Five-star One MICHELIN Key Ras Bu Abboud, Doha
Sharq Village & Spa, a Ritz-Carlton Hotel
A Qatari village rebuilt on the shore of Doha Bay: whitewashed two-storey houses round shaded courtyards, a kilometre of natural beach and a spa laid out like a souq.
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- MICHELIN
- One Key, 2026
- Rooms
- 174 rooms and suites
- Opened
- March 2007
- From the airport
- About 15 minutes from Hamad International, our estimate
The hotel
A village by the bay.
Sharq was built as a Qatari village, its lanes, or sikkas, running between courtyards, gardens and fountains over almost ten hectares at Ras Bu Abboud. Arab Engineering Bureau, the practice of Ibrahim Jaidah, drew its nineteen buildings, and DiLeonardo did the interiors. Inside there are ceilings of Qatari wood and woven palm, carved doors, inlaid brass, pebbled glass, stone carving, marble and handmade carpets.
The resort opened in March 2007, owned today by Katara Hospitality and run by Ritz-Carlton. The rooms sit in whitewashed two-storey houses with terraces over the gardens, the pool or the sea, and the largest, the Royal Villa, covers 2,099 square metres. The spa, developed with Six Senses, was designed like a souq, and the shore in front is a natural beach, a kilometre long, about fifteen minutes from the city centre.
- The spa 6,500 square metres built like a Qatari souq, with 23 treatment rooms, a separate ladies' spa, plunge pools, steam and sauna.
- The beach A kilometre of natural private shore, with an infinity pool and pool bar above it.
- Parisa Persian cooking in a dining room looking over Doha Bay.
Dining
Persian, Arabic and the sea.
Restaurants as listed by the hotel. Shown for information.
- Parisa Contemporary Persian Over Doha Bay
- Al Liwan Arabic and international All day, with live cooking
- Dhow Terrace Evening dining Sunset over the water
- Iris Doha Bar, restaurant and lounge Partly open-air
- El Cedro Tasting Room Cocktails and cigars Latin-inspired
- Al Jalsa Lounge Arabic café Moroccan tea and Turkish coffee
Good to know
Before you go.
- Arrival Check-in from 3 pm, check-out by noon.
- Children Welcome; under-12s stay free in an existing bed.
- Pets Not accepted.
- In town The centre of Doha is about fifteen minutes away, and Parisa has a second dining room in Souq Waqif.
Getting there
Flying to Doha.
Hamad International is about fifteen minutes away by car, our estimate. Private jets land at Doha International, the former airport just south of the resort, where Qatar Executive runs the terminal.
- Dubai 50 min
- Riyadh 1 h 00
- Malé 4 h 40
- Geneva 6 h 25 long-range jet
- London 7 h 15 long-range jet
Questions
What guests ask first.
- Does Sharq Village & Spa have a MICHELIN Key?
- Yes, one Key in the MICHELIN Guide's 2026 hotel selection for Qatar.
- Does Sharq Village have a beach?
- Yes, a natural private beach of about a kilometre along Doha Bay.
- Which airport is closest to Sharq Village?
- Hamad International (DOH), about fifteen minutes by car by our estimate. Private jets use Doha International (DIA), even closer.
- Can SkyCourtage arrange the flight to Doha?
- Yes. We arrange Business and First Class seats on scheduled airlines and private jet charter to Doha, with one final price, our margin included. The hotel is booked with the hotel or through our booking partner.
Also in Doha
Other hotels worth the trip.
- Raffles Doha In one of the crescent Katara Towers, drawn from the crossed swords of the national emblem, with 132 rooms.
- The Chedi Katara Hotel & Resort A white palace of Persian, Mughal and Ottoman inspiration on the sea, with thirty-two pool villas.
- Four Seasons Resort and Residences at The Pearl Apartments of one to three bedrooms at the end of Porto Arabia Drive, on a private beach.
- Rosewood Doha Twin towers by the Qatari architect Ibrahim Jaidah, opened in 2026, their coral-patterned façade throwing moving light indoors.
- Mandarin Oriental, Doha Arabesque patterns and hand-blown chandeliers, and a rooftop pool facing the sunset over the skyline.
- The Ned Doha The former Ministry of the Interior on the Corniche, a 1960s building now holding seven restaurants.
- Fairmont Doha The second Katara Tower, with 362 white rooms looking over the Gulf or Lusail.
- Four Seasons Hotel Doha White stone, latticed domes and arched colonnades on the West Bay waterfront.
- Marsa Malaz Kempinski, The Pearl On its own island within The Pearl, with a private beach and a balcony or terrace for every room.
- The Ritz-Carlton, Doha A tower of 374 rooms above an offshore marina, with an STK steakhouse among its restaurants.
- The St. Regis Doha Some fifteen bars and restaurants and a stretch of its own beach, close to the Diplomatic District.
- The St. Regis Marsa Arabia Island, The Pearl-Qatar On its own island joined to the city by a bridge: 193 rooms with Qatari and Andalusian interiors.
- Waldorf Astoria Lusail, Doha Opened in 2022 with about two hundred metres of private shore, a Sushisamba beach club and an ESPA spa of nineteen treatment rooms.
- Banana Island Resort Doha by Anantara Reached by boat in half an hour, a crescent-shaped artificial island in the Gulf with 141 rooms, suites and villas.
- W Doha Its bar, still something of a rarity in Qatar, is where the guests of this West Bay tower end up.
- InterContinental Doha Beach & Spa There are 375 rooms behind a private beach a little over a mile long, plus tennis and squash courts.
- Sheraton Grand Doha Resort & Convention Hotel William Pereira's pyramid on reclaimed land, opened in February 1982 and host of the 2020 Doha peace conference.
- Banyan Tree Doha A high-rise near the old souq whose 28th-floor lounge looks over the old city and the Gulf.
- Al Messila Resort & Spa Rooms, suites and thirty pool villas among gardens and waterways, with separate spas for men and women.
Staying at Sharq Village & Spa, a Ritz-Carlton Hotel?
Book the room, then the flight.
Rates and availability come from the hotel itself. For the journey to Doha, a Business or First Class seat or an aircraft of your own: tell us the date and we come back with one final price, our margin included.
Opens the hotel's own website. We have no arrangement with the hotel.