Saunas & cold plunges in Soma Bay & Sahl Hasheesh

Soma Bay and Sahl Hasheesh compete at the top of the Red Sea market, where guests arrive having chosen the property for the spa rather than discovering it afterwards.

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Destination-spa expectations

At this level the suite is a reason to book, which changes the brief from adequate to memorable: stone rather than tile, backlit alabaster rather than a light fitting, a circuit that flows rather than a corridor of doors.

It also changes the documentation. Brand standards mean water testing regimes, recorded temperatures, and a plant room that an auditor can walk into.

Materials that survive the coast

Stone behaves well here; metal does not. So the design leans on limestone, alabaster and microcement, with metal kept to A4 stainless and brass that is expected to patinate. Chrome on this coast looks tired within two seasons.

Every enclosure is sealed and filtered, and every service visit includes the corrosion inspection.

Phasing around a full house

These properties rarely empty. We phase by room, screen everything, and keep the guest circulation route clean — which on a luxury property is half the job.

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