100 Best GCC Hotels and Resorts
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Welcome to 100 Best GCC Hotels and Resorts, the ultimate showcase of luxury hospitality across the Gulf Cooperation Council, brought to you by World Travel Awards. This extensive collection celebrates one hundred of the region’s most exceptional hotels and resorts, highlighting properties that exemplify excellence in accommodation, service, design, dining, wellness, and guest experience.
The GCC has firmly established itself as one of the world’s most dynamic luxury travel regions. From the soaring skylines of Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Doha, and Riyadh to the pristine coastlines of Oman and Bahrain, the Gulf offers an extraordinary range of accommodation experiences. Whether you are seeking a glamorous city hotel, an ultra-luxury beachfront resort, a secluded desert retreat, or a family-friendly destination, this collection brings together the very best the region has to offer.
The properties featured within 100 Best GCC Hotels and Resorts represent the highest standards of international hospitality. Combining visionary architecture, exceptional culinary experiences, award-winning wellness facilities, and legendary Arabian service, these hotels and resorts continue to redefine luxury travel in the Middle East. Together, they showcase the innovation, ambition, and excellence that have made the GCC a global hospitality powerhouse.
Whether travelling for business, leisure, culture, wellness, or adventure,
100 Best GCC Hotels and Resorts is your essential guide to the region’s most remarkable accommodation experiences.
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Atlantis The Royal, Dubai
Atlantis The Royal, Dubai, is a standout ultra-luxury resort on Palm Jumeirah, offering a bold and memorable stay defined by striking architecture, refined interiors, exceptional dining, and extensive leisure facilities. The hotel combines the energy of Dubai with a polished resort experience, featuring elegant rooms and suites, beachfront access, impressive pools, wellness facilities, and a wide range of restaurants and bars. With its dramatic sense of arrival, high-end service, and destination-style atmosphere, Atlantis The Royal is especially well suited to travellers looking for a glamorous, high-impact luxury escape. It offers more than a traditional hotel stay, creating a complete resort experience that feels contemporary, indulgent, and distinctly Dubai.
Atlantis The Royal, Dubai was voted as World's Leading Executive Club Lounge 2025, World's Leading Iconic Resort 2025, World's Leading Luxury Hotel Penthouse 2025, Middle East's Leading Executive Club Lounge 2025, United Arab Emirates' Leading Hotel Suite 2025 and Dubai's Leading Hotel Suite 2025 by the World Travel Awards
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100 Best Hotels and Resorts
Zulal Wellness Resort by Chiva Som Qatar
Al Mashreq Boutique Hotel
Le Méridien City Centre Bahrain
The Chedi Muscat – a GHM hotel
Shaza Riyadh
The St. Regis Downtown Dubai
Jumeirah Gulf of Bahrain Resort & Spa
Waldorf Astoria Kuwait
Atlantis The Royal
Conrad Bahrain Financial Harbour
Safir Fintas Kuwait Hotel
The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai International Financial Centre
Reef Boutique Hotel
Mövenpick Kuwait Al Bidaa
Raffles Doha
Jumeirah at Saadiyat Island Resort
Hawar Resort by Mantis
Kempinski Hotel Muscat
Zoya Health and Wellness Resort Ajman
Grand Hyatt Kuwait
Alila Jabal Akhdar
Al Maha Desert Resort & Spa Dubai
Mandarin Oriental Al Faisaliah, Riyadh
Grand Hyatt Al Khobar Hotel & Residences
Sofitel Shahd Al Madinah
The St. Regis Kuwait
Arabian Nights Resort & Spa
InterContinental Muscat
Habittas Alula - SA
Grosvenor House, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Dubai
Jumeirah Al Qasr
Al Faisaliah Hotel
Four Seasons Hotel Abu Dhabi at Al Maryah Island
The Ritz-Carlton, Doha
Jumeirah Al Naseem
Royal Saray Resort
The Ritz-Carlton, Bahrain
The Ritz-Carlton, Riyadh
Four Seasons Hotel Bahrain Bay
Makkah Millennium Towers
Four Seasons Resort Dubai at Jumeirah Beach
Jumeirah Messilah Beach Hotel & Spa
Address Downtown Hotel
Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh At Kingdom Center
JW Marriott Hotel Kuwait City
The Regency Hotel Kuwait
The St. Regis Abu Dhabi
Four Seasons Hotel Doha
Banyan Tree Doha
The Chedi Katara Hotel & Resort
Charthouse Bahrain
The Ritz-Carlton Jeddah
The Domain Hotel and Spa
St Regis Red Sea
The Art Hotel & Resort
Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental
Riyadh Marriott Hotel
The Diplomat Radisson Blu Hotel, Residence & Spa, Manama
Hilton Bahrain
Qasr Al Sarab Anantara Abu Dhabi
Fairmont Doha
InterContinental Riyadh, an IHG Hotel
Fairmont Riyadh
Waldorf Astoria - The Qasr Al Sharq, Jeddah
Banyan Tree Alula SA
Novotel Bahrain Al Dana Resort
Hilton Kuwait Resort
Al Baleed Resort Anantara Salalah - Oman
Sofitel Bahrain Zallaq Thalassa Sea & Spa (Sofitel Zallaq)
The Merchant House
Park Hyatt Doha
The Westin City Centre Bahrain
Mysk Al Mouj
Habitas, AlUla
W Muscat
Raffles Al Areen Palace
Al Baleed Resort Salalah by Anantara
Waldorf Astoria Doha West Bay
Banana Island Resort Doha by Anantara
Awaken Royal Atlantis
The Gulf Hotel Bahrain
Nujuma Ritz Carlton Reserve
Six Senses Zighy Bay Oman
Mandarin Oriental, Doha
The St. Regis Dubai, The Palm
La Cigale Hotel, Doha
The St. Regis Al Mouj Muscat Resort
InterContinental Madinah-Dar Al Iman
Shangri-La Jeddah
Six Senses Southern Dunes Red Sea - SA
Hilton Salwa Beach Resort & Villas
Four Seasons Hotel Kuwait at Burj Alshaya
Alwadi Hotel Doha
Al Bustan Palace, a Ritz-Carlton Hotel
Bay La Sun Hotel & Marina
Grand Hyatt Muscat
Armani Hotel Dubai
Riyadh Airport Marriott Hotel
Sunset Beach Resort
Burj Al Arab Jumeirah
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