Equinox Resort AMAALA opens its doors, bringing a high-performance lifestyle experience to the Red Sea

Equinox Hotels brings its category-defining approach to performance luxury to Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast

Ain Alalam – Rashad Iskandrni

September 3, 2026: Red Sea Global (RSG), the regenerative tourism developer, has announced the opening of Equinox Resort AMAALA, marking Equinox’s second hotel globally and its first outside the United States. Located at the Marina Village in Triple Bay, the resort brings Equinox’s distinctive approach of performance luxury to recovery to AMAALA.

The resort features 128 rooms and suites across six accommodation categories, including two penthouse suites, alongside 21 branded residences. Designed by Foster + Partners, with interiors by Rockwell Group, the resort draws inspiration from the natural features of the Red Sea landscape, including its coastline, marine environment, and surrounding mountains.

“The opening of Equinox Resort AMAALA introduces a distinctive new dimension to the destination’s wellness offering. Equinox has built a global reputation around high-performance living, and bringing that expertise to AMAALA reinforces our ambition to create a destination where wellness, sport and luxury come together in a truly differentiated way,” said John Pagano, Group CEO of Red Sea Global.

Equinox Resort AMAALA brings the brand’s integrated ecosystem of movement, nutrition, regeneration, and community to the Red Sea coast, creating an experience designed to support physical performance, recovery, and overall wellbeing.

The resort will feature 704 sqm of indoor and outdoor training space, the largest fitness facility in AMAALA, as part of a broader performance and regeneration experience. Guest rooms are conceived as environments for deep recovery, informed by Equinox Hotels’ sleep science platform, with circadian lighting calibrated to support the body’s internal clock, advanced acoustic isolation designed to minimize sleep disruption, and precision climate control engineered to support optimal rest.

The resort’s 1,602 sqm spa is anchored by proprietary Equinox X Circuit, a seven-circuit, high-tech, high-touch regeneration experience designed to move guests through a progressive journey of recovery and renewal. The spa combines advanced treatments and technologies including cryotherapy, infrared sauna, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, hydrotherapy and contrast temperature therapies, creating a highly personalized approach to regeneration that is both science-led and deeply restorative.

Guests will also have access to four outdoor swimming pools, including a lap pool, leisure pools, and a rooftop magnesium salt pool overlooking Triple Bay, the AMAALA Marina and AMAALA Yacht Club.

Dining experiences at Equinox Resort AMAALA are built around the principle of indulgently healthy nutrition, offering a range of concepts that balance culinary excellence with health and vibrancy. Venues include Mint + Co, Soho Souk, Sama Ai, and EQX Den, each designed to offer distinct experiences while supporting the resort’s broader high-performance living philosophy.

AMAALA is being developed as a destination dedicated to wellness, sports, culture, and lifestyle experiences. Equinox Resort AMAALA joins a growing collection of luxury hospitality brands helping shape the destination’s future as it welcomes guests from around the world. AMAALA is set to feature more than 1,600 hotel rooms across nine resorts, complemented by branded residences, world-class wellness facilities, a marina, and a curated mix of retail and dining experiences.

About Red Sea Global

Red Sea Global (RSG) is a vertically integrated real estate developer with a diverse portfolio across tourism, residential, experiences, infrastructure, transport, healthcare, and services. This includes the luxury regenerative tourism destinations The Red Sea, which began welcoming guests in 2023, and AMAALA, which welcomed its first guests in 2026.

A third destination, Thuwal Private Retreat, opened in 2024. RSG was also entrusted with development works at AlWajh International Airport, focused on upgrading the terminal and infrastructure.

RSG is a PIF company and a cornerstone of Saudi Arabia’s ambition to diversify its economy. Across its growing portfolio of destinations, subsidiaries, and businesses, RSG seeks to lead the world toward a more sustainable future, showing how responsible development can uplift communities, drive economies, and enhance the environment.

About AMAALA

AMAALA is an unparalleled ultra-luxury wellness destination along the northwestern coast of the Red Sea in Saudi Arabia. Seamlessly blending sea, sun, sports, arts, and culture for an exceptional experience, it is one of the world’s most anticipated destinations developed by Red Sea Global (RSG) with regeneration at its core.

AMAALA officially opened its first resort in summer of 2026, with more than 1,600 hotel rooms set to open across nine different resorts complemented by high-end retail and fine dining experiences upon completion. The destination’s state-of-the-art wellness and spa facilities will offer a comprehensive array of multi-generational programs, services, and various therapies, customized by practitioners and centers pioneering in various medical and wellness fields for a more personalized wellness journey.

Influenced by AMAALA’s natural beauty and the purity of the Red Sea, the destination is where sustainability meets luxury. The aim of AMAALA is to offer the most comprehensive health and wellness experience that will help improve the wellbeing of its guests and community, helping them flourish and thrive.

Two of AMAALA’s hallmark features include Corallium Marine Life Institute, an educational and scientific research center, and the AMAALA Yacht Club, destined to become an international hub for luxury yachting.