If you enjoy a restful relaxing holiday at a decent standard of service, good food, Cleanliness, great location, atmosphere, and great value for money. This hotel is the hotel I can strongly recommend as above average all inclusive package. We had a great Time, no stomach upset, drinks thought limited served as they should be from a well run and happy hotel staff.

My boyfriend and I stayed at the Three Corners Ocean View in El Gouna for 1 week in Apr 2008 and we had an absolutely fantastic holiday.

Firstly - the weather was absolutely amazing, even too hot at some points.

The hotel is pretty large and is split into two buildings. We were in the Duport building which is further from the main restaurant, but nearer to what I would cool the quieter pool. We had a huge room with a balcony and it was kept spotlessly clean throughout our stay. The Duport pool was fantastic and we never struggled to find a sunbed or if there weren't any available the staff would always go and fetch you one. The peanuts bar was great for having a beer when the sun went in and it was never ever busy in the evenings so you don't need to worry about it being noisy.

The only negative thing I can say is regarding the food & drink, which wasn't bad but wasn't great - we chose to eat out 4 times as the food in restaurants was so cheap any way and it was of much better quality. The dine around system works well, you get a discount at many of the restaurants in El Gouna and the other hotels in the resort. Also the drinks are very watered down but we didn't let this bother us and the drinks outside of the hotel were really cheap as well. You get a big discount on the food served at the Duport pool which is well worth trying.

There is a free shuttle bus to the beach which is worth going to see but the beach isn't great so we only did this once. Also the buses to get you around El Gouna run very frequently and take you into downtown or to other hotels in the area. It's £1.50 for a weekly bus ticket so well worth purchasing, they run every 10 minutes from outside the hotel.

We only took Egyptian pounds and this was the currency accepted everywhere. When booking trips we just used our credit cards. There's an HSBC bank right next door to the hotel if you need any cash.

I would highly recommed the Blue Brothers Diving centre located next door to the Duport building. We went on a snorkelling trip with them which was 25 Euros and you departed on the boat straight from the marina. The snorkelling trips organised by Thomas Cook were not only more expensive but they went from Hurghada so you spent 2 hours of the day on a bus rather than being straight on a boat. The reefs were brilliant and we saw lots of colourful fish. I want to say a big thank you to Fish Girl who made our holiday more fun than she could have ever known!

We also did the day trip to Luxor which was excellent - would highly recommend. It was ridiculously hot there though and a lot of people struggled with the heat so I wouldn't recommend going there in July or August!

We got the bus to Hurghada one day and we literally stayed there for 15 minutes before heading straight back to El Gouna. Hurghada is very built up, dirty and we were hassled from the minute we got off of the bus. It really was horrible so I would most definitely not go to Hurghada!!!

All in all we had a fantastic holiday and will definitely be going back to El Gouna which is one of the nicest reosrts we've ever been to. I would go back to the 3 corners and just eat out a bit more as the food did become a bit repetitive like any All Inclusive but the quality of the rooms and pool made up for that.

Booked the 3 Corners for our 2 week stay AI. I had read some of the reviews but thought that I would try for myself.

I was given a room near the Peanuts bar and the noise kept me awake until 4am most mornings.

The AI drinks were a very poor standard, which really kept us away from the bar, the staff at the bar were really in bad moods most of the time and kept us waiting for long periods of time for no apparent reason.

I made 3 complaints to the manager during my stay and the manager never replied to one.
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Our Thomas Cook Rep was good but told us to report our concerns to Thomas Cook on their questioneer sheets, which in my opinion was to late.

Dont eat the salad no matter how much you like to eat it. Lots of people went down with a tummy bug, but the staff at the hotel are no use, go to the local pharmacy and get some Antinal it will help quickly, lots of people at the hotel were using it when we were visiting.

I wish you a lovely holiday where every you decide to go I heard Marsa Alam is nice.

There is a lovely fish resteurant at Abu Tig Marina.

The excursions from the rep did not match up to alot of what she said was on offer. But we did have some fun and did some things as a group.

This was our second visit to Egypt - first time, we went to Cairo and Giza to the pyramids and we have just returned from a 2-wk stay (5-29 April 2008). After dropping people off at the Sheraton and TTC Rihana, we arrived at the Marina area around 2130 hrs. It looked stunning with all the expensive yachts moored up alongside and the shops all lit-up and we were really looking forward to seeing our room - a superior one with sea view and balcony.

What a disappointment! The room (3274 in Du Port) was small and pokey and there was certainly no sea view or balcony . If this was a superior room, I hated to think what the standard rooms were like - it wasn't even have made a 3* rating. I promptly conveyed my displeasure to the person who'd escorted us from the Soleil building and said I wanted to change to the room I had requested and paid for. He told us the hotel was fully booked at the time but maybe we could change it next day if we asked at Reception.

We didn't bother to unpack other than immediate essentials and after freshening up a bit, we went back to the Soleil Reception to lodge our complaint and request a change. The man on Reception quite blantantly tried to fob us off by saying the room was what our travel agent had requested but, fortunately, I had a copy of our booking with me to prove otherwise. At no point did he (unfortunately, I didn't note his name) tell us that the room we reserved was not available on the night we arrived, or even that we were being put in a temporary room until more rooms were available. This suggests he would have let us stay put for the duration of our holiday had we not been persistant with him about changing, and this annoys me. It was only when he saw that we were adamant about not staying in 3274 that he told us to come back around midday to see if anything else was available.

We then asked if the hotel restaurant was open so we could get dinner but he was quick to point out that as we were B&B (funny he knew this without having to check it), we were not eligible unless we paid. We were well aware of this. Having had AI on two previous occasions because no other choice was available, we've decided it's not for us - but we were tired and didn't fancy going on reconnaissance at the time. We looked in the restaurant but as it was after 2200 hrs - closing time, they were busy clearing-up and there was nothing that looked appetising.

After an uncomfortable night on a hard mattress with hard pillows, accompanied by a noisy inefficient aircon and an substandard shower in the morning, we decided to go back to reception immediately after breakfast and not wait until midday. Thankfully, another person was on duty so when we explained why we wanted to change, he checked his computer, said other rooms had already become available and summoned someone to show us another room. He said if the room was not suitable, we could see some others. This room (2456) was great - it was at the end of the top floor of the Soleil building with a totally private entrance, two windows, private balcony, and fabulous extensive view out over the lagoon, Sheraton, etc. The beds and pillows were comfortable, airco and shower worked perfectly, and this bathroom had a hairdyer which was good as I'd forgotten to pack my own!

Shame there were no tea and coffee making facilities in the rooms as my morning tea is essential. I think all hotels should have this as standard but we solved the problem by buying a small kettle from the supermarket.

With regard to meals: breakfasts were good and catered for many different nationalities. A variety of tea bags is on offer - sadly, not Earl Grey but we bought some from a local supermarket so I took my own. Coffee and fruit juices are, however, typically AI and not authentic - usually cheap powdered stuff. Fresh orange juice is available but only at cost. We usually lunched at one of the pool bars at Soleil or Du Port - the former does a very substantial toastie dish with fries or spag bol, while the latter does great wraps and bagettes (our favourite was the chicken mambo). However, if you want a really good lunch, go to the Golf Club at the Steigenberger.

For dinner, we always ate at restaurants around the Marina: the Saigon - fragant Vietnamese dishes; the Cedars (Lebanese) - great starter but disappointing main course - the spicy tomato sauce accompanying koftas was actually provided by a bottle of Tomato Ketchup!; Captains Inn - good steaks, but mostly we ate at La Scala (always full so you need to reserve) - excellent steaks and OK pasta dishes - we thought the meatballs in the spaghetti dish were a bit big and needed more sauce.

On two occasions, we had tummy upsets and didn't feel like going out so we called Reception and asked if we could have a pizza delivered to our room. Strangely, we didn't get an immediate answer on this as they said they would have to check first and would call me back. I cannot believe we are the first to ask for room service although it seems that way. Two delicious pizzas were eventually delivered to us from the Dolce Vita.

Yes, careful as we were with everything, we did have a bout of stomach cramps and diarrhoea, especially my husband, but the local pharmacy was very helpful.

Well worth doing is the 2-day trip to Luxor (check itinerary and prices with your travel rep) - ours with Neckermann included the highlight of the trip - hot air ballooning; temples of Karnak, Queen Hatshepsup and Luxor; 2 days lunch; and a visit to a papyrus and alabaster factories. We had to pay a bit extra to join the other Brits on a Luxor-by-night in horse and trap + a boat trip on the Nile. Also, we wouldn't have known about the free T-shirt from Sky Cruise had a fellow Brit not asked about it. We were supposed to receive a certificate as well but we didn't get that. Whilst there, we stayed in the 5*Maritim Jolie Ville hotel which comprises a series of low bungalows in lush grounds on Luxor island. There is also a fabulous infinity pool and very comfortable sunbeds with thick towelling-covered matresses.

I can also recommend a day's snorkelling trip on the Galatea - they do a really delicious lunch and you get to see not only the coral and lots of exotically-coloured fish, but the dolphins like to come out to play as well.

Once our room was sorted (which seems to be the norm), our holiday was great and we really enjoyed our holiday in the St. Tropez of Egypt, El Gouna. However, if you want to see real Egypt, you need to go to Luxor or Cairo.

I must also pay homage to staff of the Vitalis Health Club in the Du Port building - they were so friendly and we had a great time there having Thai and Swedish massages, and enjoying the spa, sauna, and steam bath. They also let us use their facilities after checking-out - we had to leave our room by midday (or pay 20 Euros) though our flight was not until 2135 hrs.

Our overall opinion is that Reception staff need to be better trained/organised re: handover procedures to new shifts on outstanding matters.

As my husband is Dutch, I will not comment on the behaviour of other nationalities as it doesn't do to generalise!