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Banyan Tree AlUla
AlUla, Saudi Arabia · Banyan Tree · Grand Luxury
Opened in October 2022 in AlUla's Ashar Valley, Banyan Tree AlUla was designed by Paris-based AW² Architecture & Interiors for the Royal Commission for AlUla, 47 sand-canvas tented villas built from compressed earth brick, each positioned within natural rock coves just 15 km from Hegra, Saudi Arabia's first UNESCO World Heritage Site. AW2 used water-harvesting and micro-catchment gardens to irrigate the site and guard it against flash floods, and the pool is carved between rock crevices to echo the wadis that appear after rain.
- 79 rooms
- Opened 2022
- Neighborhood: Wadi Ashar Tabuk
- Interiors: AW² architecture & interiors
About Banyan Tree AlUla
- AW² used water-harvesting techniques, micro-catchment gardens collect rainwater running off surrounding hills, to irrigate the site and protect it from flash flooding, keeping the resort's footprint on 10,000 sq m of a 3,046-hectare valley.
- The signature swimming pool is carved between natural rock crevices in a shaded canyon cove, mimicking the wadis that appear at cliff bases after rain, a deliberate reference to the Amangiri in Utah.
- The resort sits within line-of-sight of the Maraya Concert Hall, the Guinness-certified world's largest mirrored building, giving the two properties a visual relationship across the open desert plain.
History
Opened in October 2022 in AlUla's Ashar Valley, Banyan Tree AlUla was designed by Paris-based AW² Architecture & Interiors for the Royal Commission for AlUla — 47 sand-canvas tented villas built from compressed earth brick, each positioned within natural rock coves just 15 km from Hegra, Saudi Arabia's first UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Amenities
- Fitness center
Awards
- MICHELIN One Key (2026)
- AAA Four Diamond (2025)
- Prix Versailles (Hotels) — Special Prize, Exterior (2023)
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