Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Places to visit
The National Museum and Riyadh Zoo

The National Museum and Riyadh Zoo are safe bets for enjoyable places to take children and the Desert Diamond hunt is family friendly, even if it does take an entire day. The Ice Skating center is also a great distraction for the children, especially since the center also contains tennis courts, a bowling alley, and a restaurant. 

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Al Faisaliyah Center
Al-Thumairi Gate
Dirab Golf & Country club
Kingdom Centre
Masmak Fortress
Murabba Palace (Qasr al-Murabba)
National Museum
Riyadh Zoo
The Diplomatic Quarter
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Hotels
Al Faisaliah

Located in the same complex as the Faisaliah Tower (but not in the tower itself), is probably Riyadh's top hotel. Impeccably stylish, excellent service and priced to match — a coffee in the lobby will...

Al Jazeera Hotel

A value for money hotel on Main Street, this hotel offers singles and doubles from SR60/120 per night. Behind this hotel is a multistory building (Nostro Hypermarket) for shopping and car parking for ...

Al Khozama

Once among Riyadh's top hotels, it is now getting a more rustic feel. Its rooms are small, but well kept and sanitary. The pool right by the hotel is outdoor only (making it somewhat dirty), but hotel...

Almuthana

Almuthana is a modern, four-star hotel priced reasonably compared to its better known peers, though service  has a reputation for being sub-standard. Free, but notoriously inefficient wireless interne...

Four Seasons

It doesn't get any fancier than staying in the 302-meter Al-Faisaliah Tower, and the Four Seasons provides all the standard features what you expect from the luxury hotel chain. Singles from SR1200, d...

Holiday Inn Al-Qasr

Holiday Inn Al-Qasr, Olaya Main Rd, +966-1-4625000. Formerly the Howard Johnson Olaya Palace, this hotel was completely renovated and reopened in 2007. The hotel exudes a modern design, decent rooms, ...

Intercontinental Hotel

This is a popular hotel for visiting businessmen. It contains large meeting facilities and good restaurants; it is also close to Olaya Road business district.  Phone: +966 1 465 5000.  ...

Luthan Spa and Hotel

This is the first and only women-only hotel in Saudi Arabia. Most visitors are locals coming here for the spa, but there are also twenty-five rooms for overnight visitors. It is highly recommended for...

Marriott Riyadh

This hotel is in desperate need of a facelift and is awkwardly located east of the city core. About the best that can be said about its location is that it is clean and quiet ( though this can be said...

Radisson SAS Riyadh

This is a very comfortable modern hotel with a European touch. It contains a nice gym with two saunas and pools, free Internet, and good breakfast. It also has four in-house restaurants including both...

Sheraton Hotel

This is an older structure, but it has been well-maintained and is located  three kilometers north of the city center.It’s proximity to both the airport and the business district makes it an attractiv...

White Palace 'Al-Qasr Al-Abiyad'

This is a thoroughly decent hotel in the Al-Dubat district with a sense of history and a total of 135 rooms, all furnished with a TV and ensuite bathrooms. Singles/doubles SR160/200 per night. ...

Al Faisaliah

Located in the same complex as the Faisaliah Tower (but not in the tower itself), is probably Riyadh's top hotel. Impeccably stylish, excellent service and priced to match — a coffee in the lobby will...

Four Seasons

It doesn't get any fancier than staying in the 302-meter Al-Faisaliah Tower, and the Four Seasons provides all the standard features what you expect from the luxury hotel chain. Singles from SR1200, d...

Holiday Inn Al-Qasr

Holiday Inn Al-Qasr, Olaya Main Rd, +966-1-4625000. Formerly the Howard Johnson Olaya Palace, this hotel was completely renovated and reopened in 2007. The hotel exudes a modern design, decent rooms, ...

Intercontinental Hotel

This is a popular hotel for visiting businessmen. It contains large meeting facilities and good restaurants; it is also close to Olaya Road business district.  Phone: +966 1 465 5000.  ...

Luthan Spa and Hotel

This is the first and only women-only hotel in Saudi Arabia. Most visitors are locals coming here for the spa, but there are also twenty-five rooms for overnight visitors. It is highly recommended for...

Marriott Riyadh

This hotel is in desperate need of a facelift and is awkwardly located east of the city core. About the best that can be said about its location is that it is clean and quiet ( though this can be said...

Radisson SAS Riyadh

This is a very comfortable modern hotel with a European touch. It contains a nice gym with two saunas and pools, free Internet, and good breakfast. It also has four in-house restaurants including both...

Sheraton Hotel

This is an older structure, but it has been well-maintained and is located  three kilometers north of the city center.It’s proximity to both the airport and the business district makes it an attractiv...

Al Khozama

Once among Riyadh's top hotels, it is now getting a more rustic feel. Its rooms are small, but well kept and sanitary. The pool right by the hotel is outdoor only (making it somewhat dirty), but hotel...

Almuthana

Almuthana is a modern, four-star hotel priced reasonably compared to its better known peers, though service  has a reputation for being sub-standard. Free, but notoriously inefficient wireless interne...

White Palace 'Al-Qasr Al-Abiyad'

This is a thoroughly decent hotel in the Al-Dubat district with a sense of history and a total of 135 rooms, all furnished with a TV and ensuite bathrooms. Singles/doubles SR160/200 per night. ...

Al Jazeera Hotel

A value for money hotel on Main Street, this hotel offers singles and doubles from SR60/120 per night. Behind this hotel is a multistory building (Nostro Hypermarket) for shopping and car parking for ...

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Restaurants
Al Fawar

This cheap and cheerful Lebanese eatery offers tasty shawarma, kebabs, dips, and more. Shawarma is priced at SR3/6.   Address:  Olaya St (across the road and one block south from al-Faisaliah) Te...

Al-Malaz Restaurant

A South Indian restaurant with a loyal clientele thanks to its tasty food, low prices, and generous portions. At lunchtime, one can get four standard curries (meat or veg), pickles, fresh veggies, ric...

Al-Nakheel

Al-Nakheel, Khozama Centre 7F (next to Al-Khozama Hotel). Though widely acclaimed as the best restaurant in Saudi Arabia, Al-Nakheel’s décor is unchanged since the 1970s and is run-down rather than ru...

Assaraya

This very popular Turkish restaurant is packed during the evening hours. Meat is the name of the game here, and it comes in numerous tasty variations. SR30. Address:   Talatheen Street. Tel: +966 ...

Burger Boutique

This is the Middle East's first gourmet burger joint. They specialize in a wide array of classic and gourmet burgers as well as mouth watering sliders, fresh salads, and sides.  The Burger Boutique is...

Chilis

Quite good rendition of TexMex with a typical American look-and-feel. The Buffalo Wings / Tenders are recommended and are excellent with the hot sauce. SR60.   Address: Tahlia Street.  ...

Duo

This chain Italian restaurant caters primarily to families. The selection is decent, but quality is lacking. The Spaghetti Curry dish - fried chicken, peas, pineapple curry pasta - sounds weird, but t...

Korean Palace

Korean-run eatery offers reasonably authentic Korean, Japanese, and Chinese food at reasonable prices. The restaurant is popular with the local Asian community. SR50.  Address: Makkah Rd (opp Holida...

Mama Noura Juice Center

This immensely popular chain does excellent thick, fresh juice cocktails, but the main draw here is the famous shawarma, arguably Riyadh's best. Sandwiches are small, but cheap, at SR3. The menu (avai...

Mirage Restaurant

This Taiwanese-Saudi-run restaurant offers a variety of Asian foods, but it is recommended to indulge in the Taiwanese or Chinese menu items. The restaurant accepts mixed gender groups. The tables on ...

Shayah

Iranian restaurant offering a good range of kebabs and a better range of mezze like tabbouleh, hummus, eggplant, vine leaves, etc. Single portions under SR10, huge set meals are priced at SR21.   Ad...

Sheraton Riyadh

Sheraton Riyadh offers a very rich buffet for breakfast, covering a wide spectrum of Mediterranean and Middle Eastern delicacies in addition to regular European food. The Italian restaurant in the gro...

Steak House

This is a basic chain steak house with an unexciting array of steaks and other meat products. Prices are around SR60. Location: North Ring R  ...

The Globe

Located in Al Faisaliah Hotel is an expensive restaurant that offers both a delectable cuisine and a spectacular ambience. The restaurant is located in the golden globe that tops Al Faisaliah Tower an...

Ya Mal Asham

This restaurant is set up similar to a cafeteria with a grab-a-tray and-point-service mentality, but there is a great selection of Arabic food from shawarma to soups, grills, stews and desserts and th...

Al-Nakheel

Al-Nakheel, Khozama Centre 7F (next to Al-Khozama Hotel). Though widely acclaimed as the best restaurant in Saudi Arabia, Al-Nakheel’s décor is unchanged since the 1970s and is run-down rather than ru...

Sheraton Riyadh

Sheraton Riyadh offers a very rich buffet for breakfast, covering a wide spectrum of Mediterranean and Middle Eastern delicacies in addition to regular European food. The Italian restaurant in the gro...

The Globe

Located in Al Faisaliah Hotel is an expensive restaurant that offers both a delectable cuisine and a spectacular ambience. The restaurant is located in the golden globe that tops Al Faisaliah Tower an...

Assaraya

This very popular Turkish restaurant is packed during the evening hours. Meat is the name of the game here, and it comes in numerous tasty variations. SR30. Address:   Talatheen Street. Tel: +966 ...

Burger Boutique

This is the Middle East's first gourmet burger joint. They specialize in a wide array of classic and gourmet burgers as well as mouth watering sliders, fresh salads, and sides.  The Burger Boutique is...

Chilis

Quite good rendition of TexMex with a typical American look-and-feel. The Buffalo Wings / Tenders are recommended and are excellent with the hot sauce. SR60.   Address: Tahlia Street.  ...

Duo

This chain Italian restaurant caters primarily to families. The selection is decent, but quality is lacking. The Spaghetti Curry dish - fried chicken, peas, pineapple curry pasta - sounds weird, but t...

Korean Palace

Korean-run eatery offers reasonably authentic Korean, Japanese, and Chinese food at reasonable prices. The restaurant is popular with the local Asian community. SR50.  Address: Makkah Rd (opp Holida...

Mirage Restaurant

This Taiwanese-Saudi-run restaurant offers a variety of Asian foods, but it is recommended to indulge in the Taiwanese or Chinese menu items. The restaurant accepts mixed gender groups. The tables on ...

Steak House

This is a basic chain steak house with an unexciting array of steaks and other meat products. Prices are around SR60. Location: North Ring R  ...

Al Fawar

This cheap and cheerful Lebanese eatery offers tasty shawarma, kebabs, dips, and more. Shawarma is priced at SR3/6.   Address:  Olaya St (across the road and one block south from al-Faisaliah) Te...

Al-Malaz Restaurant

A South Indian restaurant with a loyal clientele thanks to its tasty food, low prices, and generous portions. At lunchtime, one can get four standard curries (meat or veg), pickles, fresh veggies, ric...

Mama Noura Juice Center

This immensely popular chain does excellent thick, fresh juice cocktails, but the main draw here is the famous shawarma, arguably Riyadh's best. Sandwiches are small, but cheap, at SR3. The menu (avai...

Shayah

Iranian restaurant offering a good range of kebabs and a better range of mezze like tabbouleh, hummus, eggplant, vine leaves, etc. Single portions under SR10, huge set meals are priced at SR21.   Ad...

Ya Mal Asham

This restaurant is set up similar to a cafeteria with a grab-a-tray and-point-service mentality, but there is a great selection of Arabic food from shawarma to soups, grills, stews and desserts and th...

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