My wife and I have just returned from a weeks stay in Tropitel Naama Bay. The Hotel itself is lovely. I was suitably impressed on check in even if it was at about 3am. If you are flying from Dublin please be advised that you will travel to Egypt via Cyprus (we weren't told this and spent 10minutes scratching our heads at the airport looking for a flight to Sharm when there was none, but our flight number corresponded with the flight to Larnaca) Anyway, no fault of the hotels. The presence of the scanners on the door of the hotel was a little disconcerting but I can understand why. On check in we were told to follow a member of staff to our room, which was a camel ride away. It is quite a big hotel and our room seemed to be the other side of town. The room was nice, clean and comfortable. The pools are great and the staff tried to keep everyone amused throughout the day. There are also some water slides which are quite good too. I like my beer, and was frustrated that even though the beer was poured from a bottle you always ended up with a glass that contained about 2 mouthfuls (I have a big mouth). Why couldn't they just give you the bottle? We were AI and while I feel my wife and I got our moneys worth through the drinks, I thought the food wasn't up to scratch. Each day had a different theme e.g Italian, Bavarian etc but it all looked pretty much the same to me. On Italian day the had a few pizzas on offer but apart from that I couldn't see much difference. We ended up eating out 4 nights as we had our fill of the same food for the 1st couple of nights. The hotel guests were mostly Russian during our stay and although I don't wish to tar everyone with the same brush, on the whole, they were rude, selfish and obnoxious. Obviously queueing is not big in their country and they would walk over the top of you to get to the food counters. Apart from the food I would recommend this hotel. The staff were friendly for the most part, the facilities were good, it's location is excellent, and if you like a tipple you will your moneys worth on the AI.





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