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Sofitel Al Hamra Beach Resort
Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates · Sofitel · High Luxury
Sofitel Al Hamra Beach Resort opened in 2022 as the brand's debut property in Ras Al Khaimah, positioned beside the Al Hamra Golf Club, an 18-hole Peter Harradine-designed championship course that became a DP World Tour venue at its 2022 inaugural Ras Al Khaimah Championship, the first European Tour event ever held in RAK. The course needed five million cubic metres of sand and soil moved across flat, salt-flooded land, and the golf club is the first in the Middle East to go fully plastic-free.
- 300 rooms
- Opened 2022
- Neighborhood: Al Hamra
About Sofitel Al Hamra Beach Resort
- The adjacent Al Hamra Golf Club required five million cubic metres of sand and soil to be moved across entirely flat, salt-flooded land, architect Peter Harradine called it 'definitely not an ideal site to work with.'
- Al Hamra Golf Club became a DP World Tour host in 2022, the first time a RAK course appeared on the European Tour calendar; the course has returned every year since.
- Al Hamra Golf Club is the first golf club in the Middle East to go fully plastic-free across all operations.
History
Sofitel Al Hamra Beach Resort opened in 2022 as Sofitel's first resort in the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, situated alongside an 18-hole championship golf course and the Al Hamra estate on the Arabian Gulf coast. The 300-key coastal resort blends Sofitel's French art de vivre with the emirate's natural landscapes. Ras Al Khaimah has positioned itself as a destination for adventure tourism, wellness, and luxury resort experiences as an alternative to the more densely developed Dubai coastline, and the Sofitel's opening helped elevate the emirate's luxury hospitality profile.
The setting
Sofitel Al Hamra Beach Resort occupies Vienna Street within Al Hamra Village, sharing the emirate's most concentrated luxury beachfront corridor with neighbouring five-star properties. The adjacent Peter Harradine-designed Al Hamra Golf Club makes this stretch a singular beach-and-golf destination, while the Al Jazeera Al Hamra Heritage Village — an evocative ghost town of coral-and-gypsum houses that once sheltered pearl fishermen — is roughly 57 minutes away. Al Hamra Mall sits minutes from the resort, and Flamingo Beach, named for the birds drawn to the nearby Mina Al Arab mangroves, is reachable in under an hour.
Restaurants and bars
- CITRON — Restaurant · Classic French
- WAKA — Restaurant · South Pacific (other cooking style)
- REUNION — Restaurant · French
- EAST — Restaurant · International
- SAMPHIRE — Restaurant · Mediterranean
- VERITAS — Restaurant
- Samphire swim-up pool bar — Poolside
Experiences
- Clarins spa treatments — Sofitel Spa with Clarins offering treatments and personalised services.
- Day Pass with lagoon pool access — Luxury day pass to swim in the Northern Emirates' longest lagoon pool, with exclusive night swimming and F&B credit.
- Golf at Al Hamra Golf Club — Championship 18-hole course set against tranquil lagoons and the Arabian Gulf, just steps from the resort.
- Afternoon tea at Citron — Refined afternoon tea with gourmet bites, desserts, and unlimited tea, coffee or prosecco.
- Adventure and desert excursions nearby — Zip-lining, sledding, hot air ballooning, helicopter tours, hiking, camping and horseback riding around the resort.
- Pearl diving heritage at Suwaidi Pearls Farm — Trace the history of pearl diving at Suwaidi Pearls Farm.
Amenities
- Spa
- Pool
- Sauna
- Fitness center
- Kids' club
- Pet-friendly
- Private beach
Awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Recommended (2026)
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