Bitash By Egyptian standards Bitash has a fairly liberal atmosphere, with
the odd bikini to be seen on the semi-private Fardous Beach, reached by turning
left by the telephone office on Sharia Bitash and carrying on to the end of Sharia
Hanafiyya.
The best places to stay are the beach-front Agami Palace (tel
433-0230, fax 430-9364; ?E65-100 / US$20-35) and Summer Moon (tel 433-0367; ?E100-150
/ US$35-50) hotels, which have pools, discos and other amenities; their rates
include breakfast.
There are two other discos nearby, at Felfela (which
also has a swimming pool and billiard room), and the expensive open-air French
restaurant, Michael's. Places to eat proliferate along Sharia Bitash. Abu
Hussein and Mu'min are cheap and cheerful sandwich bars; Gino's does tasty pizzas
and pasta; while Saber serves up sugary desserts. A right turn at the end
of the street will bring you to La Poire on Sharia Shahr al-Asal, offering excellent
shawarmas and chicken sandwiches, next to which are Pizza Hut, Kentucky Fried
Chicken and Baskin-Robbins. |