Qatar and Doha offer a luxurious and glitzy city break destination. It takes the best of middle eastern travel and offers a lavish experience at every turn.
Qatar perfectly blends traditional culture with modern opulence and is ideal for luxury and comfort. Doha is the pearl of luxurious travel, evisa, with world-class hotels and restaurants, private excursions, top-label shopping malls, and spa treatments that put the lux in relaxation.
Five-star resort overnight.
Doha almost has too many luxury hotels. Top hotels with private beaches, pools, spas, and good restaurants dot Doha’s skyline and coastline, blending comfort and bling.
Enjoy a private island stay at Banana Island Resort Doha by Anantara, featuring South Pacific-style overwater villas, top restaurants, and a poolside floating lunch. Experience luxury in Pearl-Qatar with the palatial Marsa Malaz Kempinski, offering a private beach, opulent spa, and exclusive tours of Doha in Rolls Royces, Range Rovers, and BMWs.
Sharq Village & Spa, a Ritz Carlton property off the Corniche, offers a private and luxurious experience with cultural and traditional touches, resembling a local village by the sea. Among top luxury chains, the Four Seasons Hotel Doha stands out. This property has several excellent restaurants in West Bay, between the city center and Pearl-Qatar.
Try Doha’s best fine dining.
Doha has a large number of top restaurants serving international and local cuisine.Nobu excels in both food and location, serving on a small island connected to the Four Seasons hotel via a causeway. Exceptional Friday brunch. COYA, a Peruvian restaurant at the W Hotel, is a local favorite for its delicious ceviche and churros de naranja.
The first Middle Eastern restaurant by “Iron Chef” Masaharu Morimoto, Morimoto, is located in the Mondrian Hotel and offers delicious Japanese cuisine, including tuna nigiri. At the St Regis Hotel’s Hakkasan restaurant, the dim sum platter elevates steamed dumplings to a culinary masterpiece.
In the St Regis, three-Michelin-starred Chef Andy Garcia inspired BIBO Doha, an Andalusian-style brasserie that serves European and Mediterranean cuisine adapted for Qataris and inspired by his travels. Celebrate the ‘culinary travel guide’ with Spanish flavors and a ‘personalized international twist,’ winning Best European Restaurant in Doha.
Qatar has great international food, but you should try Middle Eastern food in a luxurious setting. At Marsa Malaz Kempinski, Al Sufra offers Levant-inspired dishes with traditional recipes, rich coffee, and exceptional service in a cozy atmosphere that will last.
One of Qatar’s most luxurious addresses, Yasmine Palace is located in the uptown area of The Pearl-Qatar. Only Doha’s multi-themed restaurant has extravagant décor and food. Three gastronomical journeys through Levant, Andalusia, and Qatar offer a ‘complete luxurious sensory experience.’
Private Qatar tour
Booking a private helicopter flight over Doha is a fun and useful way to get oriented amid its confusing geography, which revolves around a nearly circular bay. A flight over the city, bay, islands, and Pearl-Qatar is a great way to see this desert country.
From air to water, explore Doha Bay. Enjoy a luxurious yacht ride with stunning views of Doha’s skyline, a swim on uninhabited Safliya Island, and an optional lunch.
The desert follows. Most of Qatar’s desert is rocky and flat, but in the south near Saudi Arabia, perfect sand dunes await. Driving a 4WD with an experienced driver through the sand dunes is thrilling. Need something more relaxed? Join a private Desert Safari tour to Khor Al Adaid, the Inland Sea, across the dunes. Perfect for a picnic lunch before sandboarding, its turquoise waters and wintertime pink flamingos make it a magical setting.