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Rachel from County Durham travelled to Grand Sharm Hotel with
Thomas Cook
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 04 2006 |
rated the Grand Sharm Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness |  | | Location |  | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: The breakfast was ok, except having to beg for a cup of tea or coffee.
The hotel was generally dirty and not in the greatest condition and certainly is not a 4/5 star. More like a 2 star.
Teh lights constantly went off and on, and the air con worked when it felt like it. Which is not good when it is 30 degrees.
The location is ok, near to shops etc
Most of the hotel staff were rude, lazy and not helpful.
The entertainment consisted of a 75 year old mad playing an organ next to the pool till 3am. This kept my 2 year old awake and screaming all night.
I need a holiday to recover from this one.
If I had been italian or from an arab country I think I may have been treated a little better, but as I am white English I was not.
I was also searched going in and out of the hotel each and every time. I was the only person that they did this to. I am not sure if this is because I am a 6ft tall attractive blonde.
I told the manager how bad I thought the hotel was and his response was "oh dear"
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Louise from Shropshire travelled to Grand Sharm Hotel with
Thomas Cook
on a couples holiday.
There were 4 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2005 |
rated the Grand Sharm Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness |  | | Location |  | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Well, Where shall I start?
Food, Personally I thought breakfast was yummy! Even though there was no bacon, sausage, beans etc. it was continental, Loads of pancaked, pastries, croissants, eggs, omelettes Nice change from home i thought!
Other meals were fine, Nothing to write home about.
The hotel pool needed a good clean! there was a thick layer of scum around the edge and drains around the outside of it needed replacing as I saw about 4 people trip in them and hurt themselves.
the rooms were clean, with fridge, TV, lounge, kitchenette, the bathroom needed a refurb! the shower was hopeless!! A small trickle of water! Impossible to rinse shampoo from your hair! But what do you expect from the dessert.
The hotel cleaners wee very friendly and cleaned the rooms every day and left fresh towels, Room was fully air conditioned!
Entertainment, Well what entertainment is all I can say! There wasn't any at all, so I don't suggest you take kids there!
The bar was hopeless! They kept running out of everything even glasses!
The upstairs disco bar, well the DJ must have thought he was at a big club not a quiet hotel! He continued to play hard house boom boom music very loud! Which made everyone sit outside on the balcony!
Nobody wanted the music on and he didn't get the hint! even when people asked him to play something different he didn't.
The hotels beach's were very nice! Great for snorkeling!
beds are limited so get there early! there is a bus to the beach from the hotel for free.
Personally I would not visit this hotel again and it is Definitely NOT a 5 star as advertised! More like a 2 or 3 star.
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Paul from Sunderland travelled to Grand Sharm Hotel with
Thomas Cook
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2005 |
rated the Grand Sharm Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Do not go all inclusive at this hotel.
The food isn't bad but you will not see a sausage or a slice of bacon at breakfast during your stay.
Please beware the alfresco evening meal which is buffet style and served in virtual darkness at the poolside. The wife and i suffered two days with severe stomach pains and a dose of pharoahs revenge , we couldnt say if it was the food or possibly the ice from the local disco bar.
We ended up using the pool bar for meals which is not part of the all inclusive package but the food is better. The biggest pain is having to sign for every drink you have when all inclusive and asking for more than one drink per person brought occasional frowned looks.
There is no problem with cleanliness apart from the hotel supplied towels which have seen better days. The place is generally clean and tidy but is nowhere near the standard of other 4-5* hotels we have stayed in.
The location of the hotel is ok for the local beaches which are within walking distance (10-15 mins) but sunbeds are limited so go early. Trips to Naama Bay and old Sharm are easy enough but beware the local taxis as everyone is a Colin Mcrae.
The hotel staff were generally friendly with the exception on one guy on reception who had a short temper and a bad attitude if you caught him at a bad time.
The entertainment was non existent , we saw one show all week which lasted approx 20 minutes. The local disco bar was virtually empty all the time we were there but saying that the whole place was on the quiet side.
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Natalie from LEICESTER travelled to Grand Sharm Hotel with
FIRST CHOICE
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2005 |
rated the Grand Sharm Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Me and my boyfriend stayed at the Grand Sharm Resort on a Bed and Breakfast basis. Having stayed in various hotels around the Med me and my boyfriend expected a fairly decent hotel, well it was advertised as a 4 star. We were mistaken as soon as we arrived. The staff were pushy for tips and the general up keep of the Hotel was poor. There are no facilities apart from a dirty pool!
The location of the Hotel is fairly close to the main resort, however there is no entertainment during the evening in or around the complex.
If you do have children i would strongly advise you do not stay here as your children will drive you crazy with boredom!
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thomas from surrey travelled to Grand Sharm Hotel with
olympic
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 03 2005 |
rated the Grand Sharm Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Not value for money all inclusive. Food extremely disappointing. Drinking limited to 2 areas only the pool or the disco.
Cleanliness to be desired. Location not so bad. Hotel staff were accommodating.
Zero entertainment.
Personally would never go back - in general very very disappointing.
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Mr Rbertson from Dundee travelled to Grand Sharm Hotel with
Thomas Cook
on a friends holiday.
There were 3 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 01 2005 |
rated the Grand Sharm Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness |  | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: On arrival at the hotel we were shown to our accommodation which was a new villa and was excellent. Lounge, kitchen, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, patio and private garden.
The staff at this hotel could not do enough for you and were very friendly and helpful.
The food to begin with was more for the Russian guests which there were a lot of, we commented on this to our rep and the menu was changed to cater for British guests.
The cleanliness of this hotel was excellent as the villa was cleaned and towels changed daily.
The entertainment was nil really just background music which was needing updating.
The location of the hotel was good as it was central for Namma Bay and the town of Old Sharm also the beach was only 5 min walk away.
We found our stay very pleasant and will be returning sometime in the future.
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Audrey Jones from Dalkeith travelled to Grand Sharm Hotel with
Olympic/Odessey
on a couples holiday.
There were 4 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2004 |
rated the Grand Sharm Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We stayed at the Grand Sharm last August (2004). I am surprised to read some previous reviews.
We found the cleanliness exceptional, our housekeeper was lovely. We were there with our son and daughter in law, with separate rooms.
The food was excellent, we did eat in the evenings on many occasions and the choice although buffet at each meal time was excellent.
The staff were amazing and could not do enough for us, they were so friendly, even the gardeners who worked late in the evening as it was cooler, they could not speak much English but always acknowledged us.
I would recommend the hotel, although our one complaint was about guests and not the hotel, there were a lot of Italians staying at the same time, they were extremely rude to staff and treated them with contempt.
The staff at the hotel were paid very low wages and worked very long hours. I know having got friendly with some of the staff that they arrive for work at 5am and could be working until 2am, and if they arrived back at 5am with a dirty shirt or smelling slightly of BO, they were sent back home to change and shower, their finger nails were inspected regularly.
Whilst the hotel offered no entertainment, Na'am bay was a 10 min bus ride on the free hotel bus (driven by our friendly driver)or 2 Egyptian pounds if you wished to risk your life in a local taxi and there were several bars etc just across the road from the hotel.
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kerri from u.k travelled to Grand Sharm Hotel with
olympus
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2004 |
rated the Grand Sharm Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: My stay at this hotel was not very pleasent.
The cleanliness was not very good, oversized ants kept running up the walls! Our patio door would not lock! On our first day at the hotel after a day by the lovely clean safe pool (NOT!!! Will get to that in mo)! We hung our shorts, bikinis and towels over patio chairs on our balcony to dry. Two hours later the had all dissapeared! I went to reception to inform them and within five minutes the guy on the desk called to say he had very surprisingly found them!!??
Onto the pool. It looks very nice from a distance but when you get close you will notice the missing plastic strips that allow the water to overflow through into the drain around pool. So with these missing or uneven you are left to twist your ankle as I witnessed twice!
Then in the pool there was cracked sharp tiles and a greeny brown rim of scum around the tiles!
This hotel is great if you’re Italian but if like me your English the staff are rude to you and the entertainment is completely for Italian and Arabs. They explain what is going on in the evening entertainment in almost every language except English.
Also do not eat any salad items here! I did and was taken to hospital with food poisoning which the hotel totally denied being at fault for until there were two other people the same time as me were ill.
If you are thinking of booking here my advice would be not to, pay a little extra and go somewhere clean, safe and where you can enjoy your food and not have to live off bread for two weeks!!!
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T from London travelled to Grand Sharm Hotel with
Odyssey
on a singles holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 04 2004 |
rated the Grand Sharm Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: The Creative Grand Sharm Resort Hotel should not be confused with the Iberotel Grand Sharm Hotel (just next door!) The hotel is a 10 min taxi ride from Naama Bay, the main resort area.
The Creative is a nice-looking hotel and we had no real complaints. It was a 5-10 min walk to the beach, which was fine for us but might be a problem for some.
The beach was well maintained but there did seem to be a lack of sunbeds if you did not get there early.
The fringing reef was excellent for both diving and snorkling.
Very few brits at the hotel but this meant that most of the entertainment and activities were designed for Italians. It was often quite loud too.
The hotel restaurant was OK, buffet style. The food seemed to get better as the week went on (or maybe I was just getting used to it!). There was little alternative unless you went into Naama Bay.
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