Ennismore‘s first SLS-branded luxury hotel in Saudi Arabia has opened this week on Shura Island. SLS The Red Sea offers 150 rooms, suites and villas, including 15 signature pool villas designed for “ultimate privacy and indulgence.”
The property features five restaurants including London’s cult seafood restaurant Seabird, and guests will be among the very first to experience Floating World, which fuses Japanese traditions with culinary theatricality, inspired by Edo-era indulgence.
Among the most recognizable touchpoints is the signature SLS duck, reimagined here by Saudi contemporary artist Heba Ismail as a striking cultural statement that bridges the brand’s flamboyant spirit with the Kingdom’s innovative creative scene.
Ciel Spa delivers six bespoke treatment rooms, an invigorating indoor water circuit and an outdoor hydro pool.
IHG Expands Presence in Saudi Arabia
Meanwhile, also on Saudi’s Shura Island, the brand-new InterContinental The Red Sea Resort has opened its doors this week.
The 210-key resort, set within pristine waters, vibrant coral reefs and protected marine ecosystems, combines natural beauty with sustainable development.
Each one of the resort’s guest rooms and suites—ranging from 540-square-foot King and Twin Rooms to the spacious Red Sea Three-Bedroom Suite—is designed to ensure every guest can find restoration and rest, but also rejuvenation and focus. Crafted in collaboration with neuroscience-based designer Isabelle Sjövall, this new design direction for InterContinental recognizes key elements that influence the way we respond to environment, such as tones, textures and lighting, as well as our connection to nature and biophilia.
Guests will also have complimentary access to the latest circadian science through the brand’s global partnership with Timeshifter—a NASA-utilized app that provides guests with a personalised jet lag mitigation plan to reduce the physical and mental impacts of time zone changes. This means guests can arrive ready to experience all that InterContinental The Red Sea Resort has to offer.
Guests seeking an enhanced level of service can avail themselves of Club InterContinental, which provides private check-in, and exclusive amenities.
InterContinental The Red Sea Resort joins a global portfolio of over 235 InterContinental hotels found in over 70 countries in every corner of the globe. The resort also represents IHG’s seventh luxury property in the western region. It joins Six Senses Southern Dunes and InterContinental Jeddah, and precedes Regent Jeddah and Six Senses Amaala, which in the coming years will also join IHG’s leading Luxury & Lifestyle portfolio.
