GREEN OASES

These hotels in the Middle East are dialling up the luxury while dialling down their environmental impact

By Coco Marett

As travellers become increasingly conscious of our planet’s ecological challenges, these hotels in the Middle East are proving that luxury and sustainability can not only coexist but thrive. Whether staying in a cliffside villa at a resort inspired by ancient civilisations or enjoying a walk through a literal oasis of desert palms and aromatic gardens in the middle of an arid desert, these hotels have figured out clever ways to share the magic of the desert with their guests while protecting and preserving these fragile ecosystems. DESERT ROCK HOTEL, SAUDI ARABIA Desert Rock Hotel has gone viral this year for its dramatic desert landscapes in Saudi Arabia’s Hejaz Mountains and striking architecture that works with, rather than against, its natural surroundings. Carved directly into ancient terrain, the design of Desert…

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Tatler Hong Kong (Digital) - 1 Issue, April 2025

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