Amy Adejokun
Section editor
Located in the heart of the tourist area of Naama Bay, this hotel offers simple comfort, combined with diving activities, with friends or family. However, it really lacks charm.
Tropicana Rosetta - © EASYVOYAGE
Tropicana Rosetta - © EASYVOYAGE
Located in the centre of Naama Bay, about 8.5 miles from the airport and 4.5 miles from Sharm el Sheikh.
The first part of the hotel is composed solely of standard rooms. The rooms are all equipped with air conditioning, television, telephone, a mini-bar (empty), a bathroom with a hair dryer and a shower and a tiny balcony with two lawn chairs. They are simply decorated with bright wooden furniture and bedding matching the red-orange curtains. On the upper floors, the Rosetta Hills is composed of apartments of various sizes and decorated in the same tones.
The Tropicana Rosetta, renovated in late 2006, is composed of several bungalows on the ground floor, housing in total 358 rooms. The exterior architecture lacks taste: the white cubic buildings have blue stripes. There is little vegetation with a few palms. The lobby of the hotel, which has a low ceiling, gives a suffocating feeling despite the presence of a coloured glass ceiling. In the midst of bungalows, two of the three pools are surrounded by a kind of green carpet on which deckchairs and sunshades are made available. The Alla Den Mini club is for children aged 3 to 12 years and is located in a large coloured room, with plenty of amenities, but there are no animators. Right in front, children can also enjoy a small swimming pool.
The main restaurant provides half-board service, buffet style that lacks much variety: some raw vegetables as appetizers, chicken, pasta and rice as warm dishes. In theory every evening there is a different theme for the buffet, however this is not always the case. Two à la carte restaurants offer Egyptian specialties in a Bedouin tent (where an oriental show takes place two evenings a week) or a Chinese restaurant. Several bars, including a nightclub, give guests an opportunity to refresh.
To get to the beach, you have to cross the road and walk for about five minutes. It is located 490 feet from the hotel. Deckchairs and sunshades are free for guests. However, they are a little too close to one another and the beach is not very big. You can access the water directly from the beach. The surface is reasonably level but because of the corals it is recommended to wear shoes.
A safe is available at the reception.
Our advice in terms of accommodation:
Ask for a room in the blocks 8 or 9 close to the star-shaped swimming pool. A little away from the reception, they are a little quieter.
massage, beauty salon, sauna, Turkish bath
water-polo, fitness
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