The BOAC Rest House was the first hotel in what is now the UAE, opening in a Sharjah airfield in 1932. Photo: Wam
The BOAC Rest House was the first hotel in what is now the UAE, opening in a Sharjah airfield in 1932. Photo: Wam
The UAE’s first hotel is four decades older than the country
With only nine bedrooms and water supplied by donkey caravan, the BOAC Rest House has been welcoming guests since it opened in Sharjah 90 years ago
