What New Business?

[Lsab]

Hello Omar - this is not the right thread for your information. I'm not sure what you are trying to say. If I knew, I could then direct you to the right place to post your information.

[realestatemart]

Originally Posted by lsab

Hello Omar - this is not the right thread for your information. I'm not sure what you are trying to say. If I knew, I could then direct you to the right place to post your information.

I think its just advertising and y be he is e - lawyers and just come with new face to support his old talks

[rossantony]

hey nick we actually do have a concierge of sorts...i call him my fixer.

he will sort and source, from rentals, internet, housekeeping, ironing lady, dealing with local business etc

he is not a professional concierge but gets an A for effort.

he sorted me my new apartment on esplanada, and even helped me move by lugging the luggage, and did this for nothing! i tried to give him cash but he wouldnt take any!


his name is hussain but we call him max ( from hart to hart geddit? )

speaks perfect english, and egyptian..and i trust him.

max is available through me..

[rossantony]

somebody open up a boutique styled hotel, as all the hotels here are big, mass tourism styled hotels.

maybe taking one of the large luxury villas, near the sea, and changing it into an upmarket retreat style private residence.

It should have a beautiful pool, rooms, room service, spa treatments, top end furnishings, the works..

I stay in these kind of hotel on my travels, most recently in Tunisia, and find they suit my tastes. They are always fully booked, and suit the more independant traveller.

If I had the money I would do this now! My dream is to own a place like this one day.

Anyone want to back me on this??

[Georgina]

I think they are constructing something like this on the edge of El Gouna just after Mangroovy Beach. Calling it a 7* hotel with butlers I believe. Still a long way off from opening.

[rossantony]

set up costs, could be low..you can buy a beachfront villa quite cheap...

you would want to pour cash into the decoration and furnishing..

most people who do this kind of thing have deep pockets..or are at least extremely entrepenurial...

not 7 star with butlers!! sounds to stuffy! Im thinking more chilled out..maybe £50 - £150 a night, 6 - 12 suites, that kind of thing.

I would do it if i had a cool half million to burn...

[wellheld]

I'd like to be able to buy top quality egyptian cotton like we have at home, beautiful crisp white 200+ thread count that feels like silk and hardly needs ironing, that feels cool even on the hottest night and is completely free from embroidery.
And the lightest , softest down duvets and pillows, and feather mattress toppers so the bed can easily be aired, I could go on but you get the idea?

[Lsab]

Yes I get the idea!! When's your shop opening for business?

I'm sure that someone is going to find all this sort of thing at some time but I've never found decent Egyptian cotton in Egypt itself. I maintain that it all goes for export.

[queenie40something]

Is there such thing as 2000 thread count as I found one shop last week at Il Mercato shopping centre in Hadaba claiming this and must admit it felt lovely.

[wellheld]

Originally Posted by queenie40something

Is there such thing as 2000 thread count as I found one shop last week at Il Mercato shopping centre in Hadaba claiming this and must admit it felt lovely.

I believe that high thread counts are sometimes just multi-ply thread, ie twisted short threads, when it should be single ply of long staple cotton woven very tightly.2000 sounds way too high the highest i've heard of in uk is 800, its usually 2 or 400 max.Can't remember where I heard this, but the whole point is it should feel great, so thanks, I'll check it out next week. It would be nice if the sheets were long enough aswell, the ones we bought at the government shop (in Luxor) are square!! too wide and too short. XX