My husband and I stayed at this hotel for 14 nights.
The staff are very helpful and friendly, they always have a smile on their faces.
Downsides to this hotel:
Food- Very poor selection of starters main and desert, but what they do provide is reasonable quality, especially the vegetables. Salads average.
Poolside- badly worn and tatty, many of the guests were covered in bites from sand fleas which inhabit the pool floor area (in green matting ).
Pool bar. Staffed by one member only.(at busy times one would have to wait for a drink) For eight days of our holiday there was no tonic water or cola light.
Main bar- Same problem, no tonic, cola light so bought our own.
Beach bar- same problem no tonic for 10 days and no cola light for 5.
Water- Only available by the glass after 10am and up till 10pm. (bought all own water by gallon from nearby old town)
Main bar closes to all inclusive at this time 10pm.
Rooms- Very clean, however we found a cockroach in bathroom on our first night. Shower diabolical- a trickle for every room apparently. After complaining a replacement came after 5 days, better improvement but due to poor water pressure still slow flowing.
Bed- Hard as a rock, also pillows, the most uncomfortable bed I have slept on in Egypt after many visits to various resorts.
Due to the petty mind ness of management extra charges could be imposed by loss of key to ones room, 100 English pounds, other charges could be applied to damages of sheets pillowcases, loss of towel cards, remote controls etc.
When we left on the 19th April 2012 a new rule came into affect- No drinks or food can be taken outside of the main restaurant which also included your room.
Beach into the sea - you will encounter a sludge type substance on the sea bed which I assume comes from the sewerage pipe running into the bay, also added from all the submarine and glass bottom boats toilets being emptied into the bay which are moored up at this bay near the hotel beach.
Tuesday night is very noisy due to party on beach from 12am till 3am.
Positive points.
Great location away from the mad crowd of Nama bay, don't use taxis use the local service buses for 50p each way. Taxi can run up to £3 each way, normally £2 after bartering.
John on hotel beach hires water sports and also very good for all excursions, less than half price at the hotel.
Hotel is small and friendly, very clean except for pool area.
Staying in this hotel over the Easter break there was only one night with entertainment, although a big plus no silly animation team or repetitive music.
Snorkeling - walk to the left of bay right the way round after the jetty, past the police office box there is some fantastic fish to see both shallow and deep for scuba diving. Amazing.
Old town far more interesting than Nama bay, some great antique shops and only a short walk away. This would be a great hotel if the management got together and created a decent service for their guests, instead of sitting around at night smoking their bubble pipes, putting the world to rights instead of their hotel.
Ackmed (not sure how to spell his name) is a star, he is the beach boy, sorts all bubble pipes for guests at night at the age of 70 + an amazing character.
Once again the you get what you pay for.
This hotel is very difficult to place in a category of excellent, good or poor other than based on your experience staying in different locations in Egypt.
Based on my experience I would rate this hotel as the worst hotel I have stayed in, this is my point of view and not others.
My husband and I stayed at this hotel for 14 nights.
The staff are very helpful and friendly, they always have a smile on their faces.
Downsides to this hotel:
Food- Very poor selection of starters main and desert, but what they do provide is reasonable quality, especially the vegetables. Salads average.
Poolside- badly worn and tatty, many of the guests were covered in bites from sand fleas which inhabit the pool floor area (in green matting ).
Pool bar. Staffed by one member only.(at busy times one would have to wait for a drink) For eight days of our holiday there was no tonic water or cola light.
Main bar- Same problem, no tonic, cola light so bought our own.
Beach bar- same problem no tonic for 10 days and no cola light for 5.
Water- Only available by the glass after 10am and up till 10pm. (bought all own water by gallon from nearby old town)
Main bar closes to all inclusive at this time 10pm.
Rooms- Very clean, however we found a cockroach in bathroom on our first night. Shower diabolical- a trickle for every room apparently. After complaining a replacement came after 5 days, better improvement but due to poor water pressure still slow flowing.
Bed- Hard as a rock, also pillows, the most uncomfortable bed I have slept on in Egypt after many visits to various resorts.
Due to the petty mind ness of management extra charges could be imposed by loss of key to ones room, 100 English pounds, other charges could be applied to damages of sheets pillowcases, loss of towel cards, remote controls etc.
When we left on the 19th April 2012 a new rule came into affect- No drinks or food can be taken outside of the main restaurant which also included your room.
Beach into the sea - you will encounter a sludge type substance on the sea bed which I assume comes from the sewerage pipe running into the bay, also added from all the submarine and glass bottom boats toilets being emptied into the bay which are moored up at this bay near the hotel beach.
Tuesday night is very noisy due to party on beach from 12am till 3am.
Positive points.
Great location away from the mad crowd of Nama bay, don't use taxis use the local service buses for 50p each way. Taxi can run up to £3 each way, normally £2 after bartering.
John on hotel beach hires water sports and also very good for all excursions, less than half price at the hotel.
Hotel is small and friendly, very clean except for pool area.
Staying in this hotel over the Easter break there was only one night with entertainment, although a big plus no silly animation team or repetitive music.
Snorkeling - walk to the left of bay right the way round after the jetty, past the police office box there is some fantastic fish to see both shallow and deep for scuba diving. Amazing.
Old town far more interesting than Nama bay, some great antique shops and only a short walk away. This would be a great hotel if the management got together and created a decent service for their guests, instead of sitting around at night smoking their bubble pipes, putting the world to rights instead of their hotel.
Ackmed (not sure how to spell his name) is a star, he is the beach boy, sorts all bubble pipes for guests at night at the age of 70 + an amazing character.
Once again the you get what you pay for.
This hotel is very difficult to place in a category of excellent, good or poor other than based on your experience staying in different locations in Egypt.
Based on my experience I would rate this hotel as the worst hotel I have stayed in, this is my point of view and not others.
My husband and I stayed at this hotel for 14 nights.
The staff are very helpful and friendly, they always have a smile on their faces.
Downsides to this hotel:
Food- Very poor selection of starters main and desert, but what they do provide is reasonable quality, especially the vegetables. Salads average.
Poolside- badly worn and tatty, many of the guests were covered in bites from sand fleas which inhabit the pool floor area (in green matting ).
Pool bar. Staffed by one member only.(at busy times one would have to wait for a drink) For eight days of our holiday there was no tonic water or cola light.
Main bar- Same problem, no tonic, cola light so bought our own.
Beach bar- same problem no tonic for 10 days and no cola light for 5.
Water- Only available by the glass after 10am and up till 10pm. (bought all own water by gallon from nearby old town)
Main bar closes to all inclusive at this time 10pm.
Rooms- Very clean, however we found a cockroach in bathroom on our first night. Shower diabolical- a trickle for every room apparently. After complaining a replacement came after 5 days, better improvement but due to poor water pressure still slow flowing.
Bed- Hard as a rock, also pillows, the most uncomfortable bed I have slept on in Egypt after many visits to various resorts.
Due to the petty mind ness of management extra charges could be imposed by loss of key to ones room, 100 English pounds, other charges could be applied to damages of sheets pillowcases, loss of towel cards, remote controls etc.
When we left on the 19th April 2012 a new rule came into affect- No drinks or food can be taken outside of the main restaurant which also included your room.
Beach into the sea - you will encounter a sludge type substance on the sea bed which I assume comes from the sewerage pipe running into the bay, also added from all the submarine and glass bottom boats toilets being emptied into the bay which are moored up at this bay near the hotel beach.
Tuesday night is very noisy due to party on beach from 12am till 3am.
Positive points.
Great location away from the mad crowd of Nama bay, don't use taxis use the local service buses for 50p each way. Taxi can run up to £3 each way, normally £2 after bartering.
John on hotel beach hires water sports and also very good for all excursions, less than half price at the hotel.
Hotel is small and friendly, very clean except for pool area.
Staying in this hotel over the Easter break there was only one night with entertainment, although a big plus no silly animation team or repetitive music.
Snorkeling - walk to the left of bay right the way round after the jetty, past the police office box there is some fantastic fish to see both shallow and deep for scuba diving. Amazing.
Old town far more interesting than Nama bay, some great antique shops and only a short walk away. This would be a great hotel if the management got together and created a decent service for their guests, instead of sitting around at night smoking their bubble pipes, putting the world to rights instead of their hotel.
Ackmed (not sure how to spell his name) is a star, he is the beach boy, sorts all bubble pipes for guests at night at the age of 70 + an amazing character.
Once again the you get what you pay for.
This hotel is very difficult to place in a category of excellent, good or poor other than based on your experience staying in different locations in Egypt.
Based on my experience I would rate this hotel as the worst hotel I have stayed in, this is my point of view and not others.
