Sharq Village & Spa - Doha, Qatar

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Situated in a secluded beach cove along the Corniche in Doha, the Sharq Village and Spa celebrates a rich cultural legacy of Qatari history and has been meticulously recreated to reflect the architecture and experiences of a generations-old Qatari community.

A Pearl of a Getaway: Sharq Village & Spa – Doha, Qatar In reaction to the glassy, ultramodern hotels rising along the Persian Gulf, visionaries in Doha hatched a novel idea: a luxury getaway evoking lantern-lit pearling villages of Qatar's 19th-century rulers. The result is the fetching Sharq Village – an assemblage of 14 crenellated, suite-filled beits (villas) built around inner courtyards and surrounded with gardens. Nudged against white sand coast, this walled enclave of arches spilling arches intoxicates with sensual detail: rough-hewn stone walls stamped with Qatari motifs, blown-glass lamps, handwoven rugs and miniature chests heaping with dates and dried fruits are accentuated with treasures once hauled in by pearl traders – brocades, velvets and silks draped across four-poster beds and dazzling custom-made furnishings that only emirs could afford. Specializing in massage with oils of diamonds, emeralds and rubies, the wood-beamed Six Senses spa spreads out like traditional fishermen's market, complete with water bridge entry. Feast on mountains of Lebanese food, savor seafood overlooking the Gulf's aquamarine waters, dine under private tent, draw on limited edition Sublimes in swanky cigar lounge. Whether nibbling honeyed treats in plush café, puffing sheisha under Arabian stars or slipping on gem-encrusted abayas in on-site souk, you're immersed in splendours of a lost world. Ideal for designers who drink in details, Sharq Village is also popular with honeymooners and revelers who celebrate in the $26,000/night Royal Suite (14 bedrooms, indoor pool, sauna, Rolls Royce Phantom included. ©2008 Written by Melissa Rossi for Luxury Travel Magazine. Melissa Rossi is the author of The Armchair Diplomat on Europe (Penguin UK, August, 2005) and What Every American Should Know about Who is Really Running the World (Plume/Penguin, December, 2005).

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Business Meeting, Family Vacation, Romantic Getaway, Wedding