Steigenberger has opened its 4.2k sqm Hotel El Lessan in Damietta’s Ras El Bar, the company announced in a statement. The hotel has 153 rooms, including 15 suites, all of which feature a balcony with a view of the Nile and the sea. Egypt is one of Steigenberger’s “most important and strongest growth markets,” said Thomas Willms, CEO of parent company Deutsche Hospitality.