New Hotels in Saudi Arabia that will Reshape Mindful Travel Expectations

With projects by Jayasom, Six Senses, Aman, and Miraval, Saudi Arabia is beginning to define its own language of regenerative living

Vast deserts, volcanic formations, open horizons… In many parts of the country, nature already functions as a restorative framework. The scale of the land reduces sensory overload. Travel here naturally shifts toward presence, rest, and internal clarity. This context is shaping a new generation of hotels focused on wellbeing.

One of the most considered examples is Jayasom Wellness Resort AMAALA set to open in 2026. Located inside AMAALA’s Triple Bay on Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast, the project is positioned as a destination-led retreat concept with 153 guest units and 24 branded residences, designed around long-stay recovery and structured wellbeing.

What makes Jayasom relevant for mindful travel is the way the resort is built for different rhythms: an adults-focused area alongside a dedicated family component, with programming that spans fitness, physiotherapy, nutrition, holistic health, aesthetic beauty, and spa, supported by around 7,000 square meters of wellness facilities. Red Sea Global’s earlier partner announcement also highlights a blend of evidence-based practice with regionally rooted traditions, which fits the broader direction of Saudi wellbeing hospitality as it matures into something quiet, intentional, and environment-led.

Equinox Resort AMAALA, opening in 2026, brings a performance-led approach to wellbeing, translating Equinox’s recovery-driven philosophy into a destination format. Sleep-optimized rooms, a subterranean spa, and programs focused on restoration, movement, and physiological balance position recovery as a structured, longevity-oriented experience shaped by architecture, pace, and environment.

Aman’s Saudi story currently centers on two distinct destinations with very different settings. Aman Hegra sits in AlUla at Hegra, the Kingdom’s first UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the project has been announced as a 42-key hotel with 30 branded residences across an eight-million-square-meter area. The proposition aligns with AlUla’s archaeological scale and desert stillness, with Aman’s usual focus on privacy, low-density design, and an experience built around place, light, and quiet pacing.

Closer to Riyadh, Amansamar is planned for Wadi Safar near Diriyah and the At-Turaif UNESCO site, positioned as a desert retreat with a hotel and Aman-branded residences. Public disclosures describe 80 guestrooms alongside residences, with access to Aman Spa and a setting shaped by escarpments and open desert views. It reads as a Saudi expression of Aman’s “seclusion plus culture” formula, anchored in Wadi Safar’s heritage landscape and the broader Diriyah development.

Along the Red Sea coast and in the southern desert regions, Six Senses brings its established wellbeing focus into a distinctly Saudi context. Programs center on sleep quality, nervous-system balance, movement, and recovery, supported by open landscapes and environmental conditions that reinforce circadian rhythm. The emphasis rests on habits and states that extend beyond the stay.

Six Senses is already active in Saudi Arabia through Six Senses Southern Dunes, The Red Sea, an inland desert resort developed with Red Sea Global. It opened in November 2023 and combines 36 guest rooms and suites with 40 private pool villas, designed by Foster + Partners and placed to maximize views across the dunes and wadi. The wellbeing offer is built around the Six Senses Spa and structured programs that support recovery, with a menu that includes fitness, yoga and meditation, and targeted wellness stays.

The next major Saudi opening is Six Senses AMAALA, scheduled for 2026. Six Senses describes the resort as a large-scale wellness and lifestyle destination with 64 rooms, six suites, 30 villas, and 25 branded residences, positioned within a broader coastal context that includes arts, diving, and an integrated wellness community. For a mindful-travel narrative, the key point is continuity: Southern Dunes establishes the desert-reset format already in operation, while AMAALA expands the same philosophy into a coastal setting with longer-stay potential and a more comprehensive destination framework.

Miraval The Red Sea (opening in 2026) is Hyatt’s first Miraval property outside the United States and it has been positioned as an adults-only (18+) all-inclusive wellness retreat on Shura Island within The Red Sea destination. Hyatt’s own hotel page frames the stay around included meals, daily group wellbeing activities, resort credits, and airport transfers, with a large spa component at the center of the experience.

Beyond these internationally recognized names, Saudi Arabia is seeing the emergence of quieter, lesser-known retreat-oriented hotels. The country’s natural landscape clearly matters, yet the more telling signal is how deliberately this direction is being developed and supported. At this pace, Saudi Arabia may soon become one of the key destinations for high-standard wellbeing travel.