The Dodd Family From Cheshire. We stayed at Sonesta From 22/07/08 To 05/08/08. 1st of all Hot Hot Hot which is nice 36c at 0730am and 40plus in afternoon, the pool set up and rooms are nice, a good 8/10, the staff are nice and help full 8/10, The food not to my liking the main restrurant is a Free 4 All CANTEEN 5/10.The Entertainment is CRAP! 0/10. Over all we had a good time the diving and snorkeling is out of this world, met some nice people JACKIE and RICHARD and there two girls(Laura big phone bill Chloe told me). Also Kadda and Lynsey and there two lads from Liverpool. 3 of us went to Cairo by plane £400 which was a fare price reps wanted £187 each got trips off Milow walks round pool with England top on. Went on a Bedouin night £30 each DONT GO ITS CRAP!!! .. When you go down to Naama bay or old town watch your money if the can Rip you off the will !!! Haggle all the time 4 everything ,its a laugh at 1st but after a while its does your head in, remember once your out of the Euro Zone its another world. Take drinks to the airport 3 cans of coke £7 the final rip off before you leave. 1 more thing THE TROTS everyone i spoke to had it from all hotels keep some loo paper with you at all times. Overall Holiday had its good and bad points so 7/10 would be a fair rating in my view.

Just returned from an 11 night stay at the Sonesta Club. Very clean hotel, rooms good a spacious but very dark, must be to keep the rooms cool. Air conditioning could have done to be a bit cooler, but the weather was very hot.
Meals good, we found lunch better than the evening meal, but the hotel did a barbeque outside around the top pool every evening and we chose to go up there most evenings, just chicken, burgers, salad and chips but when weather hot you done really need much to eat. We ate in Naam and would recommend a restaurant named 'Onions', not far up from the taxi rank.
Good points I had a super full body exfolioation and massage for £25 well worth it, the staff were extremely friendly and helpful, the pools were clean, the grounds were very well kept.
One disappointment was that the all inclusive did not include wine which is my favourite tipple - so be warned if you are a wine drinker. Another was that the hotel had no inside areas to have a drink in the cool, (except a small bar which was not included in the all inclusive). All evening drinks were served around the two pools, where the heat never really dropped from about 35 degrees even at midnight, and because it was around the pool, all drinks were in plastic glasses, it seemed rather uncivilised. We needed to shower before bed just to cool down enough to sleep. We have stayed a couple of times before at the Garden Palms hotel, which had a lovely reception bar and an upstairs bar which was all air conditioned and I could drink my wine. It is advertised as you can use the Sonesta Beach hotel which is opposite, the beach is very small and cramped, you can only get food and drinks (all inclusive that is) at a very small counter near the beach and there are no chairs you have to stand around 2 wonky tables. I personally preferred the Club grounds, but cannot comments on the food or bar arrangements.
A good point for the men folk they did not demand long trousers in the dining room.

first of all can i just say to all the moaners 'get a life'
the hotel and especially the staff were fantastic (a little tip goes a long way).The mixes of foods are a little strange but how do you cater for so many different nationalities.
Naama bay is only 15-20mins walk away and taxi's will only rip you off if you let them - it should cost between £1 and £2 to get to naama bay which isn't a lot.
we got hassled a little on the walk into naama but if your firm AND polite so are they.
The hussle and bustle of naama bay at night is fantastic
All the bars and restaurants along the promenade close at 12 midnight but in naama bay they are open much later.
hope this review helps.
have a great time

This hotel must be the worst in Egypt. The food was awful, the staff unpleasant, drink warm and the glasses they were served were disgusting.
Had booked for Ghazala Gardens where we had been before and advised in Feb of a change - what a rip off - there is no way that Sonesta is of the same standard.
Entertainment very poor - even had bingo one night!!!
Not worth writing more - just a hotel to be avoided.