Where the pools are in Ain Sokhna
Ain Sokhna sits on the western shore of the Gulf of Suez, the closest stretch of Red Sea coast to Cairo. The town takes its name from the hot sulphur springs that run from Ataqa Mountain. Along the Zafarana road the resorts follow one after another, Porto Sokhna, Telal Sokhna and La Vista among them, and the Al Galala road leaves the Ain Sokhna road for Galala City and Galala University up on the plateau.
Most homes here are chalets and villas, with twin houses and apartments in the bigger resorts. People from Cairo use them right through the year, mostly at weekends, so a Sokhna pool has to be ready at short notice in January as well as in August. Many plots fall toward the sea over rocky ground, and the salt in the air reaches everything near the water.
Villa pools on sloping, sea-facing plots
A villa plot that falls toward the water is where an infinity edge earns its cost, because the water line can meet the sea. The slope also sets the structure. Where the pool reaches out over the low side, the shell needs retaining walls designed to hold back the ground and carry a full pool at the same time. Our structural engineers fix the water level, the edge and the walls together, and the plant room often goes into the slope below the water line, out of sight and away from the spray.
Pools cut into rocky ground
Digging a pool in Sokhna often means breaking rock. Rock changes the method, the machinery and the time excavation takes, so the site visit covers the ground and the access, and the method is written into the programme before you sign. On some plots the better answer is to raise the pool and build the terrace up around it, and the survey shows which.
Chalet pools in the resorts along the Zafarana road
Plenty of chalets come with a small private pool or a plunge pool on the terrace. A small volume of water left alone between weekends swings out of balance fast in the Red Sea sun. A salt or chlorine water treatment system sized to the pool keeps the dosing and the filtration running on a timer, so the water stays safe to swim in from one visit to the next.
Shared pools in the Sokhna resorts
The resorts have shared pools and clubhouse pools that every household in the resort uses. Resort management hears about every day one of those stays shut. We trace a fault to its cause and fix it once, write the readings down on every visit, and book any job that closes the pool into the quieter weeks. Managements contract us directly, on commercial terms.
Hotel pools on the Gulf of Suez
A hotel pool that closes costs bookings and reviews. Work that needs the water drained is planned with your operations team around your occupancy. Every visit's readings are written into your inspection file. The shell, the water and the plant room all sit with one contractor, on commercial terms.
Heated pools for winter weekends in Sokhna
Sokhna is close enough to Cairo that people come down in winter too. Unheated, the water in January is too cold for most swimmers. A heater sized to the pool turns those winter weekends into swimming weekends, and in Sokhna it is the upgrade that matters most.
Planned during the build, the heater, its pipework and its power supply go in with everything else. Added later, it means opening up the plant room and sometimes the terrace, priced after a site visit. The automation brings the water up to temperature on a timer before you arrive, so the pool is warm when you get there.
Built for salt air and a house used at weekends
Salt in the air attacks metal all year, whether the pump is running or not. Every piece of metal at the pool, from the ladder and handrails to the light housings and fixings, is chosen to stand up to salt, and the plant room is placed out of the spray. Waterproofing on the shell is a Sika or BASF Master Builders Solutions system.
Pumps and filters come from Hayward, Pentair or AstralPool, with spare parts sold in Egypt, so a failed seal is a short wait. Schneider Electric automation runs the pump, the dosing, the lights and the heater on a schedule through the days nobody is at the house.
Pool care between your weekends
A maintenance contract built around weekend use covers the water balance, the filter, the plant room and the heater. You agree the visit days with us after the site visit, they go into the contract, and a copy of the readings comes to you after every visit. Anything that needs fixing reaches you in writing first, with its price, and nothing goes on the bill that was not done.
Why people with a place in Ain Sokhna choose us
- Founded in 2001: twenty five years of building and looking after pools in Egypt, from one office in Nasr City.
- Structural, hydraulic and MEP engineering in house, so the rock, the slope, the edge and the plant room are designed by the company that builds them.
- Our own site teams on our payroll, the same people from the survey to the handover.
- The same team on every maintenance visit, with the readings in writing.
- Faults reported to you before they cost money, and you pay only for work that was done.
- A 90-day programme for a standard residential build, written into the quotation.
- Milestone payments, or a deposit and six monthly instalments.
- A written warranty on every pool we build: 25 years on the structure, 10 on the waterproofing, 5 on the electromechanical works.
- We maintain and renovate pools that other contractors built.
Call or WhatsApp +20 102 626 1818 and we will book the site visit.
Sokhna pools another contractor built
We take on pools other companies built on this coast, in whatever state the salt and the years have left them. The first visit covers the water, the shell, the tiles, the pipework, the metalwork, the heater if there is one, and the plant room. Each part gets a written verdict: sound, needs work now, or can wait. From that list we quote the repair, a renovation or a maintenance contract, whichever the pool actually needs.
How a Sokhna pool gets priced
The rock under the plot, the fall of the ground, the access for machinery, the edge you want, the heater and the resort's rules for contractors all move the figure. Every one of those shows only on site, so the price follows the site visit. The visit is free, the consultation is free, and the quote arrives in writing, item by item, with a programme attached. To book the visit, send the location and a few photos through the booking form on our contact page.
People who should call another company
If you want someone at the pool every morning for a daily skim, a company that lives on the coast will suit you better. If you want a figure for a pool on rock before anyone has stood on the plot, we cannot give you one. And if your plot has no fall toward the sea, we will tell you on the site visit that an infinity edge will not pay for itself there, and suggest the pool that will.
Reaching our office from Ain Sokhna
Surveys and visits happen at your pool. Drawings, tiles and equipment can be settled at the office, by appointment.
We are at 15 El-Lewaa Mahmoud Samy Basha, Al Mintaqah as Sādisah, in Nasr City, just off Abbas El-Akkad.
- From Porto Sokhna, Telal Sokhna or La Vista: head back to Cairo on the Cairo-Sokhna Road, come into Nasr City and pick up Abbas El-Akkad.
- From Galala City or Galala University: take the Al Galala road to the Ain Sokhna road, then the Cairo-Sokhna Road into Cairo, and pick up Abbas El-Akkad in Nasr City.
- From Sokhna Port or the hot springs: pick up the Cairo-Sokhna Road, come into Nasr City and head for Abbas El-Akkad.
Ring +20 102 626 1818 when you are close and we will guide you in. Office hours are Saturday to Thursday, 9am to 5pm. Closed Friday.
Frequently asked questions in Ain Sokhna
Do you cover Porto Sokhna, Telal Sokhna and La Vista? Yes. The resorts along the Zafarana road, the town of Ain Sokhna and Galala City are all inside the area we cover. Every project outside Greater Cairo is confirmed after a site visit.
Your office is in Nasr City. How do you keep to the dates you give me? The crews are our own, on our payroll, and the date written into your programme is the date they are at your pool. Materials for each stage reach the site before the stage starts.
Can you build on a rocky, sloping plot? Usually, yes. The survey shows how much rock comes out, where the retaining walls go and where the plant room fits. On a plot facing the sea, the slope is often what makes an infinity edge possible.
Is a heater worth it in Sokhna? For most people here, yes, because the house gets used in winter. Fitted during the build, it goes in with the pipework and the power. Added afterwards, the plant room has to be opened up again.
Can the pool be ready when we come down for the weekend? Yes. The automation runs the filtration, the dosing, the lights and the heater on a schedule, and the maintenance visits keep the filter and the water right between weekends.
Do you work on pools another company built? Yes. The first visit is a full survey, from the water to the metalwork the salt has reached, and the findings come to you on paper.
How much will it cost? That depends on the rock, the slope, the edge and the access, so we price after a free site visit. The quote is free, written, and dated.
Do you also work on the North Coast and further down the Red Sea? Yes. We look after holiday pools on the North Coast, and hotel and resort pools in El Gouna and Hurghada are confirmed after a site visit, the same as Sokhna.
We live in Cairo during the week. Can you look after a pool there too? Yes. Greater Cairo is inside the area we cover, including new rooftop and villa pools in the New Administrative Capital.
Do you give a warranty? On pools we build, yes, in writing: 25 years on the structure, 10 on the waterproofing, 5 on the electromechanical works. On a repair to another company's pool, the term is agreed for that job and written on the quote.
Book the site visit
If you are looking for a swimming pool company Cairo families can rely on for a house by the sea, call or WhatsApp +20 102 626 1818 and tell us where the pool is and what it needs. Or email info@arcgroup-eg.com with the location, and we will set a date for the free site visit.
Al Rowad Constructions & Pool Services, 15 El-Lewaa Mahmoud Samy Basha, Al Mintaqah as Sādisah, Nasr City, Cairo Governorate 10506, Egypt.