Still a great resort

We had put off our annual vacations to Egypt because of the security situation and as soon as we arrived we felt completely safe as if nothing had changed.

I had emailed the hotel to apply a TSU for the Regency Suite, but asked for a downgrade to a Club Deluxe because these are on the top level of the villa so have better views. A second base room was also upgraded in advance to a Club Deluxe.

On arrival the hotel limousine didn't turn up but the hotel shuttle was there to pickup other guests. The shuttle driver apologised profusely but it really didn't bother us.

As Globalists and Club level guests we were taken from prior to the x ray machine entrance (they still xray your bags) and driven in a gold buggy to the Regency Club villa. We were greeted by the Front Office Manager who performed our check in and look after us.

Perhaps because we are return guests of many years they didn't take a cc authorisation and prepared the exact rooms we always request. We were offered a juice and taken by buggies to each villa.

As mentioned, we always ask for the Club Deluxe Room. The villas consist of a Club Deluxe on the top floor which is a large junior suite with living area and dining table, with three balconies while the Regency Suites are on the ground floor with a garden area but no sea views.

Having read recent Tripadvisor reviews that were very negative I was pleased to see everything at the hotel was as it used to be. If anything there had been minor improvements with hotel keys that tap instead of insert, some minor refurb etc.

Housekeeping was performed twice a day and the hotel finally was wifi!

The Regency level is where this hotel excels. Not only is the Regency Club an entire villa with indoor and outdoor dining, but it has a Regency Club pool and a separate private beach just for club level guests.

The Club has soft drinks, tea and coffee available all day. They serve breakfast, but you can also have it in the main restaurant.

In the evening 5PM - 7:30PM they have an extensive spread including two hot items, salads, breads, crips, cheeses as well as desserts and free pour self service alcohol. Unfortunately, like any hotel some guests got extremely drunk and dropped their food only for the staff to have to clean.

The Regency Club beach also has soft drinks, tea and coffee and you can order room service at the beach.

At both the Regency pool and beach the staff will bring around fresh fruit, cold towels etc throughout the day.

We had both breakfast and dinner included in our package. We ate breakfast in the restaraunt but I found dinner to be quite poor. The food in the Regency Lounge was of a far better quality including Egyptian Meat pie (similar to Spanikopita but with mince), Sping Rolls, Falafel and Mahshi (stuffed vegetables).

Like most hotels in Sharm the HR is designed so you don't have to leave.

The main attraction, however, is the hous reef which is stunning. There is a main jetty on the main beach, however the Regency Beach also has it's own jetty. You needn't learn to scuba or take a boat, rather you can snorkel right off the jetty and see an abundanc of sea life.

Overall we had a great stay. Disregard the negative Trip Advisor reviews that appear to be from package tourists that want more for free.

Unfortuanetly the hotel is very quiet, at its busiest there were 30 guests in total which means the ratio of staff to guests is very high.

The staff are cheerful and engaging and SSH is completely safe. The airport has extensive new security measures now and if you were ever thinking of going to Egypt now is a great time. On some days we were the only people at the Regency pool and beach!