I agree with you about the formaility of the steigenberger. Sunbeds all snapped up by 8.30 am !
the golf course at Steigenberger is 18 holes and an excellent resort course. Its very busy in high season but anyone can play and not too expensive by european levels and every bit as enjoyable but best to start early and take a buggy and lots of water.
Gouna are going to build a second gated golf resort starting this year called Ancient Sands Golf Resort because the first is so busy and this will enable them to spread the load and make it much more attractive a destination for european golfers. Course has been designed by the same guy who built the famous emirates golf course in Dubai ,Karl Litten, who is a highly respected golf architect of the old school.
There will be appartments for investors (mainly studios and 1 beds with lock outs so they can be combined for better rental flexibility) with rental management facilities and townhouses and villas - all designed by EDSA the worlds leading masterplanners and SB architects a leading miami practice. Its been on the drawing board for a couple of years and the plans which ive been involved in look fabulous - i expect there will be more news soon but Orascom are definately trying to move even further up the quality scale with this one as you would expect from them.
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Originally Posted by Peter Mitry
The Steigenberger is very nice but it is a German owned and run hotel and is quite 'formal'. Personally I prefer the Intercontinental. The nine hole course at the Steigenberger looks fine if you are a golfer!
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