Tried a few but my preference still goes to the Hilton at sharks bay Julian .

The food and standard of A/I is good , The staff are brilliant and best of all they have a very good dive outfit on site sinai dive club http://www.dive-club.com ..Their main branch is down at the hilton fayrouz but they also have a branch at SB . The beach is not great but the reef more than makes up for it . Diving can be done from the house reef, via Rib boat so no need to go down for the chaotic dive boat run at naama bay if you dont want to or indeed you can go from the big boat in Naama bay.

lyn

I can recommend a couple of good dive outfits..Emporer and Oonas..it doesn't matter to us anymore where we stay...as we are never int he hotel anyway..we are out on the dive boat all day!
last time we were in Sharm we stayed at Sonesta Beach..Derwentrocker Michelle is the best person to talk to about staying there but I do reckon it will tick all of your boxes..

last time we were in Sharm we stayed at Sonesta Beach.............I do reckon it will tick all of your boxes..

I can recommend the Sonesta Beach as also mentioned by Justval, a lot of info in this topic http://www.holidaytruths.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=13211&start=200 unfortunately no water
slides though.
Anthias Divers is the onsite dive centre http://www.anthiasdivers.com/english/start.html and directly next door is Oonas Dive Club http://www.oonasdiveclub.com/

I would recommend the Sonesta Beach resort as it is fairly central so if you want to walk to Naama Bay then you can or a cheap cab.

Oonas do also do hotel rooms and is on a B and B basis, all the instructors are English not Egyptian speaking english. If you get your own flight then they will pick you up from the hotel. You share the beach at the sonesta beach, but alas no pools. Saying this it is right near to a couple of water parks in the area, if slides are important. The Oonas is right next door virtually adjacent to the sonesta hotel.
http://www.oonasdiveclub.com/

I know everyone at the dive club, restaurant staff as well, plus anyone can go on the roof and chill with a beer or six and have a go on the shisha pipe whilst looking over the whole bay. It is the only view of Naama bay from the air you will experience.

I also know Graham went to a hotel as we met up with him last November, they have slides on their complex, but it isnt as central and you will need cabs getting in and out of Naama bay if you wanted to venture out.

Food at the Sonesta beach has improved a lot and i am always scoffing myself, i put a stone on when we came back. Now it is frozen off with the cold snow

If you want any more info, please ask

Michelle x
sonesta beach resort queen
(awaiting to book for my 9th time..............come on brochures pull yer finger out !)

Ps.............. Just remembered that if you stay at the sonesta beach you can use all the facilities at the sonesta club across the peace road, and guess what they have a few water slides, nothing dramatic but the kids will be happy. It is fairly new and a lot of people go there. The sonesta club is very much catered for kids as opposed to adults. You have to go thru the entrance of sonesta beach to access the beach though. So if you want a few hours there you can, we often go for a wander around.

Thanks for all the advice, but have now booked!
Got what i thinks is a bargain at the AQUA BLU.

Fingers crossed it'll be ok

J.

It certainly looks nice on Grays photos Julian. Well done to you