Just returned last week from a week in the radisson sas.
It cost us €520 for the week which was pretty good, B&B. When we arrived we were offered to upgrade our room for €250 for the week, we asked what this included and the staff told us it was free shuttle bus to naama bay, 25% discount in some of the restaurant, fruit basket and a few others. We didnt bother upgrading and were glad when we saw our room as it was lovely! The room was big and spacious, we were on the ground floor and I was hoping we wouldnt be just in case insects or anything got in but it was perfect for the whole trip! The whole room was lovely and clean, we had two biggish single beds instead of a double, but everything else was fine. There is mini bar with cans of pepsi,orange etc and crisps and chocolate! Also the bathroom was big and clean! We could see the main pool from our balcony and it was a 2min walk to the pool.
The hotel itself is amazing, the grounds are lovely as are the pools and beach. Spent most of our time at the main pool as we were right beside it, and went to the beach once or twice but never actually got into the sea. The pools are great as they are never crowded, although it can be very hard to get a sunbed if youre not up early!
The food in the hotel was lovely, we ate at the pizza place (Il Grotto i think!) a few times and the food was gorgeous! We also ate at the italian twice, once for a grill where they cook the food in front of you, it was lovely there as well. Dont be put off by the fact that the restaurants are usually quiet and empty as the place is so big and I think alot of people ate at the buffet restaurant which we didnt actually try at all. At the end of our stay our bill came to about €250 altogether which we thought was great after all the lunch,dinners,room service and mini bar snacking! :) The only thing is we didnt have any alcohol in the hotel and this is supposed to be fairly expensive!
The staff were lovely, and helpeful and the room was always cleaned perfectly along with the little artistic piece they add to it by making swans out of the duvet covers!! :) The only thing that could be off putting is the people who work in the health club constantly coming around asking do you want to book in for a massage, the same guy used to come up to us every day! Other than that they are nice and polite.
We went down to naama bay on the friday we arrived for a 'pub crawl'. 2 of the bars were ok but then we were brought to TGIs and Hard rock cafe, HRC add about a 10% service charge and also a sales tax so it cost approx €22 for 2 cocktails!! It is very commercialised down there with pizza hut, mcdnalds etc. Also its about 40mins from the radisson, i was under the impression it was 5! We went down anoter day from10pm - 12am, i wasnt really into it as there is not much to do but go around shops were you are hassled to buy things and the owners follow you around!
We only did one excursion when we were there, the trip to cairo. It cost us approx €220 each for the day. This involved being collected at the hotel at 4.20am, getting a flight from sharm el sheikh to cairo aiport. We then went on a coach (with broken airconditioning!) to the egyptian museum which was interesting enough. Then lunch at around 11am in the hard rock cafe. Very disapointing as its a buffet lunch and there isnt much choice especially if you are a picky eater and also considering the long day thats in it! After that its about another hour to the pyramids of giza. This was great to see but our tour guide had to warn us before we got off the bus to keep away from anyone selling souveniers etc. Everyone just wants money so they ask you do you want to take photos of them on their camels or do you want them to take a phto of you, but they want money for it all! Also if they try help you up some steps they want money! We went into a pyramid which wasnt anything amazing but worth going in considering you can and its only about €3! just dont take the torch from the little egyptian man in there as again he will want money!! We were then brough up the road abit to a viewing spot and were allowed 10mins to taeke photos. After 5 we got back on our bus as the locals hassle you so much! Then we saw the sphinx, which is again great to see and some great photo opportunities but the same idea! After that we were btrouhgt to a big souvenier shop and a papyrus "factory" where you can buy souveniers. We arrived back at the hotel at 9pm so its a long day! personally i think its very overpriced considering, but then again you are on holidays and i dont think you can go to egypt without seeing the pyramids unless of course you've been there before! we chose the flight to cairo instead of the bus as altho its a lot cheaper its about a 6 and a half hr journey each way! Antother couple we met also did the bedouin experience which they said was good and they said scuba diving is amazing. Others went to uxor which is also supposed to be great but we were more looking for a relaxin hol so we didnt go!
Over all its a great place to go, if youre looking for a nice relaxing hol there is no need to even step outside the hotel! I was slightly put off by the way some of the locals drag you into shops but this can all be easily avoided and also it is expected in most countries. I wouldnt really recommend it for a mad holiday as i didnt really see anywhere that would be good for nightlife! id definitely go back!
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