The hotel is at some 38 km from Marsa Alam International Airport, while the city center is 65 km away, a drive of 45 minutes. Hurghada city and Luxor city center are at a distance of 250 km from the hotel. Nearby places of attraction are the Abu Dabbab bay famous as a snorkeling site, the Elphinstone Reef and Samadai Dolphin Reef for scuba diving.

The hotel consists of 95 guest rooms situated in the main building around a courtyard, some of the rooms are interconnected. The rooms are spacious and have rattan furniture with ethnic decoration with a balcony affording spectacular view of the dunes and equipped with: air-condition, direct dial telephone, cable satellite TV, bathroom with hair dryers, safe deposit box, mini-bar and 24 hours room service.

The hotel offers a number of dining facilities:

• Arabbiata Restaurant – the main restaurant offering famous Italian cuisine.
• Ciao Marsa Restaurant – serving cocktails and Californian cuisine.
• The Patio Bar – serving drinks in the main courtyard.
• The Pool Bar – overlooking the desert and the pool, serves refreshments.
• On the Rocks – serves sea food in a remarkable location and surrounded by 2 bays.
• Planet Bedouin – a Bedouin tent on the beach offering oriental drinks and shisha.
• Mine Pub & Discotheque – offering musical and dancing entertainment.

The Amaraya hotel offers to the guests diverse recreational facilities: a private beach with sun beds and umbrellas, a coral reef suitable for snorkeling and diving, a diving and water sports center on the beach, a heated swimming pool, darts, aerobics, table tennis, pool table, volley ball, beach ball, an energetic animation team that provides day and night entertainment, two tennis courts, mini beach football, horse riding area on the beach, a health club nearby offering sauna, gym and massage treatments. Also available is a kids' club with indoor and outdoor playground, playroom with different games and toys.

Other amenities: 24 hour front desk, multilingual staff, currency exchange, travel desk, hair dresser, car rental desk , beauty salon, medical services, boutiques, business center , conference and meeting facilities.