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MICHELIN Guide Unveils Its 2026 MICHELIN Key Selection in Saudi Arabia

• Saudi Arabia’s 2026 MICHELIN Guide hotel selection features 54 hotels, including 37 selected properties and 17 hotels awarded MICHELIN Keys. The Key selection comprises 13 One MICHELIN Key, 3 Two MICHELIN Key and 1 Three MICHELIN Key property, spanning Riyadh, Jeddah, AlUla and the Red Sea coast.
• Desert Rock Resort on the Red Sea coast is Saudi Arabia’s only Three MICHELIN Key hotel and also receives the MICHELIN Guide Architecture & Design Award for 2026, recognised for its striking design carved into the landscape of the Hijaz Mountains.
• Saudi Arabia’s selection forms part of the 2026 Asia & the Middle East selection, which now includes 600 MICHELIN Key hotels, within a global selection of 2,832 MICHELIN Key hotels across 79 destinations. 
  Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, September 21st, 2026: The MICHELIN Guide today unveils its 2026 hotel selection, now available across the MICHELIN Guide’s platforms, where travelers can explore the new selection, discover each hotel’s MICHELIN Key distinction and find inspiration for their next stay. In Saudi Arabia, the selection spans standout properties across Riyadh, Jeddah, AlUla and the Red Sea coast, underlining the country’s position as one of the region’s fastest-growing hospitality destinations.For Gwendal Poullennec, International Director of the MICHELIN Guide, the growth of the hotel selection comes at a particularly interesting moment for the industry. As the Guide expands its presence across the world of hospitality and lifestyle, he points to the role of independent and boutique hotels in keeping the sector moving forward. “This second global selection of the MICHELIN Keys reflects the extraordinary momentum driving the hospitality sector once again this year. With 470 newly distinguished establishments, we are witnessing a continuous upscaling of the offering, driven by even more creative and ambitious projects. All around the world, hoteliers are reinventing the stay experience through more immersive, personalized, and experiential concepts.”Saudi Arabia Spotlight: 17 MICHELIN Key HotelsSaudi Arabia’s 2026 MICHELIN Guide hotel selection features 54 hotels, including 37 selected properties and 17 MICHELIN Key hotels. The Key selection comprises 13 One MICHELIN Key, 3 Two MICHELIN Key and 1 Three MICHELIN Key property, spanning Riyadh, Jeddah, AlUla and the Red Sea coast.Desert Rock Resort is Saudi Arabia’s only Three MICHELIN Key hotel, while Six Senses Southern Dunes, The Red Sea, Shebara Resort and Nujuma, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve receive Two MICHELIN Keys. Desert Rock Resort is also awarded the MICHELIN Guide Architecture & Design Award for 2026, recognised for its striking design carved into the landscape of the Hijaz Mountains. Riyadh

Jeddah

AlUla

Red Sea Coast (Umluj & Ḩanak)

The 2026 Selection in Context: A Global and Regional Perspective

The MICHELIN Guide’s global hotel selection now spans over 9,400 hotels, including 2,832 hotels awarded a MICHELIN Key: 155 Three MICHELIN Keys, 657 Two MICHELIN Keys and 2,020 One MICHELIN Key hotels. More than 2,200 hotels have been added to the global selection since last year’s MICHELIN Key announcement in October 2025.

The 2026 selection across Asia and the Middle East includes 600 MICHELIN Key hotels, with 173 new MICHELIN Keys and promotions and 34 Three MICHELIN Key properties. The MICHELIN Key selection also reaches four destinations for the first time in the region: Mongolia, Myanmar, Armenia and Kazakhstan, while updated selections across destinations including Saudi Arabia, Japan, China, India, Indonesia, the Maldives, Singapore and Vietnam continue to broaden the Guide’s reach.

Discover the full 2026 MICHELIN Keys Selection: The 2025 MICHELIN Key Hotels: A Guide to the Global Selection

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