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17 ديسمبر 2024
My partner and I have just returned form a week in the winter sun at Steigenberger Coraya Beach at Marsa Alam – what a fantastic hotel and resort. We flew from Gatwick, and the flight was 5 ½ hrs, it’s probably best described as medium haul but probably the closest you can get 25degC daily from the UK in December without going far East or West. Marsa Alam airport is not very busy – a total of about 20 flights per day (including internal flights and cargo). At the moment there is one flight per week from Gatwick with TUI. Even though only a couple of flights had landed when we arrived it was chaotic at the airport with people being ushered into lines to buy the $25 visa – we already had bought them and could have gone straight to Customs – but that wasn’t clear at all. Once we had cleared multiple checks we were met by the rep and shown to our transfer. The transfer to the resort took about 10mins – fantastic. Including a stop at another resort. On arrival welcomed by the team and very efficiently given a brief into and then taken to our room. Room itself was nice with a good sized, comfortable bed, and a balcony overlooking the gardens. There was a nice large bathroom with complimentary toiletries, large walk-in shower and a small minbar with soft drinks and water, also complimentary. The water was replenished every day and there was also a splendid towel sculpture, and a small box of sweet treats left every day. Being German branded most of the guests were German with a few Dutch and even less English. It’s an adult only hotel and most guests are couples averaging from their late 40’s to their 80’s. Many of the guests we spoke to had been here repeatedly over the years. All the staff spoke good English and wherever we went we were greeted with a smile. The hotel is well established with beautiful gardens, and it is spotlessly clean everywhere you go. We ate in the main buffet every day apart from the one night at the A La Carte – which was very nice. You can also book at the A La Carte in the neighbouring hotel (Steigenberger Alaya) as well – but book early as the slots go. Dress code for the evening meal for men is compulsory trousers and covered shoes – for the ladies, no bare midriffs. During the day shorts, t-shirt and flip flops are fine. We ate outside every night and the temperature was just about right – as the evening wore on a light jacket or cardigan was needed. Some of the guests were wearing puffer jackets and scarves – but I guess different people feel the cold differently. Food was fantastic – we had absolutely no complaints, varied every day with different themes in the evening. However, I am not sure how many people have chill-con-carne for breakfast, but it was there each morning! When you arrive in the main dining hall there were always staff available to say hello and welcome you, a nice touch, and every morning, there was a A4 printed news summary in various languages available, another nice touch. We did not use the
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