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Also if anyone has stayed here recently please add your review via the above link.

Many thanks

ellijay....i went to this hotel at xmas 2004.

first time i had been to sharm and thought it a lovely hotel. we had a room that looked out over the siani desert.

the food was the usual buffet sort. we didn't eat in at night...but noticed the dining room got very busy in the evening. the hotel was mainly full up with italians and they all seemed to go AI.

we did look in once and there was a good choice...cant comment on the veggie selection...but there was a pasta station where they would cook you fresh pasta.

we stayed at the sonesta beach in 2006...it was more expensive to eat here so i doubt if you could walk over to this hotel and have your evening meal unless you paid extra.

its not a nightmare getting to it...you do have to cross over the road...but its not that bad.

from our room to the beach it took about 10 minutes.

i would recommend using the swimming pools at the sonesta beach...there are loads of them...and some hardly get any people round them.

i hope you have a lovely holiday...x

We're off there in two weeks time, so will leave a review for you too read when we get back!!

Many thanks Char82

Hi,

Anyone stayed here lately??

Helen x

I havent stayed here but did have a look around whilst staying at the Sonesta beach last year. On the surface it looked very nice, the rooms seemed smaller than ours as if you book with Thomson/portland in the SBR you get huge rooms compared to kiouni, Hayes and jarvis etc. From what we could see there was only one pool, fairly standard size with a kiddie pool. I didnt see any others so wasnt sure if there was any more.The pool was very crowded though, so maybe you would have to bag your sun bed early? We saw the restarant that seemed nice, hairdressers etc. Outside the complex is a night club that SBR uses as well. Not far from a chemist which we used when i go the cramps
You are situated on the main peace road which can be busy, but the traffic all goes one way then the other, so doesn't present a problem in its self, but be careful if venturing across with kiddies.

Across the road which is like a small dual carriage-way is the back of the Sonesta Beach Resort, you will see the Casino, walk through the grounds and you will hit upon the beach, where you will receive free yellow towels for your hotel, SBR has green towels.

We couldn't decide at the time whether to go to the SC or SBR, but we were glad of our choice as it was nearer to the beach, more facilities and pools and the over large rooms, that said, i wouldn't hesitate to go to the SC if the SBR got filled up.

I am going back to the SBR hopefully this July depending on my dad, and have already booked for next June 08, so will have a look around again to see whats on offer and how it looks


Enjoy your holiday

Michelle x

Hi,

Thanks very much for your help. I posted asking again as a previous poster had said they were going there in 2 weeks time (2weeks ago now) so was just wondering if they were back to report on here lol

Im sure we will love our holiday..im so looking forward to it...39 days to go!!

Helen x

Just got back, had a fab time, just about to leave a hotel review so please read!!!!

Hi, I was wondering if anyone has been to the Sonesta Club Hotel recently with 2 adults and 2 children?
I'm a bit concerned about the room layout as I booked online with Portland Direct and it doesnt give that much information regarding the sleeping arrangements.
Is there a separate bedroom area or are we all squeezed into one room?
I have phoned Portland and requested a double bed but the advisor was very vague about the rooms!! I also asked if i could pay for an upgrade and have interconnecting rooms but she said these were not available at this hotel.
Any information would be very gratefully recieved.

P.S. are there any bitey things in the sea as my 2 girls are nervous of that sort of thing, so am i as it goes!!!

Donna

When are you going? We are going 12th October 2008 for 2 weeks. 2 adults 2 kids.

I was wondering about the rooms as well. Any info will be appreciated

Thanks

Reviews HERE may give you some idea what to expect

Pippy

Hi, we are going May 15th 2008, flying from Cardiff.

Thanks for the link, there was some interesting information there.

Hi Donna

We were staying in the Sonesta Beach a couple of weeks ago and I went to the sonesta club and took some pictures for another Holiday Truth member who is going there.

If you wish to have a look this is the link -

http://good-times.webshots.com/album/562327695PjcSAV?vhost=good-times

Although we weren't in any of the rooms the rest of the hotel looks very nice and well laid out.

Graham

When we went May 2007 it was great, weather just right for our 2 kids, one 4 and one 3! The hotel is fine, don't worry, if you have a family room, it will be one double bed and a single in one room, then another single just off that room. If you have a double family room, then you have a double bed in one room and two singles in another! Hope that makes sense!

Hi Graham,
Many thanks for your link, your photos were really great, my girls cant wait to have a try of the water slides.
Donna

Hi Donna,

I am going to Sonesta Beach Resort, if thats the one right by the sea!

We are going 29 May from Manchester for 2 weeks and there will be 2 adults (ages 32 & 28) and 2 children (ages 3 & 11) plus 2 grandparents (aged 53).

It would have been interesting to hear your reviews when you got back but I guess you will be departing Sharm airport on the day we arrive!!

Have you had any injections? The grandparents in our party have but all the others haven't. I have been told by a few people who have been before that they are optional and not a requirement, although most doctors will recommend them.

Anyway hope you have a great time, do you know what sort of temperatures to expect in May/June?

Cheers, Daniel.

Hi Daniel

Your post needs to be transferred into the Sonesta Beach Resort thread, otherwise it will get confusing as both of these hotels are sister hotels.

As i have been in all spring/summer months, yes it will be very hot, May is nicer and around the 90s, but June is one of the hottest months over 100 degrees every day, it gets hotter until the end of August..

As reguards injections, i have them all and i am glad i did as i had a bite on my thigh from a fish that clung onto me, the only one that i didnt have was Malaria. GPs do recommend vaccines. There is a big thread on going about injections, so you should hopefully find out what you require from there. They should be free of charge. I hope that helps. Any q's on the SBR please ask, i am the SBR queen i have been so many times, hope that helps.

Michelle x

Heres the thread on the Sonesta Beach Hotel

http://www.holidaytruths.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=112714

Heres the thread on vaccinations...............

http://www.holidaytruths.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=30364

Michelle x

Hey guys

Does anyone know if the pools at this hotel are ramped or have gradual steps as opposed to the ladder type of entry?

Thanks