KSA to boast world’s biggest hotel

Saudi Arabia is to boast the world’s largest hotel when Abraj Kudai in Makkah is completed. Largest hotel The project has a total built area of 1.4m m2 and will have 10,000 rooms in 12 separate towers. Work on the US $3.5 billion project has begun and is expected to open in 2017. The hotel will also house 70 restaurants, four rooftop helipads, royal floors and a full size convention centre. Ten of the towers will provide four-star accommodation while the remaining two will offer five-star amenities. “We are honoured to be trusted with such a challenge,” said Andrew Lindwood, head of design at Areen Hospitality. “Designing hotel interiors on such a massive scale, with no operators yet in place, requires complex programming and design resourcing.” sourced:traveldailymedia.com