Six Senses Triumphs With Gold In Oman And Seychelles
Six Senses Zighy Bay in Oman and Six Senses Zil Pasyon in the Seychelles have been included in The Best Hotels and Resorts in the World: The 2019 Gold List, by Condé Nast Traveler – the leading and highest circulating monthly luxury travel magazine. This is the first transatlantic list for Traveler, created by teams in New York and London, spanning six continents and 36 countries. The magazine introduced the winners as “This year’s Gold List of our favorite hotels, resorts and cruise ships in the world … They’re gold as in exceptional. Gold as in classic. Gold as in brilliant. Gold as in you’d do it all tomorrow.”
Located near Dibba on the Sultanate of Oman’s Musandam Peninsula, Six Senses Zighy Bay is a reimagined traditional fishing village. The magazine’s description included, “This far-flung hotel lies sandwiched between the dramatic Hajar Mountains and the warm seas … each villa has a private pool, reed ceiling, rough stucco walls, and lamps suspended on ropes that reflect in the thick wood-framed mirrors. Outside, though, through the dense surrounding stands of palm, is a full-on luxe seaside hotel, with a pristine talcum-fine beach and a magnificent swimming pool set against a backdrop of towering pink peaks.”
Six Senses Zighy Bay offers guests the opportunity for adventure, not least of all being the arrival experience of paragliding into the resort, starting from 293 meters up and floating down over the bay. Condé Nast Traveler wrote that the food is worth the journey alone, citing Bedouin cooking at Shua Shack; wagyu short-rib in the mountain-lair-like Senses on the Edge and breakfasts of Arabic coffee and dishes such as akawi, labneh, and za’atar-sprinkled pitas. They also commented on Six Senses Spa and its bespoke programs of treatments and fitness.
About Six Senses Zighy Bay
Six Senses Zighy Bay is located on the northern Musandam Peninsula in the Sultanate of Oman. The 82 pool villas are set in a spectacular bay, between the dramatic Hajar Mountains and private sandy beach.
Guests have a diverse selection of memorable dining experiences including Sense on the Edge, a contemporary fine dining venue with the best views of the Arabian Gulf and Dining Beyond the Bay, located on a wow-worthy private sandbank. Regional specialties are served up at the Shua Shack, Spice Market, and Wine Cellar. For a change of pace, in-villa dining is an intimate and enjoyable experience, which GEMs (guest experience makers) will be pleased to arrange.
Adventures start with an adrenaline-charged paraglide arrival into Zighy Bay, which provides guests with a birds-eye view of the resort’s dramatic setting and breathtaking scenery. Dhow cruises, trekking, mountain biking, rock climbing and customized tours await active guests. Those who prefer to sit back and relax , can take in the rich and vibrant culture of the destination at their own pace.
Six Senses Spa Zighy Bay is a refuge for mind and body, a sanctuary of ultimate well-being committed to delivering integrated wellness experiences. The spa combines peace, tranquility, fitness and health with ancient and modern holistic treatments from expert in-house and visiting practitioners.
