The Ritz-Carlton, Riyadh
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Location
Riyadh business district
Next to the King Abdulaziz Convention Centre in the Riyadh business district, set in 52 acres of landscaped gardens with 600-year-old olive trees, palms and fountains — an inland city palace, with no beach.
Transfer
A Riyadh transfer
Around 30 minutes by road from King Khalid International Airport, central in the Riyadh business district, next to the King Abdulaziz Convention Centre.
Villas
492 rooms & suites
492 rooms and suites — 43-square-metre Deluxe Rooms with marble baths, fountain-view Superior Rooms, 50 Executive Suites and 48 Royal Suites of more than 4,500 square feet — with Asprey and Diptyque amenities.
Best For
Who it suits
Couples, families and city-break or business travellers drawn to palace grandeur, 52 acres of gardens and a culture-and-desert base — a stately city stay with a kids' club and Club Level, not a beach holiday.
Board Basis
B&B / Club Level
A bed-and-breakfast base, with Club Level and its five daily presentations for Club rooms and suites. An alcohol-free hotel, with gender-separated spa areas.
Overview
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, palms and fountains in the capital's business district, next to the King Abdulaziz Convention Centre. A host to royalty and dignitaries, it is grandeur and gardens more than a beach holiday — an inland city hotel that makes a stately base for a Riyadh city break or stopover, around thirty minutes from King Khalid International Airport. Its 492 rooms and suites run from 43-square-metre Deluxe Rooms with marble baths to fountain-view Superior Rooms, Club Level suites overlooking the indoor pool, and Royal Suites of more than 4,500 square feet, with Asprey and Diptyque amenities. The landmark indoor pool sits beneath a sky-themed fresco on marble-mosaic floors; the world-class spa runs aromatherapy and Swedish treatments across gender-separated gentlemen's and women's areas, and the Strike alley adds six lanes of bowling across 1,000 square metres. Four restaurants, cafes and a lounge handle dining, from Italian by the pool to international garden-view cooking, and the concierge arranges Riyadh's culture — Al Masmak, Diriyah's UNESCO Turaif — and desert tours. A MICHELIN Key holder, it is an alcohol-free palace in the heart of the city, with a kids' club and Club Level for families and longer stays.
Accommodation
Rooms & suites
492 rooms and suites — from 43-square-metre Deluxe Rooms with marble baths to fountain-view Superior Rooms, Club Level suites overlooking the indoor pool, and Royal Suites of more than 4,500 square feet — with Asprey and Diptyque amenities and gardens or fountains in view.
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 cafes and a lounge — Italian dining by the pool and international, garden-view cooking among them, with all-day cafes, a bar and a lounge, set in the palace's gardens and halls. An alcohol-free hotel.
Italian
Italian restaurant
Italian cooking by the indoor pool, in a grand setting.
Garden
Garden-view restaurant
International, garden-view dining.
Café
Cafés
All-day cafes around the hotel.
Lounge
Lounge
A bar and lounge for evening drinks and light bites.
Wellbeing
The Ritz-Carlton Spa
The world-class Ritz-Carlton spa runs aromatherapy and Swedish treatments across gender-separated gentlemen's and women's areas, alongside the landmark sky-fresco indoor pool and the Strike alley — six lanes of bowling across 1,000 square metres.
World-class spa
Aromatherapy and Swedish treatments, in gender-separated areas.
Sky-fresco pool
The sky-fresco indoor pool, on marble-mosaic floors.
Strike bowling
Strike — six lanes of bowling across 1,000 square metres.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
Palace grandeur and a culture base. Wander 52 acres of gardens with 600-year-old olive trees and fountains, swim beneath the sky-fresco indoor pool, bowl at the six-lane Strike alley, take a treatment in the world-class spa, and let the concierge arrange Riyadh's culture — Al Masmak and Diriyah's UNESCO Turaif — and desert tours beyond the city.
52-acre palace gardens
52 acres of palace gardens, with 600-year-old olive trees.
The sky-fresco pool
The sky-fresco indoor pool, the hotel's landmark.
Strike bowling
Six lanes of bowling at Strike.
World-class spa
Aromatherapy and Swedish rituals at a world-class spa.
Culture & desert
Al Masmak, Diriyah's UNESCO Turaif and desert tours, arranged.
Getting There
Location & transfers
By road
About 30 minutes from King Khalid Intl
A transfer into the Riyadh business district.
In the gardens
52 acres
Set in 52 acres of palace grounds.
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Good to know
Board basis
- Bed-and-breakfast, with Club Level. An alcohol-free hotel.
Spa
- Gender-separated gentlemen's and women's spa areas.
Setting
- A palace in 52 acres of gardens — a city and culture base, not a beach.
Getting there
- Around 30 minutes from King Khalid International Airport.
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