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Banyan Tree AlUla

Banyan Tree AlUla holds 1 MICHELIN Key — the only hotel distinction in Saudi Arabia awarded by a third party and published by name. Seven properties in the Kingdom hold Keys. 47 keys place it in the S band.

Distinction
MICHELIN Key — 1 awarded, 2025
Town / region
AlUla, Al Madinah
Keys
47 · size band S
Group / operator
Banyan Group
Nearest gateways
Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International (MED), Yanbu Prince Abdul Mohsin bin Abdulaziz (YNB)
Access
Two unconnected gateways. Al Madinah takes pilgrim volume through Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz and Haramain; terminal utilisation runs above design capacity — over 137% per GACA. AlUla lives separately: its own airport, direct flights from Riyadh, Jeddah and Dubai, no rail. Do not plan AlUla as an extension of Madinah — different season, different audience.
Also on file in AlUla
Cloud7 Residence AlUla, AlUla Marriott Resort

Source: the MICHELIN Keys announcement; key counts indicative, verified 26 August 2026. Figures on this card update with the register, not editorially. Saudi Arabia publishes no named register of classified hotels, so the MICHELIN Key is the only externally verifiable distinction recorded here.

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