Hi and welcome

I can't answer specifics about these two hotels. But last year I stayed in the hotel next door to the Waterfalls. It's at Ras um el sid. You have Fantasia within walking distance and Old Sharm and the new El Mercato shopping centre close to you. You need a cab to NB but it only 10 mins each way.

The snorkelling is good here, the hotels tend to have manmade sand terraces for sunbathing and jetties into the sea to protect the coral, no real beach as such.

The Fayrouz is actually in Namma Bay, so you have all that has to offer within walking distance.

HTH, Doe

Hi Doe Thx for your reply, did you prefer the area Ras um el sid to Nama Bay ?

Anyone else with any advice , if not about the two hotels but about the areas they are in ?

Hi again

I liked it at Ras um Sid, but apart from Fantazia, which we walked to but didn't actually go in you need to get a cab to go to other places, ie Old Sharm is about 5 mins in a cab and Namma Bay 10 mins in a cab.

I liked being outside of Namma Bay and just popping in every other night and then we ate in the hotel on the alternate nights. Some people might find this boring though. We go for a quick week of winter sun if it was for my main two week holiday I might feel differently.

If you think you are going to want to go out to eat and drink in different places every night you might be happier in a hotel in NB.

I quite like Namma Bay, as I like a bit of a buzz and a choice of restaurants/bars now and again.

Many people dislike it, either because they dont like all the hassle from the locals trying to get you in their bars or buy stuff from them, or just because they think it's a bit chavvy, with neon palm trees etc.

Dont know if that helps much. Its personal preference really.
Doe

Thanks again Doe - your post did help I've finally quit dithering and booked for the Fayrouz today. We've only got a week this time , but hopefully, will enjoy it so much that we will want to go back to Egypt again.

I'm not an expert only having visited twice, but I have done a lot of reading about Sharm Hotels etc and from what I have read my understanding is that the Hilton Fayrouz is one of the best hotels in Sharm, both in quality and its proximety to Namma Bay.

Enjoy yourselves.

Doe

Dear Tobiano.About the2 mentioned hotels.. I totally advice you of waterfalls as it is in hadaba (ras umm siid cliff)where it is very nice to snorkel the sea there has more corals & fishes to see than at fayrouz which is at neama bay..by the waterfalls one you have fantasia which one big party resort that has the oriental spirit of the 1000 night & night.And it is also beside 2 nice club Dolce vita & El-Fanara(the light house).. but in the mean time it is still more quite area than neama bay which the town down where is fayrouz is located..
enjoy your holidays