Hilton Sharks Bay Resort

I booked this holiday through the staff travel dept of Thomson having noted the previous reviews of this hotel on this website.
What can I say, we had an excellent flight out there and although the airport was fair to say 'manic' we made it through to be greeted by some of the most cheerful reps I’ve ever known!
We were taken to our hotel on a clean air-conditioned bus and after only a 5 minute drive found ourselves pulling into the Hilton Sharks Bay. From arriving we were greeted with smiles by porters who unloaded our bags while we checked in, we were then whisked off down to our room on a golf buggy by a great porter who pointed out all the hotels amenities on the way.
Our room was of excellent standard, two what I’d describe as queen size beds, bigger than singles for sure, that were the most comfortable beds I have ever slept in. A lockable fridge (stocked up daily with bottled water), tea and coffee making facilities and a great sea view, we’d paid for it and we sure got it, we did not have a balcony but we were right next to sunset bar so did not need it. You also have a free safe in the room to keep valuables in, though I would trust the staff in that hotel as they were the nicest I’ve known. The room boy was excellent, kept our room spotless and again left us some very amusing towel sculpture’s and always made effort to say hello and ask us what we were doing with our day.
The beach area is excellent split into lots of little terraces, so you never feel too crowded, and the diving off the hotel pontoon is out of this world! The pool areas are excellent too, lots of shade and kept spotlessly clean. We tried the full body Egyptian massage too in the health club, done wonderfully and they have a table by the beach too if you don’t want to walk up to the health club.
Food, we both found was excellent, my travel companion is vegetarian and allergic to eggs and diary products, and he found something to eat at every mealtime no problem. Especially enjoyed were the waffles and omelettes made to order at breakfast and pizzas and pasta dishes made to order at the main meal! It did seem to be a little repetitive but I’ve found that in all hotels I’ve worked, and no problems with tummy bugs at all, spotted a few sparrows as reported in past but had no problems with flies on the food at all.
The all inclusive beverage option is well served, the sakara beer was very drinkable, and the wines were good too. The cocktail menu was also tested too and was popular with us.
The hotel entertainment was a bit hit and miss and would be repetitive if there for more than one week, but was made up by the enthusiasm and friendliness of the animation team, though the daytime activities were fun and well run.
During our week we went on two of the Thomson organised excursions, the first was a boat trip to Ras Mohammed National Park, you need a visa for this one but the snorkelling was amazing, little tip buy your own snorkelling gear if your hotel has a beach you’ll use it there and saves you hiring it on this trip. The Lunch was very nice too, with both of us have good plateful.
The second was a quad biking trip to a Bedouin camp in the desert, very bumpy but a lot of fun and the Bedouin tea was quite nice. On both of these trips the guides were very professional but very friendly too, really made the difference on both these days.
This was our first trip to Egypt but definitely wont be the last. We will definitely stay at the Hilton Sharks Bay again and bring friends with us, but go for two weeks and take enough money to do all the activities next time as there was so much more we wanted to do.

Excellent
The hotel and the staff were first class, a good Xmas/New years break. New Years Eve in a Bedouin tent with Russian lap dancers, what a joy!
The diving facilities were excellent and the leisure facilities were second to none.

This is the friendliest hotel we have stayed at. The staff are very polite and cannot do enough for you. It is kept exceptionally clean both in and around the hotel and the rooms. The snorkelling is fantastic and the private beach is small but not overcrowded. I was very impressed with the quality of the food and it was only on one day of my holiday that I could not find anything I really liked as there is so much selection. Quite a lot of the food is cooked in front of you so you get to see how it’s cooked. The Egyptian people are great with kids and really go out of their way to keep them amused. There is not much to do in the evenings in the way of entertainment but the two bars are very relaxed and its nice to just chill out looking out onto the sea after soaking up the sun and swimming all day. Highly recommended.

We have just returned from our holiday in Sharm el Sheikh and can honestly say it was wonderful. Our hotel was beautiful and clean and the staff were extremely hard working and helpful. Our days started early as you had to catch the sun from about 8am until 4pm when it started getting dark but it was really hot between these times and we got a great tan even though we were only there a week! We spent our time on the beach but there were three other swimming pools to choose from. The sea is lovely and warm and the fish are incredible.
The food in the hotel was lovely and there was plenty to choose from. We only ventured away from the hotel once during our stay for a visit to Naama Bay but I wish we hadn’t bothered. The traders constantly harassed everyone and made my wife feel very intimidated, however we tried it but would not go again.
As for the hotel though we are planning a return visit with a group of family for two weeks next year.
A little tip: Take plenty of warm clothes for the evening as in contrast to the day time it becomes very cold.

Fantastic holiday with good food, lots of drink, good pool, fantastic dive centre and excellent staff.
Beware of brushing your teeth with the tap water and don’t have too much ice in your drink if you want to avoid ‘traveller’s tummy’ as the doctor called it.
We liked it so much that we will hopefully be returning next July.
We went swimming with dolphins and diving with the very friendly and experienced on-site dive centre. The house reefs are full of colour and so enjoyable to just coast along watching for spotted rays, turtles, barracuda and lion fish.
There is very little night life though but you can visit the bars in the next hotel although you will have to pay for your drinks in that case.
LOVED IT what more can I say.

Just returned from a two week stay at the Hilton. The Hotel in general is very clean with the bed linen and towels changed every day. The hotel grounds were well kept. With regards to the food this is what lets the Hotel down.
At breakfast there was very little choice and if you fancied an omelette you would have to queue because of the lack of cooking facilities (3 small pans/rings) also the crockery was chipped and the cutlery was often dirty. We like a coffee in the morning, however this was only ever served warm and quite often we would have to wait at the different stations for crockery. Lunch was O.K however the evening meal again was disappointing with food only ever being served warm. We found the Italian restaurant to be the best.
The pool although quite warm the first week was cold for the second I can only think that the pool heating was turned off.
The pool bar service could have been better with only ever two staff being present and again the plastic classes had seen there day. In our brochure it stated there was a choice of cocktails, however when I asked for a Pina colada I was told by the bar staff that there was only one choice of cocktail per day.
Evening entertainment was virtually non existent. Overall this Hotel is overrated with more negative reports than good ones and for the people who have enjoyed there stay at the hotel they really are easily pleased.
Try a Riu Hotel next time and you’ll realise what an All-inclusive Hotel should be.

We had the most wonderful holiday, the staff were great, very good with my two children. The rooms were a good size since we had four of us in there! The pools were great for the kids, the beach was not so good for them but wonderful fish to see just sitting on the jetty which kept them happy. The night time entertainment wasn’t the greatest but no one seemed to mind. The most relaxing holiday we have ever had.
We are thinking of returning in Feb. it was so good.
Must see the pyramids on a day trip to Cairo.

I stayed at this hotel with 10 of my friends, and I can honestly say this was the best holiday we have ever had!
The food and the staff were amazing and the hotel itself was brilliant. The rooms had amazing views and were freshened everyday.
Reception were very helpful in organising our trip to visit the pyramids, which is a must see.
Entertainment in the hotel in the evening is small not much to do but you cope. The only thing I would advise you on is to take plenty of Imodium because, it is inevitable that you will get a dodgy stomach.
This hotel is worth a visit and we are even returning next year it is that good.

The hotel staff were excellent.
The food in the buffet restaurant could have been better but the food in the downstairs Italian restaurant was very good. There was also a choice of an Indian restaurant.
The rooms are very good and linen and towels changed every day.
The beach is small, and you cannot walk out to the sea as there is coral, but the sea is reached by a jetty from which you can dive or snorkel. An amazing array of fish and coral to see.
We thoroughly enjoyed our holiday at this hotel. You can go on many good trips, one not to be missed is the visit to the Beduin Village, where you go on a camel to see the sunset and then go on further on your camel to a Beduin village for a barbeque meal and local tea - very nice, then you lay and look at all the stars.
We thoroughly enjoyed this hotel and can recommend it.

Snorkelling at your own risk!
The hotel beach is only about 40 meters wide, and if you go snorkelling nearby, there is a construction area where workers sit on the rocks and reef watching the tourists.
Unfortunately, my girlfriend happened to be there alone for once, and two men jumped in the water trying to rape her. She was lucky that only one really didn’t want to let go, so she managed to swim away after a short fight. What if she wasn’t so strong or if she just panicked????
After this, the hotel staff assured us they would have informed the police, put a security agent on the rocks night and day, and inform us about police investigations.
The agent was seen there only twice in a week. No policeman ever asked to talk to my girlfriend for a description, and no one ever informed us about what was going on (IF the police had really been called!!).
It is a wonderful hotel, but remember that 50 meters from the hotel beach you could have a horrible experience...
And a guy from the diving centre told us it was the fourth time something like that happened in the last few months!