Casa Cook El Gouna adds 29 swim-up suites, holds a weekend on 13 and 14 November

Casa Cook El Gouna, the adults-only hotel on the Red Sea, has finished a round of changes and is marking them with a two-day weekend on 13 and 14 November: a beach party on the Friday and a wellness day on the Saturday. CairoScene reported the news on 7 November.

The biggest change is in the rooms. The hotel has added 29 Deluxe Junior Swim-Up Suites, which brings its total to 129, CairoScene said. On the hotel's own website the swim-up suites are 42 square metres, sleep two and open straight onto a shared pool, with a garden view. The hotel has also reworked its public spaces, refreshed its restaurants and bars, and introduced Wallet Key technology.

CairoScene also reported that the hotel has earned a MICHELIN Key, the distinction the Michelin Guide gives to hotels. Casa Cook El Gouna belongs to the Casa Cook group of hotels and sits in El Gouna, the resort town north of Hurghada. Its restaurant, The Kitchen Club, serves Middle Eastern and Mediterranean food, and there is a bar by the beach.

The weekend starts on Friday 13 November with a beachfront BOHO celebration headlined by Camilo Franco. Swedish musician and vocalist Olivia Pauline, We' Am and Egyptian musician and DJ Neshow are also on the line-up. Saturday 14 November is a daytime wellness programme: colouring workshops with Santra, a chakra alignment session, sunset yoga, a soundbath led by Olivia Pauline and a closing cacao ceremony.

Prices for the weekend and for the new suites have not been announced, and the report does not say whether the two events are open to people who are not staying at the hotel or what time each one starts. The hotel is for adults only, so this is not a weekend for children. Rooms are booked through the Casa Cook website, casacook.com, where the swim-up suites are listed in king and twin versions. If you are planning the trip from Cairo for that weekend, check room availability and the event timings with the hotel before you travel.