There is much to celebrate during the holidays but New Year’s Eve is where The St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort comes into its own, serving up three exceptional ways to celebrate ringing in the new year.

The Sparkling Soirée at Oléa, the hotel’s Mediterranean restaurant, is putting on a grand-slam festive buffet brimming with beautiful international dishes, along with live entertainment from a three-piece band to help you swing into 2023 in style. Prices start from Dhs375 for adults and Dhs175 for children over six.

For an even more glitzy affair, book a table at Sontaya, a beautiful restaurant that floats amongst a series of interconnected pools and overlooks the beach. Here you can embark on an sumptuous journey through Asian cuisine, accompanied by the upbeat sounds of live music throughout the evening. Adults can dine at Sontaya from Dhs550 each, while kids over six can feast for Dhs200.

The next destination for your starlit celebrations is MAZI Abu Dhabi with its Scintillate Sociale event. Born out of a desire to bring people together whilst reviving the culinary traditions of Greek cuisine, MAZI Abu Dhabi will showcase modern Greek dishes fuelled with seasonal ingredients, all enhanced with the robust flavours and colours of the Mediterranean. The Scintillate Sociale celebrations also bring live entertainment, with prices starting from Dhs500 for adults and Dhs200 for children over six.

To continue in the spirit of the holiday season, The St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort wants to gift its guests the power of wellbeing, with time well-spent at Iridium Spa. A haven of elegance and relaxation and centred around personalised and intuitive treatments, Iridium Spa extends the rarest of luxuries this Christmas – time. Time to clear your mind, time to put your health first and time to be whisked away on an exceptional journey of relaxation.

You can begin your immersion with a Moroccan Hammam, a treasured bathing and cleansing ritual inspired by the country’s ancient culture that deeply purifies and exfoliates the skin to leave it feeling radiant. For an elevated immersion, try the Royal Hammam, the most prestigious of all spa experiences that spans 90 minutes of blissful replenishment. Delivered using Cleopatra’s own secret recipe, a magical whitening mask with honey and Royal Jelly will be applied to the skin to leave it looking both flawless and radiant. The journey will also take you through a deep cleanse and exfoliating ritual, a fast-acting Ghassoul body mask, a head massage and a signature touch treatment to conclude the uplifting and empowering treatment. The Turkish Bath Ceremony is also a must-try, with 75 minutes dedicated to relaxation through a skilled soft steam, scrub and exfoliation using all-natural black soap. The skin is then re-hydrated within a calming foam cloud, before an aromatic oil massage is delivered with gentle strokes to leave you feeling both rested and re-energised.

When you emerge from your cocoon, you can venture back out into the beautiful resort and lay claim on the rest of the activities and experiences available this festive season.