Panorama Hotel

As with all the other reviews the hotel was good value for the money paid. I think expectations are set high by the 4* rating, this is an Egyptian rating not mainland Europe! This is our third trip to Egypt and will continue to go whenever we get the chance, the people in El Gouna, as most other Egyptian resorts, are attentive, friendly and, in the main. genuine. The people in the Panorama were no different.
The beach bungalow we had was clean on arrival and had a few niggly things wrong, light bulb not working, shower head loose, these were fixed within 30 minutes (and we arrived at 8 in the evening!)
The food was warm, but there was plenty of it at every mealtime, I think the menus are geared to the predominantly Eastern European taste, we had a go at everything. Yes we had the dreaded Pharaoh’s revenge, as we also did in a 5* hotel in Sharm 2 years ago, it happens! The local pharmacist soon sorted that out for 75p.
For a change the local restaurants are excellent value, even those in the marina! and when you can get anywhere in El Gouna on a Tuc-Tuc for 50p, relax and enjoy the trip, we did. The Dive Connection diving school is second to none, two PADI courses completed in utter safety and with confidence, I'll be diving with them again.
All in all a thoroughly wicked and restful holiday, you gets what you pay for and then some. We're going back!

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We stayed at the panorama resort in June, 3 adults and 2 children. I was in the main hotel and my friends booked a lagoon bungalow, we had only just arrived when the youngest of the 2 children tried to get over the balcony which lead straight in to the sea, so they contacted the manager and were moved to a garden bungalow with no problems, I found the main hotel a bit to noisy at night and was moved to a garden bungalow the next day, again with out any fuss.
The hotel staff we found to be really helpful and they could not do enough for us, ahmed who runs the pool bar looked after us well and kept us in cold drinks when needed. All the pool staff were really good to us, as were most of the other hotel staff. The food was ok most days, and after the end of the first week our rep arranged for the children to get chips during meal times.
The resort itself is a great place for families and we found it much easier than Sharm. The little boat will take you and pick you up right up till midnight. We would go back to this hotel without any problems.

Just returned from holiday at the Panorama hotel, overall a fair hotel but would not rate as a 4 star.
Our bungalow was over the lagoon with steps straight down into the sea, on hot afternoons wonderful to chill out with a drink on the terrace and swim in clear water.
As in previous reports the food is not good, no change through-out the 2 weeks hardly any fruit which was different to other hotels we have stayed in through-out Egypt.
Staff cannot be faulted, always helpful and happy, however thought management lacked leadership and did not listen to staff.
El Gouna town great place to walk round at night plenty of bars, very little hassle from shop keepers and plenty of places to eat good food if unable to stand the hotel food any more.
Overall a relaxing holiday, great people but let down by the food.

Our room had urine and excrement marks in the bathroom, the food was served up luke warm at each meal, the crockery was always dirty (grease marks, dried food) even after bringing this to the attention of the manager and the resort rep.
Then to cap it all I caught food poisoning after only 2 days and spent 2 days in the local hospital before moving to the Hilton (5*) in the next town which was brilliant in comparison.
Would not recommend this hotel to anyone.

We had a bungalow on the lagoon with its own terrace and steps down to the lagoon. The Bungalow was a good size and well furnished. The staff were all extremely helpful and could not do enough for you, the overall service from everyone was excellent. The hotel and facilities were very good the only downside was the food, which was poor.
However don’t let this put you off as a quick trip in the free boat to downtown gave you a very good choice or if there are a few you, try a took took race there. You have to go to Dunes where we had the best fillet steak for £5.50 it was lovely.
A small tip each day meant we always had a poolside lounger although there are plenty of these and also nice quiet areas around the beach. Make sure you take the free boat to Zeytouna Beach for some snorkelling and a nice lunch.
Overall we had a fantastic holiday and although there were only a few English people there we met some great people including the staff and had a fantastic time. If you are looking for a relaxing holiday in a friendly atmosphere then this is highly recommended.