Elaria Beach Resort Hotel — Hotel in South Sinai

Until this place gets back up to speed - avoid! Six of us (including our guide) came to this place due to having to abandon previous plans because of rain. We rocked up feeling somewhat excited as we were used to living in pretty basic hotels and here we are at what looks like a 5 star monster hotel. 210 rooms, bar fridge in each room, private terrace, hair dryer included, 220v, Air condition, satellite tv and so on. Looks good on paper hey? But wait there is more: two huge swimming pools, private beach, children's pool, playground, kids club, beach bar and of course the mandatory pool bar. In the Resort there are two restaurants as well as 24 hour room service. And more. But - none of that exists!!!!||The rooms are indeed as pictured on their website but you can't smell a room on the internet. There was the most delightful smell in the foyer and in the rooms however, it didn't cover the smell of human excrement. Mine wasn't too bad but my travelling companions room was unbearable. The rooms are scrappy and tired with fixtures and fittings worn, broken and non functioning to the point of unsafe. (see all my photos).||Didn't use the pools as it was winter. They looked great and fairly clean although water level was low.||All those fantastic facilities listed above weren't available obviously and we didn't need them except a meal. However, a few of us went to the kitchen to check it out as we were told they'd make us a meal but all the cats running around made us suspicious. Sure enough, the kitchen was grose. I mean disgusting. Cats all over the benches and poop on bench tops. We refused to eat there and instead ate in a shanty restaurant in town where we could see the food cooked in front of us and was full of locals.||There is wifi in the foyer only and it worked well until all 6 of us logged on and it slowed down. But it was enough to appease us.||Breakfast the next morning we were sceptical however, the good news is that most of it was packaged which made us happy. They'd made a real effort to put some good food together and it was much appreciated. Considering there was 6 of us in a dining room for 100, we acknowledged their hard work.||Can say the place was quiet and it's obvious why. ||Disabled facilities are available. ATM in the foyer, Wifi in the foyer. ||Getting into Nuweiba cost us a bit of $'s. You could walk it but it's a good 40 minute walk. Once you get into town you'll see the port. This is a town built around the port but there isn't much there. If using the local supermarket beware they bump up the prices when they see a westerner.||I see that no one has written a review about this place for two years and I'm saddened that the conflict locally has kept tourists away because clearly this is why the place is rundown. But OMG surely it's not hard to make 4 rooms decent for one night.||But don't worry, all the other resorts are in the same position. This is a ghost town and it's unfortunate that Egypt has been dealt this blow due...

we were here 1st march 2012, so there was no one else here...but we thought it would be easier to stay near the port, so it would be easier to get to the ferry.||the hotel itself was fine, though our bathroom could have been cleaner.||the STAFF is my biggest problem.||the Manager did not even know when the ferries run.||we arranged a taxi the night before to collect us and take us to the ferry port.||the morning to leave, he tells us after breakfast the ferry is to leave 1 hour earlier, 10am instead of 11am.....WHY HE FAILS TO MENTION THIS EARLIER IS BEYOND ME.||so we need to leave immediately...then he tells us the taxi is NOT coming.||and that we should now HITCH-HIKE down the road outside the hotel!!!!!||HOW DANGEROUS!!!||buses in egypt are not even running due to the kidnappings in Sinai, and this guy wants us to hitchhike, 2 women alone??!!||by this time, we are angry, and have to yell at him, to get us a cab.||finally we get out of there, and he has the nerve to say, please come back again...||by the way there is nothing in Nuweiba, dont stay here,...

We was in hotel from 7/04/2012 till 17/04/2012! We was 4 woman from Russia! We want to say thank you to all hotel staff(Sheef kitchen, housekeppeng, manager of sevice,reception,animation team,barmens,waiters and so on) We eat everytime fresh seafood and many kind of sweets, they make for us Easter day -the best!And we have here birthday it was cool-the best birthday party!The beach and territory in hotel everyday cleaning, 2 swimm pool, have volleyball,disco,aquaaerobic,night show everyday! we very happy that ou company PEGAS send us in this beatiful place-Elaria Beach Resort Nuweiba! We wish we come back to this hotel and the same people will work...