa & Wellness
The Anantara island spa, billed as the region's only wellness centre in an island-resort setting, keeps men's and women's hammams, couples' suites and an indoor botanical garden, with a sauna, steam and hot tub and Thai and Ayurvedic therapies.
Island spa
Men's and women's hammams, couples' suites and an indoor botanical garden at the island spa.
Pools & beach
Two pools and a waterslide, with an 800-metre golden beach beyond.
Watersports
Motorised watersports, surfing and diving off the beach.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
An overwater island wonderland, alcohol-free and reached by sea. Sail in by catamaran, stay over the water in a private-pool villa, fill the days at an adventure park with bowling, a cinema and golf, dive or surf off an 800-metre golden beach, and take a hammam ritual at the island spa with its indoor botanical garden.
Catamaran arrival
A twenty-minute catamaran sail to the island, the only way in or out.
Overwater-villa stay
An overwater villa with a private pool and butler service.
Adventure Park
An adventure park with bowling, a cinema and golf for the family.
Watersports & dive
Motorised watersports, surfing and diving off the 800-metre beach.
Anantara hammams
Anantara hammams and an indoor botanical garden at the island spa.
Getting There
Location & transfers
By road then sea
About 30 min to the terminal
Then a 20-minute catamaran to the island.
On the island
800m golden beach
Two pools and a waterslide on an 800-metre golden beach, the island reached by ferry only.
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Good to know
Board basis
- A bed-and-breakfast or half-board base, on an alcohol-free resort reached by scheduled catamaran.
Access
- Island-only, reached by scheduled catamaran.
Families
- An adventure park, a waterslide and kids' and teens' clubs for families.
Getting there
- Around 30 minutes to the terminal, then a 20-minute catamaran.
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