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essexmum from Thatcham, Berkshire travelled to Three Corners Rihana Resort with
Air Tours/Thomas Cook
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 12 2007 |
rated the Three Corners Rihana Resort as follows:| Cleanliness |  | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food |  | |
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| said: We spent Christmas and New Year at this hotel and would throughly recommend it. The room we had was huge, with high brick vaulted ceilings and a lovely patio. Being a family room we had a large king size bed and a single bed next to us. Then in it's own seperate area we had another single bed. The bathroom was specious and although noisy the aircon unit was included in the price (we used the heating element most nights). The room also had it's own TV and mini bar and although expensive we were given 3 free bottles of water when we arrived and these were replenished (again free of charge) everyday.
The food was plentiful and although it got a little bit repetitive after two weeks we had no complaints. No dodgy tums either and from what we saw the hygiene in the resturants were first rate. My only complaint would be that the first sitting was always very busy and although we pre-booked at lunchtime, if you weren't there on the dot at 6.30pm then you'd be waiting a good 30 minutes for a seat. We only paid to eat elsewhere once and because of the credit you go we mamanged to get a 3 course meal for all four of us at the pizza place for £14 - bit of a bargin and lovely food as well.
The staff were always very helpful and friendly and I have to say a big thankyou to Inga and Sara at the Trixie Club (kids club). They were brilliant with our two (10 and 7 year olds) and although they didn't go everyday, the days were themed and full of great activities.
My only bug bear were the constant stream of people trying to sell their services, be it beauty treatments, massage or submarine trips, although a polite no-thank got rid of them they came around all pool areas at least twice a day. However I can recommend the Cleopatra massage - absolute bliss!
We never sampled the delights of the annimation team - the fact they they used to prance around the pool to some awful euro-pop song at 10am every morning was enough to put us off, we tended to play scabble with the kids every night in the sunset lounge. A great little quiet cocktail bar right next to our room with a great choice of not only cocktails but also games!
As we stayed over Christmas and New year we went to both Gala dinners. The food was great and the chocolate sculptures were something else, however as the entire hotel (over 1000 guests) went up for their food all at the same time the queues for food was rather long - if you were really unluucky you'd be waiting over 40 minutes just to get to the hot dishes.
All in all I would highly recommend this hotel and we're already planning our next visit!
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Sparc from Thatcham, Berkshire travelled to Three Corners Rihana Resort with
Airtours/MyTravel
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2007 |
rated the Three Corners Rihana Resort as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food |  | |
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| said: I took my young family (boys 4 and 7) to TTC Rhiana Resort hotel in El Gouna. The hotel itself is perfectly located within the El Gouna resort. It's a couple of minutes walk to the town - literally - and a short Tok Tok (50p per person) ride to anywhere in the resort - such as the Marina. The first thing I must say about this hotel is its incredible level of cleanliness. The rooms are absolutely spotless as is all of the surrounding hotel grounds, restaurants, bars, toilets, etc.
The rooms themselves are basic and quite small and not anything more than you would find in a UK 2 star hotel. Make sure you set your level of expectation accordingly otherwise you will be a tad disappointed. We were told we would have a family room but all that transpired to being was a third bed being put up in the room. The balconies are a good size though and pleasant to sit out on.
The staff here are excellent! Friendly without being overbearing and incredible with the children. The level of service is first rate and you really feel they are there to help make your holiday a special one. The Guest Relations Manager (Annie) is wonderful and nothing is too much trouble for her (hotel or just general resort related), which is great because she's always available in the reception area (she works some long hours).
Now we come to the down sides. The food. While there is a plenty of it and it's all quite well prepared and presented, it's completely tasteless. I don't know how they have managed to remove all the flavour from everything, but they have. If you like bland - and I mean really bland - food then you'll be absolutely fine. The meal options are quite repetitive and the children's corner is terrible with the only option being Spaghetti Bolognaise - lunch and evening meal ... every day.
Another downside is that the hotel is 80% Germans, 10% french, 10% others. It was quite rare to hear another English holidaymaker. Some may prefer this, but it would have been nice to have been able to socialise a little bit with your own nationality. Sadly this also meant the entertainment and music around the pools was very much geared to the german holiday maker (very Euro pop - Nolan Sisters, Sheena Easton, that kind of thing). We didn't partake in any of the in hotel entertainment as it really was a bit outdated and Hi-de-hi'ish.
To end on a couple of more positives though. There are plenty of sun lounges and parasols, even if you go late in the morning or early afternoon. You'll always find a good place to sit (both at the pools, the Lagoon (which is part of the hotel) and the Rhiana Sea Beach (the free beach which is a free shuttle bus ride away). Secondly, the pool areas are not over crowded and there is a nice little kiddies pool (barriered off from the main one) in the Rhiana Inn pool area. The Sunset Pool was being refurbished when we went and so I can't comment on that. If you are going when this has been re-opened then I think they have added some water chutes to it.
My final comment is do the Oasis Night (I think it's a Monday evening) as it's fantastic! Costs EGP10 per person to go (£1) and is a great evening.
Would I recommend this hotel? Yes, I would actually - but do be prepared to set aside some money to eat out (which is nice to do anyway). I think most people will get sick of the food in the hotel.
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us2 from nr chelmsford travelled to Three Corners Rihana Resort with
panorama
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 03 2007 |
rated the Three Corners Rihana Resort as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We just got back from Rihana. We stayed in the cheaper part of the resort. The room was plenty big enough and was kept spotlessly clean.
I was pleasantly suprised by the amount of flowers around the resort.
There were 3 pools and if you kept to the unheated sunset pool you werent bothered by animation staff. The other 2 pools were heated and were much noisier.
The food was good, yes lunchtimes were a little predictable but we were really impressed with the sweet display (particular the swans). Breakfast was breads, cereals, porride, cheese and hams. Evening meals had a different theme each night but we enjoyed the majority of it. Not the same as an English 4 star but then u arent in England. There was always a seperate vegetarian and childrens section.
We kept to the quieter bar and pool so cant really comment on the entertainment. Although the duet in peanuts bar were quite amusing. Seeing the guy sing sex god was an experience!!!
El Gouna is a quiet place probably not suitable for young stag/hen parties but great for anyone wanting a quiet holiday.
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malcolm dunn from grangemouth travelled to Three Corners Rihana Resort with
direct hols
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2006 |
rated the Three Corners Rihana Resort as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: The rooms were kept clean and all beding and towels changed daily. The rooms are basic 0ne or two star on each persons own way of looking at it. The air condition is hit or miss, the drains are below standard and can smell mainly the shower.
They also water the plants with water of unknown discriptions right outside the balcony.
The pool area they have three pools but do not use the indoor pool unless you have ear muffs.
If you have a room that looks onto the pool donot hope to sleep in the afternoon the music starts at 10am till 12noon then from 3pm till 7pm if you like a loud disco you will like it.
The lagoon is the place to go if you require peace and it is the best food during the day.
The food at the hotel is thye same most days breakfast is continental rice is the main food no fish / chips /mushy peas here.
The peanut bar is good the staff are great they join in as long as you let them in your company.
The entertainment is basic main land Spain.
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Richard from Cornwall travelled to Three Corners Rihana Resort with
Archers Direct
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 02 2006 |
rated the Three Corners Rihana Resort as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff |  | | Food | | |
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| said: We spent our 30th wedding anniversary here, we were given a honeymoon suite that was very nice.
We found the food very plentiful but a little bland. We ate in the Chez Pascal restaurant on 3 occasions and found the food excellent and very cheap. The waiters in the main restaurant seemed more interested in doing their own job rather than looking after the guests. We used the sunset bar and the jazz bar mostly and found them both friendly.
This was not our usual type of holiday and would not do all-inclusive again as we prefer the freedom of choosing where we eat and drink. If you like a hotel resort type of holiday then I am sure you would enjoy staying here.
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gill richards from birmingham travelled to Three Corners Rihana Resort with
cosmos
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2005 |
rated the Three Corners Rihana Resort as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Ideal for families, very few English guests.
Staff varied from brilliant, especially the bar staff to surley. on our wedding anniversary the restaurant manager arranged a cake and band.
Rooms are spacious but the air conditioning is hit and miss.Food in abundance and good variety. beach is bus ride away and all inclusive not available here, drinks have to be paid for.
Entertainment reminiscent of Butlins not my cup of tea but everyone else seemed to enjoy.
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