Hotel Intercontinental

Star Rating: 5 star

in Taba Heights, Red Sea, Egypt

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Hotel Intercontinental in Taba Heights, Red Sea, Egypt

Hotel Intercontinental details

Sandwiched between craggy mountains and the sea, this beachside hotel mixes tranquillity and luxury with style.

In the luxury stakes, this hotel takes some beating. Even its setting falls into the spoil-yourself bracket. You’ve got close-up views over the Sinai mountains on one side and golden sands and the Red Sea on the other. You’re a full 17 kilometres from Taba proper, so if peace and quiet is on your wish list, you’re in the right spot.

The hotel struts its stuff in grand fashion. The lobby has a palatial atrium echoing a Spanish-Arabic fortress. It’s all thin arched windows, blue glass lanterns and potted yukka palms. The theme continues throughout the hotel. Take the Arches bar with its copper-trayed tables - quintessential Arabia.

Talking of bars, you’ve got three others to choose from. Not to mention four restaurants serving up everything from Egyptian meze to Italian and fresh seafood.

The pièce de résistance has to be the man-made lagoon. Its blue-green shallows run right up to the beach and are perfect for swimming. Floating at one end is the Lagoon restaurant. Kitted out with canvas chairs and bareboarded decks, it serves up a fusion of European and Arabic cuisine inches above the water. Added to that, you’ve got more pools. And for more in the way of relaxation, there’s a spa and 18-hole golf course.

Location

• Set on its own private 250m long white sandy beach • Next to Taba Heights 18-hole golf course • 17km from downtown Taba • 35km from Taba International Airport

Transfer time

45 minutes

Swimming pool

• 5 swimming pools - 1 indoor & heated in winter at manager's discretion. for over 16s only • Saltwater lake • Pool bar • Snack bar

Meals

• Main dining room serves buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner • Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve gala dinners

Activities

• Gym • Jogging track • Minigolf • Squash • Beach volleyball • Billiards • Table tennis

Entertainment

• Low-key entertainment • Belly dancer • Oriental band and Fakir show • Tanoor/live music

For families

• 2 children's pools • Kids' club • Soft play centre • Playground • Children’s menu • Cots

Other facilities

• The following facilities are not included in your All Inclusive package: • International cuisine in the hotel's many restaurants • A la carte restaurants and dine around facilities • Money exchange • Laundry • Hairdresser • Internet • Spa with treatments, sauna, whirlpool bath, massage, steam bath • Tennis • Minigolf • Squash • Billiards • Banana boats • Donut rings • Water-skiing • Wake-boarding • Parasailing • Windsurfing • Hobie cat sailing • Boat trips • Scuba diving • Aerobics

Room facilities

All rooms have air-conditioning, satellite TV, phone, hairdryer and balcony or ground terrace. Standard room has 1 king-size or twin beds with a temporary bed and mountain view. Sea-view rooms available.

Rooms:

503

Lifts:

Official rating:

5 Star

All Inclusive

• Full Board buffet meals in the main Bay View restaurant • Snacks 12.30-14.00 • Ice cream and cake 16.00-17.00 • Local alcoholic and soft drinks, by the glass 10.00-23.00 • Activities as listed • Entertainment as listed • Other facilities as indicated • Facilities that are not part of your All Inclusive package may incur extra local charge, please see the A-Z Guide