We went to this hotel in June. The hotel, on looks and amenities, it was more like a 3 star. it didnt have a minibar, or a tea/ coffee making facilities. the food was the same thing every day, and it was the worst hotel i have stayed in my life. I know this may seem a bit inappropriate, but I want to give a womans view on how egypt was rather than the hotel itself as then it will be a review that applies even if you dont stay at this hotel. I know my review is really long but please read this as I really dont want someone to go to egypt and feel the same way as I did whilst I was there.

Upon the landing at sharm el sheikh airport, the english of everyone there was really bad- even our rep who was there to pick us up, he had to explain a lot of things to us, but most of it we could not understand. Mainly the people at the airport were rude- shouting at you to hurry up when you were paying for your visa to leave sharm etc etc.

Our first day in naama bay, we got the hotel bus and we arrived around 11am and were there to 1:30 pm. The hassle that we received was a lot but not anything compared to how it is later on in the day, maybe only one person trying to hassle you at a time rather than loads, but agressive! Very very agressive! If you declined to go into a shop/ buy something they would follow you ask you why, inist you answer them etc etc.

The taxi ride in to naama bay from the hotel, if you didnt get the timed shuttle buses which were infrequent, we couldn't afford, so we used the Egyptian bus service, which you can catch from the main road about a mile away from the hotel. This is also where you go if you want to catch a normal blue and white taxi which would charge around 60 le for a ride to naama. On the bus that you can catch from the main road, The locals pay nothing if they are only going down the road on the bus but most pay half Egyptian pound to 1 LE. we were often quoted 50 LE, and the cheapest we paid for the bus was 10 LE. The men on the bus made suggestive noises to me and always made sure they had a good look. Getting on and off the bus was a nightmare, their eyes were constantly fixed on my crotch to see if they can see anything.

I cannot put in to words how bad our experience was of this country, but I will try my best. In short, PLEASE DONT GO HERE IF YOU ARE A WOMAN! IF YOU ARE A MAN ONLY GO HERE IF YOU HAVE ENDLESS SUPPLY OF MONEY THAT YOU DONT MIND JUST LITERALLY WASTING AND WATCHING THE LOCALS LAUGH AT YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE A MUG FOR PAYING FOR IT.

The thing that upset me the most as a woman were the Egyptian men. Only Egyptian MEN live in sharm el sheikh. Most are from Cairo that have gone there to work. I cried on 4 occasions because of how the men made me feel. They look at you like you wouldn't believe. They stand and stare and bend down to look up your skirt and come so close to look down your top and if you are sitting down, you can guarantee that men will be crowded around you trying to look up your skirt/ your legs, your arms etc. this was the case in Cairo No matter how conservatively you are dressed, unless of course you are wearing a burkha. In the whole of Egypt and esp sharm, the men make these kissing and click click noises with their mouths as they stare at you as you walk past, which means “hey do you want to have sex” or “slag” or something along those lines. Men often shout things out to women. It is normal for the men not to talk to the woman if she talks to them but just stare at her [---]/body. It happened on quite a few occasions where I went up to the counter and asked for something and they all stared at me. At the airport upon leaving I wanted a sandwich, I repeated myself three times and they didn't move, just all pointed and nudged each other to look at me. My husband finally had to come over and ask on my behalf. When buying something, or asking a question, they always answered my husband or looked at him for money. I arranged a tour with a company did all the talking whilst my husband sat next to me and at the end would not let me sign the tour vouchers and insisted my husband signed it.

We went to a club once whilst we were in Sharm, and that was to a club called Pacha. There were a few locals in there but most worked there. My husband and I both went to the toilet and I came out first and sat on a chair waiting for him. A cleaner came out of the toilet and stood over me with his groin nearly touching my face asking me what my name is etc. I screamed for my husband and he came running out and the cleaner denied doing anything. My husband of course then had to sort him out in the toilets as I was so upset he couldn't just let it go. Needless to say we never went to a club again.

Towards the end of the holiday the men and how they harassed me- even whilst holding my husbands hand, made it not possible for me to leave the resort, I couldn't deal with it, you feel so violated as if you are a piece of meat, and there is nothing you can do, you cant gorge all their eyes out can you? Not when its every single Egyptian men.

We did two tours with a company called Fayed travel. We did one to Abu galam where you can go snorkelling in the blue hole and a safari and a trip to Dahab- please look up the blue hole in Dahab in wikipedia and I think you will see exactly why I am so upset there wa sno warning when they were selling us it, or even at all not even on the day, about how dangerous it was to snorkel or dive there and unless you are an expert you should not go. On the day we saw children from 9 or 10 being taken to snorkel at the blue hole and they were happily selling it to a dad and his 6 year old son at the travel agents. We did one to Cairo also to visit the pyramids, sphinx museum etc etc. lets just say that what you see written down when you are paying for it is not what you actually get when you go on the trip. A lot of things that were written down to be included in the trip the tour guides charged you for and denied they knew it was paid for- even when you showed them the itinerary And they do not follow the itinerary either and take you where they want to take you which is usually to these random factories making papyrus and Egyptian perfumed oils where if you buy something the tour guides get commission. You will see what I mean if after this review you still do go to Egypt and go on a tour.

As we didn't really get to see Cairo when we did the trip, went to Cairo on our own from sharm the following week- we got on a bus. There were woman in Cairo, and you pretty much got the same response from them- stand and stare at the foreign girl not wearing a burkha. I was wearing white cropped trousers and a plain black t shirt but still. Often younger women would make comments to you and stand and laugh if they saw a foreign girl without their heads covered in a scarf. I don't think they like foreigners at all. They just want you money and that's all they want.

Whilst walking in Cairo we got tired and sat on a wall in the shade to rest. I instantly got a crowd of old men around me just staring like they have never seen a woman that's not in a head scarf and a burkha before.

In Cairo, if you do go for a day, be very careful. No one speaks English there hardly, not even taxis and there are no public toilets. We were walking along khan al khalili market and a man was walking past, he was really nice and offered us to show us around khan el khalili market in Cairo We didn't want him, but was grateful to find someone who could speak English- my husband was suspicious right from the start. He was with us for a good hour, would not leave, hinted on quite a few occasions we just wanted to be left alone to do our own thing, but insisted all he wanted to do was help us and at the end give us his business card. When we got firm and said we definitely want to go he begged to give us his business card. We went along to his shop where he became really really aggressive and rude and demanded we buy some of his scented oils. My husband is quite a big man, so we could have left through force, but I did buy something from him in the end as he was so desperate and he started off at 350 LE and finally went down to 100 LE which was something I was willing to pay for the perfume. After him, we had three further men in Cairo doing the same thing, pretending to help and asking if they could give us their business card, of course after the first one we ran away from them as fast as we could to lose them.

Lets just say that Egyptians do not what customer service is. They do not know what it is and so how can they practice it? Not once have I had an apology from an Egyptian, after the lifeguard at the hotel make suggestive comments to me and we complained to the manager, after the food was inedible and after my bikini was ruined by the cleaner, not one apology from anyone, but instead swearing and rude behaviour.

My husband has covered most of the complaints at the hotel. All I can say is, if you want to snorkel and that's all you want to do, this hotel is great, but not if you want to frolic in the water by the beach etc. we wanted a bit of the frolicking on the beach so we went to Naama bay where you can pay- yes pay to just actually step on to the beach. It ranged from 3 to 5 pounds- UK pounds, to go on the beach per person. If you do go all inclusive- what my husband said, the same disgusting no edible food that gives you food poisonging.

My husband has not mentioned it as I think he feels bad as I could not get the bracelet in the end as we were too peed off to carry on looking and just went to have a drink but this is what happened. Unless you are into tat- I mean serious tat, and unless you don't mind being seriously embarrassed buying something for your family friends, you wont find a gift or a souvenir to bring back from sharm. It says that gold and silver is cheap- but it is not, its inflated European prices with a very poor finish. I was looking for a silver bracelet to bring back for my 7 year old sister- I was willing to pay for something nice, but I couldn't find anything! We went to a shop in Naama in the Mina mall I think it was called, which sold jewellery and tacky ornaments. He tried to sell me something which I would be embarrassed giving to a beggar let alone my beloved sister and when we refused to buy, he went away, two men came in and accused my husband of stealing this thing which was something I wouldn't even pick up if I saw in the street l;et alone want to steal. They wouldn't let us out until we paid for it and my husband had to use physical force against the men to get out. Presents for my sister and my dad were bought from the duty free area in the end.

Lastly, expect to pay a lot of money in this country for everything- 2 to three times as much as you would in the UK for small things like coke and food and just over UK prices for everything else.

I suppose what upset me the most is that it was our honeymoon, and we wanted a really special holiday in a 5 star hotel and we spent a lot of money as well as all our holiday left for that year on it, and instead all we got was depression! I know it sounds a bit extreme but the truth is we did. The people made us so on edge all the time that we ended up arguing and fighting with each other the whole time I wouldn't wish my worst enemy the experience we had in Egypt or this hotel. And yeah we really do mean it when we say unless you are over 60 or you want a hotel catered for the rich I mean filthy rich over 60s then don't stay at this hotel- it is lifeless

I cannot believe that there are people that exist in the world as nasty as 99% of the Egyptians we met its harsh but its true. There was one nice shop keeper woman who was nice to us but that was the only person. They pretend to be helping you out and the first chance they get they corner you and demand a tip, even when you don't want or have asked for their help.

My daughter (12)and I booked a late deal to sharm el sheikh.We stayed at the Melia Sinai resort.Its rated as a 5 star hotel but to us it was more of a 4 star.The rooms were roomy and very clean,the amenities all were great except for the "so called" entertainment programme was virtually none existant and when it was ,it was of very poor quality ,you almost felt sorry for them.The staff were great and friendly and nothing was too much trouble.The food was average and varied.The staff at the Dive centre were also very helpful and informative.As this was my first experience at snorkling and diving this was vital to me .The only draw back to this place,was the location.If you needed to go anywhere you had to get a taxi.it was rather remote.So if you are the type of person who enjoys shopping and bargaining then this isnt the place for you.The staff at the health club all very experienced.If you fancy an Egyptian massage ask for a young lady by the name of DOODOO......she was amazing!.for certain will go again and stay at the same hotel.all in all a brill holiday.
Jasmine
UK

This is my first visit to egypt and i will definately be going back. I went with my partner, my daughter and my son. The hotel was brill, the resort was brill, the weather was brill and the trips were great. I cant fault anything.
We were delayed for 12 hours going out but once we were there we had a great time.
We did 3 trips - snorkelling, glass water boat and aqua park.
All three were first class.
The service in the hotel was also first class.
Cant wait to go back.

Well where do I start really??? Just returned from the Melia Sinai Hotel in Sharm El Sheikh after 2 weeks and cannot compliment and sing its praises enough. I travelled with my girlfriend and we didnt want to come home. After years going to Ibiza, Malia and Agia Napa I fancied a nice relaxing holiday and this is exactly what I got. From the moment we arrived at the hotel at 11 in the evening, we was greeted by everyone from the bar staff to the security guards on the main gate. They were all very polite and extremely helpful. I could write pages and pages about how much I enjoyed this hotel but I wont. I've not got enough time really but I would definately recommend this hotel to anyone. Fair enough the bars arent packed solid and lively but a holiday is what you make it. People should be able to make their enjoy entertainment. Myself and my girlfriend were more than happy having a meal in the evening and then just unwinding down by the various bars. All of the bar staff are extremely friendly and humourous. Whilst I was there though, not one member of staff indicated to us that they would like a tip from us, not the cleaners, not the lifeguards, the waiters or bar men - we tipped when we wanted to and even if we didnt we still got the same excellent service and attention. Treat people how you want to be treated I say.

The hotel itself is immaculately clean and the staff are working non stop all day everyday. I didnt see one piece of litter around the hotel at all. As for the food, I'm a really fussy eater but I always managed to get myself enough food at every meal time. Fair enough some foods were repeated now and again but that didnt mean I had to eat them, I just chose something else. There was always something different to eat whether it be a salad, a bowl of pasta or BBQ'd food - I was never left hungry. The restaurant waiter service was excellent from breakfast through to the evening. Some of the staff deserve medals working 14 hours shifts and still walking around with a permanent smile on there faces!!!

We met some really nice people at this hotel who also sung its praises and have returned on more than one occasion.

I shall definately return to this hotel at some point in the future, I was really sad to leave the hotel and that was my only complaint - having to come home when I did!!

It was definately the best holiday I've been on, I would also recommend to anyone a trip to the Pyramids & Sphinx in Cairo. We had a very enjoyable day and one that will not be forgotten!!