NEW LUXURY ECO-HOTEL TO OPEN ON BAHRAIN’S UNESCO-RECOGNISED ISLAND

Bahrain is to get a new luxury eco-resort and adventure destination. Mantis Bahrain Hawar Island, in partnership with Accor and Bahrain property investment company Edamah, will open in the kingdom in 2024. Located on Hawar Island, the eco-retreat will be reachable only by boat or private helicopter. Boutique-style in size, the shoreline hotel will have 72 rooms including overwater villas that will offer guests direct access to the sea and unobstructed views of the Arabian Gulf. There will also be five dining concepts on the island and the hotel will have chill-out zones, coffee stations and other social areas where like-minded travellers can come together and socialise. A variety of leisure and sports facilities are also planned for the site, including an adventure park, cycle paths and a water park. The Mantis resort will be surrounded by a wildlife sanctuary giving visitors the chance to get up close and personal with the unique biodiversity on the island, which includes sand gazelles, Arabian Oryx and Socotra cormorants.