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The Fort Arabesque Hotel lies in one of the most beautiful coves of the Abu Mahang Bay, about 20 kms south of Hurghada. It is a five star hotel with an Arabic flavour in architecture, materials and embellishments, and a distinctive Italian taste in the overall design.

These peculiarities confer a unique charm upon the Fort Arabesque Hotel. Its architecture presents two styles: the external body is wholly reminiscent of a medieval building, complete with rectangular towers at regular and wide intervals on a crescent of more than 150 metres in length, whereas the interiors are as modern as they can be, blending into a sole body with the external walls. This architectural mix, still emanating freshness despite the ten years that have passed since its was first unveiled, offers a spectacular view that is only magnified by its unique location amid the desert on the Abu Makhadeg Bay, a peaceful resort when compared to the lively Hurghada.

When accessing the huge resort from the long boulevard that walks through the imposing main gate, Fort Arabesque appears as a fairy-tale view that turns into a mirage as the aura of the changing lights of the day blends into the more suggestive one designed by the skilful night lighting. Exploration of every hidden corner of the hotel will reveal the inexhaustible artistic vein of its fathers, the Sardinian-born Vallifuoco and Mannoni.

Their artistry put blocks of Egyptian cave stones similar in their varying tones to the ones used for the exteriors (and coming from Assuan) side to side with typically local Mediterranean terracotta as also with authentic antique fine wood furnishings of Islamic inspiration.

The living spaces of the hotel are built on a three storey premise that follows the perimeter of the external walls and is divided into two wings separated by an elegant two-storey living block skilfully designed to accommodate the many service areas: restaurants, party and show rooms, bars and quiet corners for those who prefer meditating or reading. Beneath these areas are the nightclubs and the other areas for night-time leisure. The glass panes of these generous areas open onto perfectly geometrically shaped gardens that include bridges overhanging on the pools, floating gazebo-bars and more intimate areas for open-air catering. The immense area is flourishing with Eden-like vegetation: Palms, hibiscus, jasmine, rose bushes and many species of local shrubs that in the fresh hours of both sunrise and sunset fill the air with a blend of undreamt-of fragrances.

The wide balconies on the external façade of the building are used for evening events, like torch-lit dinners, enlivened by shows under the starred and clear sky. At the horizon, beyond the gardens, the great sand plain and the sea, whence the slow lapping of the waves brings to our senses the penetrating scent of hitherto uncontaminated waters.

This heavenly setting is offered to each and every guest of the Fort Arabesque Hotels, where all rooms and suites are endowed with a sea-view balcony and comfortable sunbeds for those wishing the experience of total contemplation.