Banyan Tree AlUla AlUla, Saudi Arabia

The oasis of AlUla in north-western Saudi Arabia has set itself the ambition of becoming a major tourist destination worthy of its rich history: people have lived here and travelled here for 200,000 years. The 5-star Banyan Tree AlUla resort does full justice to this incredible heritage in the way it integrates its structures into the natural landscape of the Ashar Valley.

This 10,000-m² Accor resort offers 47 tented suites, each with one, two or three bedrooms, whose interior design reinterprets the Bedouin way of life. Two finedining restaurants and a luxury spa complete the facilities, while a swimming pool nestles in a natural cleft between the rocks. During times of heavy rainfall, water is collected to irrigate a series of micro-catchment gardens designed to support the natural vegetation of the site, at the same time as limiting the risk of flooding.

Technical Sheet

• Architect: AW²

• Developers: Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) in partnership with the French Agency for AlUla Development (AFALULA).

• Consulting Engineers: EGIS