Hyatt Debuts Billion-Dollar Resort in Saudi Arabia

CHICAGO, IL—Chicago arrived in Saudi Arabia today via the estimated billion-dollar, 142-room Park Hyatt Jeddah—Marina Club and Spa at the Corniche of Jeddah, 30 minutes from the King Abdullaziz International Airport.

This is Chicago-based Hyatt Hotels & Resorts’ first leisure project in Saudi Arabia. Other Hyatt properties in the Mideast include the recently opened Grand Hyatt Doha in Qatar and existing Hyatt hotels in Egypt, Jordan, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates.

The marina on the 35-acre complex can hold 140 luxury yachts. Adjacent to Park Hyatt Jeddah. the Lazurde Meetings & Events Centre, opening shortly, will feature 26,000 square feet (2,500 square meters) of meeting and banquet facilities.

The 34.5-acre (140,000 square meter) complex overlooks sweeping views of the sea and the world-famous King Fahd fountain with its more than 1,000-foot-high (312 meters) plume of water.

Hyatt officials say Park Hyatt Jeddah is an intimate and residential-style hotel where French interior designer Gilles Quiffet and architect Patrice Hart fashioned rooms that “fuse a sleek European style” with Arab-Andalusian architecture.

The surrounding resort complex will feature a built-up 2.5-acres (10,000 square meters) of spa and wellness facilities and a variety of innovative restaurants and stylish lounges.

The 142 spacious guestrooms measure 430 square feet (40 square meters). The suites range from 860 square feet to more than 2,100 square feet (80 to 200 square meters).

The 8,100-square-foot (756 square-meter) ballroom can be divided into three separate spaces. The exclusive Palm Courtyard can accommodate up to 900 guests for outdoor events by the Red Sea.

Hyatt officials say Park Hyatt Jeddah – Marina, Club and Spa is the ideal base for Hajj or Umrah pilgrimages to Mecca or Medina.

Because the King Abdullaziz International Airport is only a 30-minute drive from the resort, Park Hyatt Jeddah is “a well-situated stopover upon entering or leaving the region,” according to Hyatt officials. Mecca is a 45-minute drive from the hotel.

Hyatt, however, is not the exclusive developer in this part of Saudi Arabia. Non-Hyatt managed facilities to open soon will include a Commercial Gallery with a host of high-fashion boutiques and a marina that can berth 140 yachts of 26 to 82 feet (8 to 25 meters) in length.