Grand Hyatt The Red Sea opens on Shura Island with 430 rooms
Hyatt says Grand Hyatt The Red Sea is now open on Shura Island, with 430 rooms, suites and villas, two of its nine restaurants and bars serving and the rest to follow.
Grand Hyatt The Red Sea is now open on Shura Island, Hyatt announced on 2 November. It is the second Hyatt-branded hotel in The Red Sea destination on the kingdom's west coast and the eighth Hyatt-branded hotel in Saudi Arabia. With 430 rooms, suites and villas, it is also one of the biggest resorts on the island, the hotel hub of the destination off the coast of Umluj.
Every room has a private balcony or terrace facing the sea, the lagoon or the gardens, and some of the suites and villas come with their own pool. The interiors are by the design studio Muza Lab, built around what Hyatt calls a "Reef Flower Garden". The island itself was planned by Foster + Partners around a "Coral Bloom" idea, and the resort's colourful canopies are made from recycled fishing nets.
Nine restaurants, bars and social spaces are planned, but only two are serving for now: Embers, a live-fire grill for meat and seafood, and Drift Pool Bar, for drinks and light bites. Still to come are The Amalfi Club, the French bistro Café Maude, Havana Social, Charcoal Tandoor Fire Grill, El Ta'koy with Hawaiian street food by chef Luis Pous, Akira Back Korean BBQ, and 2am:dessert bar by Janice Wong. There are five pools, three outdoors and two indoors including a lap pool, the 750 square metre Ethereal Spa with 12 treatment rooms, a 500 square metre gym, and the Grand Ballroom, which Hyatt says is the largest on Shura Island.
The Red Sea is being built by Red Sea Global, and Shura Island is where most of its hotels sit, a short trip from Red Sea International Airport. "It is an honour to welcome guests to Grand Hyatt The Red Sea," said general manager Jean-Francois Durand.
Rooms are booked on Hyatt.com. What's On Saudi Arabia reports opening rates from SAR 2,250 a night for a King Bed Lagoon View room for two adults, with bookings for stays from December. World of Hyatt members who book the New Hotel Member Bonus Offer rate earn double points. Most of the restaurants have no opening date yet, so if dining is part of the plan, ask the hotel what is open on your dates before you book. Prices can change.