There is a good range of hotel accommodation throughout the country. Accommodation is generally easy to find, except during the pilgrimage season when advance reservations are recommended. Service charges are fixed at 15% for deluxe and first-category hotels and at 10% for all others. Hotel charges double in Mecca and Medina during the pilgrimage season, and increase by 25% during the summer months in resort areas such as Abha, Al-Baha, Kamis Mushait and Taif.

Grading: There are seven grades of hotel in Saudi Arabia: deluxe, first-class A and B, second-class A and B, and third-class A and B.

There are youth hostels throughout Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabian Youth Hostels Association
King Fahd Road, PO Box 2359, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Tel: (1) 405 5552
Website: www.sayha.org