A full-board wellness retreat at Qatar's northern tip near Al Ruwais, with one wing for families with children of any age and another for adults and teens from 16. The price includes all meals and a daily spa treatment, plus hammams, salt caves and a lagoon. Rates start from US$718 a night.
Zulal Wellness Resort by Chiva-Som is a full-board wellness resort on a 280,000 sqm coastal site at the northern tip of Qatar, near Al Khasooma and about 7 km from Al Ruwais. It has two wings: one for families with children of any age, and one for adults and teenagers from 16. Guests come for structured health programmes, spa treatments and a digital-detox break.
Hamad International Airport (DOH) is about 118 km away by road via Al Shamal Road, roughly 90 minutes by car. The resort arranges car transfers from Doha, starting at about QAR 1,000 one way for two guests, and helicopter charters on request. Parking, with valet, is free.
Zulal Discovery has 86 rooms and suites and welcomes families and guests of all ages, with interconnecting rooms and kids' clubs for four age groups, from babies to teenagers. Zulal Serenity has 94 rooms and suites and is reserved for guests aged 16 and over. Rooms start with 44 sqm Superior and Deluxe rooms. Grand Deluxe rooms have private plunge pools, and the three-bedroom Qataf Suite has its own infinity pool. Views are over the sea, the lagoon or the gardens.
Stays are full board: breakfast, lunch and dinner, the in-room minibar, one spa treatment a day, group fitness and gym access, and daily laundry of three sportswear items. Restaurants including Aizoon, Acacia, Al Sidr and the Malbu beach club cook without refined sugar, dairy or gluten. No alcohol is served.
Treatments combine traditional Arabic and Islamic healing with modern therapies, organised around six pillars: fitness, physiotherapy, spa, holistic health, aesthetics and nutrition. The Wellness Centre has hammams, saunas, steam rooms, salt caves, and hydrotherapy and watsu pools, with separate areas for men and women. Gyms are also separated by gender, and there are yoga and Pilates studios and a padel court. Outside are a lap pool, a spa infinity pool, a swimmable saltwater lagoon, a family pool and a secluded beach.
A 200 sqm ballroom holds up to 180 guests, and a boardroom seats 14. Wi-Fi is free in guest rooms; shared areas are kept offline. Check-in is at 2:00 PM and check-out at 12:00 PM, and both can be changed on request for a charge. Pets are not allowed.
The Arabic and Islamic side of the programme is based on Ibn Sina's Canon of Medicine, written in 1025, and treatments are matched to each guest's humour type after an initial consultation. Retreats include postpartum recovery, pain therapy and rehabilitation, and a couples' programme. Day visitors can buy a One Day Wellness Pass, and residents can join the Wellness Club from QAR 1,000 a month. Condé Nast Traveler readers have voted Zulal one of the best destination spas in the world. Stays also earn Qatar Airways Privilege Club rewards.
Sources: Zulal Wellness Resort. Facts checked November 2026.
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Free WiFi in guest rooms only; there is no WiFi in communal areas.
Free parking with valet service.
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Children of all ages are welcome in Zulal Discovery, the family wing, where interconnecting rooms are available.
Zulal Serenity is reserved for guests aged 16 and above.
Pets are not allowed.
Event spaces include a 200-square-metre ballroom for up to 180 guests and a boardroom for 14.
At low tide it is occasionally not possible to swim at the beach.
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Stay & facilities
At the northern tip of Qatar near Al Khasooma, about 7 km from Al Ruwais and about 118 km by road from Hamad International Airport (DOH) via Al Shamal Road.
Yes, in your room and at no charge. Shared spaces are deliberately left offline as part of the resort's digital-detox approach, so plan calls and downloads for your room.
Check-in is at 2:00 PM and check-out at 12:00 PM. Both can be adjusted on request, subject to availability and an extra charge.
Restaurants such as Aizoon, Acacia, Al Sidr and the Malbu beach club serve food free of refined sugar, dairy and gluten.
Yes. It has a secluded beach on Qatar's northern coast, plus a swimmable saltwater lagoon.
What's included
Breakfast, lunch and dinner, the in-room minibar, one spa treatment per day, daily laundry of three sportswear items, and access to group fitness, the gym and the Wellness Centre.
Breakfast is included with these room rates at Zulal Wellness Resort by Chiva-Som: Serenity Deluxe Island King, Serenity Sea View Suite, Discovery Deluxe Room, Discovery Junior Suite and Serenity Grand Deluxe Room. Breakfast: Included (full board).
Families & accessibility
Yes, in Zulal Discovery, which welcomes guests of all ages and has kids' clubs for four age groups. Zulal Serenity is for guests aged 16 and over.
General
No. There is no alcohol and no formal bar; the resort serves fresh juices and mocktails.
The resort can arrange car transfers from Doha, starting at about QAR 1,000 one way for two guests, and helicopter charters on request.
Zulal Discovery (86 rooms and suites) is the family wing for all ages; Zulal Serenity (94 rooms and suites) is for guests aged 16 and over.
Yes. The resort sells a One Day Wellness Pass for non-resident guests.
Cancellations & changes
The cancellation and prepayment terms of Zulal Wellness Resort by Chiva-Som are set out under House Rules on this page.
Getting there
Yes, Zulal Wellness Resort by Chiva-Som has free parking. Listed: Car park, Parking, Free private parking and Valet parking.
Yes, Zulal Wellness Resort by Chiva-Som has an airport shuttle. The nearest airport listed on bookingMentor is Hamad International Airport (DOH).
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