Amy Adejokun
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The Rihana Resort, the main hotel of the Three Corners complex, is located 1,640 feet from El Gouna downtown. A nice place to live without whatever pretensions, it is suitable for families that will benefit from the numerous animations in a friendly atmosphere.
The hotel is located some 1,640 feet from the small downtown of El Gouna, near many shops and restaurants. Hurghada is 15.5 miles and its airport 16 miles away. In El Gouna, the construction sites proliferate. Beyond there, the surrounding areas are predominantly desert.
All 268 rooms (about 270 feet²) are divided into standard and higher categories. Among them, 32 are adjoining rooms. They are decorated with simplicity. Some have the advantage of overlooking directly the lagoon, others benefit from a view of the gardens. 85 rooms are called "Sunset" because they are located on the sunset side. Some have beautiful vaulted brick ceilings. They are equipped with a firm bedding, individual air conditioning, television (18 channels), telephone, a mini-bar and a small kitchen (except the "Sunset" rooms), and have a balcony or a terrace. The bathroom, a little old-fashioned, is equipped with a shower and soap distributor. A common safe is available for customers at the reception (free).
Built in early 1999, the Rihana Resort is made of several small structures, two-storey maximum (no elevator). The architectural Nubian setting exudes certain harmony. To a certain extent, it does remain friendly. Its gardens are cared after on a daily basis, indeed all other external developments such as artificial streams, rock gardens and lawns also are. The interior decoration, particularly at the reception, is very colourful and has certain oriental style. The main 4,840 feet pool is located near to the small patio of the openwork windowed entry. From 10 AM the animation events set off a band. The music animations can be embarrassing for those loving peace... In this case, they can go to the pool devoted to quiet and leisure. A third swimming pool is located at the Rihana Inn. The last two swimming pools are each spreading on 1,312 feet². Two of the three pools are heated. In each, a portion is devoted to children. In addition, there is a small theatre for evening events and a fitness centre, the "Cléopatra", with massages, also suitable for children.
The Rihana Resort has two restaurants offering service in buffet style. The biggest accommodates 220 seats, which are divided into several parts, more or less distinct. The windows in opaque colour let in soft light into the room topped by a red brick dome. Avoid periods of overcrowded buffets as there is a real threat to encounter some difficulties to achieve the desired dishes, space could quickly become extremely tight! Every evening, the buffet is organised after a selected theme from 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM. It offers international cuisine with few variations along with a the small Egypt part, all buffet style. For breakfast, from 7 AM to 10 AM, a musician sits behind the synthesizer thus encharming the guests. The small Italian restaurant, called "La Dolce Vita", in the "Inn" part, is a small friendly and unpretentious place where you can have dinner. In the Resort part, you can find "Chez Pascal", an a la carte restaurant with some seafood and Belgian cuisine guaranteed. The entire complex has seven bars. The different restaurants are spread all over the entire hotel facility thereby avoiding the feeling of overpopulation.
Sheltered from the wind, the bay-shaped beach overlooks the turquoise lagoon. In a peaceful ambiance, it is an artificial beach and with coarse sand, except on the foreshore. This beautiful space is ideal for children because of its low altitude and the playground on site is equipped with umbrellas, windbreaks and deck chairs without mattresses. The diving centre, "Easy Divers Academy" (PADI), is located right on the beach as the local water sports centre offers numerous activities. The animation team is multilingual. In addition: glass-bottomed boat. The hotel guests are also invited to visit the beach at the marina of El Gouna with the bus provided for this purpose.
The hotel guests are mostly Germans, Belgians and French. The chain called "The Three Corners", which is of Belgian origin, has nine hotels in Egypt. A guided 30-minute tour through the lagoons of El Gouna is conducted free of charge for the guests of the hotel, almost on a daily basis. At the reception of the Rihana Inn you can use the Internet (for a fee). There is also a small conference room of 50 people.
Our advice: request as soon as possible to get a room with a vaulted ceiling (mostly the second floor, no elevator). For the same price, you will enjoy a unique atmosphere.
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