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Four Seasons Hotel Kuwait at Burj Alshaya
Kuwait City, Kuwait · Four Seasons · Grand Luxury
The only hotel in Kuwait to hold Forbes Five-Star awards for both hotel and spa, for three consecutive years from 2023, Four Seasons Kuwait at Burj Alshaya opened in 2017 in a Gensler-designed tower with interiors by Yabu Pushelberg, who won the 2018 Interior Design Best of Year Award for the project. Its 284 guest rooms are the largest in the city, and the spa is the only one in Kuwait with both indoor and outdoor pools.
- 284 rooms
- Opened 2017
- Neighborhood: Mirqab
- Rooms from 495 sq ft (46 m²)
- Architect: Gensler
- Interiors: Yabu Pushelberg (interiors, lounge and LÏ Beirut); Kokaistudios (Sintoho and Dai Forni restaurants)
About Four Seasons Hotel Kuwait at Burj Alshaya
- Yabu Pushelberg's lobby centrepiece is a reception desk carved from a single block of onyx weighing more than two tonnes, beneath a ceiling that stretches nearly 30 feet high.
- The spa offers psammotherapy — therapeutic sand immersion drawn from ancient Greek practice — making it one of very few hotel spas anywhere in the Gulf to include it alongside a traditional Moroccan hammam.
- The hotel's indoor lap pool was named best indoor swimming pool in the Middle East by Forbes Travel Guide, featuring suspended lanterns that echo traditional Kuwaiti street lanterns updated with 21st-century LED sources.
- The property received a Michelin Key in 2025, the same year Kuwait's first-ever Michelin selection was published.
- Entry-level rooms start at 495 sq ft (46 m²).
History
Anchoring Kuwait City's new downtown within the Burj Alshaya mixed-use development, this 21-storey urban resort opened in August 2017 and overlooks Al Shaheed Park, the largest urban park in Kuwait. Developed by the Alshaya Group with Gensler architecture, it blends contemporary Middle Eastern design with resort-like spaciousness adjacent to business districts.
The setting
Four Seasons Hotel Kuwait at Burj Alshaya occupies the 22-story eastern tower of the Gensler-designed Burj Alshaya complex on Al-Soor Street in the Al Mirqab district, completed in 2017. Al-Soor Street has become Kuwait City's most refined urban promenade, known locally as La Chocolaterie of Kuwait for its boutiques and cafes. The hotel is the first and only Forbes Five-Star property in the country. Al Shaheed Park, the city's largest urban green space, lies 19 minutes on foot, and the iconic Liberation Tower stands 18 minutes away, anchoring a downtown skyline shared with an established cluster of luxury addresses within two kilometers. 3 km from tours of the Grand Mosque. 17 km from Kuwait International Airport.
Restaurants and bars
- Dai Forni — Restaurant · Italian
- Sintoho — Restaurant · Pan-Asian
- Elements — Café · Market-style, international and traditional
- LÏ Beirut — Restaurant · Lebanese
- Al Soor — Restaurant
- Al Bandar — Restaurant
- No.21 Cigar Lounge — Bar
Experiences
- Spa — Spa with 10 treatment rooms, including a hammam suite by Maroc Maroc and a psammotherapy suite.
- Outdoor pool — 33 m outdoor pool with six air-conditioned cabanas.
- Indoor lap pool — 26 m indoor lap pool surrounded by a modern colonnade.
- Al Soor lounge — Lounge serving light fare and afternoon tea.
- Yoga classes — Yoga classes offered in the fitness centre.
- Al Shaheed Park — Park next to the hotel, listed under off-site activities.
Amenities
- spa
- hammam
- psammotherapy
- indoor pool
- outdoor pool
- fitness centre
- cabanas
- rooftop dining
- Sauna
- Hot tub
- Kids' club
- Pet-friendly
Awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star (2026)
- MICHELIN One Key (2026)
- Kuwait's Leading Hotel Suite 2025 (World Travel Awards) (2025)
- One Michelin Key (2025)
- Forbes Five-Star Hotel (2023-2026)
- Forbes Five-Star Spa (2023-2025)
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