12 Best Hotels and Resorts in Africa and the Middle East, According to Our Editors | Condé Nast Traveler

"Subtle, the Raffles Doha is not. Shaped like a scimitar and towering over Qatar's Lusail Marina, this landmark hotel makes an entrance long before you step inside. The 138-foot-high lobby dazzles with mirrored walls and kaleidoscopic sky projections, and all its rooms are suites complete with hydromassage steam showers and high-tech customizable scent diffusers. There’s a spa with private hammams; the Blue Cigar Lounge, lined with 7,000 antique books (including first editions of Robinson Crusoe and Moby-Dick); and waffles at breakfast shaped like the hotel. But beneath the pomp, it’s the details that stand out: an oil-infused bath drawn while you’re out dune bashing; your favorite toothpaste discreetly replaced. It’s all a bit over-the-top, but Raffles pulls it off. Proof that sometimes too much is exactly enough. From $540. —Chris Schalkx" - CNT Editors