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Hotels in Riyadh currently start at about € 67 per night for two people, with a typical price of € 150 and € 182 for a comfortable 4-star room. Across the 187 properties we can book here, 79% of rooms can be cancelled free of charge; 59% include or offer breakfast; the average guest rating is 8.3/10.
Riyadh is a business capital built for driving, with very long distances between districts and little walking between them. The hotel market runs on weekday corporate demand, so weekends are often cheaper. The city has opened up considerably for visitors, but it remains a place where you plan around the car.
Per night for two adults, taxes and fees included where the property reports them. Based on the 187 bookable properties we found for a two-night midweek stay a month ahead.
| Cheapest available | € 39 |
|---|---|
| Typical starting price | € 67 |
| Lower quarter of the market | € 108 |
| Typical (median) price | € 150 |
| Upper quarter | € 226 |
| Typical 3-star | € 104 |
| Typical 4-star | € 182 |
| Typical 5-star | € 490 |
The highest-rated properties with a meaningful number of guest reviews, available for our sample dates.
Rated 8/10 or better and priced at or below the city median — the sweet spot most travellers are actually looking for.
The places travellers here look up most, ranked by how widely they are written about. Most sit within reach of the hotels above.
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14.1 km from the centreRiyadh sits in Saudi Arabia at 24.7136° N, 46.6753° E. Every hotel below is plotted on the live map, so you can see straight away which ones are walking distance from what you came for and which are a taxi ride out.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre.
Business core, towers, the widest hotel choice.
Green, calm, embassies, furthest from the shops.
Older city, Masmak fort and the old souq, cheapest.
Newest towers, business rates.
Each of these has its own page with live prices for that part of town.
Rooms within walking distance of what you actually came for.
Alcohol is prohibited entirely. Dress conservatively; prayer times briefly close shops five times a day.
Stable at 1.13 times between ordinary weeks. November to March is the comfortable season; summer heat is extreme and daytime activity moves indoors. Large conferences and the riyadh season events are what fill the city.
Barely. Across three separate midweek stays the typical price in Riyadh stayed within a factor of 1.13, so you can book the dates that suit you without hunting for a cheaper week. How we measure this.
The price you see includes our margin and the taxes the property reports. Nothing is added at checkout.
Every rate states its own deadline, and you cancel yourself without calling anyone.
See what each property costs before you click, and search any neighbourhood by dragging the map.
You get a reference the property can look up directly, and a page to view or cancel your booking.
November to March. Summer temperatures make outdoor sightseeing impractical, which is reflected in lower rates during those months.
Olaya for the widest choice and the business district, the Diplomatic Quarter for calm and greenery. Distances are long, so pick by where you will actually spend your days.
Right now the cheapest bookable rooms start around € 67 per night for two people, the typical price is € 150, and the upper quarter of the market begins at € 226. Prices move with the season and the day of the week, so check your own dates.
Yes — about 79% of the rooms available in Riyadh can be cancelled free of charge up to a deadline set by the property, usually 24 to 72 hours before check-in. Use the free cancellation filter to see only those rates.
Stable at 1.13 times between ordinary weeks. November to March is the comfortable season; summer heat is extreme and daytime activity moves indoors. Large conferences and the riyadh season events are what fill the city.
The SAR (SAR). Cards are widely accepted in cities.
10% is appreciated, not required.
The best-known places are Masmak Fort, Prince Faisal bin Fahd Sports City, Murabba Palace, Imam Turki bin Abdullah Mosque, Deera Square. There is more detail in the things-to-do section above.
Barely. Across three separate midweek stays the typical price in Riyadh stayed within a factor of 1.13, so you can book the dates that suit you without hunting for a cheaper week.