Advantages: friendly people, nice beach, beautiful hotel, weather
Disadvantages: hotel too out of the way, activities catered more for Germans

...I went to Hurghada in April 2006 and the weather was absolutley beautiful, although the sun is still really strong even in April. On my first day there i went exploring the hotel complex...and i didn't use any suntan lotion and i got burnt!! That was just walking about for a couple of hours. TIP Make sure you use sun lotion! I stayed outside the main town at the Coral Beach Rotana Resort which is along Safaga Road, this where a number of hotels are. Although there are a few shops at the hotel they are not that interesting and it is a mile walk to the next hotel along the strip, again the shops aren't that interesting. There are five restaurants to sample i only went in the main one as i was paying to go half board, I thourughly enjoyed the food. The restaurants were - Mermaid, Al zaeem cafe, Blue Moon, La tana Discotheque... Read review

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Advantages: good sites, cheap
Disadvantages: food can be a bit iffy

...I went to the Red sea to do my PADI and made hurghada my base. The school I used was OK and nursed me through the course 2 days in the classroom followed by the requisite dives and training This is a wonderful place to dive as the reefs are spectacular and the cost of the course is good The main dive locations can get busy in summer so i went in january and thius was better. we had some reefs to ourselfs!!! Egyptians are very friendly and always helpful and the bazzars are a good place to do abit of shopping too. You can find good cheap deals on the internet (try http://www.redseadivers.com) learn to dive now if you haven't. it will become the experience of a lifetime and the closest to an aliaen world you will ever get.... Read review

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Advantages: Always sunny, great people, beautiful surrounding.
Disadvantages: Quite costly, too commercial to some peoples taste.

...----------Writers Notice--------- This review is based on personal experiences and opinions, I do not claim it to be the truth, nor am I responsible for any assumptions you might make. ---------Introduction--------- Hurghada is a coastal town in Egypt, that stretches for about 30 miles along the shore, but does not really go deep into the desert, a perfect town for tourism, and the battle for pieces of private beach by hotels have made this town so wide I think, because offering your guests a calm spot on a private beach, how is that not attractive right? I have been in the town, during Ramadan, I have been coraldiving, sunbathing, I have been into the desert, and have been in the greatest hotel you can get for your money. -------------Going There-------------- Flying from the Netherlands, and ofcourse that gives trouble... Read review

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Advantages: Great diving, Cheap beer & 'the Chill'
Disadvantages: Depends on what you are there for!

...Hurghada Review, I went to Hurghada last December with my husband on a week’s holiday. The week fell over the Christmas period, which allowed us to have Christmas day and the 4 proceeding days leading up to it on a dive boat experiencing the wonders of the red sea! I would recommend getting away from England over the Christmas period to any and everyone! Hurghada had it's bit's of tinsel and blow up papa noels hanging around, and many of the bar staff at various pubs had a token Santa hat, but that was as far as it went. No hassle, just the odd "happy Christmas" shouted to us across the street, as it was obvious we were westerners. We spent 5 days diving and 1-day quad biking and shopping in the markets. The evenings were spent in the many good quality restaurants and pubs. One in particular stands out as a great... Read review

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Advantages: Customer Service, facilities, Services, Whole Of Egypt in a single visit
Disadvantages: Extra Costs and Selling, High onboard charges

...and the blinds were down over the service area. Someone came and asked us what we wanted but the food had been re-heated.....so we left it and ate our pringles out the mini-bar!! Safaga Safaga lies 53km south of Hurghada and is the nearest port for visits to Luxor and Hurghada. As I mentioned earlier the port is an industrial one with little shops outside of the port area and taxis that can take you out and about to the nearby resorts. It is an isolated port so don't expect to find much at all, shore excursions are recommended by Thomson. It is fairly large and a bit of a maze to get out of the port. Hurgahda is a 50min drive away from the port and no shuttle buses are provided here! Activities on the ship over the two days include a Quiz's, line Dancing, Golf Putting, GHD Hair Styling Session, Basic Ballet Class, Back Stage Tour... Read review

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Advantages: The hotel had it all
Disadvantages: No snow!

...The first Sofitel hotel was opened in Strasbourg, France in 1964. Now Sofitel, part of the hotel brand of Accor, has 180 hotels in 53 countries around the world. They emplo