About Us
It all started in 1996, when Gordon Campbell Gray created One Aldwych in London, one of the first contemporary boutique hotels in the Capital, which arrived to critical acclaim.
The story continued when Campbell Gray Hotels moved on to create award-winning Carlisle Bay in Antigua, bringing a fresh take on hospitality to the Caribbean, with modern design and renowned British hospitality.
The company’s creative force and acclaimed 5-star luxury
service continued with the creation and opening of Le Gray in Beirut, The Merchant House in Bahrain and The Machrie Hotel and Golf Links, on Islay in Scotland. Campbell Gray Hotels also renovated and reopened the Valletta’s “Grande Dame”, the Phoenicia Hotel in Malta and the Alex on Lake Zurich in Switzerland.
Our legacy includes award-winning design as well as industry-acclaimed luxury service with our 4 largest properties being admitted into Leading Hotels of the World from inception, and our smaller, The Merchant House in Bahrain becoming a Small Luxury Hotel of the World.
Turning the passion into a successful business needed a vision and structural components. And this is how Campbell Gray Hotels came to be a management company, creating and operating selective highly individual hotels and residences around the world.
Our executive team gathers experts with extensive experience in the industry worldwide. In addition to being able to utilise essential resources from our affiliate companies, they share the institutional passion and the needed integral vision to attain success.
When the world was brought to a standstill, we took our time to reinvent ourselves, redefine our purpose, rethink our philosophy and reset our strategies to meet the post-COVID era, keeping in mind the prosperity of our existing hotels and the development of our business to meet the new hospitality era.
Our journey continues, and with it our philosophy to create iconic places to stay, dine, play and relax, developed into Campbell Gray Hotels, a group with four pillars: Hotels and Resorts, Branded Residences, Restaurants and Bars, and Puregray Wellbeing.
The Journey So Far
ONE ALDWYCH, LONDON
Creation, concept design, development and opening by Campbell Gray as a Leading Hotel of the World, to great acclaim
CARLISLE BAY, ANTIGUA
Creation, concept design and opening by Campbell Gray as a Leading Hotel of the World, winning Tatler’s Hotel of the Year award the year it opened
DUKES HOTEL, LONDON
Renovation by Campbell Gray Hotels and reopening as a Leading Hotel of the World
LE GRAY, BEIRUT
Creation, concept design and opening by Campbell Gray hotels as a leading hotel of the world, to great acclaim
CAMPBELL GRAY HOTELS
Acquisition of Campbell Gray Hotels by the Audeh Group
THE PHOENICIA, MALTA
Concept redesign and reopening of The Phoenicia, Malta by Campbell Gray Hotels as a Leading Hotel of the World after a 2-year closure, full renovation and repositioning
THE FARMINGTON, LIBERIA
Opening of The Farmington, a riverside airport hotel in Liberia, managed by Campbell Gray Hotels
EXTENSION OF LE GRAY, BEIRUT
Opening of the extension as a testimony to Le Gray’s success with more rooms, a grand new entrance and lobby, and function space; all designed by Campbell Gray Hotels
THE MACHRIE, ISLAY
Concept redesign and reopening of The Machrie, Islay after a full links and hotel renovation
CAMPBELL GRAY HOTELS
Opening of the company’s regional office in Dubai
CAMPBELL GRAY LIVING, AMMAN
Opening of Campbell Gray Living, Amman; Campbell Gray Hotels’ first mixed used residential and commercial development. Hotel due in 2022
THE MERCHANT HOUSE, MANAMA
Creation, concept design and opening by Campbell Gray Hotels as a Small Luxury Hotels of the World
ALEX, LAKE ZURICH
Campbell Gray Hotels opens Alex, Lake Zurich and its lakeside restaurant The Boat House after a 2 year full renovation
CAMPBELL GRAY AMMAN
Final phase of this award winning, mixed use complex. Creation and concept design for a 220 room hotel, restaurants, bars, roof top pool, event space & PureGray Health & Wellbeing
KINGS POLO, CAIRO
Ground up concept design of luxury boutique hotel, restaurants, PureGray Health & Wellbeing & club house, on the equestrian grounds close to the Pyramids of Giza
PALACIO DE CANAVEZES, PORTUGAL
Developed on an Ancient Thermal Spring, creation and concept of riverside luxury boutique hotel, PureGray Health & Wellbeing, Thermal Spa & Clinic, restaurant
NORTH COAST, EGYPT
Boutique hotel, branded private residences, restaurants, bar and spa on Egypt’s stunning north coast
BUJAIRY BOUTIQUE HOTEL, DIRIYAH, RIYADH
Creation of this unique boutique hotel merging traditional Najdi architecture and our signature interiors and style.
ABUJA, NIGERIA
Boutique hotel and private residences, restaurant and spa nested in Abuja’s largest botanical garden
Our Creative Lead
To be the best, you must have the best and the experience at Campbell Gray is all about how service and attention to detail matter above all. We work without compromise, whether its on quality, materials, technology or people, and that starts with our leadership.
Saad Audeh
Chairman
Saad Audeh, founder of SIA Holding, acquired Campbell Gray Hotels in 2015 to expand and diversify the family business by investing in the luxury hospitality sector.
Having formed his first business venture in 1990, his strong business background and the variety of companies within the group allowed for fruitful synergies and solid support for its expansion strategy, which currently covers 11 countries, across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Since its acquisition, Campbell Gray Hotels has developed and operated various luxury hotels in Europe and the Middle East, with a current focus on upcoming markets such as Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Africa, amongst others.
Having evolved Campbell Gray Hotels from a hotel developer and operator to a corporation that offers residential lifestyle developments, hospitality through food & beverage concepts and wellbeing innovations, he has seen the business grow significantly, through unique and innovative offerings that make the business a true 360° solution provider.
Saad is a passionate polo player, cigar aficionado and has an astute taste for the finer things in life, reflecting in all his business including his vision for Campbell Gray Hotels.
Under his tenure, Campbell Gray Hotels continues to expand with a credentialled, professional team of established hoteliers, taking on new business opportunities, developing luxury hotels and branded residential projects in exciting destination.
Simon Venison
Operations and Development Director
Meriem Halle
Design Director
Oliver Naufal
Brand Director
Tony Elkhal
Legal
Catherine O’Connor
Finance Manager
Dany Maroun
Food & Beverage Director
Gabi
Executive Chef
