LEAP is the world's most attended tech event, drawing over 215,000 visitors to Riyadh's Riyadh Front Exhibition and Conference Center each February as Saudi Arabia positions itself as a global technology hub under Vision 2030. The event attracts major tech companies, AI researchers, and investors to the Kingdom for announcements, deals, and presentations from global and regional leaders. Riyadh hotels throughout the city are in high demand during LEAP week.
Occupying the upper floors of the iconic Kingdom Centre Tower — the world's most recognisable skybridge — the Four Seasons Riyadh is the definitive luxury address in the Saudi capital. The rooms begin on the 30th floor with views across the desert city that stretch to the horizon, and the level of service, dining, and wellness facilities is the highest in the country.
A palatial hotel of extraordinary grandeur in the Diplomatic Quarter, built as a government guesthouse and operated by Ritz-Carlton since its opening. The vast marble lobby, the multiple award-winning restaurants, and the 52-hectare estate with pools, gardens, and a spa make it the most complete luxury experience in the city. Famously a detention centre during the 2017 anti-corruption sweep.
The most anticipated luxury opening of the Vision 2030 era, the Mandarin Oriental in the King Abdullah Financial District brings the group's signature Asian-influenced wellness philosophy to the heart of the new Saudi capital with a spa that is already being called the finest in the Middle East.
Rosewood's Saudi debut brings the brand's residential-luxury aesthetic to the KAFD skyscraper district with rooms designed by Saudi and international artists, an exceptional all-day dining restaurant that takes Saudi culinary traditions seriously, and a wellness offering that includes traditional hammam rituals.
The JW Marriott on King Road brings five-star reliability to the heart of Riyadh's commercial district with spacious rooms, a comprehensive spa, three restaurants, and the brand's executive services that make it the preferred choice for high-level business travelers and visiting delegations.
A long-established luxury hotel in the Al Olaya business district with a distinguished history of hosting heads of state and corporate leaders. The comprehensive conference facilities, the well-maintained pool and leisure facilities, and the IHG brand's reliable service make it a trusted choice for business travelers.