I wouldnt usually write a review, but there are some pionts people might find useful. We are a young couple, first time in Egypt, we had an okay time, but we wouldnt return, this is a good holiday for families with children...
All inclusive..is not all inclusive, there is a limited menu for all inclusive drinks loacal beer and wine, few cocktails, The Italian and Thai was not all inclusive.. the only real place to eat at night was the buffet which was noisy to dine in, the service was average, for us, 60% of the time we had already eaten our dinner before a drink was given, if the right drink that is and that was all the service you recieved, your not asked if you want another drink, My plate taken before I had even finished, a high turn over of people going in and out..after both suffering very bad bad illness, we much prefered going into Nama bay for evening meal, which was pointless for all inclusive. Luch time you had the option of BBQ, set menu everyday the same...the food in the buffet and BBQ, very repetative and limited apart from deserts...service poor depending who was working, everywere you get the feeling there waiting for you to finish.. signing for evrything became a pain
At the start of our holiday we could get bottled water, we would take these back to the rooms, that stopped. It being so hot it was was good to carry round a bottle, you now have to have a glass. The lobby bar and windsor bar are not all inclusive even for water..
Spiders.. we experienced them alot in our room.. but i think that just comes part and parcel of the holiday.. but these were HUGE..
We were quite close to the road but we didnt find this or the airplanes a bother.. more the screaming kids next door and in the resturants..
All in all the service was a little disapointing for a five start resort, there were a few staff that were happy to help you but limited. we wasnt expecting to be completly waitered on but there were occasions we had to ask a couple of times for one thing never to be recieved, staff would forget and wait on someone else. The pool was a god send and the rooms lovely and clean. The entertainment staff friendly very much kid orientated in the hotel but we had the chance to go out at night..
There is entertainment in the hotel we were there for 10 days, two out of them nights there was entertainment, but you can travel over to the golf resort (sister hotel) or head into Nama bay..
There is a free shuttle bus to the beach and Nama bay, the beach bus runs every 15 mins. .which is good.. Nama bay.. we found the run at random times, we chose to pay for taxi a few times.. they were pretty cheap tho.. especailly if you got the haggle spark.
We had an okay time, but wont be returning to the Royal, or Egypt...
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Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
Probably not
I recommend this hotel for:
Older Travellers, pet owners, Families with Small Children
I do not recommend this hotel for:
Young Singles, An Amazing Honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Families with Teenagers, tourists
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