Tropicana Rosetta Hotel

2 readers found this review helpful

Just had a week at the Rosetta, to celebrate my girlfriends birthday, and what a wonderful time we both had, everyone at the hotel was friendly and helpful, especially mohommed (housekeeping) our room was always cleaned and tiday, and he did a great display on the day of girlfriends birthday, flowers, swans, and hearts, all from towels, amazing stuff.
Only used the hotel for breakfast but the choice was ample and enough vartiety.
Perfect location for nightly walks into the main town, with plenty of stopping places for drinks, although spirits can be a bit expensive.
Food was excellent at all the places we tried, especially Tam Tam which has the best entertainment 3 nights a week, dancers of all sorts, so when you are there you would be mad to not go for a meal.
Finally the sea, what can i say, diving snorkelling or just knee deep in the sea the fish are amazing so many and such colours. We are diffinately going back for 2 weeks next summer.

8 readers found this review helpful

The hotel was great, clean and the staff where all friendly, I was in block 4 which was right outside the pool, which was brilliant. I ordered drinks which where at a sensible price and food which took a while to come but where brilliant. They will keep a tab on what you get but keep small change as they will struggle to come with changing £100.00 egyptian.
The room was basic but brilliant if you are like me who only uses the room to shower and sleep then this is brilliant.
The dinning room is brilliant and off peak season is fairly empty, if you are expecting a full english then they is NO PORK PRODUCTS on the menu, no bacon but they have chicken sasuages.
The only down side is the walk to the beach the best bet is to cross the road straight away to the centre walkways and walk towards the Hilton then cross the road and walk trough that hotel avoiding anyone trying to get you into their shops.
The beach is around 5 min walk seems ages but you will find it after the big dive shop. Watch out for the newspapers sellers they will trick you into buying a newspaper for around £4.00-£5.00 English. Then they will take it off you when you not looking and re sell it. Rememebr if they say its free it is not they will demand payment after. At the hotel pool they is one but will not get on your nerves as much.
The pool water was a bit cool but just dive in and within couple of minutes you be warm and you could stop in for ages.
Enjoy this brilliant Hotel.
Remember the staff are friendly and if you fancy the water park just walk its less then 10 minutes by foot and worth going as long as you dont expect great slides as its based around for kids

3 readers found this review helpful

When i read the reviews posted on here by people i was a little worried about going to the tropicana!!! but now i know that most of these people must be the type that niggle and moan about every little thing!!! at this hotel we got what we paid for....and more!!! it was so so amazing, clean, spacey well ventilated!!! the people were so friendly and couldn't do enough for you. The breakfast buffet was my dream come true!!! everything from sausages to pancakes! there was a whole section full of delicious pastrys!!! i looked forward to breakfast every morning of our holiday it was delightful!!! the swimming pool was lovely a bit chilli tho but i did manage one drink at the pool side bar!!! our room was lovely and clean!!! with tele!!! as we went in feb we didn't have air con on!!! i have no complaints about this place it was so so nice!!! the resort was amazing to and will can't wait to go bk!!! if your interested in going to the pyramids we did that too, booked it thro our thomas cook rep and it was 130 each for a 2 day coach trip all lunches and dinners included, we stayed in a 5* hotel with pyramid views from our window! king size bed mini fridge! personal lounge and dining area!! i almost wet myself!!! lol!!! we saw the sound and light show in the evening on the first day went to the epytian museum during the day!!! then we went to the giza pyramids on the 2nd day we got to go inside then climb them!! do this trip if u can i had the holiday of a lifetime and i miss it so bloody much!!!! :(

4 readers found this review helpful

My first thoughts on getting to the hotel Were What a greedy lot the porters were, I gave the porter the recommended tip of 10LE( 10 Egyptian Pounds ) and it was not a thankyou that I got, but " Do you known how much this is in English Money it is only one pound ". If you do go you will see a porter who looks like Lurch from the Adams family well he's the one.
I was based in the new section of the hotel which can be quite a walk from the reception and if you are unstable on your feet or wheelchair bound to get there could be near impossible. This is because there are a lot of steps or very slippy tiled slops to get over before you get to the middle section of the hotel grounds and then you have to walk up to the new section Called Jasmine( or Blocks 23,24 or 25 ). But when you do get there you get a nice landscaped area and the best of the pools on the site.
The room I stayed in (2430) was very clean and I had only one little niggle with it, No kettle to make any drinks and no cups to have any drinks in. With the air Temp at 45 in the day and 30-35 at night this would have made life a bit more pleasant. All rooms have air con.
The main dining area is located below the reception and is quite big and at first looks very smart. But when you have been there a few days you start to see it in a different light. if you are not one of the first to get there for a meal you may find yourself waiting up to half an hour to get a table which you will have to share with the local flies( to be fair the hotel does try to get rid of them but with little luck ). Food is the same day after day and the quality is average. Even though I stayed half board I ate out because of the above and it was so cheap to do so.
On site you will find many pools , a children’s club of sorts ,a few little shops of which 2 are right by the main reception entrance and should be called hassle and con-you. There is also an internet cafe of sorts which is just a 5 PC's networked into a very slooooooooooow connection.
The Cleaners con: They come round on the first night and introduce themselves and ask you when you are going home Etc. the day before you are going home you get no towels and at night you get a knock on the door from the cleaner who just happened to have run out of towels when they were doing your room. They then start to go on about how they are sorry for this but have to be quick as they are going to get a plane to Cairo that night and would like a tip now. Well my Cleaners plane must have been at least 5 days late.
The beach is aprox 10 - 15 minutes’ walk away long hassle lane but is worth the trip. One thing I have forgotten to say is that you don’t need to take any towels with you what so ever as they are all provided free of charge by the hotel by use of a towel card
If you are diving you will find a company on site called emperor divers which is very well run and as there is no real price difference between any dive company this makes them worth divining with, The people were very friendly and if you are thinking of learning to dive in the red sea this could be the best place for it as they have their own training pool on site.
To be truthful I won’t be going back here as the hotel is a very mixed bag and contains a few more worms than apples.

4 readers found this review helpful

Just arrived home from a weeks 'girl-friend' holiday at Tropicana Rosetta. I did the usual and read as many reviews as I could find so wasn't under any illusions that it was going to be worse or even better than expected. This is the first review I have ever written so hope you find it informative.
After reading another reviewer's tip I emailed the Hotel and requested a room near reception and close to the pool as it is a huge place and up the steps and slopes in that heat I didn't want! I received a reply within 24 hours and they said they would accommodate this, and they did. We went half board and wished we hadn't, breakfast was fine but when it came to the evening meal well let me just say the salad was a god's end. Two nights out of our week we actually ate in Naama Bay which was so cheap. Alcoholic drinks were expensive though. Large bottled water in the hotel was 12 egyptian pounds but supermarkets were selling it at 2.50 egyptian pounds, ok in the big scheme of things it wasn't expensive in the hotel but why pay that when you could pay less. Very clean hotel and the cleaner of our room I think had OCD as he was always putting our toiletries in size order along the bathroom sink, and tidying up our hairdryer and straighteners so the cables were neat. He would even go that extra mile and fold our PJ's on the bed. tipping a small amount each day means so much to them as they are so badly paid. 10EGP is one english pound
Try and take a small amount of egyptian money with you then the rest in English as the rate is better. Also cash is exchanged in machines and we found no problem where as people who were trying to withdraw on a card, the machine would not accept them no matter how many they tried, and it wasn't the card that was not acceptable.
The guys outside the shops were very pesky especially to two women, some nights we didn't get bothered too much and could politely say no thank you, but others were quite frightening. On a few occasions we were cornered where they tried to offer more than we expected, even to the point of showing us their 'goods' (which luckily remained in their trousers) As you can imagine this was not an experience I thought was part of my holiday package. We did have a great time don't get me wrong, and could handle the situation where if we were two young girls it might not of been so easy. The road outside the hotel is busy but is quite easy to cross, the no lights and constant horn tooting was weird. But we found out they toot the horns to say hi, and constantly ask you if you want a taxi. Only use blue and white ones and agree your price before getting in. Trip from Naama Bay to Old Market was 30 EGP, this was a nice place to visit and was suppose to be cheaper. Got good at the bartering by the end of the week!
So easy to get to Naama Bay too, cross the road outside the front of the hotel heading right once you are over both roads. Walk a short distance and you will come to the entrance of the Hilton Hotel, go through the gates and walk through the grounds, once you get to the end this joins with the prom which runs along the beach, turn right and then just keep walking you pass bars restaurants and other hotels you can then cut through one of the side streets to bring you into the main resort where you will find everything you expect in a resort centre.
I would go again but only with my husband. We didn't go for the diving just for the great weather! It's really hot. Have a great holiday :-)

we knew for the cost the hotel would be basic, however that was not the problem with this hotel.
we are avid divers and this is great locationwise for the Emperor venue and is in walking distance of sharm.
those are the only benefits to this hotel!!!
we only ate breakfast at the hotel becuase of the board taken up. We stuck to bread and boiled eggs due to the cockroaches roaming the restauarant!
we were looking forward to getting the salt off our bodies when we returned from diving, only to find brown cold water, running so slowly you had to run around to get wet!
the main door to the room could not be classed as a fire door as it had a gap of about 1 cm plus around it!
finally, i would not recommend taking children to the resort as whilst I asked recption for our key, my partner was propositioned by prostutes situated on a regular basis in the lobby area!
all in all the rooms are adequate - despite certain areas not being cleaned.
the cheap price, reflects a substandard hotel, that with only a few tweaks could be a reasonably priced place to lay your head and have a snack.

5 readers found this review helpful

When we arrived at the hotel we were greeted by the hotel reception staff and a porter who took our luggage and given compimentary drinks. We were booked in immediately and taken by the porter to our room. We were on the ground floor and my first impression of the room was delight, it was clean and spacious with a queen size bed :-)
Our veranda had a pool and sea view and both the room and veranda were extremely clean.
we arrived at the hotel at about 7.30pm Egypt time so we were in time for dinner. The restraunt was also high in cleanliness and the staff were really friendly, There was always a good variety of food on offer and the desserts ( although i steered clear of them due to not really having a sweet tooth) looked delicious.
There was always a barbeque outside the restraunt cooking chicken, beef, fish and pizza also chips. The hotel also had two seperate restraunts by the pool, ( Italian and Fish) which had to be booked in advance in the morning. We booked the Italian on several occasions through out our stay and the beef was to die for. Also between 3pm and 5pm there were pool side snack, which included fish, frankfurter type sausages, pizza and chips.
There was a poolside bar, and the staff were really friendly and helpful, drinks were served in plastic cups most of the time, but not a real problem. The staff in the lobby bar were also really friendly and helpful, and if you showed them respect they went out of their way for you, we did not even have to order drinks in the end as the barman Mamoud catered to our every whim and topped our drinks up and brought them to us as soon as it looked like we were finished a drink.
There was not really alot of hotel entertainment, however the animation staff were fantastic and every day at noon there was water aerobics and after that there was water polo, which was very entertaining to watch ( so much cheating going on... but all in good fun) The pool was big and kept extremely clean at all times. If you want a sun lounger it is advisable to get one around 7am, the hotel give you towel tokens so you are given clean towels every day for the sun loungers.
The beach was at the bottom of about 80 steps, and all coral which is really shallow but all of a sudden there is a 40ft drop into the sea, so if taking children be aware of this. There is a jetty which you can dive from and the fish are an amazing sight and a must see. Also at the bottom of the steps are a parade of shops which sell gifts, food and also a chemist.
There is a free shuttle bus provided by the hotel for trips into Naama bay... the local shop holders will mob you to buy their perfumes... but if you make no eye contact they leave you alone.
Local taxis are in abundance, but the drivers will try to scam you into paying 40 to 50 Egyptian pounds, so you have to haggle, if they refuse your offer, walk away and they will soon follow you and bring the price down, we only ever payed between 20 and 30 egyptian pounds, the same applies for gifts etc always haggle if you can. We also took a supply of Dollars as they like the currency, they also accept stirling and Euros.
If you are eating out in Naama bay the hard rock cafe is excellent and really good value for money, there are also plenty of bars and night life.
All in all it was a really good holiday, and if it is sun and heat you are after then this is the place to go.

Luckily we were put in the new part of the hotel and not the old which reading other reviews are where the main complaints come from.I must admit the rooms in the old part do look shabby BUT the new part is a different story.The rooms are spacious ,clean and well equipped.tv,fridge and hairdryer.plenty of hanging space for the mountain of clothes us girls pack.The hotel has 5 pools but the 1 in the new part is the best,food from the pool bar is basic but nice and good value for money more than can be said for the breakfasts.if you can find a table at breakfast to sit you will be lucky but dont bother the food is absolutely rubbish, stay in bed and have a brunch at the pool is my advice !!! the only downside to the new part is the walk to reception which is rather a trek and you will have to deal with a dangerous slippery tiled slope to get there.staff are friendly,hotel is clean,free safes in reception and a 24 hr bar although this is in the reception area and the air con is virtually non existant.maybe a ploy to get more sales!! the hotel pub the royal oak is rubbish so dont waste your time going there stick to the promenade going into na ama bay more choice and cheaper.the busy road outside is a nightmare to start with but you soon get used to dodging the 60 mph traffic within a few days. no entertainment as such except for the bbq nights, worth a try though.

I have just returned from egypt and the rosetta hotel dissapointed.The hotel itself was ok, clean and tidy although a bit shabby on closer inspection,the ants and something looking like cockroaches costantly in the bathroom,were also a bit of a pain. Staff very friendly,but breakfast was a waste of time unless you liked fruit covered in flies,mini sausages that tasted of cardboard mush,french toast that was soggy.The only plus side being the omeletts which you had to que for.The pools in hotel also very nice.As for the resort itself, very laid back, dont go expecting a drinking holiday as alchol is quite expensive.

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The whole holiday experience was so bad we paid extra to fly back 5 days early the 9 days we spent in Sharm we horrific. The Locals were so unfriendly and unwelcoming no one made an efoort to speak English to help us with directions, the food was expensive and of a very poor standard. I constantly felt on edge as the Hotel reception staff looked at teenage girls in their bikinis. i definately recomend that you book elsewhere we have travelled all over the world with first choice and this was by far the worst holiday we have ever experienced.