Hampton by Hilton Marjan Island

★★★Al Marjan Island, Ras Al KhaimahSpecialist pick

Overview

Hampton by Hilton Marjan Island is the largest Hampton by Hilton in the world, with 515 rooms sitting right on Al Marjan Island's beach in Ras Al Khaimah. It's a budget-branded beach hotel built for families and groups who want sand, a pool and a hot breakfast without paying resort prices, rather than a design hotel or a couples retreat.

The private beach runs 750 metres and the infinity pool overlooks the Gulf, with a separate kids' pool and a soft-play kids' club with a teens' room alongside it. Rooms are simple — flat-screen TV, mini-fridge, balcony — but half interconnect, so two-room family bookings are straightforward. Breakfast is a proper buffet with live stations, and by midday the pool deck fills up fast with children on inflatables.

This is not the place for a quiet couples' weekend or five-star finishes — expect a busy, family-heavy pool deck, especially on Friday and Saturday nights and during school holidays, and reviewers note the beach and pool can feel small when full. Summer works fine since most of the action is poolside with shade and misting, but book all-inclusive if you want your CLAW BBQ or Karma Kafé dinners covered, as those two are extra on lower meal plans.

750m private beach
infinity pool
largest hampton by hilton worldwide
half of rooms interconnect
kids club and teens room
wellness centre with treatment rooms
free hot breakfast daily
seven restaurants and bars
free self-parking on site
10 minutes from al hamra mall

Rooms

Good to know

Meal plans: Room only · Bed & breakfast · All-inclusive
Paid at the hotel: The tourism dirham fee and any security deposit
Cancelling: Each room shows its own terms; cancel online from My trips while they allow

Eating and drinking

Flavors — The all-day dining restaurant and home of the complimentary hot breakfast buffet, with live cooking stations and both indoor and outdoor seating with sea views. It also runs the buffet lunch and dinner, making it the default family dining room.
CLAW BBQ — An a la carte American-style BBQ and seafood restaurant connected to the hotel, known for slow-cooked meats and generous portions with an outdoor terrace overlooking the sea. It's family-friendly but sits outside the all-inclusive plan, with a discount offered instead.
Karma Kafé by Buddha-Bar — A Pan-Asian and international fusion restaurant with a livelier evening atmosphere, including a Wednesday Ladies' Night. It leans more toward a night-out feel than a family dinner, and like CLAW BBQ, it's charged separately from the standard all-inclusive package.
Surf's Up — A casual beachside food truck serving American-style snacks and quick bites, useful for a poolside lunch without leaving the sun loungers or getting the children out of their swimwear.
H2O Pool Bar — A laid-back pool bar with cocktails and cold drinks, set beside the infinity pool with sea views — the spot for a beer or a mocktail while the kids are still in the water.
The View — The 24-hour lobby café serving pastries, coffee and light snacks, overlooking the infinity pool. Handy for an early coffee before the buffet opens or a late-night bite after the children are asleep.

Getting there

It's roughly a 55-minute drive from Dubai on a clear run up the E11, and about the same from Dubai International Airport at 84km away; Ras Al Khaimah International Airport is much closer at around 38km. Self-parking is free and on site, and given RAK's spread-out layout, most families find driving themselves more practical than arranging a transfer.

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