Hotels + Resorts Luxury Hotels The World's Biggest Hotel Will Have 10,000 Rooms and 70 Restaurants By Erika Owen Erika Owen Instagram Website Erika Owen is a writer, editor, audience development expert, and author of a number of books. She loves discovering quirky corners of the world — especially in Iceland, or the larger Scandinavia region — and sharing them with her audience. She's penned more than 350 stories in her 10+ years as a writer, with bylines appearing in Travel + Leisure, Vogue, Architectural Digest, Bon Appetit, and more. Outside of writing and traveling, she's an enthusiastic doodler and will try any art or craft once. * 10+ years of writing and editing experience * 3 published books: "The Art of Flaneuring: How to Wander with Intention and Discover a Better Life," "Lawbreaking Ladies: 50 Tales of Daring, Defiant, and Dangerous Women from History," and "Fodor's Essential Iceland" Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines Published on August 2, 2016 Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Dar Al-Handasah Anything dubbed “world's largest” is sure to be over-the-top, but the $3.5 billion hotel under construction in Mecca is redefining extravagant. Dar Al-Handasah The Abraj Kudai, which is owned by Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Finance, will feature 12 towers, 10,000 rooms, and upwards of 70 restaurants. That's more dining options than many towns have. Dar Al-Handasah Entire floors of this 1.4 million square meter complex are to be dedicated to royal guests, and helipads will be added to sections of its roof. And there will be a full-size convention center—inside the hotel. Aside from becoming the largest hotel in the world by room count, Abraj Kudai would also house one of the world's largest domes atop its tallest tower. The hotel is planned to open in 2017, but national economic issues may delay the project to 2018. Either way, there's plenty of time to start saving for a stay in one of the hotel's five-star towers. Dar Al-Handasah Erika Owen is the Senior Audience Engagement Editor at Travel + Leisure. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram at @erikaraeowen. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit