This four-star resort just off the corniche is a fine getaway, if eclectically decorated, with cast-iron horses in the drive and abstract art and Middle Eastern scenes adorning the rooms. The clean, inviting rooms centre around an indoor courtyard with desert plants and modern sculptures; they have neutral soft furnishings, windows onto an infinity pool and stunning sea views.
There's tennis, basketball and volleyball courts on-site, along with the Blue Brasserie Restaurant, with its trippy sky ceiling and fish tank, which serves an international buffet and shisha in the afternoons. Kayak hire is available for QR150 per hour.
If you just want to visit for the day, entry costs QR125 for adults and QR75 for children.