Awards & Press
Newsweek
World’s Most Extraordinary Spas 2026
Health Travel
The World’s 50 Best Wellness Resorts 2026 award
Travel Life Certificate
Certificate for accommodation Sustainability
The Luxury Spa Edit Awards
Best Spa Retreat – Middle East
Ohlala Spa & Wellness Awards Bahrain
Favourite Regional Retreat
GM Awards 2025 by Hotelier Middle East
Leadership Team Awards: Commitment to Wellness
Hotel & Catering News – Leaders in Hospitality Awards 2025
Leadership Excellence Award (Mr. Ammar Samad)
FACT Dining Awards
Global Cuisines – Middle Eastern, Acacia Restaurant
FACT Dining Awards
Best Dining Delights – Green & Clean, Al-Sidr Restaurant
Luxury Lifestyle Awards
Best Luxury Sustainable Resort Development
Luxury Lifestyle Awards 2025
TOP 100 General Managers of the World – Ammar Samad
Hotelier Middle East Awards
Spa & Wellness Person of the Year: Dr. Syed Ahmed
“Ambassadors of Excellence by IFP Qatar
Spa & Wellness Person of the Year: Dr. Syed Ahmed
Destination Deluxe Awards 2025
Wellness Cuisine of the Year
Condé Nast Traveller’s 2025 READERS’ CHOICE AWARDS
World Best Spas #12
Tatler Best-in-Class in the Middle East 2025
Best Wellness Retreat
World Spa Awards
Qatar’s Best Wellness Retreat 2025
World Culinary Awards 2025
World’s Best Wellness Hotel Restaurant 2025: Al-Sidr Restaurant
World Travel Awards
Middle East’s Leading Retreat
World Travel Awards
World’s Leading Retreat 2025
Bocuse d’Or Competition 2025 by Qatar Hospitality
Silver Medal Winners in one of the world’s most prestigious international culinary competitions (Chefs Ekasit, Hassan, Kavindu, and Adnan)
Salon Culinaire 2025 by Qatar Hospitality
Three Gold and One Silver Medal
Ohlala Spa & Wellness Awards 2025
Spa of The Year
Qatar Tourism Awards 2025
Community Leadership, Hotelier of the year Mr. Ammar Samad
Hotelier Middle East General Manager Power List 2025
Mr. Ammar Samad, General Manager Top 100 Best General Manager in the Region
Hozpitality’s Best HR Leaders Power list in Middle East 2025
Hozpitality’s Best 30 HR Leaders in Middle East
Hoteliers Middle East Housekeeping Top 50
Housekeeping Powerlist 2025 Dechen Tshomo Executive Housekeeper
Great Place To Work’s 2025
Best Workplaces™ in Qatar List
World Travel Awards
Middle East’s Leading Retreat
Luxury Spa Edit
Regional Best Spa Retreat, Middle East
FACT Dining Awards – Dining Delights
Green & Clean, Al-Sidr Restaurant Compare Retreats’ Luxury
Compare Retreats – Luxury Wellness Travel Awards 2024
Multigenerational Wellness Resort of the Year
National Geographic’s Best of the World 2024
Top 21 “Best Wellness Experiences”
Conde Nast Readers Choice Awards
Top 10 Best Destination Spas in the rest of the World
World Spa Awards 2024
Qatar’s Best Wellness Retreat 2024
Destination Deluxe Awards 2024
Wellness Retreat of the Year
Hotelier Awards 2024
Finance Person of the Year – Ganeshan Padmanabhan (2nd place)
World Culinary Awards 2024
World’s Best Wellness Hotel Restaurant – Al Sidr
FACT Dining Awards 2024
Dining Delights – Green & Clean, Al-Sidr Restaurant
Great Place To Work’s
Best Workplaces™ in Asia List
Qatar Tourism Awards
Exceptional Spa Experience
Qatar Tourism Awards
Exceptional Resort Experience
Qatar Tourism Awards
5 Star Hotel Award
World Travel Awards
World’s Leading Retreat
World Travel Awards
Middle East’s Leading Retreat
Destination Deluxe Awards
Wellness Cuisine of the Year
Connoisseur Circle Hospitality Awards
Best Spa & Health Resort
Oh La La Spa & Wellness Awards
Spa of the Year in Qatar
Oh La La Spa & Wellness Awards
Favourite Body Reshaping and Weight Loss Program
World Culinary Awards
World’s Best Wellness Hotel Restaurant, Al Sidr Restaurant NatGeo’s Gold
Travel+Leisure List 2023
Golden Awards of Overseas Luxury Hotels
2022 World Travel Awards
Middle East’s Leading Retreat 2022
2022 World Travel Awards
Qatar’s Leading Resort 2022
8th Annual World Spa Awards Winner
Middle East’s Best Wellness Retreat 2022
8th Annual World Spa Awards Winner
Qatar’s Best Wellness Retreat 2022
Conde Nast Traveler (US) / Conde Nast Traveller (UK)
Announcing the 2022 Hot List Winners
2021 World Travel Awards
World Leading Retreat 2021
7th Annual World Spa Awards Winner
Qatar’s Best Wellness Retreat 2021
Travel Time Awards 2021 by Travel Time Magazine
Best International Spa & Wellness Hotel 2021
6th Annual World Spa Awards Winner
World’s Best New Wellness Retreat 2020
Euro News
Wellness in Qatar: The Power of Pause.
Condé Nast – Traveller Middle East
The best hotels in Doha, from luxury landmarks to homegrown guesthouses
General Anzeiger
Zulal Wellness Resort by Chiva-Som presents TAIM Traditional Arabic and Islamic Medicine
Destination KSA
Zulal Wellness Resort Qatar: Where desert calm meets sea breeze magic
Harper’s Bazaar Arabia
The Burnout Retreat: How Zulal Wellness Resort in Qatar Restores The Mind, Body, and Soul
The Times
Zulal Wellness Resort – The World’s 50 Best Spas
OK Magazine Russia
Transformative Wellness: Zulal Wellness Resort 5* in Qatar
Condé Nast Traveller
A Healing Retreat In The Middle East Helps Families with Trauma.
Hotelier Middle East
Ancient techniques future wellbeing
CNN Travel
العلاج بالصوت في قطر.. ما وراء هذه الصيحة العلاجية؟
Harper’s Bazaar
Little People, Big Retreats: Zulal Wellness Reimagines the Family Getaway
VOGUE Arabia
Where Luxury Meets Healing: Inside the Wellness Sanctuaries of the MENA Region
CNN Arabic
A Journey to the Roots of Healing: A Resort in Qatar Revives Traditional Arab and Islamic Medicine
The Sunday Times
18 of the best hotels in Qatar for 2025
Aljazeera Eyes
Zulal Wellness Resort by Chiva-Som celebrates its third anniversary
TTW
Zulal Wellness Resort by Chiva-Som Elevates Your Wellbeing with Exclusive Wellness Plus Retreat Featuring Authentic Signature TAIM Treatments and Complimentary Night
National Geopraphic
6 of the top retreats and spas to beat burnout
Conde Nast Traveller
How a grief retreat helped me rediscover balance
The Peninsula
Thai delegation visits Qatar to enhance cooperation on biodiversity conservation
SheerLuxe
Zulal Wellness Resort, Qatar Best for: A luxury wellness experience
Global Travel Media
Discover Australia’s Top 3 Retreats at Zulal Wellness
Globetrender
Zulal Wellness Resort unveils dedicated family retreats
TTG
Chiva-Som’s Zulal Wellness Resort elevates family wellness for 2025
Arab News
Health-conscious Ramadan recipes: Easy detox curry by chef Mayssam Abdulkhalek
Resident Magazine
Zulal Wellness Resort by Chiva-Som Unveils an Exclusive 2025 Wellness Residency Program
Hello May
LUXE STAYS | HONEYMOON HOTSPOTS
Hounslow Herald
Sustainable gut health at Zulal Wellness Resort by Chiva-Som during Holy Month of Ramadan
Fact Magazine Qatar
Committed To Community Wellbeing
I Love Qatar
Zulal Wellness Resort by Chiva-Som launches all-inclusive Wellness Day Pass for adults & kids
Ohlala Qatar
An Idyllic Sanctuary
Qatar PR Network
A transformational eid escape at zulal wellness resort by chiva-som
Eat N Stays
Explores Qatar’s Rich Traditions and Unique Adventures – Eat ‘N Stays
Safar News
منتجع زُلال الصحي من شيفا-سوم» يطرح برامج للعناية بصحة الجهاز الهضمي خلال شهر رمضان
Kl Al Arab
Zulal Wellness Resort by Chiva-Som offers digestive health programs during Ramadan
High Life Magazine
The world’s topmedical-grade spas |High Life Magazine
Travel Monitor
Zulal Wellness Resort rates as top for travellers
Forbes ME
Zulal Wellness Resort By Chiva-Som: A Journey Of Pure Discovery
harpersbazaar.de
Harpers Bazaar Spa Guide: Zulal Wellness Resort by Chiva-Som as an oasis on the Persian Gulf.
National Geographic
Find serenity in 2024 at these new wellness retreats
CNN Arabia
Zulal Wellness Resort and TAIM understanding
Conde Nast Traveller ME
What it’s like to fly on the world’s largest (and longest-range) private jet
Posta Magazine
A journey for beauty: which experts should you visit at Zulal Wellness Resort by Chiva-Som in Qatar?
Arabia News
A partnership to promote healthy lifestyles in the country
Al Jazeera Mubasher
Know more about Zulal Wellness Resort in Qatar
The Peninsula Qatar
QPHI, Zulal Wellness Resort By Chiva-Som Join Efforts To Offer Genomic Reports
BluePrint
Oriental fairy tales
Global Travel Media
Zulal Wellness Resort by Chiva-Som Launches “New You Retreat” for a Happier and Healthier 2023
Business Traveler
VistaJet promotes curated wellness programmes in time for World Health Day
High Life
The world’s mostcutting-edge spas |High Life Magazine
The Time
The five-star Chiva-Som spa for kids
The CEO Magazine
Executives are embracing the powerful benefits of wellness tourism
Hounslow Herald
Zulal Wellness Resort by Chiva-Som introduces corporate wellness initiatives and executive experiences
The Travel
7 Best Wellness Hotels & Resorts For Every Type Of Traveler
OE24
Five impressive spa oases around the world
New York Post
Luxury health resorts are pushing back against Ozempic mania
elite Magazine
Zulal Wellness Resort: A vision by pioneer Krip Rojanastien
U Magazine
A realm of quiet luxury – Zulal Wellness Resort by Chiva-Som
The Voice
Ideas for the perfect vacation: we tell you more
TTG
Energy medicine on guard of guests’ health
Travel Talk
Why welness tourism is such a healthy business
BNN Breaking
Zulal Wellness Resort and QPHI: Redefining Holistic Health through Genomic Research
LuxusInsider
Full Moon Yoga at Zulal Wellness Resort by Chiva-Som
Fact Magazine Qatar
Zulal Wellness Resort Awarded Gold Certification In Sustainability By Travelife
Falstaff-travel.com
Zulal Wellness Resort by Chiva-Som as one of the best addresses for detox vacations.