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Saudi launches Boutique Group to convert palaces into ultra-luxury hotels

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman said the GSCRI will provide a great opportunity to achieve common successes.
  • The first phase of the project will focus on the development of three historic palaces in cooperation with the private sector.
  • Al Hamra Palace will offer 77 keys including 33 luxury palace suites and 44 luxury villas in Jeddah.

Boutique Group, a new hospitality brand that will manage and convert a collection of iconic historic and cultural palaces in Saudi Arabia into ultra-luxury boutique hotels, was launched by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.

Saudi media reports said the company will revive the heritage and culture of Saudi Arabia to create a new and unique hospitality experience.

The first phase of the project will focus on the development of three historic palaces in cooperation with the private sector, including Al Hamra Palace that will offer 77 keys including 33 luxury palace suites and 44 luxury villas in Jeddah.

Tuwaiq Palace will provide 96 keys including 40 luxury palace suites and 56 luxury villas. Whereas Red Palace will offer 71 keys including 46 luxury suites, and 25 luxury guest rooms. Both Tuwaiq and Red palace are located in Riyadh.

Boutique Group will blend the Kingdom’s culture and heritage with modern amenities to provide an exclusive hospitality experience and a unique service to its guests, growing the Saudi ultra-luxury hospitality sector and contributing to the development of the local economy. The company will also offer many high-end experiences from dining to wellness to exclusive services for each guest, the reports said.

On this occasion, Governor of PIF Yasir Al-Rumayyan said, “His Royal Highness the Crown Prince’s launch of the Boutique Group underlines PIF’s mandate to unlock the capabilities of promising sectors in Saudi Arabia that can help drive the diversification of the economy and contribute to non-oil GDP growth.”