Sharq Village & Spa a Ritz-Carlton Hotel

Meg Y

The staff here were very friendly and welcoming, especially the concierge. They were always happy to help. The swimming pools were a nice temperature and were big. The beach had lovely beds, although you did have to pay for certain ones. The sea was warm but there were pieces of rubbish. You were not allowed in the sea after 5pm as that was when the lifeguard left. The view of the city was lovely. There were also lots of things for children, like a scavenger hunt that resulted in a prize. Overall, I loved this hotel and would definitely come back.

Melanie Yorke

This was a lovely hotel, which had amazing room complexes in their own villa areas. The rooms were clean and spacious, with lovely balconies. We did have an issue in that there didn’t seem to be any cold water in the sinks, so we ended up cleaning our teeth with bottled water. We got a lovely welcome gift sent to the room, and there was a lot of bottles of water provided. The pools were great, but the best bit was the fact that it had a beach! There was a bit of litter throughout the sea / beach, but the water was warm and it was great to swim in. My kids and I never wanted to get out! I would recommend staying here with a family, as there were lots of kids around. It’s more for families than business. The staff were friendly - especially the concierge team!! They couldn’t do enough to help us.

Sharon Donkin

From the moment we entered the reception I knew we had made a good choice. The hotel is immaculate throughout this is due to the high standard of workmanship from all of the staff team. Rooms are very comfortable with high quality bed linen that seems to get changed daily whether or not required. Plenty of water in the room daily with a few bits in the mini bar. Restaurant food and service very good, plenty of choice to meet all needs and even has a children’s food station. Afternoon tea and the most delicious cakes are available in the lounge opposite the buffet restaurant it well worth a visit. Pool service equally as good with wonderful friendly staff from around the world, nothing was too much bother and there was plenty of free water available from the towel station. The only negatives we had were that due to changes recently you couldn’t have an alcoholic beverage while sitting at the swim up pool bar, soft drinks only which was a shame as it would have been nice when escaping the sun for a few minutes also we were there from the 5-12 September and there was no evening entertainment and the only bar they have is soulless with no music so really was boring although bar staff always cheerful. Taxis very cheap and plenty of entertainment elsewhere but such a financial missed opportunity for the Ritz Carlton. Word of warning if you have never been to Doha before, passport id is required in many pubs and restaurants due to the alcohol laws so remember to take it with you when venturing out also there is usually dress code for men, no sandals or open toe shoes in the evening and some places do prefer long trousers not ideal in 40 degree heat. If you book using Destination 2 or Love holidays beware that on their ad they advertised half board and go on to name all the restaurants in the hotel however in reality the half board is for the buffet restaurant only and you will be charged to visit the others. We would certainly use this hotel again it’s been a wonderful break

Jasmine

As soon as you enter Your eyes would love the beauty around you. The rose petal fountain, the fragrance smell. The complementary Coffee and dates to your left. The check-in process was smooth. Personally I don’t like crowded places therefore the private beach was great. Complementary towels, suncream, water bottles and aloe vera are available at poolside. At breakfast There is a live extension where you can tell the chef you would like your eggs. The cleaning staff always delivered. My room was constantly cleaned to a high standard. I wake up early therefore when I would go for my walks at 6 am, I would see gardening staff hard at work making sure everything was immaculate for the next day. I would definitely stay here again.

M Yorke

A good hotel, with nice rooms and pool area. Probably closer to 4.5/5 than 4/5, but the beach area had a little bit of litter around it; the cold water in our room was always warm (so we cleaned our teeth using water from bottles); the hot tub was full of young children but the sign said no under 18, which wasn’t enforced; breakfast was very good, but extremely busy (we were asked to have breakfast in the main lobby area) and there is no club / executive/ M lounge - never experienced this before in the Ritz. (without trying to be too negative, we were contacted in the evening for our feedback, which I gave and was thank for, but the next day the beach still had a bit of rubbish on it, the hot tub was still full of children… so not sure how much my feedback actually meant). However, notwithstanding the aforementioned, the room was good, the pool was good and the staff were friendly - I would probably stay here again with the family, but would chosen the JW Marriott for future business stays.