![]() ![]() ![]() Though much of the resort will focus on AlUla’s natural landscape and ancient heritage, guests will also enjoy state-of-the-art facilities and a hefty dose of modernity. According to plans, the resort is set to be located near the ruins of the ancient city of Hegra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and will pay tribute to the 2,000-year-old’s architectural legacy by incorporating it in its design. Set to open in 2024, the resort will be unlike any other, featuring, 40 guest suites and three resort villas, plus a retreat summit centre near the resort with 14 private pavilions. ![]() Renowned French architect Jean Nouvel is set to seriously raise the stakes with the opening of Sharaan by Jean Nouvel resort, a subterranean hotel carved into the multi-million-year-old sandstone hills of AlUla. AlUla is a burgeoning art destination, and several installations from DesertX 2020 are still tucked away across the grounds – use the complimentary e-bikes parked by each suite to set out on a fun adventure to find them all. ![]() Self-described as a brand that prioritises “human connection and experiences over the traditional luxury experience of five-star hotels”, Habitas AlUla consciously blends seamlessly into its desert surroundings, offering visitors historical and cultural experiences to connect them with the Ashar Valley and wider AlUla region. The pool and Tama restaurant preside over it all from the far end of the resort, designed at the highest point to bring people together, while the Thuraya wellness centre offers yoga classes and spa treatments. Villas boast outdoor showers and traditional Saudi design touches like majlis and woven blankets. Guests stay in stylish container-like villas scattered across a vast swath of sand, built to not disturb the landscape, with well-appointed terraces facing the soaring expanses of rock. Known for its bohemian resorts in Mexico’s Tulum and Namibia, the dynamic brand opened a 96-villa luxury eco-resort Habitas AlUla in the desert canyons of Ashar Valley in 2021, marking a new dawn of luxury in the ancient desert landscape. Hotels in AlUla open nowīuilt from an idea born at Burning Man festival, millennial-focused Habitas began life as a brand that brought together a like-minded community of travellers around immersive events. Here are the best hotels in AlUla open now, and opening soon. Two luxurious resorts have opened in the past two years, and by 2035, AlUla’s expected to have more than 9400 rooms, with each luxury resort providing its own unique take on desert luxury. Until recently, AlUla’s accommodation was limited to campsites and local hotels, but the past year has seen the arrival of some big-hitting global brands marrying modern-day luxury with Alula’s heritage. Like centuries before, AlUla is once again set to be a culturally rich meeting point for people from around the globe. AlUla is one of Saudi Arabia’s most exciting destinations as the country continues to position itself as an exciting tourism destination. Once a stop on the Incense Route, linking the East with the West, and the epicentre of the ancient Nabatean civilisation, AlUla has been inhabited by humans for millennia, but until recently its tawny expanses of desert valleys and rocks remained relatively untouched by tourism and outsiders – with very few hotels in AlUla, until now. AlUla: the Saudi Arabian destination has swept through the world in the past few years, finding fame on social media and provoking intrigue, excitement, and a desire to know more. ![]()
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