Radisson SAS - Taba Egypt

Advantages: Beautiful setting, clean hotel
Disadvantages: Entertainment was poor

...deserved to be rated as a 5 star! The rooms were large, I shared with a friend and we had a double bed each. Also in the room was a fridge, a tv, plenty of storage place for clothes, a table and chairs and a storage space designed for suitcases, which was very useful as it kept them out the way. The rooms had large bathrooms, with a full size bath and regular hot water. You also got free Sky Tv out there which was useful between 4-6 when the sun has gone down but it was too early for dinner. I really would recomend the hotel to anyone wanting a relaxing holiday, however, if you were looking to see the sights of Egypt then you would probabaly be better going to Sharm as in Taba you are quite a long journey from the main sights of Egypt....

daylehall 28.08.2006 · Read review
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Review of Radisson SAS Resort, Taba

Marriott, Taba Heights

Advantages: Sun, sea, sand, relaxation
Disadvantages: Food, entertainment

...After months of trying to decide on where to go on holiday we finally decided to go to egypt, somewhere myself and my girlfriend had both wanted to go. We decided on Taba, we hadn't heard much about it, but we didn't want to go somewhere to touristy and we were advised that this wasn't. We went in September and got a particually good deal on our holiday, half board for two weeks. So after months of waiting it was finally time to go. We were flying with excel, a company neither of us had flown with before or heard of either. The flight took us about 5hrs, there were two films shown, Just my Luck and Over the Hedge, however headphones had to be bought £2.50, we had puzzle books to keep us amused though. A meal was given,which was not great, some kind of chicken and rice and sauce, you also got a bread roll, cracker, cream cheese...

ben27 11.11.2006 · Read review
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Review of Taba, Egypt

Taba Heights Sofitel REVIEW

Advantages: food, all includive, alot of activities
Disadvantages: tips, short day, food service

...When i visited this hotel i only went for a week. Arriving at the very small but organised taba airport was very nice and quick. Following the events of the Sharm El Shiek bombings you have to have a police export wherever you go. The rooms are spectacular with plenty of luxury even in the standard room i was staying in. All rooms i noticed have a sea view, some better than others. The resturant has nice food although the service doesnt live up to its 5 star rating. Alot of the food runs out after the first hour and rarely gets topped up voluntarily. The waitors are very helpful if they get tipped. The pool is huge and very refreshing in the blistering mid-day sun. There are also jacuzzis and a saltwater pool. The beach is nice although to get the best sunbeds you have to get up at about 6 o'clock as the Russians and West Europeans...

phil098 30.10.2008 · Read review
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Review of Sofitel Taba Heights, Taba

Taba Heights in September

Advantages: Sun, sand and snorkelling
Disadvantages: Not the place for lovers of shopping & entertainment

...My partner loves snorkelling, and we'd been promising ourselves a Red Sea holiday for some time, but only with the recent opening of Taba Airport (removing the need to travel via Israel) did we think it worth choosing Taba, which was until the 1980s 'Occupied Territory', rather than Smarm or Hurghada. I knew that Taba Heights was an artificial green resort set down in the desert with no 'real' towns or villages anywhere nearby before | went, and it is vital to book any holdiay there knowing exactly what to expect. I also knew that the point, as far as the Egyptians were concerned, was to keep tourism (which their desperately poor economy needs) corralled in a place that was secure, defensible, and unlikely to provoke the wrath of conservative Egyptians. It's vital to be the kind of person who can generate your own amusement. We...

Yasmine 19.09.2004 · Read review
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Review of Taba, Egypt

Another day in taba heights

Advantages: Temperature, Swimming pool, gorgeous beach, cheap
Disadvantages: Food, constant badgering, flight and airline

...We went to the Marriott Beach Resort at the end of August, the last week of the peak holiday season. We flew from Manchester direct to Taba International which is about 30-45mins away from the resort. The flight on the way out was at 1.55pm on a Monday, which is the only day and time you can fly out there. From Manchester there is only one tour operator who provide holidays to this particular part of Egypt called \'Peltours\', and the airline is \'Astreus\', a fairly new airline, and also a very small one. This particular airline have very small planes, seated 3 at each window with a small isle in between. If you are travelling as a couple, please request seats next to each other on the plane, as we made the mistake of not doing, and we were seperated on the way there by the aisle. There is absolutely no room on the plane whatsoever...

Bestboots 25.10.2007 · Read review
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Review of Taba Heights Marriott Beach Resort, South Sinai

Marriot Hotel-Taba

Advantages: Constant sunshine, blissful conditions, friendly staff
Disadvantages: Expensive drinks

...... and thats before you venture into the water sports or outside of the hotel. If you want nightlife then dont choose Taba, go to the busier Sharm-el-Shiek. But if you prefer a more relaxed holiday this is the place to go. There is still plenty to do in the evenings, the nearby little town has plenty of restaurants and a couple bars as well as a lovely new golf course if you like that kind of thing. In addition, we went scuba diving, snorkelling, para gliding, safari jeep ride into the desert, quad biking, walking trip to coloured canyon (amazing), private beduin nights, water skiing and shopping in the market town of Dahab... so as you can see there is a wide variety of things to do and thats before you take a breather to sunbathe in the hammocks on the edge of the beach being waited on by the waiters. My first trip was myself and a girl...

KerrieW 17.03.2007 · Read review
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Review of Taba, Egypt

Marriott Beach Hotel Taba Heights

Advantages: quiet relaxing break
Disadvantages: no where to go in the evenings really so need more entertainment in the hotel

...We went to taba in the easter break 2005 ,we landed at taba airport and had about a 45minute drive to the hotel ,and at first i thought what a building site as we drove through the mountain area ,but when we reached our hotel it was out of this world true 5 star luxury .please note security is very intense and a little off putting at first but is for your own good and you do get used to it guards are even located at the boundaries of all the hotels and on the beach .This really is paradise the hotel is one of only a handful in taba heights all mainly 5star like the sofitel and hyatt regancy and all situated on the beach of the red sea you really are isolated ,this is the perfect holiday to just chill and relax you really are isolated no shops or roads to walk down just the beach front .you can get a bus on the hour everyday to water...

packer2 31.07.2006 · Read review
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Time for a full body detox? maybe taba's ur thing

Advantages: beautiful, peaceful, private and reguvinating
Disadvantages: none existant night life shopping, and travelling to and from

...Ever looked at a postcard of a beach and thought id love to be there, well this is one of those beaches; clear, clean, beautiful blue water, and beautiful sand. And if privacy is your thing they well this is definitely for your thing, i am one to enjoy kicking back with a great novel and relaxing, and this was definitely what i got from Taba. Almost felt like i had my own strip of beach that i could walk up and down and meet the occasional friendly stranger, and possibly a native. But, and yes there is a but. It is not all great, the downsides to this resort; firstly its a resort so as you can imagine there is a lack of culture and native people, so if your going to do a little historical traveling then this is a pass. Also the food is well, not for everyone,i have a mother from Egypt, yet i still found it difficult to enjoy the food....

gr33narrow 13.03.2008 · Read review
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Review of Taba, Egypt

I didn't feel I had paid enough - it was amazing!

Advantages: Many of them, flight not too long, very high quality, great food, great location, fantastic!
Disadvantages: The sun went down a little too early...but you cannot blame the hotel for that!

...We went to this hotel in October, the weather was certainly hot enough at that time of year. I had seen pictures on the internet, but know from experience that often pictures can be deceiving! We flew from Manchester, with a flight of just 5 hours, which is long enough to sample the food that the flight had to offer (Mmmmm!) and watch a film. It is not a bad flight time to somewhere that has great weather and fantastic culture. I had been to Egypt before, but not to Taba. Taba Airport is small, but well organized. We seemed to get off the plane on to a coach quite quickly. It was dark by the time be landed, so not realizing that we were travelling through the Sinai Mountains, as I couldn't see them, I presumed the driver was a typical Egyptian not able to keep the vehicle going in a straight line! They are pretty scary...

Cookie-Crumbled 03.11.2009 · Read review
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Review of Hyatt Regency Taba Heights, Taba

Nuweiba Hilton Coral Resort (between Taba & Dahab)

Advantages: Sun, warmth & beautiful seas
Disadvantages: Flying in to Taba "International" airport

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moonpoppy 15.04.2005 · Read review
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