InterContinental Red Sea Resort on Shura Island
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Design-forward hotels: The Red Sea Resort is our pick this month.
When traveling around the world, staying in design-forward hotels is a way to increase design knowledge as well as experience vibrant local attractions. The Red Sea Resort in Saudi Arabia is no exception and a stay in this beautifully designed hotel is something special.
InterContinental opens the doors to a ‘world of fascination,’ catering to those who value travel and the refined mindset it fosters, along with the awe of extraordinary places and new viewpoints. The brand’s growth is fueled by its longstanding conviction that travel broadens the mind and bridges cultures.
InterContinental Red Sea Resort on Shura Island
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InterContinental The Red Sea Resort provides a barefoot island retreat where the tide’s rhythm merges with warm Arabian hospitality. On pristine Shura Island beaches, mangroves sway softly, spices thrive, and sunsets paint vivid, cinematic hues. As the world’s foremost and largest luxury hotel brand, InterContinental is among the first resorts to open on Shura Island.
InterContinental Red Sea Resort on Shura Island – Hotel Lobby
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InterContinental Red Sea Resort on Shura Island
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The 210-room resort, nestled among clear waters, vibrant coral reefs, and protected marine ecosystems, merges stunning natural beauty with innovative, sustainable development. Providing guests with a unique sense of exclusivity and escape, bold coral-inspired architecture, cultural authenticity, and attentive service come together along Saudi Arabia’s captivating coastline.
InterContinental Red Sea Resort on Shura Island – Planet Trekkers
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Children can thrive at Planet Trekkers, a vibrant space filled with interactive games, educational adventures, and creative hands-on activities.
InterContinental Red Sea Resort on Shura Island
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InterContinental Red Sea Resort on Shura Island
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InterContinental Red Sea Resort on Shura Island
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The resort’s LEED BD+C Platinum Certified design—created by Foster + Partners with interiors by Kristina Zanic Consultants—combines modern architecture with the island’s natural environment to meet the highest global sustainability standards. Curved facades, organic textures, and Saudi artworks unite to produce an atmosphere of quiet elegance that highlights the resort’s commitment to environmental stewardship from the ground up.
InterContinental Red Sea Resort on Shura Island
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Step into a world of barefoot elegance, where thoughtful design breathes with the land and every moment feels gently grounded. Cradled by nature’s stillness, the resort is more than a place to stay, it’s a soulful retreat shaped by sunlight, sea air, and the quiet power of sustainability.
InterContinental Red Sea Resort on Shura Island – Akun Adventures
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InterContinental Red Sea Resort on Shura Island – Elegant design highlighting
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InterContinental Red Sea Resort on Shura Island
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Each of the resort’s guest rooms and suites—from the 50 sqm King and Twin Rooms to the spacious Red Sea Three-Bedroom Suite—is designed to ensure every guest can find rest and relaxation, as well as rejuvenation and focus. Developed in partnership with neuroscience-based designer Isabelle Sjövall, this new design approach for InterContinental highlights key elements that influence how we respond to our environment, such as tones, textures, lighting, and our connection to nature and biophilia.
InterContinental Red Sea Resort on Shura Island
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InterContinental Red Sea Resort on Shura Island – Where stars converge and serenity unfolds beneath the night sky.
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Discover the Red Sea’s Arabian Astronomical Observation, where luxury blends with stargazing under pristine dark skies. Enjoy twilight walks, eco-activities, and expert-led celestial tours. With sustainable practices and luxury accommodations, this innovative astrotourism destination redefines nature-based travel in Saudi Arabia.
InterContinental Red Sea Resort on Shura Island – Chimes Pool Bar
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Guests will also enjoy complimentary access to the latest circadian science via the brand’s global partnership with Timeshifter—an app used by NASA that offers personalized jet lag mitigation plans to lessen the physical and mental effects of time zone changes. This allows guests to arrive prepared to fully experience everything InterContinental The Red Sea Resort has to offer.
InterContinental Red Sea Resort on Shura Island
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InterContinental Red Sea Resort on Shura Island – Darein Outdoor Terrace
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InterContinental Red Sea Resort on Shura Island
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Meanwhile, The SPA InterContinental provides adults with a tranquil retreat where open-air wellbeing domes let the sun energize, the sea soothe, and the sand promote balance.
