SHARM SOL Y MAR SHARMING INN, "VERY DISSAPOINTED".
DATE: 22/05/2008
REVIEWER: LORRAINE & PAUL
Recently returned from sol y mar sharming inn & it was very dissapointing. Hotel surroundings ok, but could very easy fall over as crazy pave isnt good. Some broken stones around hotel grounds & is not swept away. Very badly lit up on a night, which it makes it difficult to see where the steps start & end. Very quiet at the fountain bar but three very large steps to get up at other bar near main pool. staff at freindly but can be too friendly when paul wasnt around & waiters would ask if i would meet up with them or chat me up. CHEEK EH!. Food is horrible!, very bland & repetative. Both had trotts & couldnt go far for three days from hotel. Ate out rest of week. Glad didnt go for two weeks. Heard all food in all hotels is the same. Dont leave your key in room & lock door between 12-3 as there is only one man who can open it & this is pray time. Bad news for the dreaded trots. Hotel needs to get entertainment. Boreing on a night. It as a theatre but nothing was on there. Shame. Totaly put me off Sharm as food all the same & not alot to do.

Just returned from a week all inclusive at this hotel. The hotel is inbetween Naama Bay and Old Sharm, so you do need to get taxi's to places, to get around. Hotel rooms do need updating and the bathrooms are not of a great standard, but for £325 per person for a week, we can't complain! The hotel food is a bit bland and repetitive, we ate out at restaurants most nights. The pool area is nice and they provide towels for sunbathing, which is good. We used the taxi firm at the hotel to get around, he sits at the desk near the 'Lobby bar', just give him a time and he will take you and pick you up from anywhere and he doesn't try and rip you off like other taxi drivers do, his prices are cheap. Naama Bay is buzzing with nightlife and has some good restaurants. 'Old Sharm' has a nice seafood restaurant where all the locals eat, the taxi driver from the hotel will show you where it is and its reasonably priced, he recommended it to us. On the hole had a great holiday, we would return to this hotel if we got it at a cheap rate again! xx

i just arrived and cann`t wait to back again, that realy was a great vacation there in sol y mar, great staff,excellent cheif (food was amazing) care is great too, realy every thing was more than i could expect it. i will give it 5 stars for evry thing,cann`t wait to back again . THANX SOL Y MAR

All the reviews I have read on here have been accurate. The hotel is fine, bathrooms a bit basic, staff very helpful and friendly, good location, worked out a lot cheaper than other hotels.

Go to this part of Egypt and expect glorious sunshine, clear water, and lots of places to see.

We didn't do the excursions on this trip but I have done the trip to Cairo in the past and the long coach journey is definitely worth it.