The Waterfall by the
funiculars
by KagsandBrifuniculars
In the evenings we ate at one of the 3 a la carte restaurants and all of them were very good. There is a lebanese restaurant outside by the pool which serves great food but the prawns are a little pricey, but the lebanese food was superb and very well priced. The italian is nice but the best for us was the Latinos bar. The main barman was Ezzet who not only was attentive but kept people entertained with various little tricks. The menu in there whilst limited was good.
With the hotel being split the pool in the upper half is reserved for a quiet atmosphere with a swim up bar for lunch. Again very attentive and friendly staff.
The lower pools (3) are much more for the active types and speaking italian would be a disticnt advantage as a lot of the all inclusive guests come from there so it is centred round them.
There is also a cafe set on an island in the middle of the pool although not a swim up you can walk across the bridge and enjoy a nice lunch.
If you want to venture out then there are supermarkets (turn right out of hotel gates) a short walk away. There is also what looks like Ali Baba's palace over the road but we avoided what looked like a tourist trap.
Taxi's are cheap and plentiful in Egypt and their habit of honking at you can get a bit wearing. It's about LE15 to Sharm (£1.50) and LE 25 (£2.50) to Nama Bay. Don't forget to pre-agree your price before hand.
Nama Bay is all bright lights and noise with a multitude of restaurants ranging from Hard Rock Cafe through to rooftop Lebanese.
Overall if you are looking for a hotel where you can chill out for a week and have a reasonably varied eating menu then would recommend a week here.
The hotel is set into the side of a slope with the main hotel & reception at the top, rooms down the slope and at the bottom 3 pools and the beach. These are all served by a funicular (a kind of sloping lift)
The rooms are very well appointed with a sitting area as well as a balcony and all have a sea view. We had a room half way down and from talking to others this seemed to be a prime position as it avoided the noise at both ends.
In the hotel there is a bank but if you want to use your ATM card, then it's a bit of hike (out of hotel right and then left and ages down the road). Would probally be easier to use the ATMs when you are out and about.
