Banana Island Resort Doha By Anantara

The room was really amazing....if it was not for the fact the AC broke a few hours after checking in, and poured water down from the ceiling. Then it took the maintenance personal about an hour to come to the room and even look at it. We had to ask the manager to check us into another room. After that it was great, until there was a cable issue. Then the second room we where checked into was at the very end of the hotel with zero reception for the WiFi. So to make calls back to and receive calls from our families, we had to go out on the front balcony and walk down some. I called and notified the manger of everything and hope this will never happen again. I would expect something small in compensation, but we got nothing. All this for a resort we paid over $500 USD for one night is unacceptable!!

This was my first resort experience in the GCC, and I was pleasantly surprised. I have been to several all-inclusive resorts in the Caribbean. This resort was perfect for a calm, relaxing weekend. The view from our room was beautiful (get a 2nd floor room if you can). The balcony was nice to sit on and watch the water. The staff were all very professional. It was very pleasing to be greeted by name. I was always pleasantly surprised to hear my name coming from an unfamiliar face. It is obvious that they do their homework there. The overall place is very organized and polished. We loved our time there. It was my partner's birthday and the staff brought out a small cake and sang to him. The Thursday night Beach BBQ at Q lounge is so romantic by the beach.

Amazing hotel, the staff was attentive and accommodating, they adjust according to your needs, from the time you enter the boat till you reach the island. We arrived a day late, and after much liaising with the travel agents, our stay could be extended for another day. The only draw back, the shower in the bathroom floods, the person that had a look at it said, that it is a flaw in the engineering, and most of the rooms have that problem, when the shower was being, built they didn't create a slope for the water to drain into the drainage, so that was not cool.

My husband and I chose this hotel based on their recent award for best spa hotel in Qatar. We stayed here for one week to celebrate both our birthdays and the entire team went over and beyond to make our birthdays memorable. We selected a premier sea view room which was beautiful and very spacious. Breakfast was amazing and the hotel were able to meet our vegetarian/vegan dietary requirements in every way. Thank you for making our stay so memorable and we definitely will be going back :)

Amazing island, friendly staff and lots to do. Downside, accessible only by boat which takes approx 25 minutes. If you are travelling around Doha city add another 30 minutes for travel meaning it will take atleast 1 hour to arrive back to your room. If you dont get stuck in traffic and miss your boat that is. Oh and a plus note they provide unlimited free laundry for children under 2 years