Swissôtel names second hotel in Makkah

Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts announced that it has entered into an agreement with Sarah Towers For Real Estate Investment Company to manage the 1,624-room Swissôtel Al Maqam, Makkah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Becoming Swissôtel’s second property in the religious city, Swissôtel Al Maqam will be situated in the prestigious Abraj Al Bait complex, part of the King Abdul Aziz Endowment Project, overlooking the Masjid Al Haram. With an imminent opening in September this year, it will join the existing Swissôtel Makkah and is poised to become an iconic symbol of genuine hospitality for Muslim travellers visiting the Holy City.

Approximately one hour from King Abdulaziz International Airport, the property is footsteps away from the Masjid Al Haram, the largest mosque in the world, and the Ka’aba, known as the most sacred site in the Muslim faith. Swissôtel Al Maqam will be flanked by other properties already within the FRHI Hotels & Resorts (FRHI) portfolio, Raffles Makkah Palace and Fairmont Makkah Clock Royal Tower, in addition to Swissôtel Makkah, with the entire complex currently housing the largest number of guestrooms within the Abraj Al Bait complex.

In addition to 1,624 guestrooms and suites, which range from 32 to 84 sq m in size, with the majority providing direct and unfettered views to the Haram area and Ka’aba, Swissôtel Al Maqam will also boast the city’s only hotel to have two entrances within the complex.