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The first hotel to welcome overnight guests to Sir Bani Yas Island has reopened after being closed for almost a year during the pandemic.
Desert Islands Resort
and Spa by Anantara promises a family-friendly stay on an island that is also a protected animal reserve, giving visitors the chance to get up close and personal with more than 10,000 animals including oryx
, gazelles, giraffes, ostriches, mountain goats and more.
The National headed out there to discover exactly what it s like to spend the night on this island sanctuary.
The welcome
Getting to the resort involves a ferry crossing from Jebel Dhanna. From here,