General Overview

The Akassia Swiss Resort & Aqua Park Hotel is located in Marsa Alam a popular tourist resort on the Red Sea, the hotel is situated on the shoreline with an attractive 500 metre long stretch of beach, the property is famous for its huge dome which rises above the lobby and is said to be one of the biggest in the world. The hotel offers some breathtaking views of the Red Sea and is ideally located for those seeking to explore the local reef. 36 km north of Marsa Alam airport.

The Accommodation

- 470 (including 90 family rooms) Large deluxe Rooms arranged in two story buildings overlooking the beach or gardens, all feature private bathroom, hair-dryer, air-conditioning, satellite TV, telephone, mini-bar, in house music, in room safe and balcony or terrace. - 90 Family Rooms consist of two rooms connected with one bathroom. Each room has its own amenities. The rooms are separated by a wooden door. One room has two queen size beds, and the other room has a king size bed. The terrace / balcony is accessible from the master bedroom (with the king size bed). The hotel has wheel chair friendly rooms - fully equipped for the disabled.

Facilities

The hotel has: - 8 swimming pools (3 heated, 3 non heated, 1 wave generating pool). - 1 separate children's pool-heated. - 2 integrated children's pools-heated). - 500m sandy beach. - Mini-club. - Children’s playground. - Bridge hall (for playing card games). - Beach volleyball. - PADI dive centre. - Tennis courts. - Wellness centre with gym, sauna, steam bath, heated open air Jacuzzi, massage and beauty treatments. - Table tennis. - Billiards and archery. - Horse and camel riding. - Quads. - Bocce. - Beach disco. - 24-hour reception with currency exchange. - Roman style entertainment theatre. - Daytime and night entertainment. - Baby sitting service. - WiFi Internet. - World Cup Offer: The hotel is offerring the below facilities: - Giant Screen transmission of all the relevant matches. - Miniclub opening hours adapted to the transmissions so that parents can watch the games. - Later transmissions 20.30 South African time (22.30 local time) will have extended Mini Club hours until the end of the match for the important matches such as England, Germany, France, Spain, Holland and poss Brasil and Argentina. - Decoration commemorative of the World Cup with results table and classification. - Also the hotel will have special Cocktails and Great Tomobolas for the event.

Restaurants & Bars

Dining options consist of a main restaurant, a la carte seafood restaurant, beach BBQ restaurant for grilled delicacies, five bars including a piano bar and a pub.