November 2, 2026 — Hyatt has officially opened Grand Hyatt The Red Sea, a 430-key resort on Shura Island in Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea destination. Two of its nine restaurants and bars are serving now, with the rest to follow.
What is happening
Hyatt announced the opening on November 2, 2026. The resort is Hyatt’s second branded property in The Red Sea, after Miraval The Red Sea opened earlier this year, and its eighth hotel in Saudi Arabia. The Red Sea destination is developed by Red Sea Global; Hyatt’s release does not name the hotel’s owner.
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Property | Grand Hyatt The Red Sea |
| Brand / operator | Grand Hyatt (Hyatt Hotels Corporation) |
| Location | Shura Island, The Red Sea destination, west coast of Saudi Arabia |
| Status | Open (announced November 2, 2026) |
| Rooms | 430 rooms, suites and villas (breakdown not published); some have private pools |
| Restaurants open now | Embers (live-fire cooking) and Drift Pool Bar |
| Opening later (dates TBA) | The Amalfi Club, Café Maude, Havana Social, Charcoal Tandoor Fire Grill, El Ta’koy, Akira Back Korean BBQ, 2am:dessert bar |
| Nearest airport | Red Sea International Airport (RSI) |
Features: five pools (the outdoor Drift, Amalfi and Main pools plus an indoor lap pool and a spa vitality pool); Ethereal Spa by VOYA with 12 treatment rooms, two of them outdoors, across about 8,070 sq ft; a 5,380 sq ft fitness center; and five meeting rooms, a Junior Ballroom and a Grand Ballroom that Hyatt calls the largest on Shura Island. Interiors are by Muza Lab.
What it means for airline travelers
- Getting there: Hyatt says Red Sea International Airport (RSI) has flights from Riyadh, Jeddah, Doha, Milan and Dubai, with more routes coming. Most travelers from the Americas will need to connect through one of those cities. The release gives no transfer time from the airport to the hotel.
- Expect a soft opening: only two food and drink outlets are open, and the other seven have no opening dates yet. If dining choice matters to you, wait a few months or ask the hotel what is open before you book.
- Points: World of Hyatt members who book the “New Hotel Member Bonus Offer” rate earn 2X points per full US dollar spent on the room rate and eligible charges. The release does not say when the offer ends.
- Industry rates: the opening release does not mention travel-industry or airline-employee rates. Check Hyatt’s employee or industry rate channels before you book.
- Booking: reservations are open on hyatt.com.
Sources
- Hyatt Newsroom — “Grand Hyatt The Red Sea Officially Opens On Shura Island, Establishing A New Hub For Exceptional Stays, Dining And Events” — https://newsroom.hyatt.com/grand-hyatt-the-red-sea-opening
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