La Vista 3 Ain Sokhna

La Vista 3 Ain Sokhna: a delivered village from a 90 m² chalet to a 400 m² villa

La Vista 3 Ain Sokhna is a Red Sea village by La Vista Developments, about 150 km from Cairo. The village is delivered and lived in, the recorded units run from a 90 m² two-bedroom chalet to a 400 m² five-bedroom villa, the chalets come furnished and the houses fully finished.

La Vista 3 is ready, and the developer releases a few units from time to time; ask what is available on WhatsApp 01270970000.

The advantage is that the village has many types in one place, so you can pick the size that suits you and see it for yourself before paying. Let us look at who each type suits, and how to judge the price you are offered before you sign.

Who is La Vista 3 for?

A couple or a small family

The 90 m² two-bedroom chalet comes furnished; it is the smallest unit in the village, the easiest to maintain, and suits Sokhna weekends all year round.

A mid-sized family

A three-bedroom chalet from 140 to 190 m² with 4 bathrooms, furnished. This is the size that lets most to holiday families.

A large family that spends the summer together

A 340 m² six-bedroom duplex. That is rare in Sokhna villages, and suits parents and married children holidaying in one house.

Someone who wants a villa on the sea

A 400 m² villa with 5 bedrooms and 6 bathrooms, or a 220 m² four-bedroom twin house if it does not have to be standalone.

Chalets in La Vista 3: the unit types and how to choose

• Two-bedroom chalet: 90 m², furnished.
• Three-bedroom chalet: 140 to 190 m², 4 bathrooms, furnished.
• Four-bedroom penthouse: 165 m², fully finished.
• Four-bedroom twin house: 220 m², fully finished.
• Six-bedroom duplex: 340 m², fully finished.
• Five-bedroom villa: 400 m², 6 bathrooms, fully finished.

The simple rule: the number of rooms should match the people who will actually holiday with you, not the biggest gathering of the year. Every extra room means more upkeep, air conditioning and furniture, and higher annual maintenance charges, since these are usually calculated on area. Having this range in one village also lets you start small and move up later without leaving a place you know.

Furnished chalet or finished house?

The chalets are delivered fully furnished, while the penthouse, twin house, duplex and villa are finished only. So when you compare a 190 m² three-bedroom chalet with a 165 m² four-bedroom penthouse, factor in that the penthouse needs furnishing from scratch before you use it. That can change the sums, especially if you will let from the first season.

The penthouse or the large three-bedroom chalet?

The three-bedroom chalet goes up to 190 m², and the four-bedroom penthouse is 165 m². So the chalet is 25 m² larger, and the penthouse has an extra room. If the family is large and needs the room, the penthouse. If you want wider living space and to move in straight away, the furnished chalet. Ask about the floor and the view in both, because that sets their value when you come to sell.

Six-bedroom duplex or five-bedroom villa?

The 340 m² duplex has 6 rooms, and the 400 m² villa has 5 rooms and 6 bathrooms. So the duplex gives more rooms in less space, which suits a large family whose priority is a room for each household. The villa gives full privacy and more generous living space and bathrooms, and suits someone who hosts many guests or wants a standalone home on the sea.

If you will let in Sokhna

Sokhna is close to Cairo, so rental demand is spread across the year's weekends, not just the summer season. The furnished chalet is the easiest: it lets straight away without fitting-out costs. Work out the return on the nights it will actually be let, subtract maintenance, electricity, cleaning and management commission, and compare the net figure with the price you will pay. Large houses fetch a higher nightly rate but get fewer bookings.

A lived-in village: what you gain and what to watch

• You gain: a working beach and services, mature gardens, neighbours already there, and no wait or risk of delay.
• Watch out: the buildings are years old, so find out the state of general maintenance, who manages it and how much it costs a year.
• Furniture: if it is used, check its condition and factor in the cost of renewing it.

A price reference: La Vista's new villages in Sokhna

To know whether the price you are offered is reasonable, compare it with the same developer's new prices in Sokhna:

• La Vista Gardens: about 6 km away, a three-bedroom chalet from 130 m² at 11,700,000 and a 320 m² four-bedroom villa at 40,000,000.
• La Vista Topaz: a 150 m² three-bedroom chalet at 14,200,000 and a 190 m² four-bedroom penthouse at 16,900,000.
• La Vista 6: a three-bedroom chalet from 130 m² at 9,300,000 and a 180 m² four-bedroom twin house at 18,900,000.
• La Vista Ray: a three-bedroom chalet from 130 m² at 11,200,000.

These new units are unfurnished, mostly on instalments, and still being handed over. So a ready, furnished unit in La Vista 3 may be worth a price close to theirs, since you save the furniture and the wait. But if the price is much higher without a clear reason such as the front row, negotiate.

La Vista 3 location in Sokhna

Where is La Vista 3? In Ain Sokhna, on the Cairo–Ain Sokhna road, near the Galala road and the Zafarana road. So you can leave Cairo after work and reach the sea the same day. Around it are well-known villages such as La Serena, Piacera and Boho El Sokhna, about a kilometre and a half away, so the area has services, restaurants and life most of the year, not an empty strip after summer.

See it under location, or browse the other villages on the Ain Sokhna page.

The developer: La Vista

Who developed La Vista 3? La Vista Developments, which has a whole chain of La Vista villages in Sokhna. In New Cairo it has El Patio Oro, and in El Shorouk El Patio Prime. La Vista 3 itself shows its work, because you are looking at a village that has stood for years.

La Vista 3 photos

The gallery and the master plan are at the top of this page. In a village that is already lived in, the photos show what you will actually get, but a visit shows more: go on a weekend in season, see the beach, the pools and how the village is kept, and look at the view from the exact unit you are considering.

Things to know before you buy

• Inspect the unit yourself, and check for damp, the air conditioners, the plumbing and the windows' condition after years of sea salt.
• Make sure maintenance and any remaining instalments are paid.
• Walk down to the beach yourself and check its condition and the walking distance from the unit, because that is what you will live with every day of the holiday.
• Read the pros and cons and the amenities above.

Your next step

Look at the types under available units, and turn to the FAQs for any question.