incl. Breakfast - HRS Rating: /10 - The Steigenberger Golf Resort, designed by the ... more
American star architect Michael Graves, expresses the mixture of the modern architecture with the reflection of the regional tradition 1,5 km away from El Gouna Down Tow...
Advantages: Excellent food, accommodation and service Disadvantages: None
The Lough Erne GolfResort and Spa is listed on Ciao as a 4 star hotel, but it is now actually a 5 star facility.
I have just reached a milestone age, I celebrated my 40th birthday and I asked my husband to arrange a night away for the two of us, a major logistical feat for us. I am a married mother of three children, aged 8, 5 and 15 months and I work full-time so arranging any free time let alone a night away is something of a major event.
Why did we choose the Lough Erne GolfResort?
Well to be honest the decision was not based on any strong desire to play golf, well at least not in February. Basically we were looking for somewhere that would offer us a night of luxury, with good food and comfort and somewhere we would not have to travel too far to get to. I would have loved to have gone somewhere exotic and hot, but ...
Advantages: Clean, Feels exclusive, Very affordable Disadvantages: Pharoah's Revenge still found me!
ElGouna has it's own website (www.elgouna.com), and I cannot introduce this Egyptian resort as succinctly as they do themselves:
"A self-contained town on the beautiful Red Sea coast, ElGouna offers an unrivaled lifestyle. Built on 10 km of beach, the town of 10,000 residents spreads across islands and lagoons. Boasting a superb infrastructure and excellent services, the destination is a short flight from Europe. At ElGouna sandy beaches and the ideal temperatures welcome visitors all year round. "
What I can give you is a recent (August 08), British spin on the resort. This is not a resort frequented by Brits, so I hope you find my write up useful and honest. Personally, I loved the place. But keep it quiet, it's mostly visited by europeans and I rarely heard an English accent, which was great :)
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