Hotel apartment interiors from studio to three-bedroom units, with the lobby, amenities and MEP behind them, built from an approved mock-up and repeated across every unit.
Dar Anan fits out serviced apartment and hotel apartment buildings in Riyadh, from shell-and-core new builds to full refits of existing stock. We deliver the units, the shared areas and the MEP behind them under one programme, with one point of accountability to the owner and the operator.
A serviced apartment sits between a hotel and a home. Guests stay longer, cook, do their own laundry and use the space hard, and housekeeping still has to turn the unit round between stays. That changes the brief: more storage, a working kitchenette, finishes chosen for wear rather than for opening day, and a unit design that can be repeated many times without drift. It is the same repeat-build discipline as our wider hospitality fit-out work, applied to apartments.
The most important room in a serviced apartment project is the mock-up unit. We build one complete apartment of each main type to final specification, and the owner, operator and designer review it before anything is ordered in bulk. Joinery fixings, kitchenette clearances, bathroom waterproofing, lighting positions and access panels are settled there, and every unit that follows is built and snagged against that approved sample. Our guide to hotel guestroom mock-ups explains how the sign-off works.
Typical scope on a serviced apartment building includes:
New buildings. We start from shell and core, coordinate the MEP first fix with the unit layouts, and roll the fit-out floor by floor once the mock-up is approved. If the building is not yet built, our hotel construction team can deliver the structure and the fit-out together.
Conversions. Residential or office buildings converted to hotel apartments, where the existing services and layouts have to be checked against the operator's standard and the classification requirements before design is frozen.
Refits of operating buildings. Batches of units taken out of inventory in agreed phases, with the rest of the building trading. For lobbies and shared spaces, see our guide to hotel lobby and public area fit-out.
Partitions, ceilings, flooring, lighting and finishes for every unit type, built to the approved mock-up and checked against it before handover.
Cabinetry, worktops, integrated appliances, extraction and the power and water connections behind them, specified for daily use by long-stay guests.
Tanking, falls to drains, tiling, sanitaryware and shower enclosures, with the waterproofing detail fixed at mock-up and repeated identically in every unit.
Wardrobes, storage, desks and TV walls in hard-wearing, repairable materials, with corner protection and finishes housekeeping can clean quickly.
Arrival areas, reception desks, lounges, corridors, gyms and guest laundries, finished to the operator's standard and built for heavy daily use.
Electrical, plumbing and HVAC second fix in every unit, room controls and key-card integration, and the fire and life-safety interfaces, delivered in-house.
On a repeat-unit project, small inconsistencies multiply. We keep the MEP in-house, fix every detail in the mock-up, and run the units, shared areas and services under one programme, so the hundredth unit matches the first.
Every unit is snagged against the signed-off sample, not against a reading of the drawings.
Materials are selected for cleaning, wear and quick repair, so units stay in inventory rather than in maintenance.
Kitchenette power, bathroom plumbing and unit HVAC coordinated by the same team that builds the finishes.
From the standards review to the last unit handed over, with the mock-up gating the rollout.
We survey the building, record existing services, and review the layouts against the operator's standard and the target classification category.
One complete unit of each main type is built to final specification and reviewed by the owner, operator and designer. Details are fixed here.
Sanitaryware, appliances, joinery, ironmongery and lighting are ordered in bulk against the approved mock-up, with delivery phased to the rollout.
Units built in a rolling sequence of first fix, finishes, joinery and second fix, with shared areas and amenities programmed alongside.
Each unit is snagged against the mock-up, systems are tested and commissioned, and the building is handed to the operator's pre-opening team with a 12-month defects liability period.
Hospitality interiors delivered by Dar Anan in Riyadh.
Premium retail fit-out for Ganache patisserie, featuring curved marble counters, warm timber joinery, and bespoke display cabinetry.
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Full retail fit-out for Musa & Palm café in the Diplomatic Quarter, Riyadh — featuring custom Moroccan gypsum ceilings, marble flooring, fresco-painted walls, lighting glass facades, and complete MEP installation.
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Café retail fit-out featuring a suspended steel-tube canopy, wrought iron doors, custom marble flooring, Moroccan gypsum ceilings, fresco-painted walls, display fridges, water filtration systems, and custom sculptural elements.
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Luxury hospitality fit-out in Riyadh featuring natural stone, timber decking, water features, and lush landscaping.
View Project →We fit out serviced apartment and hotel apartment buildings across Riyadh's business and residential districts, including:
A unit that works for a two-night hotel stay does not always work for a two-month one. These are the local conditions that shape the brief.
Hotel apartments are licensed and classified by the Ministry of Tourism. Its category requirements for units and facilities apply in addition to the operator's manual, so both are checked against the layout before the mock-up is built.
Hobs, ovens, washer-dryers and dishwashers in every unit add up to a significant electrical load. Circuit capacity, extraction routes and SEC supply arrangements are confirmed at design stage, not when the first appliances arrive.
Riyadh serviced apartments host business travellers, project teams and families staying for weeks or months. Storage, wardrobe space, a usable kitchenette and a quiet bedroom matter more here than in a hotel room used for two nights.
Fan-coil sizing, condensate drainage and the sealing of each unit's envelope have to cope with mid-forties temperatures and a facade under solar load. A marginal unit on the west elevation becomes a repeated complaint every July.
Riyadh's water hardness damages mixers, kettles and washing machines, and dust loads filters and open shelving. Water treatment, filtration and closed storage are specified at the start rather than after the first year of complaints.
Sanitaryware, ironmongery, appliances and some joinery components are imported. The rollout is planned around their arrival after customs clearance, ordered against the approved mock-up so the quantities and specification are right first time.
Send us the unit mix, the drawings and the operator's standard, and we will come back with a mock-up and rollout programme and a proposal.
Mock-ups, public areas, FF&E and budgets for hospitality interiors in Riyadh.
Hotel guestroom mock-up rooms in Saudi Arabia: why operators require them, on-site vs off-site, what gets tested, sign-off, timing in the programme and cost.
Read the guide →Hotel lobby and public area fit-out in Riyadh: heavy-traffic materials, lighting, acoustics, high-ceiling MEP, phasing in a live hotel and SAR per sqm ranges.
Read the guide →Hotel fit-out vs FF&E vs OS&E in Saudi Arabia: clear definitions, a responsibility matrix, procurement and customs timing, interface risks and budget splits.
Read the guide →Hotel fit-out cost per key in Riyadh runs SAR 125,000–2,150,000+ in 2026 by star rating. Guestroom vs public areas, FF&E vs OS&E, and a 150-key example.
Read the guide →What owners and operators ask us before appointing a serviced apartment fit-out contractor.
The complete interior of every unit and the shared areas around them: partitions and ceilings, flooring, fixed joinery and wardrobes, kitchenettes, bathrooms, lighting, and the electrical, plumbing and HVAC second fix behind them. Outside the units it covers the lobby and reception, corridors, the gym, guest laundry, any meeting or lounge space, and back-of-house areas such as housekeeping stores and staff rooms. Loose furniture and operating supplies can be included or left to the operator, as agreed at tender.
Because every decision made in one unit is repeated in every other unit. The mock-up is a complete apartment built to final specification and reviewed by the owner, the operator and the designer. Joinery fixings, kitchenette appliance clearances, bathroom waterproofing, socket positions and access panels are all fixed there, so the rollout is built to an approved sample rather than to an interpretation of the drawings.
Yes. Where a serviced apartment brand is appointed, its design and technical standards set unit layouts, kitchenette equipment, bathroom details, acoustic performance and finishes. We build to that manual, and where it conflicts with the building or with Saudi requirements we raise it as a technical query at mock-up stage.
Hotel apartments are a licensed category of tourism accommodation, and classification is administered by the Ministry of Tourism. The classification sets requirements for unit sizes, facilities and services that apply alongside any operator standard. The criteria change, so the owner or operator should confirm the current requirements for the target category before the layout is frozen, and we build to them.
Durability comes first. Porcelain rather than soft stone on high-wear floors, solid-surface or quartz worktops, scrubbable wall finishes, protected corners in corridors, hard-wearing ironmongery and sanitaryware with spares available locally. The aim is a unit housekeeping can turn round quickly and maintenance can repair without closing it for a week.
Yes, floor by floor or block by block. Units come out of inventory in batches agreed with the operator, work areas are sealed, materials move through a dedicated route, noisy work is kept to agreed hours, and fire detection and escape routes stay live in the occupied parts of the building throughout.
Yes. Our MEP, electrical and plumbing teams are in-house, so kitchenette power and extraction, bathroom water supply and drainage, unit HVAC and controls, and fire and life-safety interfaces are coordinated by the same team that builds the finishes.
Each unit is snagged against the approved mock-up and drawings before handover, all systems are tested and commissioned, and the project carries a 12-month defects liability period.
Tell us about the building and the unit mix. We'll survey it, scope the works and send a detailed proposal — no obligation.
