Hotels we recommend
Where to stay in Doha
Two hotels in Doha we would book for a client, in Ras Abu Aboud and West Bay. Every one books through a partner programme, which adds an upgrade where one is free, daily breakfast for two, a hotel credit and late checkout, at the hotel's own rate.
- Hotels
- 2
- With partner perks
- 2
- Newest
- 2019
The hotels
Ras Abu Aboud
Sharq Village & Spa, a Ritz-Carlton Hotel
2006 · 174 rooms
A 174-room beach resort at Ras Abu Aboud on the Doha Corniche, opened in 2006 as a recreated Qatari seaside village of 14 courtyard houses linked by lanes rather than corridors. It has a 400-metre private beach, three pools and a 5,200 sq m spa.
Marriott STARS
West Bay
JW Marriott Marquis City Center Doha
2019 · 310 rooms
The old Shangri-La tower in West Bay, under Marriott since 2019 and joined to the City Center mall, which is the point of it in Doha's heat.
Marriott Luminous
On our list
Hotels in Doha we rate but have not yet stayed in, drawn hollow on the map. The hotels above are first-hand; these are where we are going next. We book them as we book the rest.
Lusail Marina
Two MICHELIN Keys and Forbes Five-Star; on our list for a Katara Tower shaped as Qatar's crossed swords.
In one of Lusail's two crescent-shaped Katara Towers, built as the crossed swords of Qatar's national emblem.
Lusail Marina
Two MICHELIN Keys and Forbes Five-Star; on our list for sculptural twin towers on the Lusail waterfront.
Sculptural twin towers on the Lusail waterfront, drawn from Qatar's maritime heritage; opened in January 2026 with 155 rooms and suites.
The Pearl-Qatar
Four Seasons Resort and Residences at The Pearl-Qatar
Two MICHELIN Keys; on our list for a private beach on The Pearl-Qatar's man-made island.
On a private beach on The Pearl-Qatar, a man-made island, with rooms and residences by Wimberly Interiors; opened in November 2023.
Katara Cultural Village
The Chedi Katara Hotel & Resort
Two MICHELIN Keys; on our list for a Mughal-inspired courtyard on the beach at Katara.
A Mughal-inspired courtyard and colonnades on the beach at the northern end of Katara Cultural Village, planned by WATG.
West Bay
Forbes Five-Star; on our list for Pierre-Yves Rochon's rooms inlaid with mother-of-pearl.
Seventeen storeys on the West Bay corniche, opened in 2005, with rooms by Pierre-Yves Rochon inlaid with mother-of-pearl.
Msheireb
Forbes Five-Star; on our list for the centre of Msheireb Downtown Doha's cultural quarter.
In the centre of Msheireb Downtown Doha, the cultural quarter at the heart of the city.
What to know
Sharq Village & Spa, a Ritz-Carlton Hotel and JW Marriott Marquis City Center Doha. Each has its own page with the rooms, the restaurants and what booking through us adds.
Of the hotels we recommend, JW Marriott Marquis City Center Doha, which opened in 2019. Sharq Village & Spa, a Ritz-Carlton Hotel followed in 2006.
Sharq Village & Spa, a Ritz-Carlton Hotel (Marriott STARS) and JW Marriott Marquis City Center Doha (Marriott Luminous). Booked through us, each adds a room upgrade where one is free, breakfast for two each day, a hotel credit and early check-in or late checkout when the hotel can give it, at no extra cost to you.
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