Anantara Hotels, Resorts & Spas has provided key tour operators present at ATM with updates about the progress of its new Al Yamm & Al Sahel Lodges by Anantara being developed on Sir Baniyas Island in Abu Dhabi.The two lodges join Desert Islands Resort & Spa by Anantara, to provide three unique experiences in one single destination. Al Sahel and Al Yamm Lodges will welcome guests as in last quarter of 2011.”This ATM is a starting point for us from a sales aspect as we just started contracting with tour operators. We aim to pick up as many bookings as possible for the opening period from the leisure market with the lodges product and from the MICE market with our new Desert Islands Conference Centre facility,” said David Garner, area director of Sales & Marketing for Anantara Hotels, Resorts & Spas in Abu Dhabi.”Al Sahel and Al Yamm Lodges are two exceptional products, running independently from one another. However, guests will reap the benefits of the facilities from all three resorts; Al Sahel Lodge, Al Yamm Lodge and Desert Islands Resort & Spa. The lodges will bring two new experiences to the island, making it a one of a kind destination in the Arabian Gulf. Guests will have the opportunity to stay in their own private villa with the choice of a seafront or a safari experience, and enjoy a unique taste of Arabian hospitality.” The Al Sahel Lodge by Anantara will feature 30 luxury villas, each with private plunge pools, set in the heart of a unique 4,100 hectare environment, in the Arabian Wildlife Park in the western central part of Sir Bani Yas Island. The Al Sahel Lodge will comprise of one dining and one buffet restaurant, lounge pool bar and cocktail bar.The Al Yamm Lodge by Anantara will offer 30 luxury villas, 15 of which are surrounded by natural sandy beaches, and the clear waters of the eastern sea shores of Sir Bani Yas Island. An additional 15 villas will be set among green mangrove forests, overlooking a salt water lagoon. The Al Yamm Lodge comprises of a library, small shop, one dining and one buffet restaurant, lounge and pool bar and business centre. In addition to the opening of these unique lodge retreats, the island is undergoing further development with the launch of the Desert Islands Conference Centre, Desert Islands, the Water Sport Centre, and the Sir Bani Yas Equestrian Centre, also set to open later this year.Desert Islands Conference Centre will be adjacent to the Desert Islands Resort & Spa by Anantara on the north side of the island, between Anantara Spa and the Water Sport Centre. With capacity for 340 guests, the Conference Centre will be the island’s first and only venue to accommodate larger groups. Facilities will include a ballroom, pre-assembly, eight break-out rooms, a reception lobby and circulation corridors, a large sea-facing shaded and non-shaded external courtyard, a business centre and prayer rooms.
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