The Best Hotels in Al Sa'adi

Nujuma means "stars" in Arabic, and the overwater villas here do sit close enough to the night sky to make the name feel earned. A Ritz-Carlton Reserve on Saudi Arabia's Ummahat Islands, this is overwater-bungalow luxury at full volume, with private pools, butler service, and coral reefs below the deck. A Forbes Five Star property, it pairs the seclusion of a genuinely remote Red Sea archipelago with chef-led dining and guided snorkeling through rare marine life.

You arrive by chartered speedboat or seaplane, which is the resort's way of reminding you that you're on a private island in the Red Sea before you've even unpacked. The 90 villas, some overwater and some opening straight onto the beach, lean into barefoot seclusion while architect Kengo Kuma's design pulls in the region's textures so the whole thing feels native rather than dropped here. A Forbes Four Star property, it holds three dining venues and a spa with outdoor treatment rooms.