Banana Island Resort Doha by Anantara
Banana Island, Doha, Qatar
Location
Banana Island
On a crescent island reached by a 20-minute luxury catamaran from Al Shyoukh Terminal on the Corniche, opposite Souq Waqif.
Transfer
By road then catamaran
Around 30 minutes from Hamad International (DOH) to the terminal, then a 20-minute catamaran to the island.
Villas
141 rooms, suites & villas
141 keys including overwater villas — some with private pools and butler service, and family overwater villas sleeping up to ten.
Best For
Who it suits
Families and couples drawn to an overwater island, plus families who prefer an alcohol-free atmosphere.
Board Basis
B&B / half-board
A bed-and-breakfast base, with a half-board option. An alcohol-free resort.
About the Resort
Doha’s overwater-villa island
Banana Island Resort Doha by Anantara is Doha’s overwater-villa island escape, reached by a 20-minute catamaran from the Corniche — an alcohol-free, family-first private-island resort. Its 141 rooms, suites and overwater villas pair with an Anantara island spa with hammams and a botanical garden, an adventure park with bowling and a cinema, an 800-metre golden beach and watersports including diving. A family wonderland on the water, a short sail from the city.
Accommodation
Rooms, suites & villas
141 keys, including overwater villas.
Entry
Premier Room (Sea View)
Sleeps two to three, king. A room with a balcony, sunbeds, a spring-water tub and a rain shower, with sea views.
BalconySea view
Adventure
Premier Room + Adventure Park Access
Sleeps two to three plus children. With Adventure Park access, with sea views.
Park accessSea view
Pool villa
Beach Pool Villa
Sleeps two to four. With a private pool and beach access, with sea or beach views.
Private poolBeach access
Apex
Over Water Pool Villa (Family)
Sleeps up to ten. An overwater deck with a private pool, butler and indoor-outdoor living, with sea views.
OverwaterFamily up to 10
Food & Drink
Dining
Around nine venues — an alcohol-free resort.
Arabic
Al Nahham
Arabic-Mediterranean with Doha skyline views.
Italian
Riva
Contemporary Italian and seafood.
Buffet
Azraq
A breakfast buffet.
Family
American diner
A family-friendly diner.
Indian
Indian restaurant
Indian cuisine.
Wellbeing
Anantara Spa & Wellness
An island spa with men’s and women’s hammams, couples’ suites, an indoor botanical garden, a sauna, steam and hot tub, with Thai and Ayurvedic therapies.
Island spa
Hammams and a botanical garden.
Pools & beach
Two pools, a waterslide and an 800m golden beach.
Watersports
Motorised watersports, surf and dive.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
An overwater island wonderland.
Catamaran arrival
A 20-minute sail to the island.
Overwater-villa stay
Private pools and butler.
Adventure Park
Bowling, a cinema and golf.
Watersports & dive
Motorised sports and diving.
Anantara hammams
And a botanical garden.
Getting There
Location & Transfers
By road then sea
About 30 min to the terminal
Then a 20-minute catamaran to the island.
On the island
800m golden beach
With two pools and a waterslide.
Guest Reviews
What Our Clients Say
★★★★★
“The most extraordinary place I have ever stayed. Nothing prepares you for the depth of the silence, the beauty of the reef, or the sheer generosity of the experience.”
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★★★★★
“We’ve stayed here three times now. The house reef has no equal. The stargazing was, genuinely, one of the most moving experiences of my adult life.”
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★★★★★
“I had stayed at Four Seasons, One&Only and Velaa before visiting Banana Island Resort Doha by Anantara. They are all magnificent. But this is different in a way that is hard to articulate.”
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Good to Know
Good to know
Board basis
- B&B or half-board. An alcohol-free resort.
Access
- Island-only, by scheduled catamaran.
Families
- An Adventure Park, kids’ and teens’ clubs.
Getting there
- Around 30 minutes to the terminal, then a 20-minute catamaran.
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