Dar Misr Development and Hilton Hotels annowunced plans to introduce a DoubleTree hotel in Sokhna. The DoubleTree hotel will be located inside The Groove Sokhna Resort, with Dar Misr investing EGP 400m in the hotel’s construction phase.
Projected to open by 2024, DoubleTree Al Sokhna will boast 162 guest rooms, six suites and 32 chalets, in addition to four food and beverage outlets, three retail outlets, two main pools, several private pools, a beach club, a fitness centre, a spa, and a kids club.
DoubleTree by Hilton Ain Al Sokhna is located within The Groove Sokhna Resort, which houses 1700 residential, administrative and retail units with a beach area of 2400m and dashing beachfront units overlooking the Red Sea.
“Ain Sokhna has always been a secluded sea-side escape for Cairo residents, but even more so now with its proximity to many of the new cities being developed in east Cairo,” said Carlos Khneisser, vice president of development for Middle East, North Africa and Turkey, Hilton.
Ahmed Abdelhamid, Managing Director – DM Development added that the resort expands over 350,000 sq.m, distinguished with its 1km beach.
DoubleTree by Hilton Ain Al Sokhna will be part of the growing DoubleTree global portfolio, which currently includes more than 580 upscale hotels and nearly 135,000 rooms across 46 countries.