Six Senses Shaharut

Six Senses Shaharut, opened in 2021, is the Israeli flagship property of the Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas brand, in the Shaharut community in Israel's Arava Desert. The property runs as an ultra-luxury desert resort within the Six Senses brand's wellness-and-sustainability hospitality model, with architectural design integrated into the desert escarpment environment and a service profile centered on multi-day immersive stays.

The Six Senses brand sits within the IHG Hotels & Resorts portfolio (acquired in 2019) and anchors the highest-tier wellness-and-sustainability hospitality segment globally. The Shaharut property anchors Israel's position in the international destination-resort category — distinct from the Tel Aviv urban-luxury submarket served by Kempinski, Setai, and Norman, and oriented toward the destination-stay UHNW traveler rather than the urban business-and-leisure traveler.

For Luxury & UHNW Lifestyle coverage in The Olam, Six Senses Shaharut matters on two dimensions. First, the property's existence makes Israel a credible destination within the international ultra-luxury wellness-resort category. Second, the operating model and architectural standard set a reference benchmark for subsequent Israeli destination-resort development, with implications for the broader pipeline of ultra-luxury Israeli hospitality.

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Sources

Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas corporate disclosures; IHG Hotels & Resorts disclosures; Israeli hospitality industry reporting; Globes; The Times of Israel; published industry commentary. Data current as of Q2 2026.