Msheireb Properties, a subsidiary of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, will develop and build a new landmark well-being destination in Qatar - Zulal Wellness Resort.
Located at Khasooma, on the northern tip of Qatar, and 120km from Doha, the project is set to be the country’s largest wellness destination, and the Middle East’s first wellbeing resort.
Zulal is an Arabic word which means ‘pure natural water’ and is used to reflect the rejuvenating properties of the natural water found in the desert.
“Zulal Wellness Resort will bring health wisdom from across the world together with traditional Arabic and Islamic wellness principles,” Msheireb Properties said in a statement yesterday.
This ‘luxeclusive’ concept delivers global luxury standards while preserving traditional family values to ensure every visitor’s needs are addressed,” it was explained.
Strengthening Msheireb Properties’ development portfolio, Zulal Wellness Resort brings to fruition the developer’s ambitions to bring the world’s finest resorts and residential developments to Qatar, supporting the development projects landscape in Qatar.
Engineer Abdulla Hassan al-Mehshadi, chief executive officer at Msheireb Properties, said, “Set to be the country’s largest spa and wellness centre, and the Middle East’s first wellness destination resort, we believe that our new venture will bring the world’s attention to Qatar and will be a tourism transformation driver
“Zulal Wellness Resort will be a calm haven for international visitors where they can enjoy health and wellness experiences which bring a true taste of the region. While strengthening our development portfolio, our latest project also brings vital investment to the country, enabling Qatar to grow its tourism sector.”
Engineer Antoine Georges Saade, executive general manager, from Al Sraiya Trading and Contracting, the main contractor of the project, said: “The new resort is distinguished with its sustainable design and features, and will be a milestone development in the Al Shamal area.”
Set over 28 hectares in a private coastal area known as Khasooma, on the northern tip of Qatar, Zulal Wellness Resort is located 120km from Doha. Providing guests with a remote getaway retreat, Zulal Wellness Resort offers 60 rooms while its adjacent Family Wellness Resort will have 120 spacious rooms with shared facilities that can be accessed by both venues.
Adults can access a wide range of therapeutic and lifestyle enhancement regimen based upon traditional Arabic and Islamic wellness principles through Zulal Wellness Resort.
While Zulal Family Wellness Resort enables families to enjoy positive wellbeing experiences together: the resort’s carefully-crafted daily activity programme enables health and fitness to become a family agenda that is incorporated into their everyday lives.
At the heart of Zulal Wellness Resort’s therapeutic and lifestyle enhancement regimens are a finely prescribed approach to medicine based upon Hakim Ibn Sina’s philosophy of health and longevity.
Utilising herbs and ingredients which are indigenous to Qatar and the region, Zulal Wellness Resort will be the first wellness destination the region to bring focus to Islamic culture and values, and give international visitors a truly Middle-Eastern experience.
Aligned with the country’s health education initiatives that all family development entities are working to accomplish, Zulal Family Wellness Resort is a playful, interactive centre which nurtures family health, helping children to adopt a healthy lifestyle through positive experiences.
Set to follow the architectural language developed for the flagship project, Msheireb Downtown Doha, the ambitious new wellness resort will also utilise local sustainable materials and adopt new technological advancements to help the development achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) gold status.