in Hurghada, Egypt
Movenpick Waterpark Resort & Spa Soma Bay
Updated 1 July 2026
- Baby
- Toddler
- Kid
- Teen
Soma Bay is the calm, grown-up end of this coast and this resort is its most family-capable address. The Splash Mania water park is zoned by age, with a toddler area for two to six, a middle zone for six to twelve and eight bigger slides reserved for over-twelves, so nobody spends the week queuing behind someone twice their size. The sand starts thirty metres from the rooms and runs three hundred metres along the bay. The price is the transfer: around forty minutes from Hurghada airport, and there is nothing outside the gate.
Our verdict
The calm, well-designed choice for families who want slides without the shouting, and the best option here if you are travelling with both a toddler and a teenager.
The rooms
Low-rise Nubian-style buildings, no block over two storeys, with calm sand-toned rooms and terraces that open onto gardens. Family rooms connect two doubles, and the ground-floor garden rooms are the ones to ask for with small children: you step straight out, no lifts, no corridors.
At a glance
- Water park
- Splash Mania, three age zones
- Beach
- Private sand 30 m away, 300 m long
- Mini club
- Ages 5 to 12, included
- Transfer
- About 40 min from Hurghada airport
How the KidProof Score works
Every hotel is rated on eight things families actually care about, then weighted by how much each one drives your choice. Room setup counts the most. The little touches break the ties.
Sleeps how many? Connecting rooms, family suites, a real extra bed?
Clean travel cot, high chair, bottle warmer, changing table, kit to borrow.
Shallow pool or paddling area, playground, kids club (free or paid).
Quick breakfast, kids menus, allergy options, snacks on hand.
Secured windows, protected corners, watched pool, well kept grounds.
Laundry, in-room fridge, stroller access, parking, reliable Wi-Fi.
Close to family attractions, easy transport, park tickets or access.
Welcome gift for the child, staff who talk to kids, themed rooms.
Why families love it
- Splash Mania water park zoned by age, 2 to 6, 6 to 12 and over 12
- Private sandy beach 30 m from the rooms, 300 m of shoreline
- Heated children's pool in winter
- Mini club for ages 5 to 12, included
🗓️A day here with kids
- 8:30
Breakfast in the garden restaurant
Ground-floor rooms mean you arrive without a lift battle.
- 10:00
Water park opens
Split up: one adult per age zone works better than herding.
- 14:00
Beach and shade
Thirty metres from the room, so naps are actually possible.
- 19:00
Dinner, then early night
Evenings here are calm, which is either the appeal or the drawback.
Family things to do nearby
Splash Mania by age zone
Open daily from ten until sunset, with separate zones so a five-year-old and a fourteen-year-old both get a real park.
Watersports on the bay
Soma Bay is a famous flat-water spot, so a first windsurf or kite lesson here is unusually forgiving for teens.
Low-tide shell hunt
When the water pulls back you can walk out on hard sand for ages, which turns a frustrating tide into the best hour of the day.
Is it right for your kids?
Baby
0 to 1 yr
Ground-floor garden rooms, free cots and a beach thirty metres away make this one of the easiest here with a baby.
Toddler
1 to 3 yrs
The 2 to 6 water zone and the endlessly shallow bay are made for this age, though the mini club will not take them yet.
Kid
4 to 11 yrs
Their own middle slide zone plus the mini club from five. Solid without being the biggest park on the coast.
Teen
12 yrs and up
Eight slides reserved for over-twelves and world-class flat water for windsurfing and kiting. Rare to find both.
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Parents also ask
How long is the transfer from Hurghada airport?
About 40 minutes by road. It is the longest transfer of the hotels on this page, so if you land late with small children factor that in before booking.
Is the sea too shallow to swim?
At low tide you walk out a long way before it deepens. That is perfect for toddlers, less so for confident swimmers, who tend to use the pools instead.
Can we leave the resort in the evening?
Not on foot. Soma Bay is a private bay with only its own hotels, so an evening out means a taxi to Safaga or Hurghada. Most families simply stay in.
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