🐪 OUR HABITAS AlUla
A Luxury Desert Resort in Saudi Arabia
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🐪 PLACE: OUR HABITAS AlUla
An unparalleled luxury retreat in Saudi — immersed in wellness, adventure, culture
By Christina Chao
Nested in the Ashar Valley in Saudi Arabia, Habitas AlUla is a luxury wellness retreat within a dramatic landscape of sandstone cliffs and palm groves. This desert resort is designed to blend in with nature and guests can enjoy a variety of unique activities, including UTV tours, hiking the Unesco site Adventure Trail, ride on camelback across the desert, swim in a pool in middle of the desert, desert yoga and stargazing with a local expert. In a commitment to sustainability, the property has also been designed to minimize its impact on the environment through utilizing solar power, rainwater harvesting, and a strong focus on recycling and waste reduction.
Unique to the site, guests can “explore Hegra, Saudi Arabia’s first UNESCO World Heritage Site, and get a glimpse into the not-so-distant past on a guided tour of AlUla’s Old Town and immerse in interactive art installations commissioned for Desert X AlUla.” The Habitas AlUla immersive experience is also unique because it involves the inclusion of Desert X art installations on the property. Sprinkled across the land, you can find a variety of interactive art pieces that will amaze you, and ignite your inner child, like a giant swing set, colorful orbs, and trampolines embedded into the sand where you can workout and/or have a playful jump in the middle of the desert.
With 96 guest villas in three tiers: premium Celestial Villas, Alcove Villas and Canyon Villas, guests have the options to choose their stay. Each villa is styled with bohemian artwork, and has a spacious and comfortable, home-like feel, with stunning views of the desert vista. Guests are made comfortable in each villa with a private terrace, soft king-size bed, outdoor shower in the enclosed reeded back porch, and multiple bohemian lounge pieces from luxury designers.
Fun Fact - “Each room also comes with an electric bike that you can freely use to transport yourself around the property, but if biking isn’t your forte, you can call the front desk to bring a buggy straight to your door for a ride.”
A must see and experience is the Insta-worthy infinity pool with deckside seating where you can sample the best Middle Eastern cuisine featuring restaurant Tama onsite. Soak up some sun with a mocktail in hand or a lamb gyro platter. Another restaurant on site called Moon Shell is a more casual cafe which serves coffee and vegan and vegetarian food in a chic space.
What is a luxury resort without wellness? The onsite property has an exclusive Thuraya Wellness offering for guests to restore and relax. From their website, “Thuraya Wellness offers a peaceful lounge space with an alchemy bar, spa treatment rooms, a fitness center, an outdoor wellness agora, and a yoga studio.” Habitas AlUla is a magical place set among an ancient desert landscape, where towering ochre sandstone cliffs and remnants of ancient civilizations come together and merge to create a unique experience for all guests. CHECK IN HERE.
🐪 PERSON: OLIVER RIPLEY
Founder and CEO of Habitas
Oliver Ripley is a serial entrepreneur, investor and founder from the UK. He is CEO and co-founder of Habitas, a company that is disrupting the hospitality industry through its innovative business model and technology-driven approach. Due to its vertical integration, Habitas reduces the development cycle of building a hotel to under 9 months, by the hotels in its own factory and assembling the hotels on-site using sustainable materials and building practices. It operates the hotels under Habitas flag as an experience and lifestyle brand focused on wellness, sustainability, community and experiences, redefining the concept of traditional luxury.
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