Fort Arabesque Resort, Spa & Villas

The house reef is wonderful and the access is well monitored by the beach guards. Sun beds were comfortable as were the actual beds in our room (albeit a bit on the hard side in the room). The food at the buffet was always tasty and there were plenty of options, only as vegetarians we lacked a bit of options or variety. Hotel reception/management was also very friendly and correct in reimbursing us for a cancelled service where they weren't at fault themselves and had no direct obligation to do so. Overall the hotel felt very secure and all staff were friendly.

The resort is huge, with a large green area, several pools and bars, animation, and a nice beach. The side gate takes you directly to Makadi city center. The sea is unbelievable, with lots of corals and plenty of fish close to the shore, no need to take snorkeling trips in my opinion. There is also a scuba diving center inside the resort you can book trips with and a small shopping center. The room and bathroom were quite spacious and clean. The staff was helpful and friendly. Food quality was excellent for the price. They have different restaurants in the resort you can choose from with the basic rate. I recommend the restaurant by the beach (grilled fish or chicken a la carte) with live music almost every night - reservation needed for this one. You can also pay for an upgrade (I think around $40-50 per day) to get food a la carte. It's worth trying for 1 day at least. Overall the quality is superb and very cheap for what you get. We can't wait to go back there!

Beautiful hotel, friendly staff who were very attentive. Food was fabulous, catered for all tastes and in unlimited quantities. The Asian corner restaurant was lovely with fresh food cooked to order. Nice bar area with table service, again staff that memorised regular orders. Rooms were big, kept spotlessly clean with a stocked minibar and friendly and polite housekeepers. Loved the hammocks in the beautifully maintained gardens overlooking the beach. Plenty of activities and the kids looked to enjoy themselves at kids club, as we saw pirates go past!!😁 We made use of the attached dive centre IDive Makadi Bay and that was excellent.

Excellent resort which was perfect for our family break. Snorkeling directly from the beach was the highlight, just walk out a few metres and there is an abundance of highly colourful fish to see. You don't even need to be able to swim, you can remain standing you just need a snorkel mask and a camera to capture it all. Clean, tidy, plenty of food options of a good standard. Plenty of shops for anything you need or have forgotten.

This was a slice of heaven after a week of travelling up the Nile in 44 degree celsius heat. The resort was glorious - beautiful white washed exteriors, bright fuschia flowers, green lawns and palm trees against the turquoise blue of the Red Sea and the many swimming pools. The family room we stayed in was very spacious and kept spotless by wonderful housekeeping staff. The food was to a really high standard and on the basic all inclusive package we were able to enjoy breakfast, lunch and dinner at set times as well as snacks (pizza/ice cream) throughout the day - as well, of course, as ice cold beverages from our favourite spot at the pool bar! Although Makadi Bay is relatively far from the main resort of Hurghada (about a 30 min taxi ride), there was plenty going on to keep us occupied within the grounds of the hotel. We organised a private snorkelling boat trip through the resort's dive centre (at a small cost), snorkelled on the reefs just out from the resort's private beach and we participated in the water aerobics and water polo which was a lot of fun. There was entertainment in the evening, shops, a spa and a pharmacy on site. I was really impressed with the place considering it was such a reasonable price.