Want a beach day that includes lunch, drinks and a water park without booking a room? Rixos Marina Abu Dhabi is selling exactly that: an all-inclusive day pass running daily from 10am to 6pm. For Dhs345 per person on weekdays or Dhs395 on weekends, you get the private beach, the pools and the hotel's Aqua Park, plus an international lunch buffet at Terra Mare and unlimited soft drinks and house beverages all day.
There's a structure to the day if you want it. The hotel's Exclusive Sports Club runs yoga, Pilates, aqua aerobics and other sessions, while kids aged four to eleven can be dropped into the curated programme at Rixy Kids Club. Weekends crank it up a notch with a live poolside DJ and a mixology workshop.
The pricing is family-friendly. Children aged four to eleven pay half price on the day pass, and up to two kids aged three and under per family go free. That means a family of four with young children can do a full beach-and-water-park day with food and drinks included for roughly the cost of two adult passes.
If a day isn't enough, the hotel is also running a Kids Go Free staycation: up to two children under eight stay free when sharing a room with adults, with half-board dining, Aqua Park access and daily Rixy Kids Club activities included. The catch is a minimum two-night stay, but the offer applies to bookings made through December 2026, so there's plenty of runway to plan around school holidays.
For travellers, this is a solid middle-ground option in Abu Dhabi: cheaper than a full resort holiday, more complete than a regular beach club day, and it works equally well for residents of Dubai or other emirates looking for an easy capital escape and for visitors who want a resort day without committing to the room rate. The all-inclusive format also takes the guesswork out of spending — food, drinks and activities are covered in one upfront price.
