Eastern Mangroves Hotel & Spa

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Stepping into the lobby with its mashrabiyya patterns and oud (lute-like traditional stringed instrument) player beside the infinity pool, it's clear that Arab hospitality is taken seriously here. Rooms, all with balconies, either overlook the eponymous mangroves or the highway – spend the extra on the mangrove view – and are soothingly furnished in matching nature tones.


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