Just another road trip

It was the first road trip we dared venture into by just following Google maps. That is one of the best parts in roaming around the UAE and checking the sights out, Google maps is on point, even if sometimes it suggests the longest way, you’ll eventually get there. The latest update makes it more dependable than before: it offers alternate routes and it tells you and calculates the faster or slower route. 

This post destination is The Cove Rotana, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE about 1 hour and a half from Dubai by car. Getting there was uneventful via Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Rd/Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Rd, then follow the E11 until you arrive at the hotel. The roads connecting the emirates are great for driving, well-maintained and well-lit. If you don’t have Google maps, just make sure to print the map and take note of directions beforehand and just follow the signs, this should pose no problem though as road signs are easy to read and even if they re-route traffic because of construction and what not, you won’t be lost. The hotel is near the highway and you won’t encounter any problems finding it.

The first thing you notice is the view. Sweeping clear, blue waters and just the general calmness of the place will make you want to stay for long periods. Since the entrance  is on top of hill, while the front desk processes you in, you can enjoy taking photos in the balcony adjacent to the main receiving area. 

The food was excellent, the breakfast buffet selection to die for. Our room was clean with a little balcony, the structures are reminiscent of the Santorini albeit of different colors. The service was fantastic (we got a busted kettle and they replaced it in the middle of the night). 

Since the beach is far from the rooms (maybe ten-minute walk), you can request for a golf cart to take you or anywhere you want to go within the premises, just call the front desk. If you don’t want the beach, they have a temperature controlled pool, so even If it’s the middle of summer, you can just take intermittent dips and relax in the water if lounging under the heat of the sun is too much for you. But make sure you take a dip in the beach though, it is clean, and if you dare to take an early morning swim like we did, you won’t regret it.

Early morning

Infinity pool

View from the main receiving area

The beach

  

The rooms from the beach side