Had to upgrade to a suite because although the rooms are large they did not seem to have a bath which for me is a must whatever the weather! The suite opened up onto the beach area but the fairly large veranda was shaded so it was very dark throughout the day. Even in daylight you would have to keep all the lights on to see anything! What is with the bed!!! HEAVENLY this bed was not!!!! It was so quiet here that instead of feeling relaxed you began to feel restless and bored. The marina is simply the most soulless place ever!!! The people who live here come to work here or they are the dreaded expats who seem to think they are an authority on everything that is Egyptian. The hotel is sprawling but lacks the personal touch.

My partner and I spent a week at the Sheraton to relax and unwind. It was absolutely what we expected, and even more. First, we were lodged in our own house facing a quiet lagoon, that was very private. The food was excellent (good choice of restaurants) and the buffet breakfast was top-notch with a good variety for the health fanatics to the sweet tooth. The Sheraton also had its own onsite watersports (diving, windsurfing, canoeing, etc.), all of which we tried. Especially recommend Romario as the windsurfing instructor -- great guy. Also, went golfing at the Steigenberger which had good facilities and well-kept grounds.

Spent most of our days in the Sheraton complex (i.e. by the beach, the pool, doing water sports). In the evenings, we took a frequent shuttle to the Downtown area and the Marina for dinners. Highly recommended restaurant is the Oriental Grill in Downtown. We also tried Bleu Blue at the Marina, which was okay (expected better based on other recommendations).

Generally found El Gouna to be a very quiet, civil place to relax -- not crowded compared to, say, Hurghada and Sharm -- and would most definitely return. Only "downside" for those looking for more action is that nightlife is quite lame -- but that shouldn't matter if you only want to get some sun and relax for a week.

Also, before booking the holiday, our choice was between Movenpick and the Sheraton. All doubts were put to rest once we arrived. Sheraton was, by many measures, the superior choice. It had much prettier landscape with an abundance of flowers and well-maintained gardens, very well laid out grounds, where it was not uncommon to walk without always bumping into other hotel guests. After a dinner visit to Movenpick, we found that the staff at Sheraton were much more friendly and knowledgable, and spoke better English, on the whole.

Lastly, as a gay female couple, we had no problems at all. Sheraton staff, and El Gouna people in general, were extremely respectable and friendly. If you're thinking about a week of sun and maybe water-sports, we would not hesitate to give our highest recommendations to El Gouna and certainly to stay at the Sheraton.

we just spend a wonderful week in this hotel.
we went for the relax formula : just lay back and enjoy the sunny surroundings. for this kind of holiday , the Sheraton Miramar is just the ticket...
The hotel has a beautiful setting, with all facilities set in a beautiful garden surrounded by a lagoon.The rooms are clean , well kept and ours had a great seaside terrace ; ask for the rooms 2200 up to 3300 ; quiet and next to the beach !
the buffet-restaurant has a very good kitchen for breakfast and diner : we tried the nextdoor Mövenpick with the dine-around formula but the Sheraton was better. the whole place has a comfy feel about it and provides all you need.
little downpoint was the limited poolfacility in the high-season ; be sure to get the towels on your chairs early enough. (there is beach facility all around the lagoon and seaside anyway..)
all said : this is a wonderful place for the money and highly recommended !

Returned from this hotel earlier this week, read all of the reviews here before I went and found them very helpful.

The location of the hotel is fantastic, away from everything to think you're in a world of your own, yet close enought to have only a few minute bus/tok tok ride into downtown or the marina.

The actual hotel was lovely, very big which was perfect for a stroll when I wanted some time to myself!! When walking around the grounds you rarely bumped into anyone which is impressive for a 350 something roomed hotel!, however it was clear that the hotel was busy when trying to find a spot at the pool after 9.30 am!

The rooms were to a good standard, probably 4 star rather than 5, but still very nice. The shower was nice and big with plenty of hot water which is impressive. The beds are rock solid and I had a rather sleepless first night but once you have adapted theyre comfortable enough. Our balcony overlooked the inlet where people practiced waterskiing and we had views across to the marina. If having an early night you can be entertained by the sound of a resident singer from somewhere in the marina who serenaded us til 10pm!!!!.

The grounds were beautiful, incredible variety of flowers, and very colourful considering the heat and environment. The gardeners seemes to work from dusk til dawn.

The staff were fantastic, all very friendly and couldnt do more to help. Our pool boy in particular was just fantastic, always smiling and nothing was too much trouble.

The hotel was very clean, the only slight let down may have been the pool, it was clean but I have seen cleaner in egypt.....but in the Sheratons defense the wind blows so many flowers and leaves into the pool throughout the day theyd have to be cleaning it constantly.

The breakfast was great, huge variety, and rather spoilt for choice! the frsh juice was a real treat every morning.
We ate at the Mirimar Buffet on our first night, £12.50 all you could eat plus drinks, not bad, but you need to be adventurous with your food to get the most out of it.
We also ate at the pool restaurant at lunchtime, again lovely food but a little pricey for egypt I felt.

The restaurants in the Marina are lovely, one called maritime was great (esp. the sea bass), and the Hutt which is on the beach at the end of the marina (a struggle to find) was spectacular. In downtown I can strongly recommend Hedra ( the shrimps in particular), and Dunes.

We went snorkelling with TGI dive in the hotel, was a nice trip and good value for money.
Also went to Mahmya Island for the day with tour company, I went abour 4 or 5 years ago and I have to say this time it was rather overcrowded which over rode some of its beauty of being a secluded getaway. We were treated on the way back to the mainland by a show from the dolphins which was lovely, my fourth trip to egypt and finally seen them in the wild doing their own thing.

Weather was fab, slightly windy on a few days but it took the strength of the heat off, and one overcast day which made it incredibly humid.

Overall a lovely holiday, would recommend the miramar to everyone, perfect for families, couples, young and old