The Moevenpick Resort and Spa El Gouna is a four floor Mediterranean style resort set in extensive gardens by Red Sea, one kilometre from El Gouna's village centre and marina. This resort features 576 bright, modern guestrooms, all of which open onto balconies and come equipped with satellite television, dial up Internet ports, direct dial phones and minibars. Bathrooms include telephones and complimentary toiletries. The hotel's Angsana Spa centre offers a steam room, spa tub and a range of refreshing and invigorating health and beauty treatments, while fitness enthusiasts can work out in the gym. Guests also have access to three kilometres of private beach, a lagoon and four outdoor swimming pools. Guests can explore the underwater world of the Red Sea at the hotel's diving and water sports centre. Families with children can make use of three children's pools, a playground, and a kids' club for 5 to 12 year olds. The hotel offers several dining opportunities: the Palavrion Buffet Restaurant offers international dishes, themed menus and live cooking stations, the colourful Il Limone restaurant specialises in Mediterranean fare and offers views of the sea, El Sayadin, set on the shores of the Red Sea, serves seafood and Oriental dishes, and guests can explore the flavours of Thailand in the poolside Bua Khao Thai restaurant. Guests can also enjoy live music and large screen sports in the Gallery Bar, or seek refreshment at the pool and lagoon side bars. The spa cafe offers sandwiches, pastries and freshly baked bread. The hotel houses three meeting rooms, the largest of which is able to accommodate up to 350 people, and guests can stay connected via high speed public Internet access. Other amenities include around the clock room service, a gift shop, hair salon, safe deposit box and currency exchange. Motorists will find complimentary parking on site. Golfers will find the El Gouna 18 hole USPGA course within one kilometre. El Gouna is built on a group of islands in a network of turquoise lagoons, sited between the Red Sea and the Sienna Mountains, five kilometres away. Shoppers can head to the local resort village's markets, one kilometre away. Hurghada International Airport is 35 kilometres away, with an approximate driving time of 40 minutes.