Just returned from a long weekend at the Hyatt in Sharm El Sheik and it was great and all for $150 a night plus taxes. We had accidentally chosen a very quiet week - apparently this week will be packed to the rafters.

The concierge arranged for a Mercedes limousine to pick us up - $25 but well worth it. We were upgraded to RC with sea view so shuttled over to check in at the RC which is run by the charming Olga and Nina. All the staff there are amazingly friendly and will do anything they can to make your stay more enjoyable.

They are just renovating the RC rooms, ours was in the old style but still OK - the new ones (we peeked) look very good. The RC itself is very good with a great breakfast selection, soft drinks during the day and free bar and very good food from 5:30 to 7:30. It only got busy on one occassion but the staff still managed to cope. You can also get lunch at the RC which is cheaper than the other restaurants. There's also a separate RC pool and beach off of which is the reef. You will never see so many varieties of fish within a few feet of the waters edge and many are very tame.

The Thai restaurant is very good and reasonably priced and the Egyptian wine isn't that bad - unless you want to pay $80 for a table wine IMHO avoid the Souk - the food is mediocre and expensive and the pricing is confusing - they issue with Gold coins which are worth 20 Egyptian Pounds each. I guess the extra expense is to pay for the entertainment but don't bother!

Late check out until 4PM - no problem. We tried to wheel our bag back to the main reception and we were "caught" by a man in a golf buggy who insisted that he drive us to reception and then we caught the free shuttle to the airport

Definitely going again