Originally Posted by
Travelsam
Afaik there is no rate at Al Maha which does not include full board and desert activities. Would not make sense for you anyways because you're in the middle of nowhere.
That being said, Al Maha is among the worldwide top 3 hotels for me.
This may be completely wrong, but:
"Two activities per day were included with the full board price. Note that if you manage to find a bed-and-breakfast rate only, activities were 250 AED (~$68) per person...."
https://thepointsguy.com/2017/12/al-...-hotel-review/
Maybe the rate is for those who have more than 2 in a room, or want to do more than 2 activities a day? Who knows?
I have a bunch of questions I'd like to ask. I sent an email to Marriott a week ago or more asking for an email address for the hotel and haven't heard a peep from anyone.