Rooms: 120
Room facilities: Air conditioning, babycot (free of charge ), ensuite bathroom with shower, mini-fridge, satellite or cable television, terrace or balcony.
Location: 36km north of Marsa Alam airport towards El Quseir.
Hotel facilities: A la carte and buffet restaurant, beach bar and pool bar, two swimming pools (including osne for children), shops, laundry, 24hrs reception, basketball, cafe, car rental, children's (kids) Club, currency exchange, disco, diving centre, in-house doctor, laundry, mini football, shops, car parking, photo shop and photographer, table tennis, private beach, safe, table football, taxi service, tennis court, TV lounge, volleyball.
Contact information:
Email: info@cinderellabeach.com
Tel: +2065330031/32/33
Fax: +2065330030
Reviews: As of June 2012 on TripAdvisor, the Cinderella Beach was ranked 8th out of 10 hotels in the El Quseir region but of 118 reviews more than twice as many guests rated the hotel as either "very good" or "excellent" ( 53%) compared "poor" or "terrible" ( 25%).
Reviews on TripAdvisor, HolidayCheck and HolidayWatchdog have been mostly positive -
ON THE BEACH AND SEA
"The sea and the beach of the hotel are really worth seeing. There is a nearby reef of pink coral."
( TripAdvisor.com 10 April 2012 )
"Many species of fish such as lionfish, trumpet, etc. spotted stringray etc."
( TripAdvisor.com 17 January 2012 )
"The beach is beautiful and the reef is one of the best in the Red Sea."
( HolidayCheck.com July 2003 )
"Access across the reef is not always easy, but on the beach side of the reef there are rock pools teeming with fish of brilliant colours."
( TripAdvisor.com 11 November 2011 )
ON THE STAFF
"The staff are so lovely and, can't do enough for you."
( TripAdvisor.com 4 June 2012 )
"Service of the highest level. Friendly staff."
( TripAdvisor.com 25 January 2012 )
"We had a really beautiful week with a very friendly staff."
( HolidayCheck.com Jenny January 2012 )
"The staff are generally very friendly, everything is very individual and personal; you will be treated not as a number, but addressed by name."
( HolidayCheck.com Frank January 2012 )
"Staff were fantastic and made the best out of bad situations and were very friendly"
( HolidayWatchdog.com June 2008 )
ON THE FOOD
"Food was better than expected after reading some reviews - bit same most days but lots of fresh veg."
( HolidayWatchdog.com June 2008 )
ON THE ROOMS
"You have good air con in the room which is needed due to it being so hot, the cleaner who does your room daily makes cool things out of towels for you which is a nice touch."
( TripAdvisor.com 4 June 2012 )
"The rooms are spartan but clean and with a small outdoor seating area."
( TripAdvisor.com 12 April 2012 )
"Rooms are large, clean and cleaned daily. Terrace, fridge, safe, phone, TV.... bathroom with shower, two beds, couch, desk, chair, air conditioning (old)... All rooms are ground level and have a terrace. Mine had a terrace overlooking the beach which was only a few metres away."
( HolidayCheck.com Frank January 2012 )
OVERALL
"I feel the hotel wasn't 100% but the people and the service and beach well and truely made up for it, 100 times over.... If you want to book you need to go direct to the hotel number found on the website ( or below ), and book that way. Thomson (for British guests) fly to Marsa Alam on a Wednesday with a pick up the following Wednesday."
( TripAdvisor.com 4 June 2012 )
"Excellent quality/price ratio"
( TripAdvisor.com 21 February 2012 )
"If you want to stay in a calm place with everything you need, this is the place for you. Beautiful beach, kindly waiters and staff, good food."
( TripAdvisor.com 11 January 2012 )
"bottomline - a good cheap hotel with average service."
( TripAdvisor.com 17 September 2010 )
"We had a wonderful week at the Cinderella and willl definitely go back there again."
( HolidayCheck.com Lisa March 2010 )
"Cinderella Beach! - more ugly sister......Rooms, towels grey/ frayed/shabby. Shower fittings/curtain disgusting."
( HolidayWatchdog.com July 2008 )
"We got a very good deal for our holiday and loved every minute.......This hotel is a 3 star and you get what you pay for, but in our opinion just fantastic!!! "
( HolidayWatchdog.com June 2008 )
"If you want a quiet holiday with a quiet beach and a blue sky then this is ideal."
( Holiday WatchdogWatchdog May 2008 )
WEBSITE LINKS
Check out the hotel's own website - Cinderellabeach.com
Check rates and book a room at Cinderella Beach on Sunshine.co.uk
Check availability and book a room at the hotel with TravelRepublic.co.uk
Read the reviews on Cinderella Beach on TripAdvisor.com
Read the reviews on Cinderella Beach on HolidayCheck.com
Cinderella Beach Photos

Cinderella Reception

Cinderella Bedroom

Youtube slide show covering the hotel, the reef and the nearby town of El Quseir.
Sep 2009 - 5.37 minutes.

Youtube slide show around the hotel.
Aug 2009 - 4.15 minutes.

Cinderella Pool

The Beach

Another beach view.
Need a taxi ?
Taxi drivers will often take advantage if you're
stuck at the airport. Best to book in advance.
If you need a cheap limousine, taxi service,
minibus or car rental at any time phone
Steven on + 20 1284 332 337 ( outside Egypt )
or 01284 332 337 ( inside Egypt ) or
email Steven at steven@marsaalam.com.
The price for a one way journey between Cinderella Beach and the airport is given
on the taxi prices page.
No need to pay a deposit as you can pay on arrival.
He has many types of car as well as people
carriers available in Marsa Alam, Hurghada,
Luxor, Cairo and Sharm El Sheikh.
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