Helnan Hotel, Nuweiba

Advantages: fantastic rooms, elegant, views of nile
Disadvantages: lots of street noise

...I only stayed in this hotel for one night and I wish it had been longer. Out of the three hotels I stayed in in Egypt (Mena House Oberio - Cario and the Radission SAS in Sharm being the other two) this was by far the best! Had a corner suite room overlooking the nile which was amazing to sit and look at at night. The room was amazing - large dining suite and study area with comfortable sofas, bedroom area was nice too. Only downside was the bathroom - needed to be repaired a bit as the ceiling was damp but apart from that it was lovely. The hotel facilities included a number of bars and restuarants of which I did not get to sample any as we stayed for such a short time. The hotel also has its own disco and casino as well as all of the facilities you would expect and the hotel itself was decorated to a very high quality... Read review

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Advantages: GREAT LOCATION AT A GREAT PRICE FOR AN AI
Disadvantages: OUT OF THE WAY

...Its funny, you wouldn't think that this hotel has this reputation- but it does. Out of all the hilton hotels in the world,Coral hilton @ Nuweiba is the one that has the most returns to! Its 1/2 way between Taba/Sharm on the Aqaba cost. Overlooking a private beach on the red sea. The hotel is 4* AI with recently refurbished rooms. With the Sinai mountains behind you, and looking at the mountains of Saudi across the red sea, its a wonderful & beautiful location to wake up in with wonderful sunrises & sunsets. The staff are all wonderful/friendly and work VERY HARD. The hotel is very clean and the food is excellent. You can actually eat from 6am till 10pm every day!! It has its own outdoor Italian restaurant; an al a carte restaurant, the main restaurant and also a coffee bar. With 2 pools and a close location (on... Read review

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Advantages: History, atmosphere, weather.... I could go on!
Disadvantages: Not for you if you hate to haggle!

...through in just a few minutes. There are several checkpoints along the road, but we suffered little delay. *Hotels* Our journey to our hotel (Tropicana Nuweiba)involved stops at several hotels on the way, ranging from 3-5*, but all with the same level of security. At the door of each hotel is the mandatory security gate - a little daunting yes, but you know its there for your own safety. Maybe searches were a little more stringent due to recent events, but our coach was searched underneath at each stop. I can't speak for other hotels, but our hotel stocked very little in the way of alcohol - Stella beer, gin, whisky, vodka, bacardi, Coke, Diet Coke, Fanta plus a few juices. We heard later that guests staying in All Inclusive hotels also had difficulty in obtaining drinks, but I guess that as Egypt is a Muslim country... Read review

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