Kempinski Hotel Soma Bay
Soma Bay, Red Sea, Egypt
Location
The Soma Bay peninsula
The resort sits on the Soma Bay peninsula on the Red Sea, between Hurghada and Port Safaga, with 400 metres of private sandy beach and a kilometre-long house reef — and Luxor and the Nile Valley around two hours' drive away.
Transfer
A Red Sea transfer
Around 40 minutes by road from Hurghada International Airport, around an hour's flight from Cairo — an active Red Sea base, with Luxor around two hours away.
Villas
Around 325 rooms
Around 325 rooms and suites in Moorish style, with seating areas, deluxe baths and balconies or terraces over the lagoon pools or the Red Sea.
Best For
Who it suits
Families, divers, wind- and kitesurfers and golfers after an active Red Sea resort — Orca house-reef diving, world-class wind sports, Gary Player golf and a lagoon-pool water complex.
Board Basis
Flexible
Flexible board — bed and breakfast, half board or all-inclusive options — with four gourmet restaurants, a beach bar and an on-site winery.
About the Resort
An active Red Sea resort on Soma Bay
Kempinski Hotel Soma Bay is the active Red Sea resort — a large Moorish-style hotel on the Soma Bay peninsula, between Hurghada and Port Safaga, with 400 metres of private beach and a kilometre-long house reef. The water is the draw: the Orca dive centre, one of the Red Sea's largest, runs straight off the house reef, and Soma Bay's steady winds make it world-class for windsurfing and kitesurfing. For families, a complex of lagoon pools and a lazy river runs through the grounds, and there is a Gary Player 18-hole championship course on the peninsula — the Middle East's first. Around 325 rooms and suites look over the lagoon pools or the Red Sea, dining spans four gourmet restaurants with a beach bar and an on-site winery, and the destination Cascades Spa and Thalasso Centre, around 7,500 square metres, is among the region's largest. Tennis, catamaran sailing and paddleboarding fill the days, with Luxor and the Nile Valley around two hours away. Around 40 minutes from Hurghada airport, it suits families, divers, wind-sports lovers and golfers.
Accommodation
Rooms & suites
Around 325 rooms and suites in Moorish style, with seating areas, deluxe baths and balconies or terraces over the lagoon pools or the Red Sea — from Deluxe Lagoon-View rooms to family rooms and suites.
Entry
Deluxe Lagoon-View Room
Sleeps two to three. A king or twin with a balcony over the lagoon pools.
BalconyLagoon outlook
Sea
Sea-View Room
Sleeps two. A king with a balcony facing the Red Sea.
BalconySea view
Family
Family Room
Sleeps three to four. A larger layout, over the lagoon or gardens.
LargerLagoon view
Suite
Suite
Sleeps two to four. A separate living room with sea views.
Living areaRed Sea view
Food & Drink
Dining
Dining runs to four gourmet restaurants of international cooking, with two bars, a beach bar by the Red Sea and an on-site winery.
Signature
The gourmet restaurants
Four gourmet restaurants of international cooking, with two bars.
Beach
The beach bar
A beach bar by the Red Sea.
Winery
The winery
An on-site winery.
Wellbeing
Cascades Spa & Thalasso
The destination Cascades Spa and Thalasso Centre, around 7,500 square metres, is among the region's largest, and a complex of lagoon pools, a lazy river and an indoor pool runs through the grounds — with the Orca dive centre on a kilometre-long house reef.
Cascades Spa
The destination Cascades Spa and Thalasso Centre, around 7,500 square metres, among the region's largest.
Lagoon pools
Several lagoon pools, a lazy river and an indoor pool.
Orca diving
The Orca dive centre, on one of the Red Sea's largest house reefs.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
An active Red Sea base, on land and water. Dive the house reef from one of the Red Sea's biggest centres, windsurf the steady breezes, play a Gary Player course, and float the lazy river with the family.
Orca diving
Red Sea diving and snorkelling from the Orca dive centre, on a kilometre-long house reef.
Wind & kitesurfing
World-class windsurfing and kitesurfing on Soma Bay's steady winds.
Gary Player golf
The Gary Player 18-hole championship course, the Middle East's first.
Lagoon pools
The lagoon pools and lazy river for the whole family.
Catamaran & SUP
Tennis, catamaran sailing and stand-up paddleboarding.
Getting There
Location & transfers
By air
To Hurghada International
Around 40 minutes from Hurghada International Airport, around an hour's flight from Cairo.
On the peninsula
Soma Bay
On the Soma Bay peninsula on the Red Sea, with the Nile Valley around two hours away.
Guest Reviews
What Our Clients Say
★★★★★
“The most extraordinary place I have ever stayed. Nothing prepares you for the depth of the silence, the beauty of the reef, or the sheer generosity of the experience.”
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★★★★★
“We’ve stayed here three times now. The house reef has no equal. The stargazing was, genuinely, one of the most moving experiences of my adult life.”
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★★★★★
“I had stayed at Four Seasons, One&Only and Velaa before visiting Kempinski Hotel Soma Bay. They are all magnificent. But this is different in a way that is hard to articulate.”
✓ Verified via feefo
Good to Know
Good to know
Board basis
- Flexible board — bed and breakfast, half board or all-inclusive options.
Made for families
- A family-friendly resort — lagoon pools, a lazy river and complimentary intro sport sessions — and an active watersports and golf base.
Setting
- On the Soma Bay peninsula on the Red Sea, with 400 metres of private beach and the Nile Valley around two hours away.
Getting there
- Around 40 minutes from Hurghada International Airport, around an hour's flight from Cairo.
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