Ras Al Khaimah

The Fabulous Waldorf Astoria. Part 1 and 2.

Ras Al Khaimah lies about a hours drive from Dubai past Sharja. A quiet and relaxing gem compared to the other cities.

This hotel will bring out the ooh’s and aah’s everywhere you gaze. Its pure class from driving in.

This is a 2 part series on what is currently the best two upgrades I have ever received ( In monotory terms it both eclipses my Maldives upgrade read more on that HERE ).

The reason for 2 part series is that Hiltons brands of Conrad and Waldor Astoria has a stay promotion, by splitting up a 2night stay one is able to earn more Hilton Hhonors points ( the promotion in our dedicated Hilton page HERE ).

Double / triple / quad / penta.. volume eat your heart out.

Every Waldorf Astoria has a $1.8 million custom clock in the reception.

This $30 million Peacock was a gift from the Sheikh.

The booking:

The entry level rooms booking options. Honestly speaking the cash rate is the better option as its only 250 AED more vs the extra 20,000 HHonors points.

Scrolling further you can get a 2x Queen room for the same rate.

UPGRADE PART ONE:

Dedicated Hhonors counter with personalised concierge that will take care of your every travel need with perfection.

As HHonors elite member I was upgraded to a King Junior Suite worth AED 3300 pn. The room has abundance of everything, 3 flat screen TV’s, 2 lounges, 2 walk in closets ( closet is a understatement ), 2 bathrooms and I really thought it couldn’t get any better than this until my upgrade here 2 nights later..

Upgrades rarely get better than this. Or do they..

The suite.

The walk-in closets.

You get bathrobes, then you get the Conrad/Waldorf robes with its smooth outside fabric that’s sets it apart.

The bathrooms.

The views.

UPGRADE PART TWO: [ coming soon ]

The upgrade:

This is the new TraveLoyalty benchmark of upgrades. Surpassing the room above which in turn surpassed the 3 bedroom overwater villa in Maldives. Worthy of a header change indeed.

The Tower Suite.

There is a guest bathroom just as you enter.

The office, dining room and lounge are all open plan. Amazing space.

This has to be the hugest bedroom I’ve ever had.

Welcome Amenity.

The walk in closet.

First time again, a cocktail dress figurine in the closet.

The marbled bathroom with 13 shower heads.

The sparkle illuminated mirror has a Liquid Crystal Display TV screen built in.

100% no spots missed guaranteed.

The views.

The complimentary HHonors breakfast.

The complimentary spa.

This is worth 500 AED on its own any where else. A host of aromatherapy and herbal rooms with cool citrus spray showers is at your disposal, then there’s the sauna and steam room too.