The villa sits in the West Golf area, which is pleasant and along an artificial lagoon. There is nothing there so you need to get a toc toc if you want shops, restaurants, bars etc - these are Egypt£10 (approx GB£1) per person per journey anywhere in El Gouna so an easy option. The Villa itself is nice but needs some tlc and in particular, proper cleaning, which is annoying after being hit with a hidden Euro50 cleaning charge, apparently hidden in the T&C's but not mentioned in the main booking - in Egypt that is well in excess of 10 hours of cleaners wages and the cleaners didn't come at all during the week, so it is basically a hidden admin fee. The bath was grubby, there were food deposits around the kitchen in the corners, the patio around the pool was covered in a layer of dry mud, the bbq grills were left covered in food and the stonework was damaged, the outside sink leaked, the cooker hob and cooker extractor were grubby, one of the sheets was stained. It is a shame, as a little work and a good clean could return this villa to its former luxurious self. On the plus side, the kitchen is extremely well equipped, the pool is a good size and was cleaned thoroughly on our first morning, the patio area is pleasant to sit in and has trees and shade, the vaulted ceilings are nice to look at and the upstairs patio provides a secure place to dry your dive kit. El Gouna is a pleasant artificial town with two lovely marinas and is a good base option for diving, away from the hassle of Hurghada. Snorkelling in El Gouna is not the best though - you have to pay to get on the beach and the vis was poor, although the variety of fish was good - it was better South of Hurghada where we stayed last year. Overall we enjoyed our stay and I'd recommend the West Golf Villas. Hopefully the owners will do some basic refurb and insist on better cleaning from the management company going forwards.