If you really want to get away from the glitz, but not the glamour, than the Al Maha Desert Resort and Spa, approximately 40 kms from downturn Dubai, is the spot.
There's a definite psychotherapeutic element running through Miraval's presentation, and for a decade, spa-goers have been raving to each other about programs such as "Desert Journey, " in which, among other things, you may be called upon to balance an upright peacock feather in the palm of your hand.