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# Stylish Aloft opens in Riyadh
- URL: https://hospitality.pro/stylish-aloft-opens-riyadh/
- Published: 2016-09-06T14:29:41.000Z
- Updated: 2016-09-06T14:29:41.000Z
- Author: Carsten Hennig
- Tags: Hospitality Industry News, News, #wordpress, #Import 2026-04-16 12:15

*Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – 6 September 2016*  
1Starwood Hotels enters the Saudi Arabian market with the opening of Aloft Riyadh, a 281-key design hotel. Owned and developed by FAS Hotels, division of Fawaz Al Hokair group, Aloft Riyadh offers a vibrant social scene in the dynamic city of Riyadh.

“With a portfolio of more than 100 hotels in dynamic destinations around the globe, Aloft continues to be one of the fastest growing hotel brands and is set to open 12 more properties in the Middle East by 2020,” said Brian McGuiness, Global Brand Leader of Starwood Hotels & Resorts.

The opening of Aloft Riyadh marks the launch of the brand in Saudi Arabia, to be followed by Aloft Dhahran at the end of 2016\. Featuring 262 rooms, Aloft Dhahran is walking distance from the popular Mall of Dhahran and will feature all the brands signature elements and programming.