Fort Arabesque - The West Bay

“Seaside comfort done right with excellent service and locati”

We had a truly enjoyable stay at Fort Arabesque Resort, Spa & Villas. From arrival to departure, everything felt well organized and professionally managed. The strongest point is the setting: a beautiful beachfront with clear water and easy access to some of the best snorkeling directly from the sh… more

We had a truly enjoyable stay at Fort Arabesque Resort, Spa & Villas. From arrival to departure, everything felt well organized and professionally managed. The strongest point is the setting: a beautiful beachfront with clear water and easy access to some of the best snorkeling directly from the shore. Rooms were clean, comfortable, and practical, with daily housekeeping keeping standards consistently high. Staff were generally attentive and polite, and service at reception and around the beach area was efficient. Food was varied and of good quality, especially considering the size of the resort. Breakfast had strong options, and dinner themes kept things interesting. That said, at peak hours the main restaurant can feel crowded, which slightly affects the calm dining experience. Facilities are solid overall multiple pools, well-maintained beach areas, and enough space that you don’t feel completely packed in if you choose your timing wisely. The diving and water activities nearby are a major advantage for anyone interested in the Red Sea. Overall, it’s a strong resort that delivers exactly what it promises: a relaxing seaside holiday with good service and excellent location. With a bit more attention to peak-time crowd flow in dining areas, it would move from very good to exceptional Thank you

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“Snorkel from the beach!”

We have visited many times and we are always delighted with the improvements and upgrades. This time we loved the Greek restaurant - ambience, setting, food and staff all fabulous. But the snorkelling on the house reef just meters from our sunbeds remains the highlight!

“Well worth a visit”

Having been here 8 times before, we knew we were in for a wonderful time. The gardens are great, the beach fantastic, good weather guaranteed, choice of excellent bars and restaurants, everywhere very clean, and staff are friendly and helpful (except some reception staff who were positively awkwar… more

Having been here 8 times before, we knew we were in for a wonderful time. The gardens are great, the beach fantastic, good weather guaranteed, choice of excellent bars and restaurants, everywhere very clean, and staff are friendly and helpful (except some reception staff who were positively awkward). Rooms spacious and gradually being modernised. Lots of entertainment every night at most bars...but either there is little talent in Egypt, or the hotel does not pay well, as the entertainment is just about acceptable at best, but more often pretty grim. The main complaint is with the rooms, the hotel is very busy, often fully booked, and they previously overbooked our room so we had to stay overnight in another hotel, and this time we paid for a deluxe room with a sea view and firstly got a room with no sea view, then was offered another room which also had no sea view (doh!), and eventually we accepted a non-deluxe room but with a sea view, no refund but we were given some fruit and a bottle of wine in our room as compensation, although being all-inclusive we could eat and drink virtually all day for free anyway.

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“Ok, but could be better”

This was my 5th time in Fort. During previous stays I always booked Villas but this time Villas became too expansive so we took Premium sea view room in West Bay. The room was a bit old but ok, but it almost had no sea view. So the name “Premium sea view” is false. We barely hade a side sea view, n… more

This was my 5th time in Fort. During previous stays I always booked Villas but this time Villas became too expansive so we took Premium sea view room in West Bay. The room was a bit old but ok, but it almost had no sea view. So the name “Premium sea view” is false. We barely hade a side sea view, not very nice. The beach was very good, coral reefs are very nice as always. The food this time was not as good as it used to be. In September 2024 food in West Bay was much better than now. Also there was a smaller choice of deserts this time than it used to be. One more problem is that adults only concept is not fully respected and it seems that hotel staff tolerates it. Many days I saw children on West bay beach that should be adults only. Also it seems the hotel has a problem with guests from other hotels who come on the beach of Fort Arabesque and often with children, not respecting adults only concept. The lifeguards had to intervene every day many times because of this. On our last day we asked for late check out but we were told no rooms available. We got a shower room in Comfort West bay - this room was in a much better condition than or so called “Premium sea view room” with no seaview. Otherwise, the hotel is still one od the prettiest, one of the best probably. It has some of these small flaws that could be changed. And one more thing - I have a feeling that everything in this hotel is tailored to guests who speak German.

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