Located on a golden sand beach with expansive views of the turquoise gulf waters, The Ritz-Carlton, Bahrain Hotel & Spa is just a skip away from the souks and malls of central Manama.
The resort is the only five-star calibre property in the city that offers superb leisure facilities. If it is privacy you are looking for, try the 23 luxuriously-appointed, seafront three-bedroom villas, each with their own swimming pool, private beach, spa treatment area and 24-hour lifestyle butler providing the ultimate retreat for guests seeking total tranquillity.
There are indoor and outdoor pools, a hammam, squash and tennis courts and a wide range of water sports. Receive personal training at The Sports Club & Spa, fine-tune your game at the nearby 18-hole golf course or pamper yourself at the award-winning Spa.
Important Note:
Construction of 74 suites at Palm Tree Court will be commencing on the 15th Dec 08 and the area affected will be covered. As part of the extension, additional 74 suites will add to inventory by December 09 with an additional restaurant. Work will carry out only day light time (10am to 06pm) to minimise the inconvenience to the guest staying at Palm Tree Court. Hotel AccommodationThe Ritz-Carlton, Bahrain Hotel & Spa welcomes guests to enjoy the 245 luxurious new rooms, suites and the Ritz-Carlton Club. There are also 23 beautiful seafront villas, each with its own 24-hour live-in butler, swimming pool and private beach access.
Guests of the hotel have the services of the multi-lingual concierge staff, on duty 24 hours daily.
Club Level:
Superbly located on the top floor of the resort, the newly expanded Ritz-Carlton Club provides the highest personal service and features five gourmet food and beverage presentations daily.
Villas:
Exuding relaxed elegance throughout, The Ritz-Carlton, Bahrain Villas & Spa are surrounded by azure waters, and each villa has a distinctive identity and allure. Escape the ordinary world within this exclusive beach resort in Manama, and enter a world where idyllic stretches of sand slope gently into warm waters of magnificent turquoise blue. Hotel Restaurants and BarsSurround yourself with quality, sophistication and elegance:
When the emphasis is firmly fixed upon the pleasures of the palate, a visit to the hotel will not disappoint. Indeed, noted for it's gourmet cuisine, The Ritz-Carlton, Bahrain Hotel & spa manages to stand out, setting the highest standards of culinary excellence in restaurants that boast elegance and comfort.
Dining out in style
The hotel offers no fewer than nine international standard restaurants, lounges and bars and provides the discerning diner with a tantalizing selection of dining possibilities. Enjoy lavish buffets at La Mediteranee, authentic Italian food at Primavera, exotic Indian cuisine at Nirvana, or prime steaks in a contemporary environment at Plums. Dine Al Fresco at the Overlook Cafe, meet for traditional afternoon tea in The Lobby Lounge or enjoy a late night drink and a fine Cuban cigar in the Burlington Club.Hotel Activities and EntertainmentThe Ritz-Carlton, Bahrain Sports Club & Spa offers every guest the opportunity to relax and unwind. The private beach sweeps around a lagoon with it's own island and private marina. Extensive outdoor and indoor facilities provide superb sport and relaxation including:
- 600 metres of secluded white sandy
beach on a unique private island
- Extensive fitness centre
- Indoor and outdoor pools (temperature
controlled)
- Hammam (steam bath) saunas
- Squash court
- Four floodlit tennis courts
- Water sports, including fishing
- Nearby 18-hole golf course
The Spa:
Designed by the noted designer Pierre-Yves Rochon, the Royal Spa makes use of ancient treatments involving properties of the sea, such as thalassotherapy, hydrotherapy and aromatherapy to aid healing and relaxation.
The Thalasso multi-jet pool is also the first of its kind in the Arabian Gulf. Underwater jets of sea water gently massage the body increasing circulation and taking away muscular aches and pains.
This is the only spa in the Middle East to offer the exclusive La Prairie caviar firming treatments.
Hotel Additional Guest ServicesThe Ritz-Carlton, Bahrain Hotel & Spa has some of the finest Catering and Conference facilities available in the Gulf with a large selection of rooms suitable for every occasion imaginable, hosting up to 1,000 guests at any one time. All function rooms are stunningly appointed and fully equipped with the latest technology.
Guests staying a minimum of 7 nights will be met at St Kitts airport, transferred to the ferry dock, where a boat will quickly transfer you to Nevis. On arrival the hotel will meet you and take you to the hotel. Guests staying 14 nights will receive a return transfer.
Hotel Local AttractionsThe newest and largest shopping malls on the island are just across the road from the hotel. Traditional markets and souq's are only a few minutes drive.
Manama City Centre ? 3 km (2 miles)
Souq Market (market for gold jewelry) ? 10 minutes
Bait Al Quran (mosque/library with a collection of religious texts) ? 10 minutes
Grand Mosque (the country?s largest mosque) ? 15 minutes
Bahrain National Museum ? 20 minutes
Riffa Fort (traditional home of the Al-Khalifas, Bahrain?s ruling family) ? 20 minutes
18-hole golf course ? 25 minutes
Reviews on WINDJAMMER LANDING VILLA BEACH RESORT
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flopjack
Last reviewed
Jul 29, 2008
My family of 10 booked a one week vacation (3-separate suites) at the Windjammer Landing in St. Lucia through Elite Island Resorts. Overall, there were many good things about this resort but just as many bad. Unfortunately the bad strongly out-weighed the good . The resort overall was nice. Similar to your average Club Med or Sandals. It was clean, well maintained and the staff I found to be for the most part very nice and helpful (except for the reception person handling our checkout). As with everything, there were exceptions. The food was good and expensive so if you go you should consider the all inclusive option. The island is a wonderful spot to visit and I would recommend it (though not at this resort).On our final night we went back to our rooms about 9:00pm. The long story short was my wife's family suite was broken into. Most all their cash, electronics and cameras were stolen, in spite of most everything being locked up in the safe as the hotel recommends. The thieves accessed the suite and when they left they dead bolted the door. The "funny" thing is that there is no way to deadbolt the door unless you do it from the inside and leave by another exit (which was not done) or by engaging the deadbolt from the outside with a key. While this doesn’t sound strange, where it gets weird is that apparently the general manager of the hotel/resort is the only one with the key to deadbolt doors (that is what we were told). The card key provided guests opens only the locked handle, the dead bolt a separate lock, has its own special (not card key) lock. There was no evidence of forced entry. My wives family had to spend their final day downtown filing a formal report with the constable and meetings with the hotel staff.You can draw your own conclusions about how someone could have entered into a locked room without forcing their way into it and when leaving locking a deadbolt that supposedly only hotel staff had the key. In addition, the "safe" provided was easily broken into and was not "safe". There are always inherent risks when traveling abroad so my complaint isn’t with the incident, rather how it was handled. I have been to the Caribbean more than 20 times and this is not the first time something crazy happened. Unfortunately, this is the first time it has been handled as poorly as it was. I would highly recommend that anyone considering Windjammer Landing do so carefully as your safety, security and valuables may not be worth risking.
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Babs Steel
Last reviewed
Feb 13, 2006
This was my 14th visit to the resort. The quality overall was very good again. There is some building work going on following a small landslip back in October but disruption was kept to a minimum. The staff all tried very hard to keep the guests happy as usual. The beach has been expanded and there is now a bit more room than before. Dragonfly, Upper Deck and Papa Dons restaurants were all very good. Papa Dons was so popular that advanced booking was necessary due to the large number of families booking in there! For couples it was best to book in after 9:30pm at Papa Dons.I had a pedicure at the Spa and it was fine (and lasted 3 weeks in spite of regular windsurfing and diving).
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Stephanie
Windjammer Landing Villa Beach Resort
Last reviewed
Jun 23, 2004
I went to Windjammer this past May, 2004 for six days. I travelled with my girlfriend and we attended the jazz festival. I thought the view from the resort was absolutely breathtaking. St Lucia is an absolutely beautiful island. That's about the only postive thing I have to say. The food was well below average. And that was the consensus among a lot of the guests that were also staying there. We arrived at the resort and were told that we could elect to purchase the all inclusive plan, and after having dinner and then breakfast the next day, we said, no. We ended up eating dinner off the resort every night which was pricey since we then had to pay for a taxi to take us out to eat. The rooms were small. We stayed in a standard hotel room with two twin beds. It was just very basic. The bathroom had an open window so birds and any kind of bugs were just coming on through. So of course there's no air conditioning in the bathroom. This may or may not be a problem for some people. We ended up stuffing a huge pillow in the window that was lying in the closet to keep the bugs and birds out. We saw some of the villas because we had friends also staying there. Our one set of friends had a really nice villa, two floor, 2 bedroom, private pool. Another set of friends, their living room was outside. Again, mosquitos are very popular in St. Lucia, so if that's not an issue, then you'll be fine. But you can't sit outside without hosing down with "OFF" or "Skin so Soft" because the mosquitos are in rare form. To me, the villa is okay for the one person or couple that has the huge room with the king size bed, but the room with the two twin beds, is again, small. The entertainment at the resort was nonexistent or just not good at all. They gave the impression that because the jazzfest was going on, that the resort would also offer entertainment. Didn't happen. Other than at the Sunday jazz brunch (which was about the only decent meal that was offered the entire week). And it still was not "over the top." Just what I expected all week. The beach area is really not that big, but it was okay since there was a small crowd at the resort. Most folks were at the jazzfest during the day. The customer service was just okay. Because the resort is built high into a mountain, the paths leading down to the main area with the restaurants, beaches and pools, are very curvy and steep. A shuttle bus is offered to carry you from your room down to the main area. The shuttle service was very prompt. Well, on our last day, the phone went out during a storm. The management was slow in responding to our concerns about not having the phone which was important if you required a shuttle. The water sports were just okay, very basic. I thought this resort was just okay. I wouldn't rate Windjammer as a 4 or 5 star hotel which is what I often see when researching resorts in St Lucia. So that concerns me in relying on various traveller websites providing info about resorts. I did hear people rate the Sandals property a lot higher and also Le Sport. So good luck!
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