San Stefano Grand Plaza
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San Stefano Grand Plaza (Arabic:سان ستفانو جراند بلازا) is a structural complex including a Four Seasons hotel, apartments, offices, a shopping mall and a marina in Alexandria, Egypt. Being 35 floors high, it is one of the tallest buildings in the city. It was opened in 2006.
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[edit] Size and Location
It is located about 9 km from midtown of Alexandria, in San Stefano neighborhood (an area which is considered one of the most luxurious in the city). The San Stefano project covers a total aread of 30,000 m2, with a 170-meter seafront. The complex also has very accessible connections: it's only 3 kilometers away from Sidi Gaber train station- Alexandria's main train hub, 5 km from the Alexandria airport and 10 km from the city's entrance.
[edit] Apartments
The apartment complex, consisting of eleven towers (each with 3 elevators), apartments which vary greatly in size; they begin with an area of about 131 m2 and go up to 1,271 m2 (on the second to twenty-ninth floor). To ensure the safety of its residents, all entrances are covered with 24-hour audio/visual survallience cameras that are, in turn, linked to the main control room. Each apartment has a private entrance and is insulated to block all outside noise. Futhermore, each apartment tower has a private swimming pool.
[edit] Four Seasons Hotel
The 5-star Four Seasons Hotel is the 4th Four Seasons hotel in Egypt and the first in Alexandria. With 127 guest rooms, the Four Seasons is the considered the largest and most luxirious hotel within the main Alexandria area. Each room houses a private balcony, most of which have views of Mediterranean. The rooms and suites, designed by Pierre Yves Rochon, are classically chic but also contain traditional Egyptian accents and spacious Roman-style marble bathrooms. The rooms vary size but all contain living and working areas with two single beds or one queen bed.
[edit] The Private Beach and Marina
Stretching over 750 meters of Mediterranean seashore, the San Stefana Marina and private beach is a generous space allocated for sports and recreational purposes. The beach includes a marina for boats, a breakwater below sea level, cabins, restaurants and a casino. The beach is also connected to the main buildings of the Grand Plaza via an underground padestrial tunnel.
[edit] Offices
The San Stefano executive offices and conference suites have total area of 10,000 m2 distributed over three floors.
[edit] Shopping Mall
The San Stefano mall houses about 180 retail outlets, a supermarket, and a 10-screen movie theater complex.
