Anantara’s Banana Island Resort Doha has opened in Qatar featuring a dedicated spa and wellbeing facility, the Balance Wellness Centre.

The 141-guestroom resort’s spa centre offers treatments and services focused on relaxation, detox, fitness, weight management, yoga, alternative therapy, pre- and post-natal therapies and anti-ageing rituals. The centre includes an indoor botanical garden, an oxygen fern room and a female-only hydro pool. Wellness-related nutritional cuisine is on offer.

There are separate male and female Turkish hammams, whirlpools and a treatment menu developed with the rich cultural heritage of the region in mind.

Framed by a crescent-shaped 800m long (2,625ft) private beach, the island resort has its own marina with 30 berths, a dive centre with a practice pool and water sports on offer include kayaking, pedalos, paddle boarding, wakeboarding, banana boat rides, water skiing, jet skiing, fishing trips and yacht cruises.

The resort has a two-lane surf pool where the waves can be controlled to suit different skill levels for teaching purposes. There is also a separate 100m (328ft) long lagoon pool and a children’s pool with water slides.

Activities on dry land include tennis, beach volleyball, a fitness centre and an entertainment centre that features a nine-hole putting golf course, eight pin bowling alley and a cinema theatre.

There are also eight dining options at the resort.

Anantara currently has more than 30 properties located in Thailand, the Maldives, Bali, Vietnam, China, Cambodia, Mozambique and the UAE. Future properties are expected to open in China, Sri Lanka, Laos and Oman.