Overview
A fairytale designed by world-famous architect Michael Graves, combining the eclectic Arabic and Egyptian Nubian styles, the hotel is truly a masterpiece of architectural beauty, and includes a lobby area with a reception desk manned around the clock, a currency exchange facility, a café, a selection of shops, a hairdressing salon, a restaurant, and a bar. Set in luscious exotic gardens, this is an inviting, magical, and romantic setting. Further facilities within the hotel include three conference rooms, a bicycle hire facility, as well as 24-hour room and laundry services.
Location
This family friendly resort is ideally located in the centre of the village of El Gouna. It is just 20 km north of the crowded tourist town of Hurghada and offers an oasis of peace and tranquillity. This picturesque setting, combined with the professional water skiing school, the renowned TGI Padi dive centre, the Gene Bates golf course of El Gouna, creates the perfect getaway for family holidays, romantic honeymoons, and active sports breaks. A range of sights and attractions are within a short distance of the hotel, including the Abu Tig marina (1 km), the Ala Edin Casino (2 km), and the Bedouin Oasis (3 km).
Rooms
Through the gardens and beyond a few small bridges, an exclusive hideaway awaits. Guest rooms are spread across a myriad of islands, joined by crystalline lagoons. All feature a spacious, secluded terrace or balcony with stunning views over the lagoons and private beaches, and standard fittings include an en suite bathroom with a hairdryer, a direct dial telephone, satellite/ cable TV, a minibar, a hire safe, an iron and ironing board, and individually adjustable air conditioning. Disability-friendly rooms can be booked on request.
Sport
Guests may discover countless opportunities for fun, fitness, and fresh-air activities at the hotel. In the morning it is possible to play a round at the 18-hole USPGA golf course (charges apply), designed by Gene Bates or relax and enjoy the health club with gym, sauna, steam bath and massage offerings. Outdoors, guests may take advantage of a heated swimming pool with a children's pool, a poolside snack bar, and sun loungers and parasols laid out ready for use. Water sports activities include jet skiing, motor boating, diving, snorkelling, windsurfing, and beach volleyball (charges apply). It is also possible to play tennis, table tennis, golf, and billiards, as well as try cycling and mountain biking (charges apply).
Meals
Guests may serve themselves at the breakfast buffet. At midday and in the evenings guests may also dine from the à la carte menu. Bed and breakfast is bookable.
Payment
Sheraton Miramar Resort, El-Gouna flag-ship hotel on the Red Sea, has recently received the Green Globe Award for 2003. This accolade is in recognition to the hotels achievements in environmental stewardship to promote environmental sustainability and applying environmental management standards.
Notes
For guests' convenience, babysitting is available along with dry cleaning and laundry services, a hairdressing and beauty salon, a jewellery shop, a gift shop and free parking. This holiday complex is the flagship hotel on the Red Sea and was recognised with the Green Globe Award 2003. This accolade is in recognition of the hotel's achievements in environmental stewardship in promoting environmental sustainability and applying environmental management standards.
Relax and unwind on El Gouna holidays
With sparkling seas, endless sandy beaches and an underwater diving paradise, a holiday to El Gouna is one to remember.
El Gouna is set on the shore of Egypt’s Red Sea, just north of the busy resort of Hurghada, and a fantastic place to enjoy a relaxing holiday. El Gouna holidays have a huge range of activities on offer, so it’s perfect whether you like to relax by the pool or are looking for fun in the sun on your holiday!
El Gouna has two main beaches spread across islands and lagoons. If you’re planning a diving holiday, El Gouna’s reefs are quite spectacular and if you prefer to stay above water then you’ll find kitesurfing, windsurfing, parasailing and waterskiing among the sports on offer at El Gouna Beach. Away from the beach you can gallop across the dunes on horseback, play a round of golf at the 18 hole course set against a stunning mountainous backdrop, or simply melt your stresses and strains away in a Turkish bath on your holidays in El Gouna.
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