Miraval is Hyatt’s boutique luxury wellness brand. Up until now, it has had three locations in the United States, in Austin, the Berkshires, and Tucson. In May 2022, plans were announced for the brand to expand internationally. There’s now an update, as this hotel has finally opened.
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Basics of the Miraval Red Sea, Saudi Arabia
Miraval the Red Sea has opened as of today, May 15, 2026. The luxury wellness resort is located on Saudi Arabia’s Shura Island, which is the central hub for the Red Sea Project. This project is a partnership between Hyatt and the Red Sea Development Company, and is operating under a management contract.
Despite the hotel now having opened, I still can’t find many real pictures, but instead, primarily renderings. So it’s anyone’s guess how similar the below renderings look to the finished product.
Miraval the Red Sea offers 180 guest rooms and suites, including 20 villas, spread across over three million square feet. The resort:
- Has a 40,000 square foot spa with 39 treatment rooms
- Has a walking trail system, mangrove boardwalk, outdoor adventures, and several intentionally purposed rooms set up for art, creative expression, music, wellness lectures, and hands-on workshops
- Has a focus on dining, with a central dining room (Rosemary), a marketplace (Palm Court Cafe), and various cooking classes and workshops (Life in Balance Culinary Kitchen)
As I often say, it’s important to keep in mind that for the major hotel groups, it’s investors that are really the customers, and us guests are the product being sold to investors. We’ve seen an incredible number of new developments announced in Saudi Arabia lately, which reflects that Saudi Arabia is trying to heavily pivot to tourism in the long run.
Saudi Arabia plans to invest one trillion dollars in tourism over the next decade, making it the country that’s investing the most in tourism. The Red Sea Project is intended to become Saudi Arabia’s premier international leisure destination.
The Red Sea Project spans 10,800 square miles, and includes 120 miles of coastline, plus an archipelago of more than 90 untouched islands, volcanoes, deserts, mountains, and a wide variety of wildlife.
For those wondering about how you get to the resort, the easiest way is to fly into Red Sea International Airport (RSI), which has flights on FlyDubai from Dubai (DXB), on Qatar Airways from Doha (DOH), and on Saudia from Jeddah (JED) and Riyadh (RUH).
Miraval Red Sea rates & points requirements
With Miraval the Red Sea now open, what are rates like? As a reminder, Miraval offers an inclusive experience, with meals, drinks, and many activities being included. Alcohol usually costs extra, but that’s not relevant here, since Saudi Arabia continues to be a dry country (outside of very narrow exceptions).
If you’re looking to book a cash stay here, I currently see rates starting at just under 4,000 SAR (~$1,070 USD) per night for single occupancy, and just under 5,000 SAR (~$1,330) per night for double occupancy.
Meanwhile for those looking to redeem World of Hyatt points, I currently see rates starting at 30,000 points per night for single occupancy, while there seems to be a glitch when trying to redeem points for double occupancy. Hopefully that changes as the hotel becomes fully operational.
Bottom line
Miraval has expanded internationally for the first time, with the opening of a property in Saudi Arabia, as part of the Red Sea Development. Saudi Arabia sure is throwing a lot of money at tourism, and I’m curious to see how this all plays out. The timing of this all isn’t exactly great, in terms of global perception of traveling to the Middle East.
The Red Sea has now seen several new properties open. For example, both the St. Regis Red Sea Resort and Nujuma, A Ritz-Carlton Reserve Resort, have opened, among others.
What do you make of Miraval’s new property in Saudi Arabia?
I will be there in less then a week for a 14 Nights stay. Already curious to see how it will be. I was able to pay for 5 nights with points (45k/night double Occupancy) and the rest with Mirvaval Bogo and UFNA. Since it's a new property I will also get the 500 points per night. For me it's a good Deal and a Brand Explorer.
It's hard to imagine that these Saudi resorts will be hugely popular with visitors from outside the Islamic world. Still, there's clearly a market to be tapped.
Are these hotels (the ones that are open) doing well? Russian tourists? I cannot imagine people are flocking here.
Maybe. Maybe not. The UAE has some regressive legal issues, but the Kingdom needs to work on its reputation as a place where you won't get jailed, whipped or even bone sawed by MBS or his designees.
Eh, maybe some of them are into 'whip'-ing?
I can’t imagine Russian tourists flocking to what I assume would an alcohol-free resort.
The target isn't Russians, that's for sure, it's cashed-up halal visitors from petroleum-exporting countries in the region. They might also attract Muslim travellers from Europe, North America, Australia, the UK, et al.
Hopefully no one will drink the Nile water ... that would be a mistake .
Why do you continue to uncritically promote repressive Middle Eastern dictatorships?
@ Marsha P. Johnson -- I'm not "promoting" anything, I cover hotel openings that I find interesting. One of Hyatt's luxury brands with just three properties opening a fourth property is interesting to me, especially since it's the first international one, even if I don't have a particular interest to travel here.
I also wrote about the opening of the Waldorf Astoria Minsk, not because I want to visit it, but because I think it's...
@ Marsha P. Johnson -- I'm not "promoting" anything, I cover hotel openings that I find interesting. One of Hyatt's luxury brands with just three properties opening a fourth property is interesting to me, especially since it's the first international one, even if I don't have a particular interest to travel here.
I also wrote about the opening of the Waldorf Astoria Minsk, not because I want to visit it, but because I think it's a noteworthy opening.
Should I only cover airlines and hotels from countries with governments that I really like? If so, that doesn't leave a whole lot to write about...
I'm looking forward to condemning Ben for supporting Trump the next time he reviews an American hotel
If you finish reading Chaucer ( The great 'C' ) , then you will have 'Read C' .