yes its very cheap we went to the hard rock cafe 4 meals 4 puds and drinks £18 now try and get that over here

It is cheap to eat out, but I think the reason a lot of people go AI is that the hotels are all spread out along the coast, and you could be a 15 min cab ride each way from Namma Bay which is really the only place with lots of restaurants to choose from.

It means cabbing it back and forth everynight which you need to factor in to the cost. The only real alternative to this in a B&B hotel is to eat in their a la carte restaurants at lunch/night which is more expensive than Namma Bay.

If you want to go B&B try to choose a hotel close to Namma Bay rather than further out up the coast. Some are walkable.

To continue the topic ,which hotels would members recomend staying at which are b+b,and situated near to restaurants and bars in Namma Bay

Hi,we have booked the Iberotel Lido,for next year on a b&b basis,it's very close to Naama about a 5 min walk,and it's had some really good reviews of late,cheers Mark

Thanks Mark been looking at that one,and have to agree it looks ideal did you book it direct? cant find which tour operator uses it

Hi

We stayed in the Kahramana hotel B&B in April and are hoping to go back late December, this hotel in very central indeed but still very quiet, it behind the Hard Rock Cafe, as already stating eating out is very cheap. The hotel is clean and the staff are excellent I would recommend Kahramana to anyone. We went with Thomson.

Hope this helps

Jules

Bruce,you can find it in the Thomas Cook Egypt brochure,thats who we booked it with,i think they are the only UK company you can book it through,cheers Mark

Thanks Goanaddict,Mark and Briar,cost wise there is very little between the 2 for December Have found both hotels on Thomas Cook website,(as informed)could be down to a flick of a coin,or which has easiest access for all my diving gear,but either way i thank you all for your help.