Saudi Arabian developer, Red Sea Global (RSG), has created its own luxury hotel brand to operate a new resort within The Red Sea project on the country’s west coast.
The launched line is called Shebara, and it will manage a spectacular overwater resort located on Sheybarah Island in Al Wajh Lagoon.
Overwater orbs
Shebara will open in summer 2024 and is the first resort to be owned and operated by RSG at The Red Sea destination.
Home to iconic stainless steel orbs, the resort contains 73 keys, including overwater and beach villas, and guests arrive either by a 45-minute boat ride from the mainland or 20 minutes by seaplane.
Pearl inspiration
The stainless steel villas represent a string of pearls, with a reception building at the centre forming the ‘pendant’.
There is both a family pool, and an adult-only pool, which includes ‘lily pad’ seating terraces with panoramic views. Guests can choose from two specialty restaurants, and the resort also includes a spa and fitness centre nestled among the island’s sand dunes.
Additionally, the furthermost island is available to book exclusively, with a dedicated jetty for private yacht mooring. The island includes a four-bedroom villa, plus three one-bedroom villas, as well as a private beach and barbeque area.
Reflections of nature
Developed by Killa Design, the entire design of the resort centres around reflections of nature. Each space has been designed to flow with its environment, with the stainless steel villas reflecting the colours and surface patterns of the ocean and the intense colours of the sky as they change throughout the day.
The overwater orbs are cantilevered over the water, which creates an effect of a string of pearls levitating above the water.
Refining installation
Shebara’s development is happening at pace, with all 38 stainless steel overwater villas now in place. While the first overwater villa took nine hours to install, the developer refined the process so that the last villa was in place in under two hours. So far 25 of the beach villas have been installed, and substantial progress has been made on the other front and back of house structures and infrastructure.
As with the whole of The Red Sea, Shebara will be powered by sunlight, with its own dedicated solar farm, which includes more than 11,000 PV panels. In total, RSG has constructed five solar farms to power the first phase of the destination, with more than 760,000 PV panels installed.