Sonesta Beach Resort & Casino

Well I have not that long returned from staying atthe Sonesta Beach Resort & Casino in Naama Bay, Egypt.

I took a weeks holiday and stayed there from the 16th – 23th May and all I can say is that I had a great time!

You can see the pictures from my holiday here

Below, is a video from my stay at the hotel which includes the Reception Area, the room I was in (2823) and the grounds of the hotel as well as that some of the swimming pools located throughout the hotel!

As you can see for your self the hotel is just wonderfull!

All the staff at the hotel are great and always nice to speak to and give you a very warm welcome.

The hotel is only about a 20 minute walk from Naama Bay its self, wher eyou can go out do some shopping or perhaps if you prefer go out at night and enjoy the diffrent bars and clubs of which are well known to be in Naama Bay!

The hotel has 2 swimming pools which have a swim up bar area which is a first for me but sur was good being able to swim up to the bar while in thepool an get a nice refershing drink while you are in the heat in the high 30′s!!!

As I said I was placed in room 2823 which was about 5 minute walk to the main restraunt and reception of the hotel and is located to the bar above, the ‘Cactus Bar’, I never had any issues getting a sun bed durring the day and it also seemed and felt like this area was the ‘British Area’ where you would find alot of brittish people.

At the ‘Cactus Bar’ is Mohammed Small who is a great bar man and made wonderfull cocktails including his very own Mohammed Special!

Here you can see the view from my room with a lovely sunset!

For your dinner, this is servered in a buffet style outside where they setup all the cooking area’s in the evening and you had a great choice of foods wth each night being a diffrent theme and not forgetting on a Wednesday when you get the ‘British Night’

Egypt very soon!

Good Morning,

Yes you read correct, very soon (16th May!) I will be heading off for a 1 week to Egypt – Sharm el Sheikh!

I will be staying at the Sonesta Beach Resort in Naama Bay after having a hard choice of where to stay (and where to go on holiday!) http://bit.ly/TC-Sonesta or the hotels website – http://www.sonesta.com/sharmresort/

This will be my very first time staying in Egypt so very much looking forward for going after hearing from friends about how good it is!

I will as always be sure to get plenty of pictures (and videos, working on plans for a video tour as well!) as well as a full trip report!

Due to the flight being early morning as well I will be staying at the Airport Hotel overnight (so here is hopping will have a good view of the airport!)

So be sure to keep an eye on my blog for updates etc!

More about Sonesta Beach Resort

Location and Setting
On Naama Bay, overlooking the Red Sea, a 10-minute drive from Sharm El Sheikh International Airport and a 50-minute flight from Cairo. Designed as a traditional Arabic village with domed ceilings and archways, combined with lush landscaping and dramatic pools and beachfront.

Accommodations
520 guest rooms and suites, featuring private balcony or patio, digital satellite television, mini-bar, direct-dial telephone, individual climate control, safety deposit box, hair dryer, fire alarm system and smoke detector.

Facilities and Services
Private Beach, 24-hour Room Service, Laundry/Valet, Message Service, Babysitting, Safety Deposit Box, ATM Machine, Doctor on call.

Dining and Entertainment
Citadel serving Breakfast, Lunch and Theme dinner featuring continental and Egyptian cuisine; Le Dome offering International and Egyptian cuisine with nightly shows; La Gondola for Italian fare; Oasis Pool Restaurant and bar offering light fare; Ali Baba Oriental Café; Le Café for light meals; Lobby bar; Seabreeze Beach Restaurant and Bar overlooking the Red Sea; Blue Wave Pool Restaurant and Bar overlooking the vast landscape of pools; Blue Hole Pool Bar, Further, Casablanca restaurant also serving light lunch and dinner with a set menu.

Fitness and Recreation
Six Swimming Pools. Diving Center offering scuba diving and snorkeling with all necessary equipment and training. Two Tennis Courts. Tours and activities on sea and land are available through the Recreation Center. A Health Club is available at the Sonesta Club featuring sauna, steam bath, Jacuzzi, fitness room and massage treatments.

Sinai Grand Casino
Las Vegas-style casino offering Blackjack, Roulette, Stud Poker and Loose Slot machines as well as dining and nightly entertainment.

Shopping
The resort’s Shopping Arcade features souvenirs, gifts, jewelry and boutiques. Close by is Naama Bay Market with traditional spice shops, local handicrafts and souvenir shops.

Points of Interest
St. Catherine’s Monastery, Mount Sinai and Ras Mohamed National Park, renowned for having the most exquisite coral reefs in the world.

Additional Information and Reservations
Check-in: 3:00 p.m./Check-out: 12:00 noon. Taxes and Gratuities: 12% service charge; 10% sales tax and 2% city tax. Credit Cards: American Express, MasterCard and Visa are accepted. Currency: Egyptian Pound, U.S. Dollar and Euro are accepted. Language: Arabic is the official language, but English and Italian are widely spoken. Electricity: 220 volts, AC, 50 cycles.

Sonesta Beach Resort & Casino Sharm El Sheikh
Naama Bay, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
Ross

Turquoise Resort Hotel & Spa – Video Tour

Back in August 2010 I went to Turquoise Resort Hotel & Spa  (as reviewed here: www.rossmilne.net/turquoise-resort-hotel-spa/)

Well at the end of last week, (a little late, but as they say better late than never!) I received a Christmas Card from the hotel, of which is the first time I have ever received anything from a hotel by post after I had stayed there and thought this was a very nice touch for the hotel to do.

Since I had got this, I was looking back at video’s I had taken from my time I was at the hotel and do have some that I was still working on / not uploaded.

Below you can see a small video I have made using a mix of pictures and video from the hotel, showing how lovely the hotel is and why I would recommend the hotel to anyone to go to, infact I am even planning on going back this summer!

Turquoise Hotel – Show Time – This Is It

On the last night of my holiday at Turquoise Resort Hotel and Spa, this was what must of been the best show of my holiday!

This Is It a show which was tributed to Michael Jackson.

The show was so good with great dancing from the Animation Staff of the hotel, below you can see videos from the show.

I will also post soon, another great show The Lion King which was also done by the Animation Staff of the hotel.

At all of the shows I had seen durring my stay at the hotel, I could not fault any of the shows at all.

With this show, This Is It, it has great dancing by all of the Animation Staff of the hotel of which you can see in the videos on this post, the very last video, shows who the animation staff were at the hotel, so you will know to look out for them if you were to ever go to the hotel!

Show Intro

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Finaly

Turquoise Hotel – Show Time – Comedy Show

While I was staying at Turquoise Resort Hotel and Spa, on one of the nights of my stay the hotel had put on a ‘Comedy Show’ with a few diffrent Comedy Sketch’s including Robin Good – I take from the Rich to give to the Poor

You can see the videos from the shows in the bellow videos.

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Turquoise Resort Hotel & Spa

Not that long ago I posted I had just come back from my holiday to Turkey and posted a video of the hotel Club Dance (http://www.rossmilne.net/?p=413)

Well I thought that I would just share a bit about the hotel it’s self now.

Turquoise Resort Hotel & Spa is a lovely hotel in Side / Sorgun built in a pine forest that goes right out to the sea and not that far away from Antalya Airport.

The hotel has a total number of 479 rooms, based on standard rooms, sea view rooms, villa and more!

One of the best things about the hotel is the swimming pools, it has a number of pools around the complex with one big main pool where some activities take place as well as that a pool with 3 slides!

There is also plenty to do for people of all ages of children (AND adults!) where the kids can take place in the Children’s Club’s and for the Adults / Teenagers the Animation Team also have plenty for you to do including, Darts, Archery, Water Polo and ALOT more and you will never be bored.

There is also a number of restruants for everyone to eat in includeing a couple of A-la-cart (4).

The entertainment, dose not just stop at durring the day, at night they put on a diffrent show each night to be sure to keep everyone entertained, of course this starts off with the mini disco then its onto the evening shows where you will see some great ones from Comedy Shows, The Lion King and This Is It and even more! (videos of some of these will be coming very soon!)

My thoughts on this hotel is that it is a perfect hotel for anyone to go to of all ages, even for single travelers out there, it will not take lont to meet new and great people.

The staff at the hotel are always very niec to chat to, and for that I find that great as they love to have a chat with out!

The rooms are very nice, I was in a single room myself and still found this to be very good and the size of the room was very good even for just the one person!

There is plenty of food at the hotel each night for you to have with a good choise as well to suit everyone!

This is a hotel I would love to go back to maybe next year as loved it so much, with it being a great hotel, with where it is, the staff and the quality you get.

I would highly recommend this holiday to anybody who is thinking of going to this part of Turkey.

London – Billy Elliot

As I posted on my London reports one of the shows I went to see was ‘Billy Elliot’

It was a very very good show, with great dancing and singing as well as great acting.

To see more on Billy Elliot as well as some of the great dancing and singing you can see the video below which I found on YouTube

You can also find out more about Billy Elliot at the offical website : http://www.billyelliotthemusical.com/