Ramada Plaza Hotel Naama Bay

“ I stayed at the Ramada Plaza for 3 weeks on a bed and breakfast basis. The hotel is ideally situated right in the centre of Naama Bay near all the restaurants, bars etc.

Check in was very smooth and the staff were very helpful. The room was lovely. Big and roomy and very clean. It had plenty of wardrobe/drawer space and a large bathroom. The room was mainly kept clean throughout our stay, however, after about a week I noticed that some parts of the room weren't being cleaned, i.e. between the beds, the surfaces of furniture etc. The towels and bedding were changed every day.

The pool area was nice apart from the constant hassle from staff at the onsite beauty salon/ tattoo parlour. This was constant for the whole 3 weeks I was there. By the end of the first week I was at the end of my tether with it and was quite clear to the staff that I did not intend to use any of these facilities during my stay. Still, the hassle continued, with 1 of the beauty salon guys even pointing out specific parts of you that weren't quite perfect and saying he could "fix" this for you!

As I was B&B I can't comment too much on the food. Breakfast was good with a good selection. Most other guests were All Inclusive though and most of them said the other meals left a lot to be desired.

The only other downside to the hotel was that if you weren't AI, you were treated like a bit of a second class citizen. Not what I have experienced anywhere else in Sharm El Sheikh on my other 5 visits there.

I would recommend the hotel on a B&B basis.

“ Top Tip: Best restaurants I visited were Pomodoro and Peking.
Best bars- Fifty bar on the beach and The Tavern which also does amazing food.
Beware of hassle from workers in bars, shops and restaurants. They will hassle you to go in, and I found this year this was ten times worse than normal, with staff getting very rude when you didn't want to go in. Also, beware of the many perverts who also work here who will grab you and be very rude/abusive in a sexual way if you don't go in. The first time I have experienced this type of hassle!

“ Good hotel for the price, located within walking distance of Naama Bay centre. Staff were pleasant and the Junior Suite we had was spacious, clean and comfortable-especially the beds. Our cleaner, Adil, was particularly helpful and was tipped accordingly! Three daughters aged 13, 10 and 6 enjoyed the pool (it was cold though) and took part in some organised night time activities – They would definitely go back. Breakfast was fine but I don’t think I would want to eat there all day when there are so may nice places to eat nearby. Only downside was the slight smell of smoke that kept wafting in to our room from the corridors (some of the European and local guests were heavy smokers) and I think from the air conditioning vents which may have been fed from the roof. However, it was slight and did not ruin our stay. All in all, a pleasant hotel.

“ Top Tip: Supermarket in Naama Bay, next to the Crocs shop, just behind the hotel, is cheaper and cleaner than the one directly opposite the hotel. It has some tasty, value for money, Egyptian food to take away that did not give us belly ache. Water and snacks are also reasonably priced.

Walk out of the hotel, turn right at the door, turn right again and walk down the alley to the right of Cook Door (good food outlet). Turn left towards ‘Fatimas’ and then go left for supermarket or right for KFC etc. This route, though dimly lit and back street like was safe and avoided the sellers in the main bit if you just wanted to grab something quickly without being hassled.

The Onions restaurant in Il Mercato (short drive away, large ‘bus’ taxi for 50 EP, small taxi for 30 EP) or Nabq bay just down the road are worth a visit.

Shop around for excursions and do not be fooled into paying more for a better or more personal service. You will get the same as every one else no matter what you pay so go for the cheapest. Promises of ‘private trips’ for my family did not seem to carry much weight with some of the excursion folk and beach side boat trip sellers we met. The guy selling excursions, just down the road, behind the hotel turned out to be the cheapest for us.

“ Very good location, Big comfortable rooms, Food ok,but same every day.
Entertainment very poor. Most staff very good.

“ Top Tip: Use Dining Room,early in Meal periods,when everything is fresh.

“ The hotel is well situated and close to the busy centre of Naama bay.
The hotel is quite modern and generally well kept, clean and tidy.
The rooms are spacious, modern and clean. The restaurant is rather
poor and the food is of a poor quality, the restaurant was overcrowded
and untidy.
The upper bar service was extremely poor with a poor selection of drinks
available. The bottom bar was never open.