Staff Report,
Dubai, UAE
Accor, a world-leading hospitality group, has partnered with Alesayi Holding, a Saudi Arabian investment company with a portfolio of residential and commercial units, to open a new hotel and residences development, Abraj Omar Hotel & Residences Makkah – MGallery Collection, located in the heart of Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Set to open in 2028, Abraj Omar Hotel & Residences Makkah – MGallery Collection will span across 2,600 square meters, consisting of 276 hotel rooms and 214 branded residences for sale. The building will also include a business center, a fitness room and spa, variety of restaurants, and playground for children.
Jean-Baptiste Recher, Regional Vice President Luxury Development, Accor, said, “We are proud to announce the signing of this unique project in collaboration with our longstanding partner, Alesayi Group. The hotel and residences will serve as an iconic addition to the MGallery Collection brand’s presence in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, characterised by purposeful architecture and intricate local storytelling through every touchpoint. Our expanding footprint in key cities across the Kingdom continues to grow in line with Vision 2030, with many more of our collection brands set to open in the next five years.”
The hotel will join the MGallery Collection brand. Established in 2008 the brand consists of more than 120 luxury boutique hotels around the world. Over the past two years, it has been opening and signing multiple hotels annually, with plans to increase its network by 30 percent by 2030, with 47 hotels currently in development worldwide and 3 others in Saudi Arabia, including the recent MGallery Riyadh.
Eng. Hany Habashy, Alesayi Holding Group CEO, said, “At Alesayi Holding, we leverage strategic partnerships to achieve excellence. Our collaboration with industry leaders like Accor exemplifies this approach. This commitment to partnering with the best extends across the real estate sector, where we consistently set the highest standards for every project. Abraj Omar is a testament to this strategy, and we believe it will redefine Makkah’s hospitality landscape, while contributing to the Vision 2030’s Quality of Life Program goals.”
As part of a master development agreement, Alesayi Holding Group already has three Accor hotels within their portfolio, namely Adagio Jeddah City Centre, ibis Jeddah City Centre, and ibis Styles Makkah with further plans to develop the ibis and Adagio brands in the country. The multi-billion-dollar conglomerate has additional plans to develop several more real estate projects in the KSA; these projects primarily consist of small, mixed-use master planned developments, many of which feature a hotel component.
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