Grand sits in a canyon of red sandstone half an hour from AlUla: thirty-four suites and pool villas, one residence, and nothing between you and the cliffs but a terrace and the light.
We built low, in the colours of the rock, with water from the oasis and power from the sun. Every night you stay funds the archaeologists and rangers who look after the valley.
Where the heritage fee goes
canvas suites and pool villas
to the tombs of Hegra
above the sea, under dark skies
a night to the valley’s heritage fund
Villas set low into the canyon, facing the cliffs and the dunes beyond.
Suites and villas
Canvas, stone and a pool facing the cliffs
Every suite and villa looks onto the rock or the dunes, a short walk from the spa and the pools. Breakfast, dinner and a daily guided walk are included.
Dining and spa
Long lunches in the shade, dinners under the stars
The Oasis Spa
Opening hours
Treatment rooms cut into the sandstone, a hammam, a cold plunge and a lap pool that runs towards the cliffs. Treatments use frankincense, date-seed oil and rhassoul clay.
After the canyon
$220
Warm date-seed oil for walkers’ legs and shoulders.
1 h
Frankincense ritual
$320
Frankincense resin, hot stones and a long, slow massage.
1 h 30
The hammam
$190
Steam, black soap, a kessa scrub and rose water.
1 h
Rhassoul clay wrap
$200
Mineral clay, argan oil and a cool linen wrap.
1 h
Desert rose facial
$230
Cleanse, mask and massage with Taif rose.
1 h
Offers
Seasons worth planning around
Booked direct, always with airport transfers and the valley’s heritage fee included.
Experiences
What’s happening in the valley
Hikes, balloons, ancient tombs and nights under the stars, from the guides’ diary. Pick a day to see what runs.
Later today
05:45
· In the air
Balloon flight at dawn
3 h
· $480 a guest
Daily
05:45
Oct–Apr
06:30
· Wellness
Sunrise yoga on the dune
1 h
· Included
Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun
06:30
07:00
· Desert
Morning canyon hike
2 h 30
· Included
Daily
07:00
08:00
· Heritage
Morning with the falconer
1 h 30
· $150 a guest
Fri, Sun
08:00
08:30
· Heritage
Hegra with an archaeologist
4 h
· $320 a guest
Mon, Wed, Sat
08:30
11:00
· Food
Lunch at the oasis farm
3 h
· $120 a guest
Tue, Sat
11:00
16:30
· Desert
Sunset ride in the dunes
2 h
· $180 a guest
Daily
16:30
20:30
· After dark
Stars over the valley
1 h 30
· Included
Tue, Thu, Sat
20:30
Nothing on the diary that day. Your guide can plan a private drive, a walk or a dinner in the dunes instead.
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Arabian Standard Time, in AlUla, Saudi Arabia
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Checking the sky
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 18:45
- Usual this month
- 12° to 28°
- Rainfall this month
- 5 mm
When to come
- Cool season
- Warm season
- Hot season
January
Crisp mornings, warm afternoons and the clearest skies of the year for stargazing.
Reviews
In our guests’ words
9.7
out of 10, from 912 reviews
Setting
9.9
Service
9.8
Villas
9.7
Dining
9.6
Spa
9.5
Value
9.1
Tripadvisor 5.0 / 5 · 538
Google 4.9 / 5 · 262
Booking.com 9.6 / 10 · 112
“We floated over the canyons at sunrise, had breakfast in the dunes and spent the afternoon in our pool watching the cliffs turn red. Perfect.”
Charlotte and James
· Canyon Pool Villa, February
“Our guide at Hegra made two thousand years feel like last week. The children have not stopped talking about the falcons.”
The Haddad family
· Family Pool Villa, December
“Silence like I have never heard. A hammam after the hike, dinner by the fire, and the Milky Way from our terrace.”
Matteo R.
· Dune Suite, January
“Every person, from the airport to the last morning, made us feel like guests in a family home. It is the most beautiful place we have stayed.”
Hannah K.
· Sky Villa, November
“We came in the quiet season. Dawn walks, long afternoons at the spa, dinners under the stars, and the valley to ourselves.”
Lukas and Mia
· Oasis Pool Villa, June
Gift vouchers
Give someone the desert
A night in a pool villa, a balloon flight at dawn or an afternoon at the Oasis Spa, sent the same day by email or posted in a linen envelope.
Where the heritage fee goes
where-the-heritage-fee-goes
Heritage
Faisal Al-Rashid
Every night you stay, forty-five dollars a guest goes to the people who protect the valley. Here is exactly how it is spent, and what it has achieved so far.
heritage, conservation, community
Hegra, slowly: a morning among the tombs
hegra-slowly
Heritage
Khalid Al-Harbi
How to see Saudi Arabia's first World Heritage Site without the rush: when to go, what to look for in the carvings, and why the quiet tombs are the best ones.
hegra, nabataeans, heritage
The falconer's morning
the-falconers-morning
Stories
Saad Al-Mutairi
Before dawn in the mews with the birds, the hood, the glove and the quiet patience of an Arabian tradition that is older than the tombs of Hegra.
falconry, heritage, stories
When to come to AlUla: a month-by-month guide
when-to-come-to-alula
Planning
Reem Al-Zahrani
Cool clear winters, golden springs and quiet summers. An honest guide to the weather, the light, the crowds and what each month in the valley is best for.
planning, seasons, weather
What the stars look like at 900 metres
what-the-stars-look-like-at-900-metres
Desert
Khalid Al-Harbi
No lights for thirty kilometres, dry air and a sky that fills from edge to edge. A guide to stargazing in the valley, and what to look for in each season.
stars, night sky, astronomy
Dates: a primer from the oasis farm
dates-a-primer-from-the-oasis-farm
Kitchen
Omar Haddad
Medjool, Barhi, Ajwa and the dozens in between. Our chef on how dates are grown in the valley, how to tell them apart and how we cook with them.
dates, farm, kitchen
Why the desert flowers in February
why-the-desert-flowers-in-february
Desert
Khalid Al-Harbi
After the winter rains, the valley turns briefly green and gold. What blooms, where to find it, and why it lasts only a few weeks.
wildflowers, seasons, nature
