Royal Grand Sharm Hotel

This was my second visit for new year to this hotel, and this year I took my brother and his fiance as we enjoyed it so much last year. The location is superb and brilliant for snorkelling. We had a spacious room with a massive balcony overlooking the sea, couldn't fault the cleanliness, the cleaner worked very hard and I appreciated the animals out of towels and petals on the bed - he was a credit to the hotel. I enjoyed the food, as I did last year, the omelet chief was a bit tiring as another reviewer pointed out - don't know... more

My girlfriend and I have just come back after staying a week at the Royal Grand Sharm. Originally we were booked for the Jolie Ville Royal Peninsula, but bad weather had damaged that before our arrival, so our travelagent moved us and told us it was an upgrade. Speaking of location it was. The hotel is right by the sea with some beautiful coral reefs ideal for snorkling. In terms of other surroundings its close to Il Mercato, which I guess is fine, if your idea for a great vacation is to go shopping for the same brands you can get at... more

terrible hotel The awful hotel after change of management and leaving of network Iberotel service has worsened: Towels on a beach of grey colour In numbers cockroaches Meal improbably tasteless Management became very unfriendly

My husband and I booked our weeks trip through 'on the beach' for £1093 all inclusive and believe that this was good value for money. For some reason it was booked under the Iberotel Grand Sharm which has a trip advisor rating of 36, however the hotel is no longer owned by Iberotel and is now called the Royal Grand Sharm, which has a trip advisor rating of 93 - confusing as it is the same hotel!!!! Good points: - A large resort with beautiful, well manicured grounds. - Food was good although if you're wheat/gluten intolerant... more

My husband and I spent one week at this hotel to relax, wind down and soak up some sunshine. We were on the all-inclusive plan. The food was pretty average, a bit repetitive, particularly the salad bar. We sampled just about everything they served and did not have any tummy trouble. We found some of the staff a bit annoying. The omelet chef kept pretending not to understand me, making me ask and point again and again at the ingredients I wanted (he did this to several women). Just silliness. The fourth morning in a row that he did this... more

Just came back form a great stay at the iberotel grand sharm/royal grand sharm. Great service, and beautiful surroundings. The staff were polite and attending to our every needs. The snorkeling is great. We were not all inclusive, as we wanted to spend some time outside the hotel too, but really enjoyed the breakfast buffet, the Italian restaurant (!!) and the poolside restaurant which had really good salads.

Overall a very pleasant holiday, thanks to lovely hotel good location and weather. Felt that the bar staff in the italian bar needed some manners. We were made to feel like alcoholics for asking for more than one drink when there were four in our party. Considering the money paid for hotel is meant to cover all drinks you should be entitled to have as many or few as you want and shouldn't be questioned for getting more than one drink. It took managment to get involved to rectify the situation, i feel we shouldn't have been made to... more

It's tricky choosing which five star to go for in Sharm el Sheikh - they are all big places on the coast etc. - but this turned out to be a very good choice for a family looking for winter sun. It has three pools - the largest not heated in December but just about usable - the others a comfortable 25 degrees - which is the same as the sea. Definitely go for the all inclusive - you'll save money and going out to eat isn't easy or reliable. At the hotel we had a good variety of hot buffet food and salad for breakfast and lunch and at... more

It is a very nice property. I would say it was probably built 1997, well maintained. I am not sure when it changed name from Iberotel Grand Sharm but keep that name in mind or your taxi cab might drive you to the wrong place (happened to us twice). I think this is one of the best in Sharm but that said if you have an alternate destination in mine I would say look at that town instead, we took a bus to the hotel and saw some very rough places on the way. The place is a pretty sad vegas-type stip in the middle of nowhere... The "beach" is not... more

A few do's and don'ts before you read the rest... DO's: 1. Men, take shoes as they request that closed shoes and long trousers to be worn at dinner. Breakfast and Lunch you are fine with shorts, flip-flops etc 2. Take shower and hair shampoo etc as the ones provided aren't all that 3. Take a travel kettle if you crave hot drinks in your room as not provided 4. Visit the DIVA pool, the quietest out of the 4 pools if you are after a more relaxing Pool experience 5. Take snorkel gear if you have as hiring could be... more