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In a room on the 29th floor, male worshippers gathered to pray their eyes fixed on the holy site below as the hajj was in full swing. (Reuters) Five-star hotels with views of Islam’s holiest site and ...

Aerial view of Mecca's Grand Mosque, clock tower, Kaaba, and Mount Arafat ...

Mecca’s finest hotels are lavishly appointed with shimmering marble, fine wood panelling and vast chandeliers, serving super-wealthy pilgrims from around the world. Five-star hotels with views of ...

Five-star hotels with views of Islam's holiest site and luxury hajj pilgrimage packages are attracting a super-wealthy clientele and establishing Mecca as the capital of premium religious tourism.

The main selling point is praying rooms overlooking the Kaaba Muslim pilgrims walk through the lobby of a luxury hotel overlooking the Kaaba (the Cube), Islam's holiest shrine, and its encompassing ...