Location: The Laguna Vista Resort is located between the beach opposite the island of Tiran and Al Khan international shopping centre in Nabq approx. 20km from Naama Bay.

Hotel: This resort, built in Indonesian style, consists of a main house with several annexes going off from it and a number of bungalows, which are spread out in the well tended garden. Facilities include lobby with reception area, complimentary safes, main restaurant, 2 open-air-a-la-carte restaurants, several bars and snack bars, a Bedouin Café, open-air-disco in the near from the beach, shops and several swimming pools, one of which has an integrated children's pool and swim-in bar.

Accommodation: The hotel has a total of 300 rooms. Those in the main house are equipped with bath/WC, hairdryer, a/c, fridge, telephone, Satellite TV and terrace. The family rooms are somewhat larger than the regular double rooms. In the more spacious duplex rooms there is a narrow staircase to the open plan upper level of the bungalow where there is a sofa-bed and an additional TV. The thatched bungalows are situated in the gardens. All rooms are equipped the same as the double rooms already described.

Sport/Entertainment: Tennis courts, beach volleyball, animation team entertainment, and access to the comprehensive elegant shopping mall Al Khan under the same management.

• The hotel has a large beach on the Red Sea

Left: Pool and bar in the middle.

Right: The reception looks like something out of a Indianna Jones film. Very impressive in its way.

Left: One of the bungalows. I have not seen inside, but the design looks very nice.

Right: All the bungalows are situated in gardens.