The 5-star hotel Ritz-Carlton was once used by the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia to imprison princes and billionaires.

 

 

 

Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman (MbS), shocked the world media for nearly two years before arresting a series of Saudi princes and billionaires on allegations of corruption. They were locked up in the Ritz-Carlton hotel, which stopped accepting new guests immediately, and asked old guests to check out.

 

 

 

 

The Ritz-Carlton presents itself as one of the most spectacular 5-star hotels in Saudi Arabia. With an area of more than 21 hectares, the hotel has 492 rooms on 9 floors, including high-class royal rooms.

The royal suite has up to 4 bathrooms, a large living room, a quiet study and a kitchen and dining area.

Guests staying here can bring their own maid or use the hotel’s butler service.

In addition, the hotel also has a heated indoor swimming pool…

…and the spa is for men only.

The hotel’s banquet hall can accommodate up to 2,000 guests.

According to a hotel guide, even though the place was taken over for weeks and turned into a temporary prison for the Saudi elite in 2017, all staff remained calm and worked as usual.

Most princes and billionaires are released after a few weeks, having paid billions of dollars in exchange for their freedom. The 5-star hotel of the capital Riyadh reopened in February 2018.

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