Four Seasons AMAALA claims Hotel of the Year within months of opening
The first resort to open within Saudi Arabia's AMAALA destination has secured three major honours at the Middle East hospitality awards, including the coveted Hotel of the Year accolade. Recognition extends to its sister property's spa on nearby Shura Island.
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Four Seasons Resort and Residences AMAALA at Triple Bay has claimed Hotel of the Year at the AHEAD Awards MEA 2026, a remarkable achievement for a property that opened only months before. The resort secured two additional honours in the same ceremony: Hotel Newbuild and Guestrooms, recognition of both its architectural ambition and the refinement of its guest accommodation.
AMAALA represents a significant chapter in Saudi Arabia’s luxury hospitality landscape. The destination itself unfolds across a pristine stretch of the Red Sea coastline, designed as an integrated resort community that honours the landscape’s natural contours and heritage. Four Seasons Resort and Residences at Triple Bay emerges as its flagship, anchoring the vision with architectural distinction and service discipline.
The design aesthetic speaks to both contemporary luxury and regional sensibility. A sculptural rain column dominates the spa courtyard, its woven timber lattice overhead casting geometric shadow patterns across polished surfaces. The interplay of light, material and craftsmanship extends through the public spaces and into the guestrooms themselves, each detail considered for how it frames the sea views and desert light.
The awards also recognised The Spa at Four Seasons Resort and Residences Red Sea at Shura Island, which won Spa & Wellness. Both properties benefit from Four Seasons’ operational excellence and the particular advantage of location along one of the world’s most remarkable coastlines, where coral reefs and marine reserves remain largely untouched.
The momentum reflects not merely the calibre of construction and design, but the depth of preparation that precedes opening. Teams across operations, housekeeping, culinary and guest services have embedded themselves within the property’s systems and culture from the earliest stages, translating architectural vision into lived experience for guests.
Imagery courtesy of Four Seasons Resort and Residences AMAALA (@redseaglobal).