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Liwa

The edge of the Empty Quarter: two properties, one of them a MICHELIN Key holder, at the point where the dunes reach 300 metres. Two and a half hours from the capital, and the season runs November to March.

Hotel stock: 2 properties, 1 with MICHELIN Keys, 317 rooms recorded

HotelCategoryRoomsGroup
Qasr Al Sarab Desert Resort by AnantaraMICHELIN Key206Minor / Anantara
Tilal Liwa Hotel5★ declared111ADNH / Danat

Events

Liwa International Festival (Jan) · Liwa Date Festival (Jul)

Access

Airports: Zayed International (AUH). From Abu Dhabi by road: Liwa Oasis — 2 h 30

The capital with its own hub: AUH doubled traffic in three years to 32.5m. Saadiyat and Yas are 20–30 minutes from the centre, Al Ain ninety minutes, Liwa two and a half hours. Sir Bani Yas is three hours to Jebel Dhanna plus a boat.

Assembled from the register; verified 27 August 2026. Five-star categories are as declared by the operator — the emirate registers are not published by name.