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Fairmont Riyadh

Name: Fairmont Riyadh
Address: Area, Business Gate, Qurtubah, Riyadh 11552, Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Telephone: +966118262626
Price range: $203–$1,214
Rating: 4.7

Area, Business Gate, Qurtubah, Riyadh 11552, Saudi Arabia

Forbes ★★★★☆

Google 4.7

Overall 68

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$203

14 Jul 2026

Highest upcoming

$1,214

30 Oct 2026

Median nightly

$354

across 365 upcoming days

Cheapest week

10 to 16 Jul

35% below annual median

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Review

Synthesized from Forbes Travel Guide

Forbes ★★★★☆ 4-Star

Character and identity

Set inside the Business Gate complex, Fairmont Riyadh wears its dual identity well: a working corporate address by day, a polished retreat by night. The exterior's seven domes nod to Islamic architecture, while the lobby leans art deco, all geometric patterning, black and gold tones, and oversized chandeliers. Dining and meeting venues are corralled on the ground floor, preserving privacy upstairs. The current culinary line-up runs to House of Grill, an upscale steakhouse with a chef's table inside the kitchen, and Pesto for southern Italian. A heated indoor pool, hammam and spa round out the wellness side, with a separate Ladies Lounge for female guests.

Who's it for

Best for:
Business travellers needing direct access to the corporate tenants of Business Gate (Microsoft, Dell, Boeing among them), plus event and wedding parties drawn to the two ballrooms and ten meeting rooms. Couples celebrating something specific will get mileage from the steakhouse chef's table. The airport sits 20 minutes away, downtown the same.

Should look elsewhere:
Families and leisure travellers wanting a resort feel should look elsewhere; this is a corporate-campus hotel, not a destination retreat. Women travelling alone should note the pool and main wellness facilities are male-only, with a separate Ladies Lounge in their place.

Bottom line

This is fundamentally a business hotel that happens to be very well finished, and your enjoyment hinges on whether you need its Business Gate address. If you do, the Fairmont Gold rooms justify the upgrade for the lounge alone, with its all-day food service and dedicated check-in. Book House of Grill's chef's table if you're entertaining.

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