The Ritz-Carlton, Riyadh
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Location
Riyadh business district
Next to the King Abdulaziz Convention Centre in 52 acres of landscaped gardens with 600-year-old olive trees, palms and fountains.
Transfer
A Riyadh transfer
Around 30 minutes from King Khalid International Airport.
Villas
492 rooms & suites
492 rooms and suites — base rooms around 43 square metres, 50 Executive Suites and 48 Royal Suites — with Asprey and Diptyque amenities.
Best For
Who it suits
Couples, families and city-break and business travellers drawn to palace grandeur, gardens and a culture-and-desert base.
Board Basis
B&B / Club Level
A bed-and-breakfast base, with Club Level. An alcohol-free hotel.
About the Resort
A hotel built as a royal palace
The Ritz-Carlton, Riyadh is a palatial city hotel built as a royal palace, set in 52 acres of landscaped gardens with 600-year-old olive trees in Riyadh’s business district. Its 492 rooms and suites pair with a breathtaking sky-fresco indoor pool, a six-lane bowling alley and a world-class spa, and it makes a grand base for Riyadh’s culture and desert tours. It holds a Michelin Key; swimming is in the landmark indoor pool, and the spa has gender-separated areas.
Accommodation
Rooms & suites
492 rooms and suites.
Entry
Deluxe Room
Sleeps two, king or twin. Around 43 square metres with a marble bath, with garden, city or interior views.
Marble bathGarden view
Superior
Superior Room
Sleeps two. Around 43 square metres at the front, with fountain views.
Fountain view43 sqm
Club
Executive Club Suite
Sleeps two to three. Club Level on the second floor overlooking the indoor pool, with five daily presentations, with garden or city views.
Club LevelGarden view
Apex
Royal Suite
Sleeps a group. The top VIP suite — over 4,500 square feet — with city views.
VIPCity view
Food & Drink
Dining
Four restaurants plus cafés and a lounge.
Italian
Italian restaurant
Italian dining by the pool.
Garden
Garden-view restaurant
International, garden-view dining.
Café
Cafés
All-day cafés.
Lounge
Lounge
A bar and lounge.
Wellbeing
The Ritz-Carlton Spa
A world-class spa with aromatherapy and Swedish treatments, with gender-separated gentlemen’s and women’s areas, the landmark indoor pool and a six-lane bowling alley.
World-class spa
Gender-separated gentlemen’s and women’s areas.
Sky-fresco pool
A breathtaking indoor pool.
Strike bowling
A 1,000-square-metre, six-lane alley.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
Palace grandeur and a culture base.
52-acre palace gardens
With 600-year-old olive trees.
The sky-fresco pool
A landmark indoor pool.
Strike bowling
A six-lane alley.
World-class spa
Gender-separated areas.
Culture & desert
Al Masmak, Diriyah (UNESCO) and desert tours.
Getting There
Location & Transfers
By road
About 30 minutes from King Khalid Intl
A Riyadh transfer.
In the gardens
52 acres
Palace grounds.
Guest Reviews
What Our Clients Say
★★★★★
“The most extraordinary place I have ever stayed. Nothing prepares you for the depth of the silence, the beauty of the reef, or the sheer generosity of the experience.”
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★★★★★
“We’ve stayed here three times now. The house reef has no equal. The stargazing was, genuinely, one of the most moving experiences of my adult life.”
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★★★★★
“I had stayed at Four Seasons, One&Only and Velaa before visiting The Ritz-Carlton, Riyadh. They are all magnificent. But this is different in a way that is hard to articulate.”
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Good to Know
Good to know
Board basis
- B&B, with Club Level. An alcohol-free hotel.
Spa
- Gender-separated gentlemen’s and women’s areas.
Setting
- A palace in 52 acres of gardens — a city and culture base.
Getting there
- Around 30 minutes from King Khalid International Airport.
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