Saudi Arabia would soon boost the world largest hotel that is currently being built in the city of Makkah and is set to open next year.
The holy city of Makkah which homes Islam holiest site, the Masjid al-Haram is undergoing rapid transformation. The world largest hotel called the Abraj Kudai would open in 2018, it costs around a whopping $3.5 billion to build and is funded by the Saudi Ministry of Finance, reported the Gazette Review.
The world largest hotel will have an astonishing 10,000 rooms, the number of rooms are over 2,649 more than its next rival the First World Hotel & Plaza, located in Malaysia, which currently has the Guinness World Record for largest hotel in the world with 7,351 rooms.
As per reports, the hotel will have 12 towers, each with 45 floors, in addition to 70 restaurants, a shopping mall, a number of ballrooms and five helipads. Whereas, the hotel five floors would remain exclusive, for the royal family of Saudi Arabia.
The hotel will be situated two kilometres from the world's largest mosque, the Masjid al-Haram, which attracts millions of Muslim pilgrims each year for performing Hajj or Umrah, reported The Independent.
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