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Overview

Set in a hidden valley and nestled between the mountains, Desert Rock resort is on track to open in 2024 as one of two inland hotels opening in phase one of The Red Sea.

 

Just a 30-minute drive from RSI, this spectacular resort allows guests to immerse themselves in the natural desert-scape on a whole new level while offering unparalleled luxury. ​

 

The resort offers 60 keys - 50 villas and 10 hotel rooms - within the mountain with undisrupted views out to the horizon, allowing guests to absorb the dramatic desert landscape below.

 

Desert Rock features state-of-the-art facilities, including a world-class spa and fitness center, remote destination dining areas, and a feature lagoon oasis.​

Overview

Set in a hidden valley and nestled between the mountains, Desert Rock resort is on track to open in 2024 as one of two inland hotels opening in phase one of The Red Sea. Just a 30-minute drive from RSI, this spectacular resort allows guests to immerse themselves in the natural desert-scape on a whole new level while offering unparalleled luxury. ​The resort offers 60 keys - 50 villas and 10 hotel rooms - within the mountain with undisrupted views out to the horizon, allowing guests to absorb the dramatic desert landscape below. Desert Rock features state-of-the-art facilities, including a world-class spa and fitness center, remote destination dining areas, and a feature lagoon oasis.​

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OUR ASSETS

Desert Rock

Desert Rock is one of two inland resorts opening as part of phase one of The Red Sea destination.​

Red Sea International Airport

Red Sea International Airport (RSI) opened for domestic flights in 2023, with flights from Riyadh and Jeddah. In April 2024, RSI started operating international services, with a twice weekly flight from Dubai. More overseas destinations are set to be announced.​

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Landscape Nursery

At over 1 million square meters, our Landscape Nursery is the largest in the region and part of our planet-first approach to enriching the natural environment and setting new standards in sustainable development. The nursery opened in 2020, and we have grown more than 5 million plants from a target of 30 million by 2030 for The Red Sea and Amaala.​

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Ummahat Islands

Ummahat is home to two of our most exclusive resorts: The St. Regis Red Sea Resort, our second hotel to open, and Nujuma, A Ritz-Carlton Reserve, which will open in 2024. Surrounded by crystal-clear waters, white sandy beaches and an abundance of coral reefs, the island offers new levels of luxury.​

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Turtle Bay Village

Turtle Bay Village opened in 2023 as a state-of-the-art residential town for Red Sea Global staff working at The Red Sea destination. Housing around 6,000 of the 14,000 employees that will eventually live there, this flourishing community also includes Turtle Bay Hotel for staff, contractors, and business guests.​

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Sheybarah Island

Sheybarah Island is home to Shebara Resort, the first announced hotel to be entirely operated by Red Sea Global. A 45-minute boat ride from the coast, Sheybarah Island offers exclusivity and bliss. ​

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Shura Island

Shura is the main hub island at The Red Sea with 11 world-class resorts, luxury marinas, an 18-hole championship golf course, entertainment,​ restaurants, and leisure facilities set to open in 2025. With a natural dolphin shape, the island is one of 92 in our archipelago and home to stunning vistas, incredible fauna and flora, and beautiful wildlife.​

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Southern Dunes

Six Senses Southern Dunes, The Red Sea, was the first resort to open at The Red Sea and is one of two inland hotels in phase one.​

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Overview

Set in a hidden valley and nestled between the mountains, Desert Rock allows guests to immerse themselves in nature on a whole new level, while offering unparalleled luxury. 
  
With architecture fully integrated into the mountainside, preserving its striking silhouette, guests can choose from ground level dwellings, crevice hotel suites midway up the ridge, and a select number of excavated rooms built within the rock itself. All rooms offer undisrupted views out to the horizon, allowing guests to absorb the dramatic desert landscape below.  
This is the Toolkit that we have developed at The Red Sea Development Company and will continue to follow, and are now proudly sharing for the benefit of all.

FACTS -Desert Rock

Facts

60 keys in total: 50 villas and 10 hotel rooms​.

Opening in 2024 and to be operated by Red Sea Global​.

Features state-of-the-art facilities, including a world-class spa and fitness center, remote destination dining areas as well as a feature lagoon oasis

Accommodation built inside of the mountain, with interiors that have been excavated from the rock

Rooms offer undisrupted views of the dramatic desert landscape

Guests will be able to hike across the stunning landscape, use dune buggies, and star gaze as part of the site-wide activities program

Highlights

Ancient History & Modern Architecture at Desert Rock​

Merging ancient history with modern architecture, our Desert Rock resort will allow its guests to vacation not only between the mountains but within them. ​​

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Desert Rock Highlights

Desert Rock Highlights

The Red Sea Global unveils spectacular Desert Rock resort

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Desert Rock Design

Desert Rock is one of the most dramatic desert landscapes in the world, with architecture that honors and respects its surroundings. The design is based on a philosophy to build with the land, not on it. 
  
Sustainable considerations have been made throughout with the resort specifically engineered to reduce energy consumption and regenerate native flora leading to a more green, flourishing wadi.

 

By utilizing natural materials and integrating the resort into the rock, guests can connect physically with the landscape and experience Saudi Arabia’s stunning, natural beauty.

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Desert Rock Design

Desert Rock is one of the most dramatic desert landscapes in the world, with architecture that honors and respects its surroundings. The design is based on a philosophy to build with the land, not on it. 
  
Sustainable considerations have been made throughout with the resort specifically engineered to reduce energy consumption and regenerate native flora leading to a more green, flourishing wadi.

 

By utilizing natural materials and integrating the resort into the rock, guests can connect physically with the landscape and experience Saudi Arabia’s stunning, natural beauty.

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Desert Rock Design 

Desert Rock is one of the most dramatic desert landscapes in the world, with architecture that honors and respects its surroundings. The design is based on a philosophy to build with the land, not on it. 
  
Sustainable considerations have been made throughout with the resort specifically engineered to reduce energy consumption and regenerate native flora leading to a more green, flourishing wadi. By utilizing natural materials and integrating the resort into the rock, guests can connect physically with the landscape and experience Saudi Arabia’s stunning, natural beauty.
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Desert Rock Highlights

The Red Sea Global (RSG), The Red Sea Project (TRSP), has revealed design plans for its new mountain resort named Desert Rock in the beautiful wadi vistas in the west of the country.

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Project Milestones Desert Rock

Project Milestones

27 September 2021

Designs revealed of resort

We're proud to reveal renders of our 'Desert Rock' mountain resort, designed by Oppenheim Architecture. The 60-key hotel is being built into the beautiful wadi vistas of The Red Sea Project on the west coast of Saudi Arabia.

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