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Historical
Sophistication

Meet the Client

Al Balad Hospitality, part of Al Balad Development Company (owned by PIF), offers boutique hotel experiences in Jeddah’s UNESCO-listed historic district. Set in beautifully restored heritage homes, these luxury stays blend history with modern comfort, featuring cultural tours, authentic Saudi cuisine, and exceptional hospitality. This initiative aims to transform Al Balad into a globally recognized cultural destination.

Project Overview

Al Balad Hospitality is a leading hospitality management company specialising in luxury hotel management, food and beverage services, and property management. With a commitment to excellence and a focus on creating unforgettable guest experiences, Al Balad Hospitality wanted to showcase its portfolio of beautiful properties and services through an engaging and user-friendly website, and also attract people to book the properties directly from the website.

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The Brief

We wanted to create an online presence that reflects Al Balad Hospitality’s brand identity and values – the exquisite attention to detail they’ve given their properties needed to be imbued into the visuals of the website.

The website needed to provide comprehensive information about the properties and services to allow people to make the decision to book by simply navigating the website.

It needed to showcase Al Balad Hospitality’s portfolio of properties and establishments with captivating visuals as well as detailed descriptions.

Intuitive navigation and user-friendly design are paramount for a website that converts. The site needed to balance stunning visuals with simplicity for effective navigation.

Responsive design principles were also important to ensure cross-channel compatibility across various devices and screen sizes.

Project Outcome

Consultancy

This was the first project of its kind for our client, so it was important to impart our experience and knowledge to help them make the right decisions that would serve them in the long run.

We worked hand in hand with the client, sharing our expertise and supporting through consultancy whenever required, in order to obtain the best possible brief and end result.

Branding and Design

Our team designed a clean and modern looking website that feels sophisticated yet easy to navigate. High quality imagery was used to showcase the properties and services – quality photography was key.

Attention to Brand consistency was imperative in order to elevate the feeling of the site. We digitised design patterns found in heritage homes and traditional patterns that are typically Saudi, using them in a subtle way across the website to give it panache.

Mobile and tablet responsiveness are a given today, however it needed to be done seamlessly to make the site feel easily accessible on all platforms. Our UI and UX design team worked closely with our developers to ensure that mobile responsiveness does not hinder beautiful design.

More Than Just Translation


Translating from English to Arabic is also an important part of the project. Orientation changes, as well as fonts and it even affects the look of the website.

Our UI and UX team took this into consideration when creating all the navigation and layouts for various devices. Their hard work makes the site feel slick and easy-to-use, in any language, and on any device.

Booking Engine Integration

Third-party booking engines need to be integrated from a functionality perspective, but also from a design perspective, to facilitate a harmonious user experience.

We integrated Al Balad’s third party booking engine into the website and brought it as close as possible to the website’s look and feel.

Members on this project

Gerhardt Camilleri

Position - Head of Project Management Office Contribution in Project - Project Management and Consultancy

Tala Saleh

Position - CEO - Co-Founder, Saudi Arabia (TAYB) Contribution in Project - Creative Direction

Madeleine Aziz

Position - Project Owner Contribution in Project - Project Management

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