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((Short description|Hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia))
((more citations needed|date=December 2017))
((Infobox hotel
| name                = The Ritz-Carlton, Riyadh
| address             = Mekkah Road, AlHada Area، Al Hada, Riyadh 12912
| location_city       = [[Riyadh]]
| location_country    = [[Saudi Arabia]]
| completion_date     = 2011
| affiliation         = [[The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company|The Ritz-Carlton]]
| location            = 
| map_type            = Saudi Arabia
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| coordinates         = ((coord|24.665646|46.628674|display=inline,title))
| floor_area          = 62,000 square feet 
| grounds_area        = 52 acres 
| rooms               = 492
| website             = ((url|http://www.ritzcarlton.com/riyadh))<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.ritzcarlton.com/riyadh|title=Official Website of The Ritz-Carlton, Riyadh|website=Ritzcarlton.com|accessdate=9 December 2017))</ref>
))

'''The Ritz-Carlton, Riyadh''' ([[Arabic language|Arabic]]: فندق الريتز كارلتون بالرياض) is a luxury hotel in [[Riyadh]], [[Saudi Arabia]].<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/hotels/saudi-arabia/riyadh/hotel-overview|title=Luxury Hotels & Resorts - The Ritz-Carlton|website=Ritzcarlton.com|accessdate=9 December 2017))</ref>

==History==
[[File:Ritz-Carlton driveway, Riyadh.jpg|thumb|Hotel driveway]]
===Prominent guests===
Between 21–22 May 2017, President [[Donald Trump]] was a guest at the hotel as it hosted events for the [[2017 Riyadh summit]]. Former President [[Barack Obama]] was a guest in 2014. In October 2017, the hotel hosted the [[Future Investment Initiative]] with over 3,500 invitees.

===Use as a prison===
((main|2017 Saudi Arabian purge))
From 4 November 2017 until February 2018,<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/11/middleeast/saudi-ritz-carlton-reopens-intl/index.html|title=Saudi Ritz Carlton re-opens after stint as lavish prison|author=Angela Dewan, Schams Elwazer and Tamara Qiblawi,CNN|date=11 February 2018|accessdate=4 November 2018|website=CNN.com))</ref> the hotel was closed to regular guests and become a detention center for those detained as part of the [[2017 Saudi Arabian anti-corruption arrests]]. Guests staying at the hotel were notified that, “Due to unforeseen booking by local authorities which requires an elevated level of security, we are unable to accommodate guests until normal operations are restored.” Guests were ejected and no further bookings were accepted. A notice on the hotel's website read, "Due to unforeseen circumstances, the hotel’s internet and telephone lines are currently disconnected until further notice."<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/06/world/middleeast/ritz-carlton-riyadh-saudi-princes.html|title=Ritz-Carlton Has Become a Gilded Cage for Saudi Royals|first=Nicholas|last=Kulish|date=6 November 2017|accessdate=9 December 2017|website=[[The New York Times]]))</ref><ref>((cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-41899953|title=Ritzy Riyadh 'prison' for Saudi princes|date=7 November 2017|accessdate=9 December 2017|website=Bbc.co.uk))</ref><ref>((cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/06/how-saudi-elite-became-five-star-prisoners-at-the-riyadh-ritz-carlton|title=How Saudi elite became five-star prisoners at the Riyadh Ritz-Carlton|author=Martin Chulov Middle East|date=6 November 2017|accessdate=9 December 2017|website=Theguardian.com))</ref><ref>((cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-saudi-arrests-crownprince-insight/a-house-divided-how-saudi-crown-prince-purged-royal-family-rivals-idUSKBN1DA23M|title=A house divided: How Saudi Crown Prince purged royal family rivals|date=12 November 2017|accessdate=9 December 2017|work=Reuters))</ref>

==See also==
* ((portal-inline|Hotels))

==References==
((Reflist))

((commons category))
((Ritz-Carlton))

((DEFAULTSORT:Ritz-Carlton Riyadh))
[[Category:The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company|Riyadh]]
[[Category:Hotels established in 2011]]
[[Category:Hotels in Saudi Arabia]]
[[Category:Prisons in Saudi Arabia]]
[[Category:2011 establishments in Saudi Arabia]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Riyadh]]

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