We went in half term as 2 adults, should have gone outside of school holidays as hotel was really full, it is a family hotel so screaming kids was expected. Something I would avoid in future.
We caught taxi to hotel to miss chaotic booking in for bus transfers, it wasn't expensive as it's short distance.
Be careful if any taxi or locals ask to exchange money, they offer you small money notes for larger notes and then short change you!
Better to bring US $1 notes for tips, the staff are more likely to serve you quicker.
Some may not agree with tipping but it's the way it is now.
Suitcases taken to room by staff which is nice touch.
Beach towels in room when arrive, don't give them to the cleaners as you won't get new ones until towel hut opens mid morning.
Limited hanging and drawer space, 8 fixed hangers.
Beds on firm side, clean linen, nice pillows, we had good night's sleep every night.
Dated rooms but clean.
Shower is ok, but fixed to wall, I prefer a movable shower head to wash feet etc.
Mini bar had 2 beers and 3 cans soft drinks when we arrived, no spirits in mini bar but you can take drinks back to room from the bar to enjoy on balcony/room.
The mini bar was not topped up until we gave the cleaner a tip, fair play to the cleaner, he followed us to our room everytime he saw us until we gave him a tip.
Wifi, you have to put your email address in at reception before you can use it and then it's only really working while you sat in reception.
We went to local Vodafone shop and bought 70gb sim card for £24 which was more than enough for 2 weeks and I shared my internet with my grandson.
Do NOT use local shop, they wanted $45 for 50gb.
Vodafone shop we had to wait 20 mins but buying was easy.
Use cash (£ or $) for buying of sim card as there are some reviews saying that more money went out of the account that they didnt authorise but if you pay by cash, they can't have any more than you paid. Also you need passport when buying sim card.
Large round pool which is mainly adult, children mainly go wave pool side however, the family side (by wave pool) fills up quickly and lots of families end up over the big pool area, lots of screaming kids which parents do nothing about.
There are drink servers round the pool, but only 2 or 3 which means lengthy delays for drinks and queuing by pool bar can take a while.
The staff all work hard, the life guards clean the pool as well as look after safety of swimmers. No balls in pool!! No acceptions!!
Breakfast - if your expecting full English, then you might be disappointed.
Omelettes are very nice, sausages are hot dog sausages. No bacon, scrammed eggs are soggy and too under cooked for me.
Freshly made pitta breads and lovely so a bit of salad and cheese was very nice.
Continental breakfast was good too.
Lunch can be hit and miss but be open minded and it's nice enough.
Meat balls, chips, rice, freshly cooked fish are good and the chilli con carne is good.
we loved the Lebanese restaurant, no need to book this restaurant.
Asian restaurant was also very nice, green curry chicken was very good, you need to book this restaurant via screen opposite reception which opens at 7am.
Italian was our least favourite but still good.
Packed lunches for trips from hotel.
Don't waste your time getting these or ordering them.
Better off making your own rolls at breakfast and taking these.
Pools - best sunbeds are taken from 6.30ish, by 8am all of sunbeds gone.
we loved the beach area which is less than 10 min stroll, there is a golf cart which will take you a short distance, but its really not far to walk.
There are plenty of lifts so hotel good for prams and wheelchairs with ramps.
Flies, they are round the pools, nothing the hotel can do, it's just Egypt. They are annoying in the morning but when it warms up they tend to disappear.
This hotel is valve for money, personally i would rather pay a little more and have better hotel.