We returned a couple of days ago from Amar Sina and have to say it is one of the best holidays ever. The hotel was a visual delight (albeit a little in need of some TLC here and there). The rooms were roomy and with all you need. The room service was unbelieveable; towels folded in swans, hearts or flowers every day and on our last day were scattered with petals also! The 'zoo' is a nice idea, but I would give it a miss really. The masseur and beautician attached to the hotel are excellent (best massage and manicure ever) and very cheap when compared with UK prices.

The food was good with a reasonable choice at each buffet style meal; a particular favourite with us was the soups, they were just so tasty and light! The special nights were very good value with the entertainment - I am still bewitched by the 'tanura'. I had a birthday there and had the Egyptian treatment - fantastic, never had such a fuss since I was a kid!!

But what really made the holiday was the staff: the staff on reception were so helpful, the bar staff and waiters were so lovely and kept us entertained for hours, the chefs quickly knew what you would like and Abdo, the pool guy, was a real treat. Every single one had a great sense of humour and their main aim was that we enjoyed our holiday, which we did immensely and were so sorry to go!

So thank you Mahmoud, Abdo, Sam, DJ Mohammed (in da house), the other Mohammeds, Waleed, Mr Joe and everyone else.

We miss you and will see you next year.

Highly recommended by Heather, Jane, Joe and Becky X

My partner and I stayed for one week at the Amar Sina. We have stayed in all manor of hotels from a beach hut in Goa to luxury 5 star so are able to grade this hotel pretty fairly.

If you are looking for a plush stay then this is certainly not it, however if you are wanting a week a way in the sun in more 'traditional' surroundings then you will be fine. The style of this hotel could be described as 'hippy chic', yes there is paint flaking here and there but to be honest it all adds to the character.

The food is not great but it is edible, and the staff are very helpful and polite.

The beach leaves a little to be desired, a free shutlle service will take you and collect from the area, but then beach is tiny crammed with sunbeds on rocks - yes the snorkelling is great once you get passed the dead coral and people mindlessly treading all over it, but I would probably try and find another beach to go to.

All in all a good value for money stay - don't go expecting the earth; I would recommend this for couples and families with older children.

we have just returned from a weeks stay at amar sina and all in all had a really good time.
the hotel has some good points and bad points,but the hotels shortcomings are made up for by the excellent staff.

rooms.. very basic and in real need of a bit of t.l.c,
bed is a foam mattress rather than a real sprung one.
the shower is ok but you may have to move about a bit
to get wet.

staff.. some great staff there although on the last day some of
them were far to pushy and asked for tips.
sam the shave and water pipe guy is great fun and
will get you anything you want.. for a price!
abdul the pool guy is like a new puppy, fun at first with
all the attention but gets a little annoying after a while
but he will save you a decent sunbed.. for a price!
the rest of the staff were all really friendly and made a
huge effort for my birthday.

food.. nothing fantastic but nothing terrible either. just average.

pool.. not heated, but once your in past your bits its quite
comfortable.

getting about.. use the hotel cars whenever you can, they will
pick you up after a night out at a set time or give them
a call and they will pick you up. they will still try to
rip you off but nowhere near as much as the normal
taxi drivers.

overall not a bad place, i personally would not go back there again but that should not put you off going yourself

Stayed here for 2 nights, 1 of them being New Year's Eve. We paid a very low price for this and were bed and breakfast board. We were pleasantly surprised that the New Year's Eve gala dinner was included in our stay - a good bargain overall. The domed rooms (we were on a top floor) were nice. The food, however, was dreadful and caused us longer term problems. My wife and I both suffered food poisoning here and it took me 40 days to shake it off (I kid you not)! My wife needed just a week. Upon leaving, the front desk tried his luck by giving us a ridiculous taxi price so we went outside and immediately got one for less than half his price. The reviewer below this mentioned a similar thing - staff attempting to rip guests off. We were then chased by a different reception staff member who insisted we hadn't paid for some mineral water which we hadn't drunk. I refused to pay and he begrudgingly accepted it. I wonder if I'd taken the taxi they offered whether or not this would have happened. A nice enough place at a good price spoiled by the dismal, dangerous food and staff's best efforts to rip you off.