Grand Hyatt Opens 430-Room Resort on Saudi's Shura Island

Hyatt Hotels Corporation said Monday it has opened Grand Hyatt The Red Sea on Shura Island, a 430-room resort the company is billing as a new center for stays, dining and events in Saudi Arabia's Red Sea destination. The property is Hyatt's second branded hotel in the area, following the debut of Miraval The Red Sea earlier this year, and its eighth in the kingdom overall.

The resort includes rooms, suites and villas alongside nine restaurants and bars and what Hyatt describes as the island's leading ballroom, making it the largest venue on Shura Island for both dining and group gatherings. The design mixes family-friendly amenities with adults-only areas and wellness facilities, aiming to cover a range of traveler types in a single property.

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Design draws on coral reef forms

Grand Hyatt The Red Sea was built under Shura Island's broader master plan, known as Coral Bloom, which was created by architecture firm Foster + Partners. The resort's canopy structures, a defining visual feature, are shaped to evoke coral reefs and are made from recycled fishing nets, according to Hyatt. Beyond their design intent, the canopies are meant to provide shade and outdoor gathering space, tying into the destination's broader environmental goals for the Red Sea project.

Stephen Ansell, Hyatt's managing director for the Middle East and Africa, framed the opening as part of a faster buildout of the company's brand portfolio in Saudi Arabia. "The opening of Grand Hyatt The Red Sea is a significant milestone for Hyatt in the Kingdom and comes just months after Miraval The Red Sea welcomed guests earlier this year," Ansell said. "Together, these openings reflect our pace and ambition for growing our brands in Saudi Arabia, while giving World of Hyatt members even more ways to experience this extraordinary destination across two distinctive Hyatt brands."

Two Hyatt brands now on one island

With Grand Hyatt and Miraval both now operating on or near Shura Island, Hyatt is positioning the Red Sea destination as a multi-brand draw rather than a single-property stop. Jean-Francois Durand, general manager at Grand Hyatt The Red Sea, called it "an honor to welcome guests" to the new resort.

The opening fits into Saudi Arabia's wider push to build out The Red Sea as a tourism destination, with Shura Island serving as a planned hub for hospitality, dining and events under the Coral Bloom concept. For travelers, the addition of a 430-room property with nine dining venues and a large ballroom signals the island is shifting from a single-resort launch to a broader cluster of lodging and event space. Hyatt did not detail additional Red Sea openings beyond the two properties now operating, leaving open whether further brands will follow onto Shura Island or elsewhere along the coastline.