Hotel Novotel Sharm El-Sheikh

Great place. We booked a pool room on the beach side (as opposed to palm) and really enjoyed our stay. My first all inclusive, made it easy for food and drink, but could still wander up the promenade to choose something else in town if we wanted. If I came back to Sharm, I'd choose Novotel again... great pool(s) as you could also use Palm side, entertainment, food and drink and most of all, beach location!

The hotel was clean and the Egyptian staff were friendly. However, the food was just average and not very impressive. Prices at the local restaurant were extremely high — a 200 ml bottle of water cost 5 USD, which is unacceptable. The hotel is clearly focused almost entirely on russian tourists. All evening entertainment is in russian, and the children’s program is also only in russian. In addition, some staff members are russian and mainly assist russian guests, including reserving sunbeds by the pool and securing the first row at the beach for them. This created an unfair and uncomfortable experience for other guests.

Wonderful stay... Excellent team... Thank you to everyone... Manager Ghadeer... Receptionist Mazen... Transportation service Ali... We will always stay at this hotel

On this trip I have stayed at Novotel (Naama Bay) for 6 days and Sharm Grand Plaza (Nabq Bay) for 4 days. Overall, Novotel is in a great location, 10min walk to main Naama Bay bazaar and night life. The hotel room was on Palm side, and room was clean and spacious. Daily cleaning and minibar topped up with water. The staff are really helpful and very friendly. I would not hesitate to stay here again. On the negative side, the food is not always fresh so keep that in mind when eating cold food. If eating hot food then no problem. After 6 days we did get a tummy bug. The air conditioning is switched off in winter which is an issue for those of us from Europe as it’s not our winter. The hotel did help by providing 2 powerful fans in our room. I thank all the staff especially Dory in guest relations, Yousef and Yahya in the kitchen as well as Sherif who made amazing pizzas for us. I would stay again. When you checkout at 12noon, they cut your all inclusive wrist band and are not allowed to enter restaurants or take any drinks unless you pay extra. Something to be mindful if you have a late evening flight. I understand that this is common practice in Sharm hotels.

This hotel shouldn’t be 5 stars the max is 3 stars The food is garbage The animation for kids starts at 8:30 pm where the kids suppose to be sleeping