The main issue : the experience did not meet expectations & the 5 star rating on Google is very misleading. I drove an hour from my Dubai hotel to get to this “resort” to check out the RAK area. However, I am not sure that resort is the proper name for this hotel. The surrounding area of the hotel is undeveloped and appears to be in the middle of nowhere (maybe this is the less happening area of RAK?) Within the hotel : the receptionists were generally clueless, the rooms and common areas are dated, my room had a broken light which had to be fixed by maintenance, there is 0 working space (incase you need to work remotely), check-in takes too long, and the taste of food at restaurants is again - not what you would expect at a highly rated hotel. Perhaps RAK has a lower benchmark? Overall, I would have rather paid half the price and stayed in Dubai.