Comments on: The Art of Living in El Gouna (II) http://www.elgounatimes.com/2005/06/01/the-art-of-living-in-el-gouna-ii/ Travel News for Tourists and Residents at El Gouna, Red Sea, Egypt, Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:16:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Penny from England http://www.elgounatimes.com/2005/06/01/the-art-of-living-in-el-gouna-ii/#comment-32 Penny from England Fri, 03 Jun 2005 05:42:34 +0000 http://www.elgounatimes.com/?p=179#comment-32 Hi Hubert Excellent web site and yes I would be more than happy to participate in what small way I can concerning your series the Art of Living in El Gouna I do not quite fit into any of the categories, but hope to one day! I have previously visited as a tourist and loved it. We are considering purchasing a property abroad with a view to renting it out and using it for our own personal holidays. Hopefully in the future we will be in a position to spend even more time there. El Gouna seems to meet all the requirements, ie not too far from England, and decent weather all year round, and from what research I have done, there seems to be a real community spirit there. I have been searching through various websites hoping to find a site like this so I can get some ideas. I seem to have so many questions that need answering and although I have been in touch with the Real Estate Office, I don't like to keep bugging them as its early days for us. However, without the detailed information I need, I feel we won't be able to make any decisions as I am very cautious by nature!! Having said that, we are hoping to spend some time there later in the year to do some local research, but in the meantime I am hoping that I will be able to find out lots of information through this site. Look forward to hearing from you again. Regards Penny <strong> Hi Penny I am in exactly in the same situation: I have been several times in El Gouna as a tourist, rented last april for 3 weeks an appartment in West Golf, and now I am starting with renting an appartment for a period of 1 year, just to get a better feeling and have a look around myself at ease. Important to know is following: existing properties (so ready to move in) are much much more expensive as starting to build from scratch. Differences are as high as 50-70 thousands EURO for the same objects. Another point that is important to watch: view is very important, be sure to choose something where the view will not be distrubed by new buildings after some years, the expansion in El Gouna is still going on, filling in all the empty spots Most important: wind shelter for the terrace, as there are about 150 windy days in El Gouna per year. Anyway, it is very wise to have a look around by yourself and not buying just on paper from a distance. If you come over to El Gouna, try to rent something, talk with other neighbours/owners who have gone through the experience already... the community feeling will make it a lot easier. All the best and hope to meet you some day in El Gouna Hubert</strong> Hi Hubert

Excellent web site and yes I would be more than happy to participate in what small way I can concerning your series the Art of Living in El Gouna

I do not quite fit into any of the categories, but hope to one day!

I have previously visited as a tourist and loved it. We are considering purchasing a property abroad with a view to renting it out and using it for our own personal holidays.

Hopefully in the future we will be in a position to spend even more time there. El Gouna seems to meet all the requirements, ie not too far from England, and decent weather all year round, and from what research I have done, there seems to be a real community spirit there.

I have been searching through various websites hoping to find a site like this so I can get some ideas. I seem to have so many questions that need answering and although I have been in touch with the Real Estate Office, I don’t like to keep bugging them as its early days for us.

However, without the detailed information I need, I feel we won’t be able to make any decisions as I am very cautious by nature!!

Having said that, we are hoping to spend some time there later in the year to do some local research, but in the meantime I am hoping that I will be able to find out lots of information through this site.

Look forward to hearing from you again.
Regards
Penny


Hi Penny

I am in exactly in the same situation: I have been several times in El Gouna as a tourist, rented last april for 3 weeks an appartment in West Golf, and now I am starting with renting an appartment for a period of 1 year, just to get a better feeling and have a look around myself at ease.

Important to know is following: existing properties (so ready to move in) are much much more expensive as starting to build from scratch. Differences are as high as 50-70 thousands EURO for the same objects.

Another point that is important to watch: view is very important, be sure to choose something where the view will not be distrubed by new buildings after some years, the expansion in El Gouna is still going on, filling in all the empty spots

Most important: wind shelter for the terrace, as there are about 150 windy days in El Gouna per year.

Anyway, it is very wise to have a look around by yourself and not buying just on paper from a distance.

If you come over to El Gouna, try to rent something, talk with other neighbours/owners who have gone through the experience already… the community feeling will make it a lot easier.

All the best and hope to meet you some day in El Gouna

Hubert

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