Volume II, Number 3 March 1st, 2001

Egypt month review of Hussein hotel, Cairo EgyptHussein Hotel review, Cairo, Egypt

 
 

Egypt month feature articles

The Nile, the Moon and Sirius: The Ancient Egyptian Calendar  
  By Richard Weininger

The Egyptian Traveler's Survival Kit
  By
Jimmy Dunn

The Tomb of Nefertari
  By Paul Groffie

Palace of the Sun King
 By Dr. Joann Fletcher

The Ecological Context of Ancient Egyptian Predynastic settlements
  By Michael Brass

Tunnel Vision
  By Ralph Ellis & Mark Foster

The Queens of Egypt - Part II
  By Dr. Sameh Arab

Cross Staff and Plumbline and the Great Pyramid 
  By Crichton E M Miller

Egypt Month magazine departments

Editor's Commentary
  By Jimmy Dunn

Ancient Beauty Secrets
  By Judith Illes

Book Reviews
  Various Editors

Kid's Corner
  By Margo Wayman

Cooking with Tour Egypt
  By Mary K Radnich

Hotel Reviews
  By Juergen Stryjak

Egyptian Exhibitions
  By deTraci Regula

Egyptian View-Point
  By Adel Murad

Nightlife
  Various Editors

Restaurant Reviews
  Various Editors

Shopping Around
  By Juergen Stryjak

Web Reviews
  By Siri Bezdicek

Prior Issues

February 1st, 2001
January 1st, 2001

December 1st, 2000

October 1st, 2000
September 1st, 2000
August 1st, 2000

July 1st, 2000

June 1st, 2000

 

 

Golden 5 Hotel


The Golden 5

The Golden 5 Hotel in Hurghada is hard to miss. In fact, it is called the Golden 5 City for a reason, as this is among the largest hotel complexes one is likely to find in Egypt. It actually consists of a number of hotels with the Golden 5 as the flagship. The Golden 5 consists of the Tekkia, Diamond, Al Mas Palace and Beesh Beesh Village. Besides regular hotel accommodations, there are also time shares and villas which may be purchased. These facilities vary from elegant to quaint, from highly family oriented areas to romantic hideaways.


Diamond Beach Resort

When one first walks into the lobby of the Golden 5 Hotel, the spacious grandeur sets the tone for the whole of the complex. It is very impressive, with the glass bullet elevators, huge marbled floors, brass everywhere and chandelier lighting Take one of the elevators to an upper floor and look out upon the landscape and one really begins to get the immensity of this facility.

This is one of those hotel resorts that define the term all-inclusive. One need not exit the property to find almost any type of entertainment one might be looking for in a beach community, and then some. Perhaps one of the first items that a visitor might notice is the Cable Car system, needed to shuttle guests around this huge complex to the various facilities. Or, at the right moment, one might find a helicopter flying into the hotel complex's very own heliport. The facility comes complete with an artificial lake, 750 meters of private beach and its own marina.


The Cable Car System

These facilities includes just about every amenity, shared by all the hotels in the complex, including a shopping arcade with 73 shops including a beauty center and souvenir shops, in house doctor, laundry and valet services, safety deposit boxes, children's services including a day nursery and baby sitting, meeting facilities and a shuttle bus services between the airport and downtown Hurghada.


One of the Swimming Pools


The Health Club

Some of the hotel’s recreational facilities include three interconnecting swimming pools, a children's pool and a toddler splash pool. There is a diving center for scuba or snorkeling, a windsurfing center, various courts including floodlit clay tennis courts, basketball courts, volley ball courts (as well as beach volley ball) and even a squash court. There is also a very complete health center with a gymnasium, sauna, Jacuzzi, steam bath, massage and aerobics. In addition, there is a horse stable, a billiards center, as ell as an open-air chess and table tennis area. Various boat excursions are available including a glass bottom boat, a banana boat, and even a submarine. There are also video games for the kids who just can't leave home without them. There is also a discotheque and the Dancing Fountain.


A large Hotel Room


Standard Hotel Room

The rooms within the hotel complex vary depending on the specific facility, but include televisions, private baths, telephones, air conditioning, taped music and all rooms have private balconies.


The Dancing Fountain

Dining and refreshment facilities include the Main Restaurant, a Classical Restaurant, the Lobby Level Race Restaurant, a coffee shop within the Billiards Center, Two Pool area coffee shops and bars, a multi theme restaurant, the Dancing Fountain, the Cable Car Restaurant, an Italian restaurant and the Discotheque Top Coffee Shop.

Golden 5 Hotel
Hurghada, Red Sea, Egypt
Phone: +20-2-3048888 or +20-2-3468423
Fax: +20 65447700

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