A fairytale designed by world-famous architect Michael Graves, combining the eclectic Arabic and Egyptian Nubian styles, the hotel is truly a masterpiece of architectural beauty, and includes a lobby area with a reception desk manned around the clock, a currency exchange facility, a café, a selection of shops, a hairdressing salon, a restaurant, and a bar. Set in luscious exotic gardens, this is an inviting, magical, and romantic setting. Further facilities within the hotel include three conference rooms, a bicycle hire facility, as well as 24-hour room and laundry services.
Through the gardens and beyond a few small bridges, an exclusive hideaway awaits. Guest rooms are spread across a myriad of islands, joined by crystalline lagoons. All feature a spacious, secluded terrace or balcony with stunning views over the lagoons and private beaches, and standard fittings include an en suite bathroom with a hairdryer, a direct dial telephone, satellite/ cable TV, a minibar, a hire safe, an iron and ironing board, and individually adjustable air conditioning. Disability-friendly rooms can be booked on request.
Guests may discover countless opportunities for fun, fitness, and fresh-air activities at the hotel. In the morning it is possible to play a round at the 18-hole USPGA golf course (charges apply), designed by Gene Bates or relax and enjoy the health club with gym, sauna, steam bath and massage offerings. Outdoors, guests may take advantage of a heated swimming pool with a children's pool, a poolside snack bar, and sun loungers and parasols laid out ready for use. Water sports activities include jet skiing, motor boating, diving, snorkelling, windsurfing, and beach volleyball (charges apply). It is also possible to play tennis, table tennis, golf, and billiards, as well as try cycling and mountain biking (charges apply).