Captains Inn & Turtles Inn Hotel

I actually think it was 2003 I went.
The resort is very strange - it’s brand new but meant to look traditional - it’s all very squeaky clean and a bit odd. It very much lacks in atmosphere but the restaurants are good (but none sell "Egyptian" food - they’re French or Italian or...) and the staff are all friendly - but there did seem to be a few of us wandering around who were a bit dazed and confused - it was also very quiet. I imagine if you’re in one of the full board or golfing hotels you might not notice it as much.
The beaches are a bit basic - certainly not Caribbean like but you can see tropical fish and coral. You can also do plenty of day trips - quad bikes in the desert, snorkelling etc.
There is a proper village near by where I guess many of the workers live and there is a regular minibus to take you there. It’s touristy - lots of markets selling rugs and knick-knacks and restaurants that although touristy seem to have a more authentic air just because they’re not brand new. We also found a restaurant that didn’t seem to have any tourists by asking staff at the resort.
The first room we were allocated at Captains/Turtle Inn was tiny. It was on the ground floor with doors onto a large shared but basic courtyard and just about had room for a double bed. There certainly wasn’t any room to sit and have wine whilst getting ready - in fact if you were in the room you were on the bed. The courtyard wasn’t usable and we didn’t know whether we would be safe to leave doors open and if we didn’t we’d have no air (other than the conditioned variety). We complained (we’d been told we’d have a balcony) and got an upstairs two bed roomed apartment that was a little bit bigger and had French doors that opened (not onto anything) but meant you could get some air and have room to swing the proverbial cat.
We went for a cheap winter break to get some sun and to relax. And that we did. If this had been something we’d looked forward to for ages, spent lots of money on or hoped to get a real sense of Egypt we’d have been disappointed.