Just got back from a 15 day trip to Egypt and had an opportunity to stay @ Sheratons and Marriott. Here is opinion about the Sheratons there.

Cairo: Sheraton Towers El Gezirah. This hotel is on an island (Gezirah means island in Arabic) in the NIle, so all rooms have a Nile view. They recognized me as Platinum and offered me the upgrade to the lounge level. Had a great view of the pyramids from my room.The best part was I had to redeem only 2000 points per night. The hotel was a real bargain for 2000 points. Lounge level guests got free breakfast, it was an excellent breakfast. The hotel has some good restaurants, but they are on the pricier side.

Luxor: Stayed @ the Sheraton there. The hotel is on the east bank of the Nile, 2 miles south of the train station. The hotel is away from all the hotels in it's own corner, which is good. The hotel did not know what Platinum was, even though there was a SPG board at check-in. Got a very good Nile view room. 3000 points per night. No free breakfast and if you decide to go to the breakfast buffett, it is LE 43 (roughly US$ 9.70) - very steep. But I have to admit, the buffett was really extensive. The Indian restaurant in the hotel is very good and is medium priced.

Hurghada: Stayed at the Al-gouna (pronounced Al-Joona) Sheraton. 2000 points per night. Al-gouna is really far from Hurghada - 25 KM. This makes the taxi option to the hotel expensive and from the hotel to town even more so. Al-gouna is a gated community outside Hurghada (a somewhat miserable looking city), the hotel is on the beach in Al-gouna. The hotel complex is quite extensive with a very gawdy color scheme. The staff did not know what platinum was, but I got a beachfront room, which was pretty cool. They have W like furnishings in the rooms. There is another Sheraton in Hurghada called Soma Bay, but my research showed that Soma bay was even further Hurghada than Al-gouna, but in the opposite direction. Ordered room service, so no comment on the restaurants

Sharm El Sheikh: Stayed at the Sheraton Miramar. 2000 points per night. The hotel is way north of Na'ama bay which can be good, as it far from the Las Vegas style strip of Na'ama Bay, or bad as you have to take the taxi or shuttle to come to Na'ama Bay. They recognized me as platinum, but said the villas were taken up by paying people so none were available. All the regular hotel rooms are beach facing so that was good. The beach is filled with lots of East European tourists. The snorkelling just off the beach is some of the best I have seen. The hotel has a few restaurants, but they can be expensive.

That was my Egypt trip. I will be updating the Marriott experience on that forum. If you have any questions, I will be glad to answer them.

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