Rehana Sharm Resort

13 readers found this review helpful

Hi,
just arrived back from Rahan having stayed there for 7 days.
The food we found excellent and plentyfull. Tabled cleaned and no complaints.
The bars however tell a different story.
Initially staff very pleasant, then.
Run out of draft beer in the main central bar. Second day. Had a draft beer then all of a sudden run out again. Then when I sent some one else to the bar they were served draft. They pushing the bottled Stella which was fine but they could not cool it quick enough so it was tepid at best. Then they run out of Tonic in every bar. So I drank wine which was only served in the restaurant until they run out of that. When I started to complain the main bar staff would deliberatley serve the wrong drink.
All of this on top of contacting food poisoninng that I am still suffering from after 6 days.
The beach bar does not serve beer unless you pay exrta for it but you can drink (on all inclusive)spirits, how does that work.
So in conclusion, yes a nice resort and good food subject to bugs.
But when on holiday I dont want to have to go through a list of drinks that they may or may not have and served properly on a daily basis.

15 readers found this review helpful

Never been on a winter holiday before, so somewhere hot? .....sharm el sheikh. Hotel was not as posh looking as the Savoy or Hilton but I think gave a more relaxed feel to the holiday without the pretense.
Hotel was very big but never felt like it as so many pools and seating areas for everyone. Three storeys high and very spread out.Lots of sunbeds to chose from.
Our rooms were spacious for the four of us although a family room would of been better. But you only used it as a base to shower and sleep. Kept very clean by Mohammed, every day returning to a tidy room with towel displays on the bed which the kids loved to find.
Restaurant was very clean and food of all kinds were served. Although grab yourselves a seat first before getting food as the very rude and arrogant russians holiday here too.Clean towels every day.
After a short walk to the beach or buggy car the service on the beach was great.The beach is not a sandy beach but fantastic for snorkelling which we did every day discovering different types of fish and coral. Buy some beach shoes £3 each is a must for walking in the sea.
I would definately return here soon.

22 readers found this review helpful

This is a holiday that we booked along with a friends family.We know 5 different families that have holidayed in Egypt, most of them had a dicky tummy at some point in their holiday, but they all raved about their experience and said that they either have already or would go back. We read the reviews on this site and were in utter fear of what we would find at our hotel on our arrival. We packed our medical kit as if we were going to be posted to the front line, and dreaded every day on the run up to the trip!!
We have travelled to many places (spain, italy, new zealand , dubai, tunisia etc) and can honestly say that this hotel was wonderful...remember that where ever you are in the world that nothing is the same as the uk, surely that is part of the attraction!?! (go to blackpool if you want the uk experience and a beach. There was plenty of choice and wonderful food at the buffet, but would not bother with the Italian or Fish restaurant next time. The staff seriously could not do enough..of course this was to gain tips, but lets face it these guys work 12-15 plus hours a day and on average get less than £50/month!!! we tipped our most attentive waiter at the beginning, middle and end or our hols and our cleaner beggingin and end of holiday..and we were looked after increadibly well. They even arranged decorations, cake and singing at our table on our daughters birthday.
We were there for 7 days and 4 of our party of 8 had varying degrees of funny tummies..dealt with by immodium for the 2 adults and a quick visit to dr for 2 kids..you can claim back on your travel insurance anyway! It didnt spoil the holiday at all. We would go back tomorrow...you will get better service than you ould get from anywhere in the uk!! happy holidays x

Arived at Rehana Sharm at 21:00 after a 2 hour bus drive and dissapointed by room at first while they were 1 room with a adults and childrens bed next to each other.
Eventually changed room for a charge of £300, Which was a rip of because they were cockroaches crawling through the toilets and lizards climbing up the room while we were sleeping.
While the exterminators did'nt do a very good the smell affect my Grandad , For whom has C.O.P.D , causing him loss of breath and difficulty to breath.
Anyway, after the first day all of us got food poisening from the poor quality food which was being served like we were animals. This caused severe Dirroarhe and shingella poisening, for which my sister (Who is 12) had to go in the room with a drip in here arm causing here to undergo a horrible flight and rushed to hospital in an english ambulance for 2 weeks in hospital.
WARNING . DO NOT GO TO REHANA SHARM RESORT!!!

8 readers found this review helpful

The star rating in the hotel is 4 I don't know how tour agents get away in this country selling it as 5* My ratings after spending 4 weeks in Jan'10.would be gardens and pool areas 4* Rooms low 3* Restaurant a very low 2*. The restaurant was grubby at best. I had to ask to have the floor cleaned after days of trampled food. All the tables we used wobbled and were dirty, no table cloths they were cleaned by wafting a tea towel type of cloth across them.Saucers for cups or soup bowls did'nt exist. We were always waiting for plates, cups, soup bowls, spoons and glasses.Quite a few times we gave up and just had a plate of chips at the pool bar.There was no dress code for dinner so it was flip-flops,shorts and vests for many of the English there.Not exactley 5*.It's a good job the weather was very good.

6 readers found this review helpful

Just returned from Rehana Sharm. Rooms okay, cleaned daily. Food average, like feeding time at the zoo when they finally let you in to get any food. Hard to find a table to eat, bar in main eating area very tiny and always running out of glasses. There only ever seems to be one person behind any bar, causing big queues. Weather cold at night and nowhere to sit, eat or drink in comfort when this happens. The coctail bar looks like a YMCA youth club with plastic orange chairs. No entertainment through the day. The Russians are rude, and pay upfront to enable them to get service at the bar. I explained to the Manager that as British we are happy to tip, for service, not to actually get it! The staff were all very friendly however. The Royal Rehana across the road is a much nicer hotel on the beach. Would go back to Sharm, but not to this hotel.

16 readers found this review helpful

I was allocated Rehana Resort Hotel on first day but upgraded to an Executive Room at The Royal Rehana Beach 5* Hotel with a sea view. On second day there I became ill.My friend called the hotel doctor who arrived very quickly to my room along with his assistant.I was misdiognosed from the start of the horrendous episode. The doctor administered a cocktail of drugs intraveniously, after which he presented me with the news I had to pay £250. I was too ill to go to the bank that night so I agreed to go to the ATM the following day.The doctor rang my room the following day at 10am and I was frogmarched to the bank to pay my bill even though I was very ill.Later that day my condition worsened and the same doctor was called. Once again he intraveniously administered drugs even though he didnt know what was wrong. Realising things were getting out of hand he phoned for an ambulance. The story continues and indeed becomes far worse than imaginable. I managed to get myself home and admitted to my local NHS hospital on arrival back in the UK.In my opinion the Rehana Resort is responsible for employing their staff and in doing so should be responsible for their fife threatening incompitance.Never never again.

33 readers found this review helpful

Went here for 50th birthday treat with wife and daughter. Hotel superb, staff amazing, food spoilt for choice. Ok so its not the same as an english 5 star but it is well above what we expected and this being our second time in sharm. Going back in november 2009!

35 readers found this review helpful

Don`t listen to the bad reviews for this hotel, Some people will twist on 21. We sayed here for 1 week in September 2009 and had a really good week. Our room was spot on, each day the room was kept clean and tidy by our room boy.This room was on the ground floor which lead straight out to the pool area. The pool lads were really good too, each day our towels was put out on to the sun loungers ready for us every morning. Make friends with the bar lads , after my first drink of the night I would give a tip , ( only £1.00p ). I never had to go to bar, always had my drinks brought to the table in a real glass , Not plastic or paper cups, ( Good Lads ). In the main resterauant where we eat there was a good choice of food. The BBQ area outside was really good, different each night, from Chichen,Steak,Fish, i.e Crab even Lobster plus lots more choices . Inside the main resterauant a good choice for all , meats and veg, salads, pasta,cakes loads and loads to pick from, a good choice. Yes the Russian`s were greedy , but the resterauant never ran short of food. Yes there is a lot for flies here , but what do you expect , it was 30+ degees. In all we had a good week in this hotel, for the price we payed, I would give a score of 8 out 10. we would use this hotel again, so dont be put off by people twisting on.

18 readers found this review helpful

just back from the rehanna sharm hotel,
on 1st impressions as we pulled into the hotel it looked fab, however after a long flight
we were told to sit down and wait until our rooms were ready!!
when shown to the room we did have a problem with our lights, however after 3 different new keys the problem was sorted!
on 1st impressions the pools looked beautiful, plenty of them!!
as the week went on though they did seem a little grubby.
the staff...what can i say if u tip on ur first/second day just the equiv ov english £5 you are looked after like royalty!!
mohamed, put our towels out every morning on the same sunbeds,
amar..snack bar, was fab we were always served our drinks in big glasses and never had to que or wait!
its definately worth tipping in the italian restaurant as this gains u entry every night!!...food much better here, although not much variety!
i did however get a bout ov the sharm el shakes (hehe) on my last day which then lasted 4 6days once bk in the uk!!!!
all in all, a good family holiday, food is poor, but everything else is ok, and mcdonalds deliver to ur hotel!!! woo hoo