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98 Preparing for a concern travel to the Middle East? CNBC has made it casual to find the champion edifice for the trip.
CNBC Travel and the marketplace information steadfast Statista contiguous merchandise a ranking of the "Best Hotels for Business Travelers" successful the Middle East.
This is the archetypal ranking of its benignant betwixt CNBC and Statista, which also jointly released hotel rankings successful Europe today. Asia-Pacific rankings were published in September.
In total, we analyzed much than 10,000 four- and five-star hotels successful 117 locations to nutrient lists firm travelers tin trust. We did this utilizing a three-step process:
- Asking concern travelers and edifice manufacture professionals to reply a CNBC scholar survey which ran from May 3 to June 7, 2022.
- Reviewing much than 1 cardinal edifice information points, which included nonsubjective accusation (location, concern facilities, food, leisure activities and country characteristics) and subjective reviews (gathered from Google, TripAdvisor, Expedia and akin websites).
- Weighting the information to prioritize the edifice characteristics deemed astir important successful the scholar survey.
For afloat details connected our probe methodology, click here.
From Abu Dhabi to Tel Aviv, here is the afloat database of the winners successful the Middle East successful PDF format — implicit with last scores — immoderate of which are highlighted below.
Alternatively, you tin hunt by metropolis oregon state utilizing the array here:
Abu Dhabi
- Rosewood Abu Dhabi
- Crowne Plaza Abu Dhabi — Yas Island
- Four Seasons Hotel Abu Dhabi astatine Al Maryah Island
- W Abu Dhabi — Yas Island
- Beach Rotana Residences
Rosewood Abu Dhabi
Source: Rosewood Abu Dhabi
Rosewood Abu Dhabi is the brand's lone edifice successful the United Arab Emirates. With less than 200 rooms and suites, it's not huge, yet it has 7 on-site restaurants and lounges. Bookings that see entree to the Manor Club travel with much than the accustomed lounge fare: all-day nutrient and evening cocktails, yes — but besides aboriginal check-ins, spa discounts, boardroom usage and a fittingness consultation with a idiosyncratic trainer.
Ankara
- Alegria Business Hotel
- Holiday Inn Ankara — Cukurambar
- Ankara Atli Hotel
- Ankara HiltonSA
- Occidental Ankara
The Alegria is each concern — arsenic befits its name. Opened successful 2020, the edifice blends modern decor with elemental conveniences. Though it has less than 150 rooms, the edifice has the facilities of a ample hotel, with a restaurant, rooftop bar, spa, gym and lawsuit spaces.
Doha
- Alwadi Hotel Doha MGallery
- The St. Regis Doha
- JW Marriott Marquis City Center Doha
- Mondrian Doha
- Park Hyatt Doha
Alwadi Hotel Doha MGallery
Source: Alwadi Hotel Doha MGallery
Guests find small responsibility successful the archetypal MGallery-branded edifice to unfastened successful Qatar. They praise its service, nutrient and determination successful the Msheireb downtown territory and adjacent to Souq Waqif, Doha's astir celebrated market. It has 4 restaurants — including good Arabic nutrient astatine Sofra and the poolside O'Glacee — positive a rooftop barroom with cocktails inspired by flavors from 28 countries.
Dubai
- Sheraton Grand Hotel Dubai
- Jumeirah Living World Trade Centre Residence
- Waldorf Astoria Dubai International Financial Centre
- Pullman Dubai Creek City Centre Residences
- Grand Plaza Movenpick Media City
Sheraton Grand Hotel Dubai
Source: Marriott International
There are 4 Sheratons successful Dubai, but the Sheraton Grand Hotel Dubai is the lone 1 with the brand's "Grand" distinction. Launched successful 2015, the designation was created to separate standout Sheraton hotels, and this edifice was among the archetypal 10 properties to person the label. The 54-story gangly edifice has a barroom and excavation connected the rooftop, positive a ballroom that tin spot 400.
Istanbul
- Raffles Istanbul
- The Ritz-Carlton Istanbul
- Witt Istanbul Suites
- The Leos Residence
- Akgun Istanbul Hotel
Butler work astatine Raffles Istanbul
Source: Raffles Istanbul
With a posh code astatine the Zorlu Center, Raffles Istanbul tops CNBC's edifice database successful Turkey's largest city. Every country comes with a idiosyncratic butler, disposable 24 hours a day. There are indoor and outdoor swimming pools, an on-site helipad and "meet and greet" airdrome work that fast-tracks travelers done passport control.
Izmir
- Svalinn Hotel
- Izmir Marriott Hotel
- Wyndham Grand Izmir Ozdilek
- Radisson Hotel Izmir Aliaga
- Renaissance Izmir Hotel
The Svallin Hotel is simply a applicable and fashionable prime for concern travelers successful Izmir. Room rates are low, but accolades are high. It has the amenities that concern travelers worth — an on-site restaurant, barroom and patisserie — each conscionable a fewer miles from Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport.
Jeddah
- Assila, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Dschidda
- Radisson Blu Hotel, Jeddah Al Salam
- Adagio Aparthotel Jeddah Malik Road
- Boudl Quraish
- Vivienda Jeddah
Assila, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Dschidda
Source: Marriott International
Business travelers whitethorn miss having abstraction erstwhile staying successful metropolis hotels, and Assila has them covered. It's got rooms and suites, but besides one- to four-bedroom apartments. Part of Marriott's "The Luxury Collection" hotels, the hotel's concern halfway is thing but an afterthought — it's a vibrant abstraction awash successful earthy sunlight with copying and printing services.
Jerusalem
- American Colony Hotel Jerusalem
- The Inbal Jerusalem
- Mamilla Hotel
- David Citadel
- Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem
American Colony Hotel Jerusalem
Source: American Colony Hotel Jerusalem | Mikaela Burstow
The American Colony Hotel is much akin to a location than a hotel. The archetypal information of the edifice was the erstwhile palace of a pasha — oregon high-ranking Ottoman authoritative — and his 4 wives. During its 120-year history, the edifice added 3 much buildings, including the Cow Byre, a erstwhile barn which present has suites with backstage terraces.
Mecca
- Four Points by Sheraton Makkah Al Naseem
- InterContinental Dar Al Tawhid
- Raffles Makkah Palace
- Hilton Makkah Convention Hotel
- Park Inn by Radisson Makkah Aziziyah
Four Points by Sheraton Makkah Al Naseem
Source: Marriott International
Four Points by Sheraton Makkah Al Naseem is simply a ample edifice with each the bells and whistles of a branded edifice — a fittingness center, 24-hour country work and dry-cleaning services. And with suites with surviving rooms and marble bathrooms for astir $125, the terms is close for concern visitors who are watching their question budgets.
Riyadh
- Radisson Hotel Riyadh Airport
- Movenpick Hotel And Residences Riyadh
- Vivienda Hotel Villas Granada
- Marriott Riyadh Diplomatic Quarter
- Riyadh Diplomatic Quarter — Marriott Executive Apartments
Radisson Hotel Riyadh Airport
Source: Radisson Hotel Riyadh Airport
Travelers landing successful Riyadh who privation to debar the half-hour car thrust to the metropolis tin enactment astatine the Radisson Hotel Riyadh Airport — it's conscionable 5 minutes from King Khalid International Airport by car. Rooms are generous with space, ranging from entry-level ones measuring 670 quadrate feet to sprawling villas with offices and backstage pools.
Tel Aviv
- The Norman Tel Aviv
- The Drisco Hotel
- Ink Hotel
- The David Kempinski
- The Jaffa Tel Aviv
A beauteous blend of aged and new, The Norman Tel Aviv opened successful 2014 aft an eight-year renovation of its 2 buildings — the modern main gathering and a historical residential gathering adjacent door. Guests successful its 50 rooms and suites person entree to a rooftop infinity pool, 2 restaurants and a bar, positive same-day dry-cleaning services.
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— Natalie Tham contributed to this report.
