Tropicana Garden Palms Hotel, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt

Advantages: Exceptionally clean, friendly, peaceful and top food
Disadvantages: Nightly entertainment, spirits.

Stayed here for 1 week 24 Apr - 1 May 06 I would rate this hotel as a top 4* and am basing my opinions on having travelled to all inclusive hotels in Mexico, Dom Rep, Kenya, Tunisia and most of the med resorts. ROOM: Fantastic, big and comfortable with a TV (Eurosport is on and BBC World, the rest are useless), sofa and fridge (noisy). Air con worked absoltely brilliantly. Our room was 5118 by the smaller pool and we literally walked straight out ...
...to the pool (didn't pay any extra for this) - a brill location and the best room position i have ever had at a resort. If you stay in this room, please feed the little birds that come up to the patio door, we fed them bits of bread all week and they will be missing us now! POOLS: 2 pools, one large, the other a bit smaller. Really nice and clean, usually quiet and plenty of loungers available, you could have arrived at 10 and found one and great ... Read review

Advantages: Great food, clean and friendly.
Disadvantages: No beach, lost sister Hotel Grand Oasis, the 5.30am sunbed securing

Just returned from this hotel, very nice clean friendly hotel with a fantastic restaurant, but my only gripe is that the hotel is no longer part of the 'Tropicana' group and as such the deal is off as far as using the 'Tropicana Grand Oasis' facilities and beach! It's now owned by 'Amarante' This makes a huge crimp in your stay firstly as a beach user or snorkeller as Garden Palms has no beach and the bus service run by the hotel now takes you to ...
...can imagine the beach is crammed full, so it is difficult to get shade when you need it and it's not particularly clean, second problem that arises from the 'no beach' situation is that if you want to sit around the pool a bed needs to be secured with your towel by 6am, this is made a problem by not enough beds for everyone and no-where else to go, plus beware of others guests that tip the pool attendants a backhander as they then put the towels ... Read review

This hotel changed hands just before we went (early May 08) and there were issues with the drinks service in the bars and restaurant. Shortage of clean glasses, asking for drinks to be brought and being ignored or passed over for other guests and not being offered refills, to name but a few. This was a shame because otherwise our experience was positive. Massive rooms with king-sized beds and free aircon, lovely pools spoiled only by the terraces around them which needed maintenance, and tasty food in the restaurant with plenty of choice. About 30 minutes walk from the centre of the action in Na'ama Bay which is no problem if you're young and fit.

Advantages: Friendly staff
Disadvantages: Noisy, isolated

Stayed here in October 07. The hotel is a bit isolated and away from the beach. Food was generally fine but served in a canteen environment. Drinks were all local and only the beer OK. There is also an Italian restaurant which you have to book for, although it never seemed to be full. This was a much better place to eat. There was an Eid holiday whilst we were there and the hotel was full. Some nights were a struggle in the restaurant and we couldn't ...
...The main one was very noisy with loud music most of the day. The other one was much quieter. Sun beds got 'booked' very early, although we always managed to get one. The rooms were a good size but very bare and in need of some refurbishment. Service was good and friendly. ... Read review

Advantages: food, proximity to airport, town
Disadvantages: not close to the beach

This hotel was fabulous! We went for 2 weeks in 2006 and loved it. I went with my girlfriend and enjoyed every day. The hotel was clean and always well maintained, everyone was helpful and polite and the views from the balcony were exceptional. The food was wonderful, arabic cuisine but there was great variety each day. The grills outside were very nice and provided an nice alternative to the restaurant food. Water is free and readily available in ... Read review