Sheikh Salem House, Dahab, Egypte

Stay right on the beach in the house of a real Bedouin Sheikh in Dahab, who wants you to come and make yourself at home. Sheikh Salem House is set on a lovely sandy beach on the edge of town. The guest house offers amazing views of the Red Sea, Saudi Arabia and the Mountains of Sinai and a chance to get to know the amazing Bedouin culture of this unique land.

Our beach house offers accommodation for all budgets including suites with private bathroom, budget camp style rooms and holiday rentals.

Our Beach Guest House is a budget boutique style hotel in a magnificent setting. This is a private house managed by a Bedouin Team, along with an English Woman and has amazing views of Saudi Arabia, the Red Sea and the Mountains of Sinai.

Accommodation:

Our guest accommodation is unique and features en suite rooms with air conditioning, satellite TV, private patio, and modern wet room bathrooms.

Our budget rooms offer private, clean and spacious accommodation with fan and shared bathroom.

Extra large three bedroom apartment is an excellent option for budget groups of travelers. The Apartment has two sea view bedrooms and one Mountain View, rooms have fans, large reception, kitchen and bathroom.

We also offer a Three Bedroom Villa, all rooms have air conditioning, large private garden, reception, fully equipped.

All our guests have full use of the private sandy beach with internet, we have a relaxed and friendly environment that is perfect for groups, couples or single travelers.

Eco Friendly:

Since 2006 we have been promoting sustainable tourism and we are recycling most of our waste and doing our bit to save the environment.

Groups:

We welcome group bookings, we can accommodate groups of up to 40 people. Special services for groups including events, parties (on site or in number of amazing desert locations) and excursions.

Local Culture:

We are a Bedouin owned and managed guest house and we promote Bedouin Culture and Handicrafts in Dahab. The house is owned by the family of a real Bedouin Sheikh and we work with his family to ensure all our guests have a relaxing and enjoyable stay and learn about Bedouin life.

Every Friday afternoon we are home to the Dahab Community Market, which features locally produced foods, handicrafts, herbs and more. Great for shopping and for meeting Dahab's locals.

We hold live Bedouin Music events at our Guest House and we have been highly recommended in The Frommers Guide to Egypt 2008.

All our rooms are unique and we have different price bands.

One our ground floor are our suites with ensuite bathroom, air conditioning, satelite tv, terrace and fresh water for showers. Some have beautiful sea views and some have garden and mountain views.

On our first floor are our budget rooms and our apartment for families and groups. Our budget rooms are spacious and clean and have fans, shared bathroom with fresh water.

The building is set right on the beach close to the Eel Garden Dive & Snorkel site in Assalah, Dahab. It is in a beautiful location, ideal for relaxation or desert adventures.

Sharm El Shiekh is the closest airport and we can organise a taxi transfer from the Airport to the Guest House for 210 egyptian pounds.

Dahab has its own bus station with buses arriving regularly from Sharm El Sheikh, Cairo, Taba and Nuwebia. Buses are around 20le, from Sharm El Sheikh to Dahab. The bus station in both towns is not close to the airport or the town centre so additional taxi's are required to reach these areas. From Dahab bus station to our guest house a taxi is 10 egyptian pounds. From Sharm El Sheikh Airport to the Sharm El Sheikh bus station a taxi is about 40le.

We are able to organize transportation for our guests from anywhere in Sinai, contact us for detailed information or quotation for your journey.

Once in Dahab we are at the northern end of the beach promenade 5 minutes walk from Dahabs lighthouse area, less than one minute walk heading north from the Eel Garden Dive Site entry point.