Anantara’s Omani expansion plans
Anantara has announced plans to open two hotels in Oman this year: the Al Baleed Resort in Salalah and the Anantara Al Jabal Al Akhdar Resort in the northeast of Oman.
The Anantara Al Jabal Al Akhdar is set in the rocky contours of the vast Saiq Plateau on Oman’s Green Mountain, and perched 2,000m (6,562ft) above sea level on the curving rim of a large canyon.
Designed to re ect traditional Omani architecture, the resort blends into the surrounding landscape, o ering panoramic canyon views. It will include 82 bedrooms and 33 villas with private swimming pools and personal butler services, as well as an Anantara Spa with Thai and Arabian treatments.
The 1,450sq m (15,608sq ft) spa will include a private hammam with heated marble surface that will offer Bikram Yoga, as well as five treatment rooms, including two couples’ suites.
Separate male and female thermal suites will each include a Himalayan salt steamroom, aroma-infused sauna room, experience rain showers, indoor relaxation bed chambers, outdoor relaxation patio with loungers, a wet area featuring a heated vitality pool with whirlpool and a health station with nutritious snacks, fresh fruit, infused water and herbal teas.
The Anantara Al Baleed Resort – Salalah will be situated between a scenic beach and a freshwater lagoon, with a design inspired by Dhofar’s heritage and the region’s coastal fortresses. It will include 40 bedrooms as well as 88 villas with private pools and butler services.
The resort will also include an Anantara Spa, which will offer hammam rituals and Arabian rituals, as well as an infinity pool, fully-equipped gym and tennis courts.
Kim Milton has been named director of spa and recreation.
