We are a young couple 40 years young, enjoy a few drinks at night and a bit of nightlife and eating out, don`t know where to start at all regards which resort and how much things like beer and food costs, any help much appreciated 
General prices and resort info
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Having been a Goa regular for the last 9 years I am thinking of a holiday to Egypt maybe in May 2008, too much hassle and inconvenience with visas to Goa involved now We are a young couple 40 years young, enjoy a few drinks at night and a bit of nightlife and eating out, don`t know where to start at all regards which resort and how much things like beer and food costs, any help much appreciated
We are a young couple 40 years young, enjoy a few drinks at night and a bit of nightlife and eating out, don`t know where to start at all regards which resort and how much things like beer and food costs, any help much appreciated
Quiet bunch on here aren`t you 
Yeah well, I don't go for the nightlife, and the hotel is all inclusive so I've no idea how much the food and drink costs.. 
For nightlife I'd recommend Sharm, plenty going on there although you may find you'll need to take a courtesy bus or taxi to Naama Bay (where all the action is) from your hotel.
I'm not sure of price of drinks I'm afraid. I know my Mum paid something ridiculous like £7 for a Pina Colada in the Hard Rock Cafe last year though so I'm guessing alcohol is quite pricey.
I ate at the HRC a couple of years ago and remember being very well fed for a very reasonable price.
There's great snorkelling to be found at the Conrad as well as a wonderful beach (lots of info and my pics in the Conrad thread). The Conrad is about fifteen minutes by bus/taxi from Naama Bay.
Pippy
I'm not sure of price of drinks I'm afraid. I know my Mum paid something ridiculous like £7 for a Pina Colada in the Hard Rock Cafe last year though so I'm guessing alcohol is quite pricey.
I ate at the HRC a couple of years ago and remember being very well fed for a very reasonable price.
There's great snorkelling to be found at the Conrad as well as a wonderful beach (lots of info and my pics in the Conrad thread). The Conrad is about fifteen minutes by bus/taxi from Naama Bay.
Pippy
Last year in Naama bay, beer was about £2 a bottle in the Camel bar or the bus stop bar (500ml). Half that price in the supermarket. Other places charged the same price for a 300ml bottle.
Food was relatively cheap - two beers and a basic meal (starter and main course) was around £15 for the two of us.
Food was relatively cheap - two beers and a basic meal (starter and main course) was around £15 for the two of us.
Hi FTV The red sea area is generally a chilled and relaxed destination with the exceptions being Naama Bay in sharm and possibly Hurgharda which I believe is busy but not everyones cup of tea. with regards to Sharm If you think of it as more of an area covering several miles of coast with Naama bay in the middle . Basically you will find plenty of bars and resturants and great atmosphere in NB and then a vast aray of A/Is that stretch out probably a few miles in either direction. most of the accomodation in NB is either B+B/HB . So if you want to be around the bars/resturants I would recommend you choose accomodation in or as near as possible to NB. there is also old sharm town that is more traditional which is in the ras em sid area.
have a look at these maps which should give you some idea and also hotel locations in sharm .basically the first map shows you the area around NB and the second as it gets further out. If you decide on something further out the taxis are cheap/easy and the hotel usually supplies a courtesy bus. nothing should be more than about 20mins away.
http://sharm-el-sheikh.ovh.org/mapa_lewa_engl.html
http://www.sharm-el-sheikh.ovh.org/mapa_prawa.html
hope this helps a little
lyn
The red sea area is generally a chilled and relaxed destination with the exceptions being Naama Bay in sharm and possibly Hurgharda which I believe is busy but not everyones cup of tea. with regards to Sharm If you think of it as more of an area covering several miles of coast with Naama bay in the middle . Basically you will find plenty of bars and resturants and great atmosphere in NB and then a vast aray of A/Is that stretch out probably a few miles in either direction. most of the accomodation in NB is either B+B/HB . So if you want to be around the bars/resturants I would recommend you choose accomodation in or as near as possible to NB. there is also old sharm town that is more traditional which is in the ras em sid area. have a look at these maps which should give you some idea and also hotel locations in sharm .basically the first map shows you the area around NB and the second as it gets further out. If you decide on something further out the taxis are cheap/easy and the hotel usually supplies a courtesy bus. nothing should be more than about 20mins away.
http://sharm-el-sheikh.ovh.org/mapa_lewa_engl.html
http://www.sharm-el-sheikh.ovh.org/mapa_prawa.html
hope this helps a little
lyn
Thank you for the replies, certainly some food for thought there, will have a good long look at the options available and who knows I might just make there for next May
hi feelthevibe
i'm a goa holic too-seen your posts on the goa page-booked our 4th trip to goa and then found out about the visa situation! we have been to sharm three times in the last 2 years and loved it! stayed in the hilton sharks bay a/i -great hotel.but we still like to go out into town.had a meal a few times in namma bay,always the same tho different restaurants.prawn cocktail,fillet steak plus bottle of wine,2 beers and coffee about £35-£40. this included the tax (about 20% in all and a tip) the prices are quite cheap to start but they add on tax to your final bill.we had a couple of large bottles of beer in a bar and it was about £3.40 so we left £4.00.we really like sharm but its not goa! we still want to go back again but feel a/i is the best value. the local beer sakara is really good and its on draught at the hilton (in proper glasses not plastic) they also do bottled stella but its not the same brand as in england.its a really lovely holiday but completely different to goa.the weather and snorkelling is fantastic and the people are very friendly.you must still haggle hard in all the shops.the airport is the only one i have been to where they have loads of shops and they were cheaper than the resort-and you can haggle!try it for a week as we did the first time and research your hotel.as i said we went to the hilton three times and want to go back the staff are fantastic and remember you when you return
bushbaby
i'm a goa holic too-seen your posts on the goa page-booked our 4th trip to goa and then found out about the visa situation! we have been to sharm three times in the last 2 years and loved it! stayed in the hilton sharks bay a/i -great hotel.but we still like to go out into town.had a meal a few times in namma bay,always the same tho different restaurants.prawn cocktail,fillet steak plus bottle of wine,2 beers and coffee about £35-£40. this included the tax (about 20% in all and a tip) the prices are quite cheap to start but they add on tax to your final bill.we had a couple of large bottles of beer in a bar and it was about £3.40 so we left £4.00.we really like sharm but its not goa! we still want to go back again but feel a/i is the best value. the local beer sakara is really good and its on draught at the hilton (in proper glasses not plastic) they also do bottled stella but its not the same brand as in england.its a really lovely holiday but completely different to goa.the weather and snorkelling is fantastic and the people are very friendly.you must still haggle hard in all the shops.the airport is the only one i have been to where they have loads of shops and they were cheaper than the resort-and you can haggle!try it for a week as we did the first time and research your hotel.as i said we went to the hilton three times and want to go back the staff are fantastic and remember you when you return
bushbaby
I also echo bushbaby for her recommendation of the hilton sharks bay. Great hotel , lovely staff and great A/I/ i have been there twice.
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