Mysk Al Badayer Retreat
Dubai-Hatta Road, Al Madam United Arab Emirates
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“Doors to Dunes of Emirati Lifestyle". Close your eyes and imagine a caravanserai coming from a long way along the Silk Road. That would be the perfect example of what the Mysk Al Badayer Retreat presents. A picturesque desert stop set against the sweeping dunes of central Sharjah. Live in a traditional Arabian castle from the age of times decorated with the comfort of modernity.
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Free parking
Free High Speed Internet (WiFi)
Pool
Fitness Centre with Gym / Workout Room
Free breakfast
Bicycles available
Children Activities (Kid / Family Friendly)
Airport transportation
Wifi
Pool / beach towels
Indoor pool
Private pool
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Restaurant
Breakfast available
Complimentary tea
Kid-friendly buffet
Kids' meals
Outdoor dining area
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Business Centre with Internet Access
Conference facilities
Spa
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24-hour security
BBQ facilities
Concierge
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Outdoor fireplace
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Sun loungers / beach chairs
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Allergy-free room
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Interconnected rooms available
Private balcony
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Private bathrooms
Tile / marble floor
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Nice resort if you want to get out of Dubai for a night or so. Staff are (except for a couple) super friendly. Rooms are spacious but bathrooms are very small with a shower without a curtain/door making the entire bathroom wet. Don't expect desert views from your room and even the room outdoor terrace doesn't have furniture to enjoy an evening outdoors. TV channels were not clear and coffee capsules in the rooms of inferior standard. Food in the restaurant and around the pool is seriously overpriced and please be aware this is a non-alcohol hotel! The pool surface is disintegrating and needs to be renovated. Unfortunately there were also lots of flies bothering you continuously but apparently that's seasonal. Evening activities are fun and the hotel team members are nice.
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Date of stay: March 2023
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Room Tip: Take one of the tents
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Response from Sharjah Collection, Sales at Mysk Al Badayer Retreat
Responded 2 weeks ago
Dear A-ZZ-AA-ZZ-AA-ZZ, Thank you for taking your valuable time to explain in details your concerns about the retreat and activities. It was unfortunate that some aspects of your experience did not reflect the usual standard of experience that we provide to our guests. In this regard, kindly accept my sincerest apologies, rest assured, all of your comments about your experiences, and the service and activities have been taken into serious consideration and will be addressed accordingly. While I realize that we cannot undo the experiences that you had on your visit, I do hope that you will in due course provide us with another chance to welcome you back to Mysk Al Badayer Retreat with the focus to restore your confidence in our team and our service. We look forward to having the opportunity to welcome you back. Kind regards, Shafik Alaaeddine Area General Manager
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All the staff were kind, and I especially thank Ali, who was my dedicated butler. The program at the resort was excellent, the room was clean, and the meal was delicious. Especially, the set menu I had for lunch was really great. The buffet was good, but if possible, try the set menu meal. Make sure to try taking pictures with a falcon. The falcon is cuter than I thought. Riding a camel is really fun, too.
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Date of stay: February 2023Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Response from Sharjah Collection, Sales at Mysk Al Badayer Retreat
Responded 3 weeks ago
Dear Roving06589768950, Thank you for submitting the above wonderful staycation detailed review. All of us at Mysk Al Badayer Retreat are very pleased that you enjoyed your experience with us as we always aim to create unforgettable memories for our guests. We appreciate your comments about our exceptional staff. Looking forward to welcoming you back to Mysk Al Badayer Retreat. Regards, Shafik Alaaeddine Area General Manager
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What an amazingly beautiful setting and first class team in all departments who were professional kind and caring. Our tented accommodation with private pool was just fabulous, my horse riding morning was fantastic will be returning for a further stay
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Date of stay: February 2023Trip type: Travelled with family
Room Tip: Stay for 2 nights - 1 night just not long enough
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Response from Sharjah Collection, Sales at Mysk Al Badayer Retreat
Responded 3 weeks ago
Dear JAHayward, Thank you for submitting the above wonderful staycation detailed review. All of us at Mysk Al Badayer Retreat are very pleased that you enjoyed your experience with us as we always aim to create unforgettable memories for our guests. We appreciate your comments about our exceptional staff. Looking forward to welcoming you back to Mysk Al Badayer Retreat. Regards, Shafik Alaaeddine Area General Manager
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We had a very nice weekend stay in Al Badayer Retreat. I booked our room directly via the hotel website. I had some questions and did also a modification on my booking. Everything went smoothly and flawless. Upon arrival, we were greeted warmly by the security guard at the entrance and our host Ukasha. During our stay, Ukasha remained as our host. The communication via whatsapp was excellent. During our stay we had unfortunately a leakage in the bathroom, but it had promptly been resolved by Ukasha and the management. Also thanks to Aboubakar who was on duty, has made sure that we are happy with our new room. So for us, it was no issue at all thanks to the way how the team handled the case. The Gran Deluxe Rooms we stayed were both stylish and comfortable. I like the long sofa where we can sit and read. Hotel is surrounded by beautiful dunes, however this is also a popular area for dune bashing in the weekend, so you will hear the sounds when you are outside, but it did not bother us. The meals we had (breakfast and dinner) were in buffet style. The first evening was inside the restaurant. The second evening was outside with BBQ with acrobat performance which gave a nice change. Food was tasty and there were enough choice. Staff were very attentive. After a active day of trekking and dune safari, it was very relaxing to have a drink and snack around the swimming pool! All in all, we are very happy that we have chosen to stay at Al Badayer Retreat for our weekend getaway! …
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Date of stay: February 2023Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Response from Sharjah Collection, Sales at Mysk Al Badayer Retreat
Responded 4 weeks ago
Dear TravelWen, Thank you for submitting the above wonderful staycation detailed review. All of us at Mysk Al Badayer Retreat are very pleased that you enjoyed your experience with us as we always aim to create unforgettable memories for our guests. We appreciate your comments about our exceptional staff. Looking forward to welcoming you back to Mysk Al Badayer Retreat. Regards, Shafik Alaaeddine Area General Manager
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This place is absolutely enchanting. If you are looking for a place to get away from the crowd and enjoy a couple of days relaxing, swimming, and doing various activities ranging from table tennis to buggy drifting, this is absolutely the place to visit. The tent we stayed in was very spacious, calm, and private with our own private pool to enjoy. Being surrounded by the high dunes adds even more charm to the place. Last but certainly not least, the staff is one the sweetest i've ever encountered. The whole cooking staff came down to celebrate one of our birthdays, and the whole team kept finding solutions to every request we had, always with a smile on their face.Names worth mentioning are : Taj (the sweetest and most caring waiter there is), Mahmoud (the head chef who had a customized plate prepared for us when we told him one of us could fully enjoy the buffet because she was pescatarian), and most importantly Jamal, the brains of the whole resort. We might have tried more luxurious resorts, but this is by far the place where we felt most taken care of.…
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Date of stay: January 2023Trip type: Travelled with friends
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Response from Sharjah Collection, Sales at Mysk Al Badayer Retreat
Responded 11 Jan 2023
Dear yelhage, Thank you for submitting the above wonderful staycation detailed review. All of us at Mysk Al Badayer Retreat are very pleased that you enjoyed your experience with us as we always aim to create unforgettable memories for our guests. We appreciate your comments about our exceptional staff. Looking forward to welcoming you back to Mysk Al Badayer Retreat. Regards, Shafik Alaaeddine Area General Manager
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Boutique desert resort with friendly staff! We visited Mysk in December 2022 and the experience was perfect. Nice clean rooms with access to garden area and picturesque desert. They arranged a bonfire in one of open areas close to the dunes which was a nice experience. From the reception to manager all were very friendly. Dinner buffet was great , breakfast could be better.
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Date of stay: December 2022Trip type: Travelled with family
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Response from Sharjah Collection, Sales at Mysk Al Badayer Retreat
Responded 8 Jan 2023
Dear Zaharans2016, Thank you for submitting the above wonderful staycation detailed review. All of us at Mysk Al Badayer Retreat are very pleased that you enjoyed your experience with us as we always aim to create unforgettable memories for our guests. We appreciate your comments about our exceptional staff. Looking forward to welcoming you back to Mysk Al Badayer Retreat. Regards, Shafik Alaaeddine Area General Manager
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Pretend to be a 5 starts boutique hotel but it is not, only one small restaurant with restricted menu very few options and amazingly expensive, one day we didn’t have hot water in our shower. Many adventures attractions around but the hotel didn’t offer any of them
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Date of stay: January 2023Trip type: Travelled with family
Room Tip: Don’t eat at the hotel, there few decent restaurants around
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Response from Sharjah Collection, Sales at Mysk Al Badayer Retreat
Responded 4 Jan 2023
Dear Manper969, Thank you for taking your valuable time to explain in details your concerns about the retreat and activities. It was unfortunate that some aspects of your experience did not reflect the usual standard of experience that we provide to our guests. In this regard, kindly accept my sincerest apologies, rest assured, all of your comments about the dining, and the service and activities have been taken into serious consideration and will be addressed accordingly. While I realize that we cannot undo the experiences that you had on your visit, I do hope that you will in due course provide us with another chance to welcome you back to Mysk Al Badayer Retreat with the focus to restore your confidence in our team and our service. We look forward to having the opportunity to welcome you back. Kind regards, Shafik Alaaeddine Area General Manager
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The retreat is less than an hour away from Dubai. Although the staff was very forthcoming and welcoming, we did face two setbacks: To our disappointment, they do not have a spa (it was under construction / being built) despite it being mentioned online. This would have been good to know as we wanted a massage in the retreat. To participate in majority of activities (offered by the hotel) needs to be paid in cash - however, there’s no ATM in the resort and so, we had to drive to the next town 20 mins away to get some. Overall though our experience was pleasant and we enjoyed the horse riding with a very friendly horse riding instructor. Special thanks to Kebba our personal concierge.
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Date of stay: December 2022Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip: Good parking availability.
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Response from Sharjah Collection, Sales at Mysk Al Badayer Retreat
Responded 2 Jan 2023
Dear LosChilinques, Thank you for taking your valuable time for the review. It was unfortunate that some aspects of your experience did not reflect the usual standard of experience that we provide to our guests. In this regard, kindly accept my sincerest apologies, rest assured, all of your comments about the Spa, and the activities have been taken into serious consideration and will be addressed accordingly. While I realize that we cannot undo the experiences that you had on your visit, I do hope that you will in due course provide us with another chance to welcome you back to Mysk Al Badayer Retreat with the focus to restore your confidence in our team and our service. We look forward to having the opportunity to welcome you back. Kind regards, Shafik Alaaeddine Area General Manager
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What a wonderful stay we had here! Everyone was so kind and helpful! We felt so welcome! We would like to make a special thanks to Jamal and Elvin. Elvin made sure we had everything we needed and was sooo kind! And Jamal was a great host for our activities! He can arrange anything. You guys are great! Thanks for a memorable stay!
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Date of stay: December 2022Trip type: Travelled with family
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Response from Sharjah Collection, Sales at Mysk Al Badayer Retreat
Responded 30 Dec 2022
Dear jimmie1974, Thank you for submitting the above wonderful staycation detailed review. All of us at Mysk Al Badayer Retreat are very pleased that you enjoyed your experience with us as we always aim to create unforgettable memories for our guests. We appreciate your comments about our exceptional staff. Looking forward to welcoming you back to Mysk Al Badayer Retreat. Regards, Shafik Alaaeddine Area General Manager
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First, the Mysk Al Badayer retreat is an excellent choice for people looking to go out of the central city and have a peaceful and relaxing time. The resort has one of the best services we have ever seen, with a special shoutout to Shoaib and Ismail for the kind welcome. However, there are numerous things that the resort needs to improve upon to get a 5/5 rating and be worth the money. Quick note: my review/opinion is of a resident of UAE. Tourists will find the resort exquisite. Great things about the resort: 1. Delicious dinner 2. Excellent service 3. Great for relaxation 4. Great for tourists seeking heritage-type architecture 5. One of the few resorts with its own beautiful private mosque Things to improve: 1. There aren't any desert activities included with the expensive stay, which is unfortunate because we were hoping to experience something related to the desert during the stay, all of which required extra pay. 2. The images showed a movie night in the middle of the desert, but it was inside the resort in a small amphitheater. Everyone coming to the resort want to experience the desert, which was again very unfortunate. 3. There was a paid archery activity for around 100 DHS, including a cheap quality archery board that felt like it was bought from the gift market for 5 DHS. 4. The resort mentioned a mini golf area, but it was broken and unusable when we saw it. 5. The breakfast section was infested with mosquitos and dead cockroaches on the floor. 6. The buffet food in the breakfast was dry, and most of it was inedible. 7. I was looking forward to the indoor swimming pool in the winter season, but the water was colder than the outside temperature - indoor swimming pools are usually temperature controlled, but this one didn't seem so. 8. The resort has an excellent bonfire place which is around 150 per person, which I believe should be included in the expensive resort stay (without the marshmallows, at least) 9. They had an extraordinarily blurry telescope, and you could probably see the stars better from your own eyes.…
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Date of stay: December 2022
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Response from Sharjah Collection, Sales at Mysk Al Badayer Retreat
Responded 26 Dec 2022
Dear Abdullah, Thank you for taking your valuable time to explain in details your concerns to Mr. Mosses. It was unfortunate that some aspects of your experience did not reflect the usual standard of experience that we provide to our guests. In this regard, kindly accept my sincerest apologies, rest assured, all of your comments about the dining, and the service and activities have been taken into serious consideration and will be addressed accordingly. While I realize that we cannot undo the experiences that you had on your visit, I do hope that you will in due course provide us with another chance to welcome you back to Mysk Al Badayer Retreat with the focus to restore your confidence in our team and our service. We look forward to having the opportunity to welcome you back. Kind regards, Shafik Alaaeddine Area General Manager
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PRICE RANGE
US$136 - US$207 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
FORMERLY KNOWN AS
Al Badayer Oasis
LOCATION
United Arab EmiratesEmirate of SharjahAl Madam
NUMBER OF ROOMS
31
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Frequently Asked Questions about Mysk Al Badayer Retreat
Which popular attractions are close to Mysk Al Badayer Retreat?
Nearby attractions include Buhais Geology Park (7.3 km), Sahara Amusement (1.8 km), and Al Maidan Motorcycle Rental (1.9 km).
What are some of the property amenities at Mysk Al Badayer Retreat?
Some of the more popular amenities offered include an indoor pool, free wifi, and free breakfast.
Which room amenities are available at Mysk Al Badayer Retreat?
Top room amenities include a minibar, air conditioning, and blackout curtains.
What food & drink options are available at Mysk Al Badayer Retreat?
Guests can enjoy free breakfast, an on-site restaurant, and barbeque facilities during their stay.
Is parking available at Mysk Al Badayer Retreat?
Yes, free parking is available to guests.
What are some restaurants close to Mysk Al Badayer Retreat?
Conveniently located restaurants include Earth Restaurant And Specialty Coffee, Pauls Dubai Hills Mall, and Hamburgheni.
Are there opportunities to exercise at Mysk Al Badayer Retreat?
Yes, guests have access to an indoor pool and a fitness centre during their stay.
Does Mysk Al Badayer Retreat have airport transportation?
Yes, Mysk Al Badayer Retreat offers airport transportation for guests. We recommend calling ahead to confirm details.
Are any cleaning services offered at Mysk Al Badayer Retreat?
Yes, dry cleaning and laundry service are offered to guests.
Does Mysk Al Badayer Retreat offer any business services?
Yes, guests have access to a business centre and conference facilities during their stay.
Which languages are spoken by the staff at Mysk Al Badayer Retreat?
The staff speaks multiple languages, including French, Russian, Hindi, Arabic, Turkish, Romanian, and Filipino.