Planning a vacation on the Red Sea coast to be able to observe the inhabitants of coral reefs? Have you chosen Marsa Alam (Egypt) as your vacation destination? Prefer comfortable hotels with well-equipped apartments and high-class service? Then as an option for accommodation, be sure to consider the five-star Aurora Bay Resort Marsa Alam.
Location
The hotel complex under consideration is located on the second coastline in the Al Quseir area. The city called Marsa Alam is 18 kilometers away. The hotel is only 600 meters from the sea. According to the guests, the coast can be reached in 10 minutes at a leisurely pace. On the way you will need to cross the road. There are few cars here, and a traffic controller is constantly on duty. The nearest airport is 45 kilometers away. However, many domestic tourists fly to Hurghada's air harbor, which is 265 kilometers from the hotel. Therefore, it takes them several hours to get to the hotel. In this regard, experienced travelers are advised to look for tickets to the airport, which is located a bit further than Marsa Alam, if possible.
general information
Hotel Aurora Bay Resort Marsa Alam 5 * began its work in 2010. It has a fairly large territory on which the main three-story building and a complex of three-story residential buildings are located. The number of rooms here is represented by 312 comfortable rooms.
Meals at the hotel are organized on an all-inclusive basis. Tourists were generally satisfied with the work of restaurants in the hotel, as well as the choice of dishes.
On the territory of Aurora Bay Resort there are three outdoor pools, one of which is equipped with heating, there are sports fields, a gym, a tennis court, a diving center, a jacuzzi and a sauna. During the day, animators work at the main pool. They offer guests to do water aerobics, play volleyball and water polo, take part in fun games and competitions. In the evenings, the amphitheater hosts entertaining shows.
Travelers who have left reviews about the Aurora Bay Resort Marsa Alam claim that the hotel is well-priced. Our compatriots, according to them, were not disappointed in their choice. This is confirmed by a rating based on guest ratings. It makes 4.1 points out of five possible. Judging by the comments of tourists, this hotel is perfect for a relaxing family vacation. Active youth, accustomed to hanging out, can be a little boring here.
Housing stock
As already mentioned, there are 312 apartments in total in this hotel. They are represented by the following categories: family (area 96 sq. M, sea view, garden or pool, two bedrooms, a kitchenette) and superior (57 sq. M, sea view, garden or pool, bedroom with a door, living room) .
Regardless of type, each room has all the necessary furniture, air conditioning, minibar, tea set, telephone, safe, bathroom, hairdryer, balcony or terrace. If necessary, it is possible to install playpens for children and extra beds. Internet in the apartments is available at an additional cost.
As for cleaning, it is carried out regularly and, according to the guests, quite high quality. Towels are changed every two days, and bed linen several times a week. Also, as expenditures, maids replenish personal hygiene products, the contents of the minibar and bring bottled drinking water.
Sea
According to tourists, despite the fact that you need to cross the roadway on the road from Aurora Bay Resort Marsa Alam 5 * to the beach, this did not cause any difficulties. Even, on the contrary, many were not averse to warming up slightly. As for the beach holiday, our compatriots here were very pleased with it. According to them, the hotel’s own beach is very large, clean, with a small nice sand and a lot of comfortable sunbeds and umbrellas. There is enough space for everyone at any time of the day, so there is no need to take sun loungers early in the morning, as in some other hotels. Due to the fact that the beach is in the lagoon, the sea here is always calm, almost without waves. Therefore, you can swim at any time. Entering the water gentle, comfortable. Near the coast is a large coral reef with interesting inhabitants. So, according to tourists, in addition to a variety of bright fish, they saw sea turtles, stingrays, moray eels and other amazing creatures here.