Reviews of Melia Pharaoh Hotel & Resort, Hurghada, Egypt

Really good hotel. Stayed in a...

Overall Rating:

9/10

Board Basis:

Half Board

Date of Holiday:

Apr 2006

Tour Operator:

Nile Travel

Submitted By:

G Minnitt

Comments:

Really good hotel. Stayed in a little bungalow-type thing. One single gripe was that eldest daughter paid full price but had to share a fold down couch with her sister. Excellent staff. Friendly. Hotel spotless. Plenty of loungers. Great pool.



Excursion to Luxor - one day - well worth it with kids. Food in restaurant very good; poolside restaurant less so. Not much in the way of shops in immediate vicinity of hotel and those in the complex are pricey - the hairdresser is open to negotiation! Hurghada old centre rather run-down. Very aggressive shopkeepers - other wise Egyptian people very friendly and helpful. Left at 5 in evening and hotel gave us another room after check-out to freshen up. Much appreciated.



Animation/activities good and not too loud. Plenty to do. Hotel has own coral reef just off the beach. Hotel beach also very good. Would thoroughly recommend this hotel - had a great time.

My wife and I, we were at the...

Overall Rating:

10/10

Board Basis:

Half Board

Date of Holiday:

Mar 2006

Tour Operator:

Reisen Netto / Kuoni

Submitted By:

Mr S Schiavi

Comments:

My wife and I, we were at the Melia Pharaoh Hotel from 19 to 26 march 2006, with Reisen Netto / Kuoni Tour Operator.



The hotel was very good. The rooms are maybe not at 5* European standard but are nice and well cleaned every day.



The food at the Karnak Restaurant (buffet) is exceptional, with a different "theme" every day, and every day there is a choice of different local specialties.



The hotel's staff is very friendly and helpful, like all the Egyptians we've met.

We did a whole day snorkeling trip with the Dive In Company and it was fantastic. Even without any snorkeling experience, we enjoyed the trip thank to the perfect assistance and security assured by the Dive In staff.



The sea and the coral reef in front of the hotel are very nice and you can see a lot of colored fish.



I will of course suggest this hotel! We had a GREAT time there!

The hotel was fantastic, and the...

Overall Rating:

10/10

Board Basis:

Bed & Breakfast

Date of Holiday:

Jun 2005

Tour Operator:

Panorama

Submitted By:

carolineb

Comments:

The hotel was fantastic, and the people so friendly to us and our small children. The food couldn’t be faulted - we are veggies and used to limited choice, but we had so much choice and it was all superb - and there was something different every night.



Everything was beautifully clean, the pools lovely especially the huge kids pool and 'canals'.



Did a half-day snorkelling trip, again very well organised and actually more like a full day as we got back at 4pm. Also did a 2-day trip to Luxor - couldn’t conceive of dragging the kids around Luxor temple, Karnak temple and the Valley of the Kings all in one day, but this was the perfect solution. Even though it was 43 degrees we all survived thanks to the early morning starts and the air con coach.



Our guide was very knowledgeable and helpful, and as an ex-teacher very tolerant of my 6 year olds never ending questions! Fab holiday, would recommend it to anyone.