The food was fab. The service without fault. The cleanliness was 100%. They are always cleaning even though it is already immaculate! The decor in the rooms was in need of a refurb and one of the accommodation blocks is currently closed for such work to start.

There is a huge beach and always plently of space to get away from everyone else! The sea is crystal clear. They rake the beach every morning by hand. They provide beach towels upon request clean every day. If you want to get away from it all - go here.

To sum it up perfectly by a member of staff telling us what there is around the hotel - NOTHING! Sea, mountains and desert. Fab view of Saudi & Sinai mountains.

Can't comment on the entertainment as didn't partake. I know there was beach activities (exercise, darts, volleyball, bellydancing etc). Excellent scuba dive centre within the hotel.

Our day at Gatwick started with the screens showing Desk K for our flight to Taba. After waiting for the checkout to open for about 15 mins we were told by Monarch staff the Taba flight was at Desk J. I never have liked Monarch! We managed to get the last 2 extra legroom seats at a price.

Our holiday began with a delay at Gatwick and the fact that the check-in desks for Astreaus were not open when we arrived at the airport was not helpful. Peltours advise that the minimum check in time is 3 hours, when in reality the desks do not open until 3 hours before the flight.
After the delay the flight was uneventful - it was nice to have a good seat pitch but the aircraft was a little 'tired' - but the cabin staff were very helpful and friendly.

Our arrival at the hotel was very late - long after the restaurant had closed - but a cold supper had been left in the room for us - we much appreciated this.

We had a double room on the second floor. The room and hotel were always very clean. The room itself was starting to become 'tired', and the bathroom & shower are in need of refurbishment.

The staff were always very friendly and helpful.

We did very little all week other than to relax and read by the pool. We were able to sit out in warm sunshine all day, every day, and enjoy the sun, despite the prevailing wind.

Our return journey was equally uneventful.

If you need a week of doing absolutely nothing in quiet and relaxed surroundings then this is the place to go. We would return.

We flew with Monarch,an average charter flight.Ours was the only flight at Taba Airport, 300 tired people and only one man at the immigration desk,met by Longwood rep,coach transfer to Hilton Nuweiba,1hr 45mins.

Longwood rep very efficient,we were given hotel registration cards and our luggage labels with our room numbers. On arrival at hotel greeted by hot towels and a nice drink of hot milk with figs. Check in was very quick and friendly.

Our room was ok,as with other reviews-our opinion the same,clean room, though in serious need of update. Food was of a reasonable standard and always nicely presented,my only niggle is that the soup and hot food toureens were never labelled, so there was a continuous line of people lifting the lid to see what was inside,(sometimes this didnt help)some toureens contained food that was unidentifiable. The hotel must bake its own bread which was varied and delicious. The restaurant staff were efficient,sometimes to a fault,the house red wine was pretty good,the local beer was very cold and wet,this is as much praise as I can give it,the local spirits are to be avoided,they all have the same non descript taste.

One place you must try is the 'Down to Earth' shisha den,smoke flavoured tobaccos using the 'hubbly bubbly'pipe.

The beach and pool areas are meticulously cleaned and always plenty of sunbeds.I did object to having to sign for a beach towel and carry my beach towel card,if a towel is lost a fine of 50 egyptian pounds! The towels were threadbare to say the least.

The entertainment was not that great,maybe because we were off season. The Shell Disco was in need of some recent music,the gardens are beautiful and again, kept immaculately. The Abou lou lou a la carte restaurant, is good but not fantastic,we ate there once,we were given a chefs compliments 'amuse bouche' which consisted of a crab stick(cut in half-for the two of us) with a slice of cucumber and tomato! The following 3 courses were of a good standard though.

There are excursions to go on,though in my opinion they were on the expensive side. We went on the 'camel trek and bedouin feast'- which was stretching the truth somewhat.

This hotel, is a changing-one, Do not go when the school holidays are on, if you want peace and tranquil surroundings,this is the place to go when all of our little darlings are back at school.

Cleanliness,food,entertainment & appreciation of all of the staff comes into its own. Why would guests want to come back?!!

WOW! That pretty much sums up this hotel. The rooms may need a lick of paint as has been said by others, but as the room is only somewhere to sleep and get changed in, this didn't detract from the holiday one bit.

The staff were out of this world, with even the gardeners stopping to say good morning as you pass. The waiting staff in the bars and restaurants were so attentive that you weren't even able to top your glass with water from a bottle without them rushing to come and do it for you. They also provided table service, something I have never come across in an all inclusive resort before.

The food on offer was always top class too, especially the deserts. Be warned that you are likely to put on weight during your stay... There was a wide variety and each night was themed in the main restaurant (which is stunning now they have refurbished it). If you don't fancy that, I'd highly recommend the Italian that is also covered by your all inclusive. They will cook pizzas and pasta dished exactly to your liking...

The grounds were also amazing, with an army of gardeners and groundsmen trimming bushes, cutting the grass, watering the gardens and sweeping the paths on a daily basis... They even mop the outside paths... These grounds lead right up to the private beach, with its sun loungers and beach bar... The beach was raked every night we were there to ensure the sand is soft and spotless every morning.

Off the hotel grounds to the left is the house reef, which provides excellent snorkeling opportunities or scuba diving with the dive school within the hotel if you're more adventurous. Getting in the water was a bit of a shock in December, but once you were in you didn't feel the cold. For non-swimmers, an evening stroll on the lit up pier is a must to see the resident lion fish and other marine life. I would strongly recommend the snorkeling to anyone, though...

All in all a fantastic week away. I just can't wait to go again...

Just returned from our second visit to The Coral Hilton, this time for Christmas and New Year. This is certainly one of the cleanest hotels that I have ever visited! Although previous reviews, including mine, have remarked on the rooms needing a little upgrading, this is apparently now in hand, with renovation beginning in the next month.

We upgraded to a bungalow on this visit (do it at the hotel and not through your travel company!). Can't speak for the others but our unit was totally spotless.
No black marks on the paintwork even! The only fault that I could find was that the shower rail was a bit loose.

My rating for the food is the same as last time. Good selection, maybe could be a little hotter, but overall very good value for the cost of this hotel. The main restaurant has just been completely refurbished and is quite lovely. The staff in this restaurant, and the others on site, is just "memorable". I just have to mention the New Years Eve Gala dinner, no extra charge.
We ate king prawns, carpaccio of beef, smoked duck and other goodies. For Egypt it was special!

The Coral's location, between Nuweiba Port and Nuweiba City, is a little remote, but there are onsite shops and a bank which mean that you do not need to go outside the hotel if you do not wish to. There is a travel company onsite as well who can take you to all the popular excursion places like the coloured canyon, Mount Sinai, Eilat, Petra etc., etc.

Having been lucky enough,on our first visit, in October, to swim with Olin, the wild dolphin and her family, we were absolutely distraught to learn of her recent death, at the age of 31 years. Hopefully her companions will continue to return and delight the guests with their prescence in future.

Now, we come to the hotel staff! What can I say? With maybe one or two exceptions out of 190+, you will not find a bunch of more friendly, obliging and happy people anywhere! Their level of service is outstanding and their friendship is genuine. Can't be faulted! By the way, how many times have your kids seen Santa Claus come along a magnificent beach on Christmas morning, riding a camel?

Entertainment is adequate but could be improved. Then again, would we want the prices to go up to achieve this? I think not!

We are returning for our third visit in March 2005 and are counting the days already!

We stayed at the Hilton Nuweiba over the 2004 New Year, for 10 days. We chose this hotel having read the previous reviews and we totally agree with everything.

The hotel/resort is right on a long stretch of beach, great for swimming, water sports, snorkelling and diving. There are lots of sun-loungers on the beach with shade and you can change your beach towels as often as you wish during the day. The beach bar is perfectly adequate and there are beach activities like morning stretching lessons, volley ball and basketball, and other facilities like pedalos, banana boat, water skiing etc.

The hotel is made up of 3 buildings on 3 floors and all have great views of the beautiful gardens and from the top floor you have sea-view. The grounds are all landscaped with lawns, beautiful flower beds with buganvilleas and palms, lots of birds, lovely looked after every day by the gardeners, very pleasant to stroll.

I agree that the rooms + bathrooms are a bit tired and should be refurbished, but nevertheless comfortable, with TV + hairdried. As we only spent time in the room for sleeping, this was a minor point.

There is plenty of staff all-round, for cleaning, room service, ground staff, reception and the all important restaurant staff. All with a smile, very attentive, friendly and nothing is too much trouble, they all say hello whenever they see you. The standard was excellent and the same level throughout our stay. We have spoken to guests at other hotels in Taba and some of them where not happy with other 5-star hotels (like Hyatt) where service was very slow.

Nuweiba is still quite under-developed therefore if you want lots of evening entertainment (clubs, bars, outside restaurants, shops, bazars etc etc) go to Sharm. Nuweiba is for relaxation, although as I said above there are plenty of activities in the resort +excursions you can take. And you will make friends with other guests!.

The location is good for trips into Israel and Jordan. We went to Masada in Israel and to a visit to a spa by the Dead Sea and "floated" in the sea, which was quite an experience. Also available is a trip to Petra in Jordan, which is a long journey but worth getting up early. You can also do a shopping trip to Eilat in Israel + swim with the dolphins, or to Dahab further south towards Sharm.
To summarise the Hilton is a great hotel to stay with excellent service in a wonderful location just by the beach, and we thoroughly recommend it.

Date Visited 29th Nov - 13th Dec

Weather
Mainly Sunny, always a breeze. Average daily temperature 28 Degrees. Hottest day 33 Degrees. You could comfortably sunbathe at 8am. The sun set behind the mountain at about 3:30pm. The temperature at night was cool, a jumper or light jacket would be my recommendation.

Hotel Overall
Absolutely fantastic, probably the best "Land" based holiday we have ever had. Within hours of arriving you become totally chilled out. It is the ONLY holiday we have not wanted to return home at the end, normally we begin to miss home - dog, friends, UK TV etc. Would gladly be still there now.

Cleanliness
Faultless

Rooms
3rd Floor with balcony facing sea
Like the rest of the complex are looking tired. Every day we had some towel sculpturing on our beds. They have excellent Air conditioning (only used once) and brilliant heating (used most evenings) The Superior rooms all seemed to have extra living space but NO balcony and are on the ground floor, you can however sit outside on the footpath!! The bungalows in my opinion didnt warrant the

Fantastic hotel. This was our second Xmas, we stayed for a fortnight both times. We then went back in Jan for a week. Have today booked for this Xmas. Book it now - it is fantastic.