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Hilton Taba Resort & Nelson Village
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alona_ua
Reviews: 8
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Hilton Nelson Village
Opinion of Price: least expensive
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Hilton Taba Resort & Nelson Village
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Oris
Reviews: 54
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Hilton Taba Resort
Opinion of Price: least expensive
Hilton Taba Resort & Nelson Village
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Oana_bic
Reviews: 753
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Hilton Taba
Opinion of Price: less expensive than average
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Hilton Taba Resort & Nelson Village
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NYC2TLV
Reviews: 290
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Nelson Village
I have decided to write an extra tip in regards to Nelson Village. While both guests of the hotel and Nelson Village have the same facilities, rooms are different. The rooms at Nelson Village are older and do not have carpeting. Though they face the beach, all have easy access to the beach (some are on the ground level so the beach is just a few metres away), and during high season, those guests at Nelson Village can use a different reception and will have a seperate breakfast set up on the beach. The problem is that since it is open air, birds tend to be a problem at breakfast and it made me a bit uncomfortable.
If you want to take advantage of the hotels facilities, such as the pool, casino or lounges, it can be a bit of an annoying walk to do everytime from your room to the hotel especially if you are in the last block of rooms. You can always walk to the Mövenpick hotel which is probably the same distance from the last block of rooms as the hotel is.
Opinion of Price: about average
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Hilton Taba Resort & Nelson Village
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Martin_S.
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By the sea, the Hilton Taba
We enjoyed a long weekend at the hotel, with excellent service and the food at the detached Italian restaurant was fabulous. But we did not come for the food, or the service, take a look at the view from our room and you will see the Red Sea, we came for that, and as you can see the Taba Hilton has its property right on the beach.
Unique Quality: Sad to say that in 2004, the Hilton Taba was attacked by terrorists who planted several bombs which killed more than 30 people. This hotel was occupied for many years primarily by Israeli visitors, not so any longer.
Opinion of Price: more expensive than average
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Hilton Taba Resort & Nelson Village Photo: Hilton Taba, Tal & Zohara, Egypt
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dd99
Reviews: 58
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Nelson's Village
The Hilton istelf is still undergoing renovations (after the bombing). Nelson's village - resort-style low-rise (3 stories) buildings is open.
The place itself is fine for the price (very cheap if booked via an Israel travel agent) with limited facilities. Breakfast is OK (restaurant has a great view of the gulf), but the restaurants are expensive for what they offer (lunch and dinner).
Many of the staff are unsmiling, some are nicer.
Unique Quality: The hotel is 100 yards from the border crossing, with nothing else within walking distance.
Actually - the Israeli border is walking distance - I walked across to buy a newspaper and some batteries from the duty-free shop one morning. Crossing the border with no luggage is free (for Hilton guests), quick and easy.
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Hilton Taba Resort & Nelson Village
NYC2TLV
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Hotel
The hotel is located between the Eilat, Israel border and the Taba, Egypt border. Arriving to the hotel from Israel is easy just by crossing the border and you're exempt from the Israel exit tax and Egyptian entry tax if you only plan to stay at the hotel or go to the hotels casino. The walk up to the hotel is a bit distracting. I have been harrased by the Egyptian taxi drivers who wait 24 hours a day at the border in hopes of getting a good fare. The hotel is newly redone featuring a great new lobby and entrance and provides tourist facilities in Arabic, Hebrew, and English. The room I received was in much nicer condition than they were previously though the bathrooms look as though they were cheaply renovated. The staff is friendly and helpful. The hotel security has also taken a boost as no cars except a small shuttle owned by the hotel may reach the entrance. Bags are also placed through a scanner before they are loaded on to the shuttle.
Another great addition to the hotel is a computer room with three PCs and free internet connection. Sometimes it was difficult to get kids off the computers to check my E-mail but it was still better than paying the typical $15 a hour that other hotels charge.
Unique Quality: The pool is a salt water pool, and the qualities of the hotel are the casino and price. The reasons are because casinos are illegal in Israel and the price is usually around just US $100 per night per couple, but I recently booked this hotel through the Hilton website for US $50. The hotel has great views of the Red Sea, and the four surrounding countries: Egypt, Israel, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia.
I stayed here for two nights after completing my tour of Israel. I needed to chill for a couple of days and for this the Hilton Taba Hotel served its purpose. The hotel is saturated with Israelis on vacation although I did come across some Germans and a Greenlander(!). Since the hotel is suppose to have easy access to a reef I did a great deal of snorkelling for just the cost of the rented equipment. I began my trip across the Sinai Peninsula, with the Greenlander no less, from here. This hotel has all the things that you would expect from a Hilton Resort. There are two pools. Several restaurants and a nightclub with nightly live entertainment usaully with a Middle Easter flavour. The rooms are quite large and modern. Unfortunately the beach is somewhat small but as I said there is easy access to the reef by way of a pier. The hotel offers all kinds of excursions into the Sinai including to St. Catherine's Monestary. They also offer scuba diving lessons. This lovely hotel was the victim of a mindless act of terrorism on October 8, 2004. 40 people were killed and more 120 injured by two truck bombs that smashed into the lobby and and the pool of the hotel. The hotel has been closed down and whether it reopens or not is not known at the time of this update.
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Hilton Taba - Red Sea
by MikeJarvis
Hi, Have just booked a fortnight at the Hilton Taba Resort last minute, and was wondering if anyone has been there and had any good tips?
Are the food/drink prices relatively inexpensive?
Thanks
Mike
Re: Hilton Taba - Red Sea
by ramot418
The hotel is literally on the Israel border - it's a short walk to the border crossing. I recommend 'dropping in' to the Israeli city of Eilat (a 5-minute ride from the border), if you don't mind paying the entry and/or exit taxes on both sides of the border. Not recommended, however, if you plan to go to Lebanon or Syria afterwards, because of the border crossing stamps which will be in your passport.
Re: Re: Hilton Taba - Red Sea
by MikeJarvis
Thanks Steve,
Would you recommend I get my Visa at the border, I've heard there is quite a queue at the airport.
Mike
Re: Re: Hilton Taba - Red Sea
by ramot418
I admit I'm confused by your post.
Holders of British passports do not need a visa to enter Israel. It's not clear to me what an airport has to do with this.
Re: Re: Hilton Taba - Red Sea
by MikeJarvis
I have heard that to enter Eqypt, a visa must be obtained either before you leave, or upon arrival at the airport, however, this is not mandatory unless you are planning on going on any trips outside of the resort. I have been told that a visa can be obtained from the border if needed. So I was checking we didn't need one to go over into Eliat.
Re: Re: Hilton Taba - Red Sea
by ramot418
I'm not that familiar with Egyptian requirements, but from what I've seen on VT, you need a visa to enter Egypt no matter what. As a holder of a British passport, I presume that you can get it upon arrival. I'll let the Egypt experts answer this one more fully.
If you are arriving overland from Israel, then you may not need a visa to stay at the Taba Hilton. I know this is true for Israelis, but I'm not sure if it is so for other nationals.
Re: Re: Hilton Taba - Red Sea
by NASIR2
i've been to Taba Dec 15 last year,don't know anything about that hotel,but one thing i know you can get the visa from the Airport,for me as a British Citizen i always get my Visa in advance from the Egyptian Embassy in London,less hassle it takes only 2 hours. the only problem you would have is if you're transit for some countries,they wouldn't allow you to board there flights if you don't have a Egyptian Visa.once in Budapest,they refuse me to board the plane.
The pool is a salt water pool, and the qualities of the hotel are the casino and price. The reasons are because casinos are illegal in Israel and the price is usually around just US $100 per night per couple, but I recently booked this hotel through the Hilton website for US $50. The hotel has great views of the Red Sea, and the four surrounding countries: Egypt, Israel, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia.
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Q:Up to date border crossing costs? "Does anyone know or have a link to the up to date (2012) border crossing costs from Taba into Eilat and back again? thanks"
A: "Link to the up to date? Good luck ;-) The cost is about 20 euro, I guess it is for each direction."
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