95% of Mecca Hotels are Booked: Prices Reach SAR1200 Per Night

Okaz newspaper – Okaz’s tour revealed a rise in bookings for the first period of Umrah season to reach 85-95% in most of the hotels in the central region of Mecca and surrounding areas. According to hotel officials in the central region, the night cost ranged between SAR450-1200 while the prices in the normal days ranged between SAR500-700 and rises during holidays to reach SAR700-900.

The hotel officials explained that bookings began during the last two days in preparation for school mid-term breaks. Fayez Al-Saadi (a hotel official) told Okaz newspaper that “bookings exceeded 94% and there is a high demand from Saudi and Gulf citizens. Many reservations to former customers are very frequent.”

Mohammed Al-Omari (a hotel official) said that bookings the clients were made by clients from Riyadh, Dammam and the southern regions. He pointed that the prices in Aziziyah neighborhood reached SAR230.