Rixos Premium Saadiyat Island

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Star rating

Deluxe Garden View Room
Deluxe Garden View
Deluxe Seaview
Rixos Beach
Premium Pool Acces
Premium Pool Acces
Turquoise Restaurant
Orient Restaurant
People's Restaurant
Aja Restaurant
Spa
Spa
Club House
Turquoise
Savanna Sol Bar
Mermaid
L’Olivo
Deluxe Garden View Room
Deluxe Garden View
Deluxe Seaview
Rixos Beach
Premium Pool Acces
Premium Pool Acces
Turquoise Restaurant
Orient Restaurant
People's Restaurant
Aja Restaurant
Spa
Spa
Club House
Turquoise
Savanna Sol Bar
Mermaid
L’Olivo

The hotel

Palatial in scale, setting, design, and indulgences, the Rixos Premium Saadiyat Island needs to be experienced to be believed. Decadent décor with an utterly Abu Dhabi flavour fills every space, but it’s the setting on the white sands of stunning Saadiyat Beach that firmly root you in the luxury-loving UAE. The only Ultra All-Inclusive retreat on Saadiyat Island, you can dine on delicacies from Italy to Asia at six elegant restaurants; sip drinks at a series of beautiful bars; enjoy the fun of its beach, aqua park and wave pool; and even indulge in the ice room, Jacuzzi, and private outdoor pool of its Turkish-inspired spa.

Amenities

  • Tennis
  • Kids Club
  • Bar
  • Fitness Centre/Gym
  • Restaurant
  • Spa
  • Swimming Pool
  • Beachfront location

Where is it

Located on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi. Ferrari World Abu Dhabi and Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi are both a 20 minute drive away. Transfer time from Abu Dhabi International Airport: 25 minutes.

Hotel information

288 rooms, suites and villas. All with air-conditioning, balcony (subject to availability), flat-screen TV, WiFi access, marble floors, mini-bar (stocked with a selection of soft drinks and beer per day). Deluxe Rooms Garden View with oversized bay windows and 1 king-size bed, sleeping maximum 2 adults and 1 child.

Ultra All Inclusive: includes the below services.

- Turquoise restaurant (breakfast, lunch, dinner)

- Farasha Bar & Lounge

- People Restaurant

- L'Olivio (reservations required)

- Mermaid (reservations required)

- Orient (reservations required)

- Aja (additional charges apply to the teppanyaki show, reservations required)

- Highlights pool bar, Aqua Bar, Vitamin Bar, Ame Beach Bar, Savanna Sol, Arela Terrace & Bar (open seasonally)

- Shisha Lounge (cigars, shisha service and selected alcohol beverages are at an extra charge)

The above restaurants and bars serve a selection of alcoholic beverages (pouring brand of vodka, tequila, rum, whisky, gin, selection of beer and house wine) and non-alcoholic beverages (tea/coffee, juices, soda, diet soda, water).

Please note: à la carte restaurants operate on a rotation basis, not all outlets are available on the same day. Minimum length of stay of 3 nights is required for à la carte usage. Arrival date dining is at Turquoise restaurant. A la carte dining begins from the second day of your stay. Three-night stays: eligible for complimentary use of two à la carte restaurants. Four-night stays: eligible for complimentary use of à la carte restaurants up to three times. Five-night stays or more: eligible for complimentary use of à la carte restaurants up to four times. All bookings must be made in advance at the “Restaurant Reservation Desk” in the lobby and are subject to availability. Guests are entitled to a five-course meal and unlimited beverages at a la carte restaurants.

Room upgrades

Deluxe Rooms Sea View with 1 king-size bed, sleeping maximum 2 adults, 1 child and 1 infant.

Premium Pool Access Rooms are located on the edge of the hotels pool, with 1 king-size bed, sleeping maximum 2 adults, 1 child and 1 infant.

One Bedroom Suites with either garden, or sea views, have 1 king-size bed in the bedroom and living room with 1 sofa bed (180cm X 150cm), sleeping maximum 3 adults, 1 child and 1 infant.

One Bedroom Suites Pool Access with 1 king-size bed in the bedroom, living room with 1 sofa bed (180cm X 150cm) and a balcony with direct access to the swimming pool, sleeping maximum 3 adults, 1 child and 1 infant. Two Bedroom Suite Pool Access are also available, maximum 5 adults, 1 child and 1 infant.

Two Bedroom Family Rooms with garden views, sea views or pool access, with 2 king-size beds or 1 king-size and 1 twin bed, sleeping maximum 4 adults, 1 child and 1 infant.

Two Bedroom Suites sleeping maximum 5 adults, 1 child and 1 infant.

Suites

All suite guests benefit from designated VIP Check-in Lounge, located in the right wing of the resort, and a personalised check-in process which includes a refreshing towel and welcome drink.

Club Prive

Club Prive by Saadiyat Island (3 bedrooms, sleeping maximum 6 adults, 1 child and 1 infant), Villa Prive (4 bedrooms, sleeping maximum 8 adults, 1 child and 1 infant) and the Presidential Suite (2 bedrooms, sleeping maximum 4 adults, 1 child and 1 infant) are also available.

  • Booking Bonus: Book by 31 Oct '25 to receive one complimentary Yas Island Theme Park ticket per paying adult, per stay between 08 Oct '24–31 Oct '25, when staying a minimum of 5 nights.  

    Terms and conditions apply. Any applicable offers have been calculated into the prices shown. Offers may not be combinable. Blackout dates apply. 

Turquoise restaurant (all-day dining, buffet concept), L’Olivo (Italian fine-dining restaurant), Aja & Teppenyaki (Asian fine-dining restaurant), Mermaid (seafood and Greek dishes, fine-dining restaurant), Orient (adult-only, modern Turkish fine-dining restaurant). Peoples (casual dining and drinks).

Live entertainment including live bands and DJs.

Turkish-inspired spa* and wellness centre. Private beach area (only accessible for Club Prive guests). Fitness centre. Aqua Park (for children only), with wave pool experience (wave pool is for adults and children). Non-motorised water sports. Beach yoga. 2 tennis courts. Rixy Club - kids' club (4-12 years). Teens Club (12-17 years). Club House for Villas.

* Denotes local charge.

Dress code: the dress code in all à la carte restaurants is smart casual. Gentlemen are requested to wear full-length trousers, elegant jeans or tailored shorts, and closed shoes. Slippers or sandals are not permitted.

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Image of the Tripadvisor rating Saadiyat Rixos

Jun 8, 2025 Jan J

Everything was great ! Fourth time in hotel and I really recommend it. Guess the best hotel on Saadiyat island and Saadiyat island is the best place in Emirates. Wife beach. Good restaurants. Samir is the best waiter and very kind and polite person. .
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Enjoyable long weekend in Abu Dhabi

Jun 8, 2025 Steve I Dubai, United Arab Emirates

We had an overall enjoyable few days at this hotel. The food was generally of a high quality with a particular mention for the Asian themed speciality restaurant (booking required). We liked the beach bar with DJ and live drink station there. The only comments / suggestions would be clearer exploration around the hotel facilities and what is… Read more
We had an overall enjoyable few days at this hotel. The food was generally of a high quality with a particular mention for the Asian themed speciality restaurant (booking required). We liked the beach bar with DJ and live drink station there. The only comments / suggestions would be clearer exploration around the hotel facilities and what is available. Also we were a little disappointed by the policy at checkout that food and beverage immediately stoped at 12. We thought this was a little unnecessarily strict and thought it would be nice to enjoy lunch before travelling home. We mentioned this to a manager however there was no flex (and little response). Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Great stay but lacking 5* experience

Jun 8, 2025 citygirl1986 london

Stayed as a family of 4 during UK May school holidays. Resort itself is beautiful and staff are amazing. Food in a la carte restaurants great. Lots of drunk choices. Lovely entertainment in courtyard on evening. Didn’t use sports bar as told children were not welcome. Kids club is basic, small indoor space with very limited toys. My 6 and 2… Read more
Stayed as a family of 4 during UK May school holidays. Resort itself is beautiful and staff are amazing. Food in a la carte restaurants great. Lots of drunk choices. Lovely entertainment in courtyard on evening. Didn’t use sports bar as told children were not welcome. Kids club is basic, small indoor space with very limited toys. My 6 and 2 year old usually love kids clubs but were unimpressed with the amenities available. The resort do not allow a la cartes to be booked in advance (I contacted prior to arrival as Rixos palm allowed us to) and was told there was no need as all guests will be catered to. Unfortunately this was not the case, queues of guests each morning at 9am arguing to be able to book times in the restaurants despite being all inclusive is not how you want to spend your 5+ holiday. Although we appreciate the resort will be busy during school holidays, sun loungers were all gone by 8am. The resort had signage to say unaccompanied loungers will be cleared however we only saw this happen on 2 occasions after 11am. Room facilities great and house keeping staff brilliant even though dry mini bar isn’t restocked unless you request. Room service is included on all inclusive for children - we found this really helpful although not advertised openly. Highly recommend saadiyat beach club, 10 mins in cab, family friendly, beautiful amenities, very reasonable. Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Mr Nick back again

Jun 7, 2025 nickbL1604PK Leighton Buzzard, United Kingdom

This hotel is great. For me it's the people who work so hard to make sure you have a wonderful stay, which makes it excellent. On arrival Dona greeted us with such a lovely warm personality. Throughout the week whenever we saw her she would chat with my wife in such a nice manner. First impressions to departure were excellent. I like to relax… Read more
This hotel is great. For me it's the people who work so hard to make sure you have a wonderful stay, which makes it excellent. On arrival Dona greeted us with such a lovely warm personality. Throughout the week whenever we saw her she would chat with my wife in such a nice manner. First impressions to departure were excellent. I like to relax by pool, then an afternoon at the beach. At the pool we were looked after by Jerby and the team, honestly they couldn't have done any more for us. Ashraf, who works at the pool area is always skating around, such a nice guy and goes way and beyond expectations. Team work is apparent and I was impressed by the service received from the whole team. Beach bar, excellent place to watch sunsets. Nikos and his team deliver great service along with signature cocktails. In Your Arms was a favourite of mine. DJ and saxophonist on the beach until the sunset was such a lovely vibe. Gabriel is a superstar, attentive and always remembers the little things, the guys a legend! Food for me is really important and honestly can't fault any of the al la carte restaurants. Again service in all was fantastic and quality of the food was good. Main restaurant was superb, can get busy but never had issue getting a table or drinks and always plenty to choose from. Have to say desserts were epic. In the evening you have live a band playing outside up until 11pm. Drinks were flowing and they will make you any cocktail you can imagine. Great quality and again Service was superb. Our stay crossed over with May half term and towards the end of holiday it got busier around the pool. I personally had no issues with families or kids, but I don’t think kids splash park has enough for families to stay all day. As for improvements, a second pool or better use of splash park. From an adult perspective, 1 of the al la carte restaurants as adult only each night this would give couples option to have meal in quieter environment Summing up my holiday- Loved our 10 nights and really wished we had booked for longer. From the moment we arrived received exceptional service from everyone who works at the hotel. We have already rebooked for our 3rd visit next year which says it all. Thank you Jerby, Nikos and all of the Rixos teams. Mr Nick Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Didn’t meet expectations

Jun 7, 2025 334bethang Swansea, United Kingdom

We decided to stay at Rixos Abu Dhabi after enjoying Rixos The Palm on a number of occasions previously. Their social media does a great job of showing a calm, quiet, serene environment … but this was not the reality. We stayed for 1 week during May half term with our 11yo son so we are used to being around children and the “busyness” of the… Read more
We decided to stay at Rixos Abu Dhabi after enjoying Rixos The Palm on a number of occasions previously. Their social media does a great job of showing a calm, quiet, serene environment … but this was not the reality. We stayed for 1 week during May half term with our 11yo son so we are used to being around children and the “busyness” of the school holidays. But people make a place, and the people at this resort didn’t care. Children were deliberately putting their milkshakes in the pool, diving from “no diving” platforms without recourse and being left to their own devices of wildness by their parents who sang football songs by the bar and did the bare minimum of parenting to the detriment of others. The hotel is too big to not have a second pool (I’m not counting the aqua park as a pool). You cannot book your restaurant reservations in advance like Rixos The Palm, I had to complain when I was told that there was no availability for the Italian and, magically, they were then able to accommodate us. It makes you feel like a nuisance from the offset. We were told that the Sports Bar (which is gorgeous!) was not for children under 12… then 3 days in the resort changed its mind and decided to allow children in. The Sports Bar was amazing but empty so had no atmosphere. You could order drinks from your pool lounger and the beach, and the premium alcohol was good. The beach and sea were truly unbeatable. Bedroom cleanliness and servicing wasn’t as on point as The Palm. All in all, this resort didn’t meet our expectations. I could type for pages about where it fell short, But I think this is purely because of the high standards Rixos The Palm holds it accountable to. Read less