Me and my partner both loved staying at this hotel, we went for two weeks and were absolutely gutted when we had to go.

Rooms were nice and cleaned daily. Our air con broke one night but that was fixed really quickly and no other problems. Huge beds and lovely balcony. If you want a shower though its best to leave the pool/beach early and have it then as it can be a bit of a trickle at busy times (i.e before dinner)

Food was lovely, chefs were always so friendly and kind. Admitted it did get a bit 'samey' in the second week but their are plenty of places outside the hotel that serve food at reasonable prices if you fancy a change. Me and my partner did get a slightly bad tummy but nothing serious. The pool bar was the best and Abrahim that worked their really made our holiday, he was cheerful, charming and incredibly funny. Drinks were nice, dont bother buying the 25LE cocktails though, theres barely any alcohol in them!! Reception staff were incredibly polite and would do anything to assist you, a lot of English staff could pick up a few tips from those guys!!

Book your trips down at Aaron waves on the beach (ask for 'Sam' or Sayid), if you fancy snorkelling/scuba diving go to the next hut 'Nabq Waves' and speak to Mohammed Ali-what a legend!!

Only two drawbacks to this holiday, neither the hotels fault. 1. The other guests, just because your on holiday, please dont leave your manners at home, especially the Russian guests were pushy and rude and a lot of parents (British as well) seemed to leave their kids un attended all day to run amok. 2. The shopkeepers, the ones in the hotel were annoying (Come in my shop, why wont you come in my shop? You promised you would come in my shop?) However they were not a patch on the shopkeepers outside the hotel, they will try to rip you off and pretty much pull any trick in the book to get your money out of you, remember this mantra and you should be ok 'THEY ONLY WANT TO BE YOUR FRIEND TO GET YOUR MONEY!!!!', at one point I went back to the hotel in tears as was just fed up to the back teeth of pushy behaviour.

Overall, it was a fantastic holiday, for the price we got it for we were amazed. I'd definatly go back to this hotel and to Sharm El Sheikh but maybe be a bit more wise this time.

Not my first time to egypt,but my first stay at the oriental........
Short transfer time from the airport,which is always a bonus.
Reception is bright,clean and airey.Reception staff are very efficient and friendly.
We had rooms 317 and 319....both had a sea view.The rooms are large,bright,very clean,with large modern bathroom.Over the bath shower.
Kettle and tea and coffee were provided,as was a fridge and water.
The main dining room is spacious and very clean,with attentive,friendly staff.
Breakfast was the usual fare.....lots of choice.
Lunch apparently was varied and the soup was good(i didn't eat lunch at the main dining room).
Dinner,the pasta station is very good,cooked to order,the guy there is very smiley and friendly.Lots of choice again,something to suit all tastes.
The main pool is well maintained and busy,with day time activities.There is a bar serving drinks throughout the day.
A smaller pool is nearer to the beach,again the bar there is an all dayer.
Beautiful,immaculate gardens lead down to the beach.
Lovely stretch of sand and shallow water .....many sunbeds and thatched parasols.
You get given a towel card for towels...no need to pack beach towels.Theirs are clean and soft.
The supermarket on the beach stocks mostly everything,but is very expensive.Just outside the hotel gates and to the right is a large,cool supermarket.Stocks everything,is cheap and you don't get hassled.
Many trip sellars parade up and down the beach,a polite no thanks gets rid.
Mohammed Ali...floats like a butterfly,stings like a bee......is a trip sellar,tied to the hotel.He is very knowledgable,very funny and very sweet...in a nice way.He is much cheaper than any others,we booked a snorkelling trip through him....say hi from me...he's a sweetie :o)
The beach bar is great....lunch is from 12 noon....salad and chips with meat and/or fish everyday...very good.
Evening entertainment is ok.....nothing to get too excited about.
The hotel buildings and gardens are very well maintained and very clean.
We had room service one evening....can reccommend fillet steak and the seafood pizza :o)
Internet access,health suite and hairdressers are all available...you have to pay.Ther is an atm in reception....hsbc atm is just to the right of the hotel.
There is much to see and do in and around sharm....i go for R&R !!!
The beer is cold and good.Friends drank the wine and spirits,and got very merry....so i guess they are ok too.
8 out of 9 of us developed bad tummies.....the pharmacy across the road sells cheap remedies....nothing from england will work!!!
All i did differently to the others,was not have ice in my drinks or drink spirits....maybe it was just luck.
Great hotel,great staff...........will definitely reurn.
Anything i've forgotten.............ask :o)

This hotel has very good facilities, nice pools. We used the 2nd pool as quieter, sunbeds no problem. Beach nice but snorkling not as good as other hotels at Sharks Bay as no house reef. Long walkway and shallow water so excellent for children or people new to snorkling.
Accomondation good, big, clean room. Resturarant very good, lots of choice and very large and airy. Staff all very helpful and friendly, without tipping.
No outdoor seating on an evening and the indoor seating gets taken fast.
Hotel is located on a strip of other facilities eg shops, resturants and carmel ranks.
Would recommend this hotel. Definately good value for money.

This was our 1st - and probably last - visit to Egypt. The holiday was chosen for the weather - and the hotel looked nice in the brochure although I honestly didn't really do any research as we booked this as a last minute alternative because we couldn't book the part of Cyprus we wanted. It wasn't our best holiday - but not the worst either.

We were really fed up by the time we arrived at the hotel - it's only about 20 mins from the airport but we made 6 other drops on the way and it took over 90 mins - this after being put on the wrong bus and then having to change. There was a distint lack of Thomas Cook personnel around the bus area.

The hotel, when we got there, was quite nice and some of the staff are really lovely. We introduced ourselves to "Eddie Murphy" (our waiter) on the 1st night and he remembered our names for the rest of the holiday. The pasta chef who made my spag bol on the 1st night remembered my likes & dislikes 4 days later when I had another - very impressive.

We had a few problems in the room - our electrics blew twice and our wardrobe sprung a leak (from the air con we think) but a quick call to reception had people there quickly to sort out the issues. The rooms were kept clean and were nice and spacious.

The food was a bit "odd" at times - but always a big choice if not necessarily to my taste. I ended up with a dodgy stomach but have no idea where from and didn't suffer too badly, so can't blame anything in particular.

We found "St. George's Bar" about ten minutes walk to the left of the hotel - decent prices, decent food - and some proper characters there as well.

The pool area is nice, with the sunbeds well spaced out. The animation team have loads of energy and tried their best to get me to join in - I was proper lazy though and spent the week chilling out. The signature tune is very catchy - and it's good when the kids all join in with the team. the water in the main pool was freezing - I ventured in properly twice - but it wasn't fun. I'm sure this is the case in most places at this time of year - the other pool was heated but had way more kids in it - so we stayed put at the top pool. You are constantly pestered by tour guides and spa people trying to get you to go on a trip or book a treatment - they don't seem to like to take no thanks for an answer. I kept being handed leaflets - just in case I changed my mind!!

The gardens are lovely and well maintained - can't say I apprciated the grass cutting on our last day at 0730 am - but they did work hard.

The Egyptian version of all inclusive was a bit odd - somethings we signed for and then other times didn't - which left us wondering if we were building up a bill. We did have to pay to play squash one night - and it worked out to over £10 - which I thought was a bit off as it wasn't as though someone was doing something for us to be paid for. We just played because we were bored. The night time entertainment was pretty poor - and you had to pay for some of that. The bar area is full of smoke - so we didn't bother sitting in it - and the pub (The Pitstop) was nice but you had to pay for all drinks in there and to play pool. I've never been on a holiday where I went to bed so early!

All in all the hotel is fine - maybe just not our kind of holiday. The weather was great and we went with the intention of relaxing - which we did - so it was OK really.