• Enjoy viewing the sunrise over the Red Sea.Red Sea Sunrise image by Isobel Reid from Fotolia.com
  
  Jeddah, on the coast of the Red Sea, is the largest city in the province of Makkah, western Saudi Arabia and is the kingdom's second largest city. Jeddah has a cosmopolitan population, which provides a mixture of shop and restaurant types. The tropical climate makes it ideal for scuba diving and snorkeling.
  
  

Mercure Grand Golden Jeddah

• As of 2010, rooms start at $76 per night in this large city hotel, which is about one mile from the Jeddah city center, and allows one child to stay free in the parent's room. All rooms have air conditioning, and room service offers both hot and cold meals 24 hours a day. For those who prefer a nonsmoking room, the hotel has six rooms that are designated nonsmoking. There are two restaurants, both offering international cuisine, nonsmoking areas and air conditioning.
  
  Mercure Grand Golden Jeddah
  
  King Fahad Road Sitten
  
  Kandara District
  
  22573 Jeddah
  
  Saudi Arabia
  
  011-966-2-6456666
  
  mercure.com
  
  

Holiday Inn Jeddah-Al Salam

• The high-rise Jeddah-Al-Salam hotel, part of the Holiday Inn chain, has rooms starting at $80 per night, as of 2010, and has a sauna and fitness center on site. The hotel is just five minutes from the Red Sea and one mile from the city center. It is the closest hotel in Jeddah to the Holy City of Makkah. Full business services are offered including private limousine services for business travelers, and for families there is a gift shop and a newsstand, and kids eat free in the hotel's Al Roshan Restaurant.
  
  Holiday Inn Jeddah-Al Salam
  
  King Khaled St.
  
  Makkah Road
  
  PO Box 6582
  
  Jeddah 21452
  
  Saudi Arabia
  
  holidayinn.com
  
  

Jeddah Trident Hotel

• Overlooking the Red Sea and within easy reach of the main shopping districts of Jeddah, rooms in this hotel start at $80 per night, as of 2010. Two restaurants are available--one offering traditional cuisine with the accent on Tandoori cooking, and the other offering international cuisine. The hotel health club has a massage parlor, open-air swimming pool and steam bath. A lobby cafe serves pastries and coffee, tea and snacks.
  
  Jeddah Trident Hotel
  
  P.O.Box 17466
  
  Jeddah 21494
  
  Saudi Arabia.
  
  011-966-2-6474444
  
  trident-jeddah.com