I would definitely recommend Oricana Hotel for people looking for a nice, clean place to stay while diving in Dahab. We booked this hotel through Big Blue Dahab (dive shop). We received transfer to/from the Taba border, 3 nights accomodation with breakfast for 3, and 4 dives for 1,055 Egyptian pounds (something like $80-90) per person. The room was clean,... more

Have just had a very good five day stay at the Oricana. Our daughter (16) was diving with the Big Blue Dive outfit (also recommended), so we looked for somehere local to it. The Oricana let us have two rooms for 310 egyptian pounds in total (42 euros; 48 pounds stering; 55 us dollars) including breakfast which seemed an excellent... more

I stayed here for one week in March 2009 when I travelled to Dahab to do an open water diving course. The hotel is located off the sea front on the main resort road just a minutes walk to the front and about 5 minutes from the resort centre. The upside was that the staff were all courteous and polite... more

Really enjoyed our time here. Our room was large and clean and overlooked the pool. The staff were all friendly and not in the "trying to relieve you of your cash" way that we had experienced elsewhere in Egypt. It is on the edge of the main strip but easy walking distance to shops, restaurants and sea front. We'll definitely... more

I stayed at this hotel last year and for the price I think I got great value for money. I was very welcomed and looked after throughout my stay. If I wanted a drink or food, the waiter would run to get me the menu! My room was big with a nice balcony and tv. Great after a hard days... more

We stayed 3 nights at the Oricana and were satisfied. The pool was too chilly to swim in but I be it's ideal in summer months. The price is very reasonable - we paid $40 per night for a double room. The only thing we weren't thrilled about was the shower. It was small, the curtain kept sticking to our... more

Have just returned from a week long diving holiday to Dahab. This was my first trip to the region and was organised by a colleague who goes every year. The Oricana is an ideal location for any diving group to be based from. It's clean, fairly modern, the staff are very helpful and genuinely friendly. The rooms are entirely functional... more

The Oricana was booked by our local dive club for a weeks stay in Dahab diving with Poseidon Divers. The hotel is of a high standard for Egypt with clean modern A/C rooms. The en-suite bathrooms are however rather variable. I had a single room and mine was very poor being small with only a shower head and no base,... more

I can't reccomend this hotel enough. The standards are far and away more impressive than the majority of hotels in Egypt, with truly european standards throughout. In addition the dive centre is excellent. I have dived with many centres in Egypt but here the friendliness and knowledge of the staff is unsurpassed. I know anyone booking will not be disappointed. more