{"id":146759,"date":"2018-01-16T08:49:56","date_gmt":"2018-01-16T13:49:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=146759"},"modified":"2018-01-16T08:50:08","modified_gmt":"2018-01-16T13:50:08","slug":"ritz-carlton-a-luxury-saudi-prison-takes-feb-14-bookings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/01\/16\/ritz-carlton-a-luxury-saudi-prison-takes-feb-14-bookings\/","title":{"rendered":"Ritz Carlton, a luxury Saudi prison, takes Feb. 14 bookings"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Ritz Carlton in Saudi Arabia’s capital may be reopening its doors in time for Valentine’s Day. (Photo: The Ritz-Carlton<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates\u2014The Ritz Carlton in Saudi Arabia’s capital may be reopening its doors in time for Valentine’s Day, after serving for several months as a prison for the country’s elite caught up in what the government has described as a crackdown on corruption.<\/p>\n

The Ritz Carlton’s website on Monday showed bookings available beginning Feb. 14.<\/p>\n

An unidentified call centre employee handling bookings for the hotel said: “Bookings are available from the 14th of February, but the hotel is not liable if the booking is cancelled. Local authorities might extend the hotel lockout for security reasons.”<\/p>\n

Sarah Walker-Kerr, a Dubai-based spokeswoman for Marriott, of which the Ritz Carlton is a subsidiary, declined to comment.<\/p>\n

Phone lines to the hotel have been cut off since Nov. 5, when the crackdown began.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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