Banana Island Resort Doha by Anantara

This is the sort of thing you do in Qatar: build a crescent-shaped artificial island in the Gulf, a half-hour’s boat ride from Doha, and put a fantastically luxurious resort there. This is Banana Island Resort Doha by Anantara, whose rooms, suites, and villas are decorated in sunny tropical colors and furnished with top-flight comforts, as well as views of either the lagoon or the sea. A spa is present as a matter of course, an exhaustive list of leisure offerings leans heavily on the aquatic, and a small handful of restaurants serves everything from upscale Middle Eastern fare to Italian fine dining and a family-friendly American diner experience.