winner Hotel or Day Spa Qasr Al Sarab Desert Resort Qasr Al Sarab Desert Resort Abu Dhabi Owner Tourism Development & Investment Company Operator Anantara Architecture Firm Northpoint, Bryanston, South Africa Interior Design Firm HBA, Dubai Interior Design Project Team Sayeli Uysal Ayaydin, Audrey Janzen, Stuart Payne, and Piotr Stachurski Photography Durston Saylor and Anantara This page, from left: Desert views from the vichy room; a luxurious spa treatment room. Opposite page, from top: A closeup of the hammam area; seating in the spa’s reception. 120 hospitalitydesign www.hospitalitydesign.comhttp://www.hospitalitydesign.com