La Maison Bleue is a distinctive pastel-blue house on the marina and beach at El Gouna on the Red Sea, built as a dock and guest house for the developer Samih Sawiris and designed by the antiques collector Amr Khalil with architect Olivier Sednaoui. It has 13 suites, from Premium to beachfront and super-premium categories, each with unique furniture, painted wall murals by local artists, parquet floors and lofty ceilings, amid a curated collection of art and antiques. Dining is at Le Restaurant, serving European and Egyptian dishes from chef Vincent Guillou, and the experimental Botanica, with bars in a Gallic spirit and produce from the sea, local farms and an on-site greenhouse.
There is a tranquil spa with a Turkish bath, sauna, steam room and hot and cold plunge pools, with movement classes and mindfulness throughout the day, plus a pool and private beach and lagoon access. Cinematic, eclectic and art-filled, it can be hired in its entirety, with its own boat for hire and tuk-tuks. A member of Relais & Chateaux, and displaying a Michelin logo on its site, it suits design and art aficionados, couples and private-buyout groups who want an intimate, characterful boutique house in El Gouna.