Mövenpick Resort El Quseir

We just enjoyed a fantastic 3 centre trip to Egypt ... Aswan, Luxor for history and El Qusier for snorkeling.  After a 5 hour drive across the desert from Luxor we arrived at another of our favourite hotels in Egypt, the Moevenpick, El Quiser. Our third visit here. After ten days of Egyptian history we came here to relax on the beach and for the superb and easy snorkeling.   The hotel is a low rise development built in Nubian style. As a result it is quite spread out, but we enjoyed the exercise. Our seaview suite was tasteful and stylish in muted tones, with Nubian accessories. Storage was good and the bathroom had an excellent walk in shower. We had a lovely outside area with 2 sunbeds, 2 chairs and a table and a fabulous hot jacuzzi pool. There are screens for privacy/shade should you want them.  Due to its isolation half board is compulsory. The breakfast buffet is excellent with the usual choice of fruit, cereals, pastries and freshly made ommelettes etc. Evening meals are equally good, in themed buffet style with lots of variety. We ate once in each of the a la carte restaurants, Seagulls and Al Fresco. Both had waiter service and the food was exceptionally good. Both pools are close to the sea but we prefer the long sandy beach where you can walk straight out into the sea to swim or snorkel. Even better snorkelling is off the end of the jetty where you simply walk down a ladder into the sea. Turn LEFT, swim past the jetty and you are in the wonderful undersea world of a drop off ... like an underwater cliff, which is teeming with every type and colour of coral and fish. You swim out against the current and drift back with it ... just so easy and so much to see. Amazing. There's also a highly regarded Dive Center here for those who want to scuba. Heads up about the beach ... you need to be up early !! By 7 am all the front row is gone !! This is a place to relax and unwind and enjoy the hotel facilities. In the past we have enjoyed sunset drinks at the Rock Bar but sadly it was too windy this time. The hotel runs a shuttle to the nearby small town where there is a fort but we didn't go there so can't comment.   We found all the staff to be friendly and helpful, and special thanks to Alaa and Ebeid for keeping our room so beautifully. When we were there a cargo ship had just grounded on the reef offshore. The hotel is doing its best to make up for this with the guests. Fortunately the small oil leakage has not affected the beach/coral at the Movenpick as the current is taking it South. Hopefully it will be resolved quickly to avoid further damage to the beautiful marine environment of the Red Sea.

We had an absolute AMAZING time here. Everything was perfect. The whole resort is simple but absolutely gorgeous. We had the best experience diving and doing several courses to further our skills at the dive center. The food was also amazing, as were all the other amenities like the gym, spa (where we were taken care of by the amazing team with wonderful massages), the pool and beach areas. What stood at the most was also the amazing service and the kind employees who took the best care of us. Be this at the breakfast buffet, playing beach volleyball with us in the afternoon, finding us the perfect chairs at the beach or entertaining us at the special dinners at the fishhouse or in Geb’s garden. You can really feel the love and care that is put into the entire resort. We can’t wait to be back!

What can I say! A wonderful experience. A unique and well-maintained resort. Plenty of spaces where you can relax between the beach and the pool. The staff was fantastic and discreet. It felt like being in an oasis in the middle of the desert with a breathtaking sea view. The coral reef was within diving distance, perfect for me since I’m not a diver! Good food, international clientele. No entertainment, which was the part I loved the most. Tours and excursions were organized directly by the hotel if you didn’t want to join those from the tour operator. A place I would definitely return to.

1. Staff So friendly, always greeting you with a smile, very attentive and service-oriented. Make you feel welcome. My daughter has a sesame allergy, so they warned us when there are many dishes at the buffet containing sesame. We especially enjoyed our interaction with Abbas, my daughter became a "big fan" of him too. The cleaning man gave often dried dates for the kids. 2. Room Clean and nice interior design. A/C is easy to use. I only had once a small bug in our room. They provide for two ppl 1 big + 2 smaller water bottled (made of glass). Th beds are very comfy. The shampoo, conditioner, soap and body lotion are from Natural Remedies. Great smell and good quality, would like to order for my private use. 3. Beach So beautiful. Lots of hermit crabs, so cute. Snorkling in the early morning hours is the best! Even my 4 year old daughtee joined us twice (using a face mask). Very clean, I only found 3 times plastic washed ashore. The sunbeds are not too close to another, so you have enough space and "privacy". 4. Food The buffet is delicious and offers variety. I think because of kids they have always pasta available for dinner as a save choice. Best falafel we had so far. They have soy and almond milk too in case onr doesn't drink milk. The Italian restaurant is fantastic. The pasta my daughter had was super delicious. The risotto was fine. The salads very very delicious. 5. Pool Good size, I could swim lengths. Bottom line: Definitely not the last time. We are already looking forward to visit next year.

Home sweet home The first thing that welcomes you upon arrival is that warm smell of peace. If you are looking for a rehab of regenerating your inner peace this is the place to go. Wonderful location, facilities and staff. The beach os one of the best on the coast.

Nice hotel , king and cooperative staff , good food , clear water and beautiful beach , every thing was perfect , even the bed mattress was very comfortable , and very friendly staff who always satisfying your needs, I wanna to express much thanks to them