Three Corners Rihana Resort Hotel, El Gouna, Egypt
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Constructed in delightful Nubian style architecture, Three Corners Rihana Resort features clusters of buildings with typical domes and arches in warm, desert-like colours which blend perfectly with the landscape. Enjoying a lovely location on the banks of the lagoon the property overlooks the resort’s sandy beach. loading...
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Three Corners Rihana Resort Hotel Reviews
" Enjoyable family hotel... "
Submitted By: Fam Geck
This is our 8th visit to Egypt, although the first to El Gouna, so have a fairly good understanding of what Egytian hotels are like.
When you arrive at this hotel the reception looks quite disappointing compared to other rather more ostentatious receptions we have seen before in Egypt. Don't let this put you off as the reception staff are really friendly and helpful and deal with any query very quickly.
Our room was in the Rihana Resort part of the hotel and had a side view of the lagoon. It didn't quite match the rather elegant looking pictures on their website, so again inititally we were a little disappointed; however over the two weeks we came to appreciate the size as it was quite large, clean and the balcony was quite big. We had 3 beds in the room and could move around each bed quite easy. If I'm honest I don't think I could say the same about the bathroom. We only had a small shower with a curtain that was like glue when taking a shower. On out first day the shower tray overflowed and flooded the bathroom; it seemed the water wasn't draining away. We complained to reception who got it sorted ASAP and although the bathroom didn't flood again.
All 3 pools in the hotel seem quite busy and active. When we were there the middle of the 3 seemed the quietest so we settled there for two weeks making visits to the waterslide pool as and when (great fun!). I have to be honest that some days the water looked a little cloudy (we have stayed in hotels in Egypt where the pool attendants are cleaning the pool all day and the water has been superbly clean), I think perhaps that the hotel staff realised this and some people who looked like management came walking round inspecting the water and pool surrouding area. The water seemed clean from then onwards. You can eat ice cream by this pool from 11am until 5pm or when it runs out, our son ate our fair share each day. Drinks are available too all day. If you want sun as late as possible get your sun loungers on the bar side the pool.
The restaurant is probably what lets the hotel down slightly; it isn't big enough when the hotel is busy and has been crammed with tables that are not always easy to navigate around especially when people are sat eating their food. We ate outside in the garden for dinner, breakfast wasn't too bad, but lunchtime was rather hectic and the tables were not always cleaned very well. The food, although rather alot of it, can be a bit samey; however please note we don't eat meat so others may say different. Having said that we never went hungry!!!
Some nights we ate around El Gouna; I can recommend Dunes for pizza's, but beware they are very filling. Here we ate in a little booth, sitting on cushions with a low table all lit by little white fairy lights and candles. We also went to the marina for fantastic homemade ice cream one night. On Monday and Friday the marina hosts part nights with music and ancing on a stage; all of the hotels and restaurants have tables here; it is worth attending one of these nights, the marina looks vey pretty as all of the tables tend to be lit by candle light.
One of my son's favourite part of the holiday was a lovely litter of 3 kittens in the hotel. They were very cute, the mum was gorgeous that the dad was very big and handsome. Alot of the guests who ate in the garden area fed them scraps. If you go here and you like cats, the mum likes chicken!!!!
There is a shuttle bus to the beach. The beach is very big, although close to a building site; however unlike Sharm, there are no fish to see when snorkelling which we found disappointing. Anyone who has been to Sharm will know that you don't need to get your feet wet to see lots of fish! IF you want do some kite surfing this is your place. The hotel has a bar there, so food and drink are available.
All in all we had a great time here, it isn't the best hotel we've stayed at in Egypt but by no means is it the worst either. El Gouna is lovely, everything is easily accessible either by walking or tuk-tuk (hold on tight when in these!). Some of the yachts will blow your mind.
When you arrive at this hotel the reception looks quite disappointing compared to other rather more ostentatious receptions we have seen before in Egypt. Don't let this put you off as the reception staff are really friendly and helpful and deal with any query very quickly.
Our room was in the Rihana Resort part of the hotel and had a side view of the lagoon. It didn't quite match the rather elegant looking pictures on their website, so again inititally we were a little disappointed; however over the two weeks we came to appreciate the size as it was quite large, clean and the balcony was quite big. We had 3 beds in the room and could move around each bed quite easy. If I'm honest I don't think I could say the same about the bathroom. We only had a small shower with a curtain that was like glue when taking a shower. On out first day the shower tray overflowed and flooded the bathroom; it seemed the water wasn't draining away. We complained to reception who got it sorted ASAP and although the bathroom didn't flood again.
All 3 pools in the hotel seem quite busy and active. When we were there the middle of the 3 seemed the quietest so we settled there for two weeks making visits to the waterslide pool as and when (great fun!). I have to be honest that some days the water looked a little cloudy (we have stayed in hotels in Egypt where the pool attendants are cleaning the pool all day and the water has been superbly clean), I think perhaps that the hotel staff realised this and some people who looked like management came walking round inspecting the water and pool surrouding area. The water seemed clean from then onwards. You can eat ice cream by this pool from 11am until 5pm or when it runs out, our son ate our fair share each day. Drinks are available too all day. If you want sun as late as possible get your sun loungers on the bar side the pool.
The restaurant is probably what lets the hotel down slightly; it isn't big enough when the hotel is busy and has been crammed with tables that are not always easy to navigate around especially when people are sat eating their food. We ate outside in the garden for dinner, breakfast wasn't too bad, but lunchtime was rather hectic and the tables were not always cleaned very well. The food, although rather alot of it, can be a bit samey; however please note we don't eat meat so others may say different. Having said that we never went hungry!!!
Some nights we ate around El Gouna; I can recommend Dunes for pizza's, but beware they are very filling. Here we ate in a little booth, sitting on cushions with a low table all lit by little white fairy lights and candles. We also went to the marina for fantastic homemade ice cream one night. On Monday and Friday the marina hosts part nights with music and ancing on a stage; all of the hotels and restaurants have tables here; it is worth attending one of these nights, the marina looks vey pretty as all of the tables tend to be lit by candle light.
One of my son's favourite part of the holiday was a lovely litter of 3 kittens in the hotel. They were very cute, the mum was gorgeous that the dad was very big and handsome. Alot of the guests who ate in the garden area fed them scraps. If you go here and you like cats, the mum likes chicken!!!!
There is a shuttle bus to the beach. The beach is very big, although close to a building site; however unlike Sharm, there are no fish to see when snorkelling which we found disappointing. Anyone who has been to Sharm will know that you don't need to get your feet wet to see lots of fish! IF you want do some kite surfing this is your place. The hotel has a bar there, so food and drink are available.
All in all we had a great time here, it isn't the best hotel we've stayed at in Egypt but by no means is it the worst either. El Gouna is lovely, everything is easily accessible either by walking or tuk-tuk (hold on tight when in these!). Some of the yachts will blow your mind.
Advice: Go there
Activities: Party nights in the marina
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- Date of Holiday:Jul 2009
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
" great holiday "
Submitted By: mr tj ashcroft
Stayed here feb 09 for some winter sun .The staff are all great and work hard to make your stay fun. Food not bad but you can get a bit fed up at the breakfeast.The guys in the sunsetbar r stars they never let your drink run dry, had to sneek out one night as the booze just kept flowing. My 12yr old daughter loved it and begs us to go back every chance she gets.room over looked the pool and was very clean at all times.WILL BE GOING BACK IN OCT ..
Good for: Beach
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- Date of Holiday:Feb 2009
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Thomson
" Its great "
Submitted By: sunmurph
Just back from a week here and cannot understand the previous comments about the food, I thought it was very good and much better than 5* hotels elsewhere in Egypt. Very clean and friendly and excellent location for downtown El Gouna. Plenty to do but not noisy and lots of sunbeds around 3 great pools plus the lagoon beach. Would recommend this hotel wholeheartedly
Good for: Beach
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- Date of Holiday:Mar 2008
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
" We saved up all year and paid £670... "
Submitted By: Miss C Lonsdale
We saved up all year and paid £670 each to stay at The Three Corners Rihana Inn all inclusive which was rated as a 4 star Resort.
First off I would not give this Resort a 2 star rating and we are disgusted with the way we were treated and another number of things. We are not picky people usually and every holiday we have had in the past with Thomson’s has been brilliant until this one. We are deeply upset that our yearly holiday, that we have worked so hard to save up for, was a disgrace and a disappointment. Our Thomson’s rep Omar was completely useless, at our welcome meeting he didn’t even know that there was 3 swimming pools on the resort and he had no idea were the plaza restaurant was either! When we wanted to complain we couldn’t because he was off and his visiting times where at teatime and as we had to eat out most night due to the food conditions we weren’t available. As for the Thomson’s 24 hour helpline the reception staff told us it was £3.00 for 30secs and I don’t see why we should have to pay that sort of price to see and speak to our rep! When we eventually did manage to see him, after we got the Thomas cook rep to ring him, we made a complaint but he refused to write what we wanted on it saying we had to write these points when we returned! He got very angry that we had to tell the Thomas Cook rep to ring him on his mobile phone and the way he spoke to us was unacceptable! Other guest came up to him while he was sat with us mentioning they had been trying to contact him! We took quite some time out of our holiday trying to contact our rep and complaining not what you expect on holiday!
The restaurant staff where rude and we had the constantly argue with them because they wanted us to book a table in the restaurant and stick to that time every night. I am sorry but we booked an all inclusive holiday where time should not be an issue! They also kept splitting us and our friends up on different tables when we ask for a table for 6 not two tables of 3. It was like being back at school.
The restaurant was full of flies, dirty tables and old, half eaten food piled at the sides of the rooms. The table clothes were just being turned over instead of clean ones being used and crumbs and food was being brushed onto floor and left.
The waiters in the main restaurant were taking your plates while you were still eating and leaning across me to take my partners plate putting their sweaty armpits in my face and food! They also always started to take food away before the restaurant was due to close. We went for breakfast one morning at 9.30am and they were closing when the opening hours are clearly pinned up around the restaurant and hotel saying it open till 10am. Same happened at night time too.
We ended up spending quite an amount of our spending money on eating out as we couldn’t stomach the food and if I ate anymore bread I was going to look like a bread roll!
The only one good thing about this holiday was the weather! We couldn’t really give any other good comment apart from the only one polite person in the hotel was the cocktail bar waiter. We felt like there was a time limit on everything and this is not expected on an all inclusive holiday and certainly not what I have experienced on them in the past. In the past food has basically been available 24 hours a day and soft drinks all day not just from 11am!
Hope this review helps, i have tried to contact thomson with my complaints and heard nothing back, not good for a big company, they have gone down hill in my book!
First off I would not give this Resort a 2 star rating and we are disgusted with the way we were treated and another number of things. We are not picky people usually and every holiday we have had in the past with Thomson’s has been brilliant until this one. We are deeply upset that our yearly holiday, that we have worked so hard to save up for, was a disgrace and a disappointment. Our Thomson’s rep Omar was completely useless, at our welcome meeting he didn’t even know that there was 3 swimming pools on the resort and he had no idea were the plaza restaurant was either! When we wanted to complain we couldn’t because he was off and his visiting times where at teatime and as we had to eat out most night due to the food conditions we weren’t available. As for the Thomson’s 24 hour helpline the reception staff told us it was £3.00 for 30secs and I don’t see why we should have to pay that sort of price to see and speak to our rep! When we eventually did manage to see him, after we got the Thomas cook rep to ring him, we made a complaint but he refused to write what we wanted on it saying we had to write these points when we returned! He got very angry that we had to tell the Thomas Cook rep to ring him on his mobile phone and the way he spoke to us was unacceptable! Other guest came up to him while he was sat with us mentioning they had been trying to contact him! We took quite some time out of our holiday trying to contact our rep and complaining not what you expect on holiday!
The restaurant staff where rude and we had the constantly argue with them because they wanted us to book a table in the restaurant and stick to that time every night. I am sorry but we booked an all inclusive holiday where time should not be an issue! They also kept splitting us and our friends up on different tables when we ask for a table for 6 not two tables of 3. It was like being back at school.
The restaurant was full of flies, dirty tables and old, half eaten food piled at the sides of the rooms. The table clothes were just being turned over instead of clean ones being used and crumbs and food was being brushed onto floor and left.
The waiters in the main restaurant were taking your plates while you were still eating and leaning across me to take my partners plate putting their sweaty armpits in my face and food! They also always started to take food away before the restaurant was due to close. We went for breakfast one morning at 9.30am and they were closing when the opening hours are clearly pinned up around the restaurant and hotel saying it open till 10am. Same happened at night time too.
We ended up spending quite an amount of our spending money on eating out as we couldn’t stomach the food and if I ate anymore bread I was going to look like a bread roll!
The only one good thing about this holiday was the weather! We couldn’t really give any other good comment apart from the only one polite person in the hotel was the cocktail bar waiter. We felt like there was a time limit on everything and this is not expected on an all inclusive holiday and certainly not what I have experienced on them in the past. In the past food has basically been available 24 hours a day and soft drinks all day not just from 11am!
Hope this review helps, i have tried to contact thomson with my complaints and heard nothing back, not good for a big company, they have gone down hill in my book!
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- Date of Holiday:Jul 2008
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Thomson
" This was the most fantastic holiday... "
Submitted By: Mrs T Phillips
This was the most fantastic holiday my family and i had the plaeasure of taking. The staff are friendly and helpful and can't do enough for you. The service is excellent, we went on an excersion which was a jeep safari (highly recommended) and we arrived back at the hotel after the resturant had closed, we were greeted my the security staff who informed us that they kept the resturant open for us and therre was a member of staff waiting for us to serve sandwhiches!! The food is plentiful with a lot of variety and if you have enough of the foreign food there is plenty of vegetables to choose fron with beef wellington. The room was cleaned daily with animals and other objects being made out of towels (swans, boats etc we even saw a three tier cake!) and beach towels were provided (via a card system). Hairdryers can be supplied from reception dependant upon availability. The pools were clean and there is a pool for all, we mainly stayed around the pool with the slides, as our teenage son loved it there, there are plenty of sun lounges and if they are all full the staff will fetch you one. The lagoon is beautiful with a BBQ at lunch everyday. The evening entertainment is ok the karoke is a laugh!! The bar closes at exactly 12:00 no questions but at the back of the peanuts bar there is a late disco where drinks can be purchased at a very resonable price. There is different nights that you can attend such as the oasis party night again its resonably priced. However if you intend to do any other excersions then take plenty of cash as there is plenty to do!! For my family to go to Cairo (3 adults as my son is 13) for 2 days where you stay in a 5 star hotel overnight, all meals included (except drinks), a trip to the bizarre,pyramids,museum and light & sound show cost us aroung £300 sterling fantastic trip a bit tiring as it was 6 hours on the coach but well worth it, if you want to go inside the pyramids it costs extra for the small one £2.50 sterling each adult (250 egyption pounds). Personally i recommend the smaller pyramid the same experiencce but your not in there for as long as the other one, especially if you don't like small spaces, i'm clostraphobic but managed to go inside the smaller pyramid without panicing. There is a local law in El Gouna where shop owners/workers are not allowed to hassle you, it is a relaxing holiday resort perfect. Also all hotel users are allowed 1 free boat trip aroung the lagoon, you get to see quite a lot in 30 mins (even omar sheriff's villa!!). There is even a fishing trip to go which is very resonably priced! Overall this holiday resort is out of this world, ideal for families with children of all ages, couples young and old there is something for everyone.
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- Date of Holiday:Aug 2008
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Thomas Cook
" me and my family went here in july... "
Submitted By: Miss J Cain
me and my family went here in july there is plenty for the children to do and adults, the rooms were very clean the staff were very friendly, the only thing that let it down for me was the food there wasnt much really to choose from it was either potatoes or potatoes for tea. in our room we were swarmed out with ants in the bathroom and sometimes in the beds but you get used after a while and we were eaten to death by flies ive never seen as many in my life. the weather was fantastic the lowest it got was 36oc.we are planning on booking again to the samt place..i was say that when you get to hurghada airport you do need a visa which is £10 each in english money.
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- Date of Holiday:Jul 2008
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:First Choice
" I stayed in the three corners in... "
Submitted By: Miss Xx Kaylz Xx
I stayed in the three corners in August 2006, it was a great holiday, although did get a little tiresome towards the end of the 2 weeks as all the entertainment is the same every week, the people of El Gouna are so nice, they couldn't do enough to help me and my wheel-chair bound gran.
Although I did get a bit bored of all the attention as all the guys wanted to buy me, it can get a bit much, but if you stand them up a few times then they begin to get the right idea, there are a few that will take no as your answer but others want to push it.
The shopkeepers can be a bit pushy but a polite no usually works or just tell them that you're just looking.
The rooms were cleaned at least twice a day with plenty of towels provided, and the food wasn't all that great but there was a lot of choice, if you go all inclusive you're sorted free drinks till 12am, and no limits on how many drinks at one time, the pools were always clean and safe, no loose tiles or anything else.
Overall I rate this hotel 10/10 because of everything, the staff, the surrounding people, the cleanliness and the weather, it didn't rain once for the whole 2 weeks and the temperature reached 55 degree c which was fabulous.
Although I did get a bit bored of all the attention as all the guys wanted to buy me, it can get a bit much, but if you stand them up a few times then they begin to get the right idea, there are a few that will take no as your answer but others want to push it.
The shopkeepers can be a bit pushy but a polite no usually works or just tell them that you're just looking.
The rooms were cleaned at least twice a day with plenty of towels provided, and the food wasn't all that great but there was a lot of choice, if you go all inclusive you're sorted free drinks till 12am, and no limits on how many drinks at one time, the pools were always clean and safe, no loose tiles or anything else.
Overall I rate this hotel 10/10 because of everything, the staff, the surrounding people, the cleanliness and the weather, it didn't rain once for the whole 2 weeks and the temperature reached 55 degree c which was fabulous.
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- Date of Holiday:Aug 2006
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Airtours
" I would agree with the previous... "
Submitted By: Miss Barker
I would agree with the previous comments. Hotel was clean & rooms & staff good, but food was awful.
I am not a fussy eater at all, but there was nothing fresh. No fresh fruit or veg & nothing had any flavour whatsoever. I wouldn’t touch any of the meat as it seems to just sit there.
I actually had a dodgy stomach & I am assuming it is from the food. We ended up eating out instead, even though we had paid all inclusive.
It’s the first holiday I have been on where I actually lost weight. Wouldn’t stay there again, but if you're self-catering, it’s ok.
Also wouldn’t advice you to go to El Gouna if it is just females going....you will get so much hassle from the men.
I am not a fussy eater at all, but there was nothing fresh. No fresh fruit or veg & nothing had any flavour whatsoever. I wouldn’t touch any of the meat as it seems to just sit there.
I actually had a dodgy stomach & I am assuming it is from the food. We ended up eating out instead, even though we had paid all inclusive.
It’s the first holiday I have been on where I actually lost weight. Wouldn’t stay there again, but if you're self-catering, it’s ok.
Also wouldn’t advice you to go to El Gouna if it is just females going....you will get so much hassle from the men.
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- Date of Holiday:Jun 2007
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Not Specified
" Stayed at the hotel for 1 week in... "
Submitted By: Miss Mccarthy
Stayed at the hotel for 1 week in June and the hotel complex and swimming pools were great !the hotels rooms were very clean but not 4 star as stated more like a 2 star!
But the food was awful very ill for 2 days and so were many of the other guests! The reason being is that if the food like salads cheese and cold meats were not eaten they were served the next day!
Also they weren’t covered up so most of the food has flies sitting on it not very nice really! Would go back but self-catering not all inclusive!
But the food was awful very ill for 2 days and so were many of the other guests! The reason being is that if the food like salads cheese and cold meats were not eaten they were served the next day!
Also they weren’t covered up so most of the food has flies sitting on it not very nice really! Would go back but self-catering not all inclusive!
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- Date of Holiday:Jun 2006
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Airtours
" We went on holiday to this resort... "
Submitted By: neavesbella
We went on holiday to this resort September 2004.
It was the best holiday we have ever had. The hotel was of excellent standard .great food staff really friendly rooms lovely.
The entertainment was the same most nights but it's what you make of it.
Local shops, bars and restaurants short walk from hotel 18 hole golf course (never went to that).
All the shop staff are really friendly some to friendly but you get to know when you go in just say only looking and then they are usually ok with that.
Gifts not great but they do sell perfume at really good prices.
The tour operator was really great always there when you needed him if not on site really easy to get in contact with.
All in all fantastic holiday want to go back soon (going to Taba 2006) try another part of this fantastic country.
If you don't go any where else you MUST go to Egypt you will not be disappointed.
It was the best holiday we have ever had. The hotel was of excellent standard .great food staff really friendly rooms lovely.
The entertainment was the same most nights but it's what you make of it.
Local shops, bars and restaurants short walk from hotel 18 hole golf course (never went to that).
All the shop staff are really friendly some to friendly but you get to know when you go in just say only looking and then they are usually ok with that.
Gifts not great but they do sell perfume at really good prices.
The tour operator was really great always there when you needed him if not on site really easy to get in contact with.
All in all fantastic holiday want to go back soon (going to Taba 2006) try another part of this fantastic country.
If you don't go any where else you MUST go to Egypt you will not be disappointed.
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- Date of Holiday:Sep 2004
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Cosmos
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So overall an excellent holiday and we were all gutted we had to come home and will definately be going back.
Advice: Beautiful
Activities:
Good for: Beach