The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Safaga

Where to Stay on Your First Trip to Safaga

Visiting Safaga for the first time can be an exciting, yet overwhelming experience. With so many incredible hotels to choose from, it can be difficult to know where to stay. If you're deciding where to stay for your first visit to Safaga, we've compiled a list of the best hotels for first time visitors. We analyzed all of the hotels in Safaga based on price, location, amenities, guest ratings, and more to determine which would be the ideal places to stay for first timers. Whether you're here for just a few days or longer, these hotels offer the perfect combination of amenities, location, and price. For those visiting Safaga for the first time, it's important to choose a hotel in a safe and convenient area to make the most of your first visit. You'll want to be close to the activities, shopping, and dining options, of course. When looking for hotels, consider the amenities they offer. Some hotels may have a fitness center, a bar or restaurant, a pool, or even a spa. All of these features can add to your overall enjoyment if you've never been to Safaga before. Also, guest ratings and reviews are also important to consider when choosing a hotel. Whether you're visiting Safaga for the first time, or you're a seasoned traveler, the best hotels in Safaga for first-timers offer the perfect combination of comfort, convenience, and affordability. So, here's our list of suggestions for your next trip.

(Prices are listed in U.S. Dollars.)

Kempinski Hotel Soma Bay

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $218 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool

Located at Soma Bay P.O. Box 15, Safaga, Kempinski Hotel Soma Bay has great rooms from $218 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center. It has a terrific 9.30 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 12.3 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love scuba diving, snorkeling, a bar, laundry services, and golf at this relaxing hotel. The heated pool is comfortable, relaxing, and fun for everyone.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Spa
  • Child pool
  • Indoor pool
  • Horse riding
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Tennis
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Kids' club


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Robinson Soma Bay

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $234 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Safaga
  • Heated pool

A great place to stay is Robinson Soma Bay which has nice rooms starting at $234. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and scuba diving, it also has a great guest rating of 8.30 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Safaga Road K M 48. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers snorkeling, a bar, laundry services, golf, and a hot tub which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 12.3 km from the city center. The service at the restaurant is terrific, and so is the food.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Spa
  • Child pool
  • Horse riding
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Tennis
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground
  • Kids' club


Imperial Shams Abu Soma

4-star Resort with prices starting at $88 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.

We found Imperial Shams Abu Soma to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $88. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, a pool bar, a water park, a restaurant, and a fitness center, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.50 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at Hurghada-Safaga Road 8Km. You'll also find scuba diving, snorkeling, a bar, laundry services, and a hot tub which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 6.2 km from the center of town. The water slides are especially fun! It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Water park
  • Snorkeling
  • Spa
  • Child pool
  • Horse riding
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Tennis
  • Playground
  • Kids' club


Amarina Abu Soma Resort & Aquapark

5-star Resort with prices starting at $155 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Safaga
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool

With terrific rooms from $155, Amarina Abu Soma Resort & Aquapark, at Km. 8 Safaga Tourist Center, Abu Soma provides an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a water park, and a restaurant. Its terrific guest rating is 9.20 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers a fitness center, scuba diving, snorkeling, a bar, and child care. It's located just 5.7 km from the city center, too. Don't miss the pool bar which offers drinks and a fun area to unwind. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Water park
  • Snorkeling
  • Spa
  • Child pool
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Playground
  • Kids' club


Club Magic Life Kalawy

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $211 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool

Club Magic Life Kalawy has a great guest rating of 9.20 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, room service, a water park, a restaurant, and a fitness center. The great rooms here start at $211 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 30 KM Safaga, El Quseir Road. Furthermore, it also offers scuba diving, snorkeling, a bar, child care, and laundry services, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 29 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. The pool here was very nice, relaxing, and fun.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Water park
  • Snorkeling
  • Spa
  • Child pool
  • Horse riding
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Tennis
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground
  • Kids' club


The Breakers Diving & Surfing Lodge

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $162 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Safaga
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool

The great guest rating of The Breakers Diving & Surfing Lodge is 9.10 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and scuba diving. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $162, and it's located at 48 Km Safaga Road, Soma Bay, Red Sea. We also love the snorkeling, a bar, laundry services, golf, and free parking which are great for visitors. And since it's just 12.6 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too. We love the convenience of room service, and it's really nice here.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Horse riding
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Heated pool
  • Tennis


Seven Seas Jolie Bay

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $111 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
  • Heated pool

A cool place is Seven Seas Jolie Bay because it has great rooms that start at $111. It has an outdoor pool, a pool bar, a water park, a restaurant, and a fitness center, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.80 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at KM 8 Safaga Road Soma Bay. Only 5.8 km from the city center, travelers will especially love snorkeling, a bar, laundry services, a game room, and a spa at this convenient hotel. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Water park
  • Snorkeling
  • Spa
  • Child pool
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Playground
  • Kids' club


Sentido Caribbean World Soma Bay

5-star Resort with prices starting at $140 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
  • Heated pool

Sentido Caribbean World Soma Bay offers an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a water park, and a restaurant which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $140 (before taxes). It's located at Soma Bay - Km49, Hurghada Safaga Road, Hurghada and has earned a guest rating of 8.70/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers a fitness center, scuba diving, snorkeling, a bar, and child care which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 9.5 km from the city center. That hot tub is terrific after a long day of sightseeing. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Water park
  • Snorkeling
  • Spa
  • Child pool
  • Horse riding
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Tennis
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Kids' club


Coral Sun Beach

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $77 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Safaga
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.

Located at 22 KM South Safaga. Safage - Al Qusair Road, Coral Sun Beach has great rooms from $77 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and scuba diving. It has a terrific 8.10 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find snorkeling, a bar, laundry services, a hot tub, and a spa which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 21.6 km from the center of town. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Spa
  • Child pool
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Kids' club


Also, take a look at the first time trip hotels in nearby destinations: Hurghada, El Gouna, Al Quşayr, and Makadi Bay.

For more terrific hotel ideas in Safaga, make sure you also see Best Luxury Hotels in Safaga, Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Safaga, Best Hotels for a Weekend Getaway in Safaga, Best Hotels for One Week in Safaga, Best Hotels for One Night in Safaga, Best Hotels for Scuba Diving in Safaga, or Best Business Hotels in Safaga.


How much do hotels for first-time visitors cost in Safaga?

Safaga Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$155

Visitors will find a large range of terrific first time trip hotel choices when planning a visit to Safaga. The price of these first time trip hotels can vary according to location, type, and amenities. The average first time trip hotel price in Safaga based on data from 9 hotels is an affordable $155. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Safaga.

The average prices of our suggested first time trip hotels by star rating:

  • 5-star hotels: $156
  • 4-star hotels: $154


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