Minor Hotels has announced the expansion of its luxury Anantara brand in Saudi Arabia with its upcoming debut in Trojena, a year-round mountain destination in NEOM. Situated at the heart of NEOM, 50 kilometres from the Gulf of Aqaba coast, with a high elevation of 2,600 metres, Trojena will be home to the Gulf’s first outdoor ski resort, staging sporting events, art exhibitions, concerts, and cultural festivals. Like the rest of NEOM, Trojena will be powered by renewable energy while sustainably protecting the region’s rich cultural and environmental heritage. The Anantara resort will be located in the Water Village, part of the Valley Cluster of Trojena, currently under development until 2026.
The new 270-key Anantara resort will offer a selection of guest rooms and suites, including some with private pools, and all with spectacular lake or mountain views. Dining options will include two specialty restaurants, an all-day dining restaurant with a show kitchen, a café and high tea lounge, in addition to a rooftop majlis café. The property will be home to an Anantara Spa with separate male and female wet areas and treatment rooms, fitness centre, infinity pool with mountain and lake views, star gazing deck, outdoor cinema, kids and teens clubs, and a sports and activity pavilion with a wide range of activities including padel tennis, camel and horse riding, and guided walks around the lake and mountain area. It will also be accessible via helicopter, with its own on-site helipad.