2026 editionNo. 99
Al Maha, A Luxury Collection Desert Resort & Spa
Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve, United Arab Emirates
Why Al Maha, A Luxury Collection Desert Resort & Spa is one of The World's Best 100 Resorts 2026.
Al Maha is the Dubai desert resort that still understands the power of quiet. Tented suites with private pools look across a protected reserve where oryx and gazelle move freely, while desert experiences are privately guided. Its intimacy and sense of place outweigh the city’s many newer displays of luxury.
The essentials.
- Destination
- Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve, United Arab Emirates
- Property
- Desert conservation reserve
- Operator
- The Luxury Collection
- Opened
- 1999
AddressDubai Desert Conservation Reserve, Al Ain Road, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesOpen map ↗
Edition factsThe record at a glance
- Position
- No. 99
- Resort type
- Desert conservation reserve
- Destination
- Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve
- Country or region
- United Arab Emirates
- Management in 2026
- The Luxury Collection
- Opening year
- 1999