My husband and I Just returned 19th November, and had a fabulous time. Very clean hotel and clean and very well maintained gardens and grounds (which are being improved on a daily basis). Extremely relaxing holiday. Staff were very welcoming and did all they possibly could to make your holiday special. Rather than repeat what other reviews state (try not to anyway). Water slides in the Mirabel Park are now up and running. More shops are still to be opened. The Italian and Oriental a la carte restaurants are now open. We did go into Naama Bay twice on the hotel mini-bus £7.50 return or 75 LE (Egyptian) which was good value for money and reliable service - easy to book with the Bell Captain in Reception. Also available (although we did not try) was a limousine service (Mercedes cars) which would drop you off to your destination and pick you up (approx. price someone was given was £33.00 (English pounds) to Naama Bay and return to hotel if you fancy doing it in style. Did try local taxi to Sharks Bay (well worth a visit for snorkelling - lovely colourful fish). However, taxis are available from outside hotel gate but tend to be "clapped out old bangers" but we found our driver to be a careful driver and very friendly. Hotel Jetty has not been built yet. The entertainment is still poor (same couple every night), but this did not spoil holiday and Naama Bay is lively for a change of venue. Have a brilliant time.
B&T, Surrey

I will not write a huge review, as i have to agree with pretty much everyone else has said previously.

Everything was great - our room, the cleaning service, pools, bars, amount of food and drink on offer, friendliness of the staff, facilities, beach.

The only let down i feel, was the reception staff. They often looked as if they would rather take their eyes out with a rysty spoon than attend to your queries or problems. At busy check in/out times, there is only one guy who can do this. So, you're standing there, in some semblence of a que (very English!!) one guy trying to cope and several others standing around chatting amongst themselves!! Very frustrating!!

Appart from that small gripe, we are very impressed, and are booking to return next year.

We stayed at the Mirabel Beach Resort for a week in the first week of October. We have both travelled all over the world within our professions (Professional body guards) and have stayed in the best hotels in the world, including the Life Apartments in Turkey, which was fantastic. We were wondering what we would get!!!
On arrival, we were shown our room and it was fantastic with great view and the most comfortable bed in the world. Great balcony overlooking the pool and beach.
We cannot complain. Food was unbelievable and very plentiful. Breakfast had a vast choice from healthy to 'fat boy.' Chocolate doughnuts were fantastic. Restaurant was very clean, the staff very friendly and helpful and above all very professional and efficient. The evening meal was superb everytime. It was served as a buffet and you could eat as much as you wanted. Lots of choice and varied from night to night. The food was to the very highest standard.
Our days were spent by the pool and even there the staff couldn't do enough. We had massages, cold fruit, cold towels. The waiters from the pool side bar were always at hand to provide whatever you wanted. Always smiling and joking. This hotel is the place for relaxation and carefree holidays. Its one of the best places Tina and i have stayed at. We could honestly not fault it in anyway. We liked it so much we are returning for one week on the 18th March 07. If you are looking for peace and quiet and the 'get away from it all,' then this is the place for you. If you want to 'chav it up' go to Naama Bay. Absolutely excellent.
Trevor & Tina.

We have been back a week now from our excellent 1 week stay at the Mirabel Beach Resort. We arrived at the hotel about 5pm 16th Oct,and straight away you are struck by how grand the hotel looks. As soon as you walk off the transfer coach you have to walk through a metal detector and into the main lobby area, which is pretty amazing to see. Whilst we were waiting to be checked in, there was a bit of a wait hence the coach full of people, but we were all given a glass of cold cranberry juice, but don't be worried about having the drink as it is made with bottled water!the staff were very efficient and did their best to get you checked in as quickly as poss.

Pools:- There are 2 huge pool in the hotel, another pool just for water polo, and then 2 or 3 smaller paddling pools for young children. the pools are spotless and cleaned every night, they can get a bit on the chilly side, but you appreciate it as the weather can get quite hot! When you check in you also get towel cards, which can be handed in at the towel huts around the pool area in exchange for a beach towel. All towels are cleaned every day so there is no sweat share!!!

Bars:-There are plenty of bars in the hotel, which is great as is saves you walking from one end of the hotel to the other. For starters there are 2 beach bars, but there was only 1bar open, probably as its not high season. 3 pool bars and at least 4 really nice bars inside the hotel. There's a bit of choice on the drinks menu, but nothing to shout about but all free if you are all inclusive, they have their own Egyptian lager called Sakara on tap, and a list of about 10 cocktails which are quite funny to read on the drinks menu as some of the famous cocktails have been renamed big time! all local spirits are available eg vodka, gin, rum. Soft drinks are all the real mcoy, coke, sprite, fanta etc! You can get free bottled water from every bar, which is a big thing when on holiday, just saves you time going to the shop every 2 mins. Ice cream is also free, and again no probs with the ice cream or ice cubes, as its all made with bottled water. and last but not least there is coffe, tea, cappachino. Irish coffee is available but at a charge about £3.50 sterling, but a bit of advice, if you do fancy one don't get them from the hotel bars as they are weak and a bit tasteless, get them from the irish coffee guy in the main restaurant, believe me they are the strongest Irish coffee's you will ever have!!

Food:-The food is excellent,breakfast is probably the best, there is everything you can think of from omlettes to american pancakes. Lunch and dinner are very similar, but there is plenty to choose from and something for everyone. Everything is cooked properly, and if you feel that you would like your food cooked that bit longer as some parts of the restaurant are cook while you wait, the staff will be more than happy enough to do it for you. The best thing we found about the food is the egyptian desserts, and in this hotel there are a serious amount of desserts to choose from, but overall the food is at a very good standard to say that its an all inclusive resort and there are huge amounts of people eating at different times.

The hotel:-Whilst we were there i'd say the hotel was 90% complete, the only things unfinished was a restaurant and a few shops, and when i say unfinished i mean just the interiors, but they worked through the night to get it finished asap.
The hotel definately deserves the 5* rating for the decor, there were always gardners maintaining the upkeep of the gardens, or constantly cleaning the floors everywhere and the floors around the pool. the rooms are also really nice, very clean and modern looking, all with aircon, mini bar and the largest pillows you will of ever put your head on! Rooms are cleaned to the highest standard everyday, all with electronic safe, but we never experienced or heard of any problems with theft from the staff or guests. Whether you get a pool view or a sea view they are both impressive. The entertainment was a total let down, it's some kind of male and female duo with a keyboard and a microphone, but i don't think that neither of them knew what to do with them! just one word(TERRIBLE) if you like ace of base being sung twice a night every night, you will love this dynamic duo! The staff are great, can't do enough for you, also really friendly. One issue that seems to crop up alot is the question of a jetty! the hotel doesn't have a jetty, but it really doesn't need one. If you go to the hotel stretch of beach turn left and walk 100 metres you can use the hotel's jetty nextdoor.

Health spa:-The spa is great, its all finished, they have the largest jacuzzi you will have ever seen. also 2 sauna's, 2 steam rooms, gym, 8 massage rooms, but we went to book our Thai massage which is also at an extra charge £25-£30 sterling but the rest is free and we were told that the staff had finished on the 18th Oct and had gone back to Thailand, so anyone who had it in mind i'm affraid they won't be available! Everything is spotless in the spa, it's great to go in for an hour after a day's sunbathing.

Just a couple of points to watch out for whilst your there. On the beach there are a couple of locals that sell newspapers and mags, we heard a british couple saying they bought a daily mirror paper and he charged them £4.50 sterling(bargain). the second thing is the day you go home and everybody has got their luggage outside, there is luggage everywhere, keep an eye on yours as there is no system what so ever. They ask you which tour operator you are with, but there can be 3 flights with the same operator all going to different parts of the uk! So just keep an eye on it and double check which coach you are on, as they will put your luggage on any coach there!!!

Overall a brilliant hotel, recomend it to anyone, can imagine it will be expensive to stay here when it's totally finished and well established.