Shams Alam Resort

Rooms: 160

Room Facilities: Rooms are reasonably spacious and built in a traditional Islamic design.  Room facilities include air conditioning, in-room safe, private bathroom,  mini-bar,  satellite TV, 24 hour room service, small seating area and balconies with a sea view.  Rooms with disabled facilities are available.

Location: 50 km south of the town of Marsa Alam in the Wadi Gemal National Park.
110km south of Marsa Alam airport.

Hotel Facilities: 1km long private beach, a main restaurant which provides (to quote AsiaRooms.com 08/08) "many lip-smacking dishes to its guests",  a coffee shop which serves drinks and snacks and (according to AsiaRooms 08/08) "this charming hotel provides lunch boxes",  weekly oriental show, horse riding, camel riding, massage, children's play area, squash, billiards, table tennis, beach volleyball, Roman Theatre, night club, shops and something which AsiaRooms calls a "Bedwen Tent."  There's a great choice of bars for anyone who likes to be always near a drink - beach bar, swimming pool bar, billiard bar and even a diving bar !    A nearby diving center can provide diving and snorkelling lessons. 

Telephone: +20 12 2444931

Fax: +20 12 2401425

E-Mail: info@shamshotels.com

Reviews:   on TripAdisor.com have been mixed.

On the beach and sea: As of August 2008 generally positive.

"The reefs are in decent shape and offer some fine snorkeling with a good variety of sea life........The beach is well kept, very clean"
( TripAdvisor 10 May 2008 )

" The reef is intact, great coral formations, clear water, many fishes can be seen even by the non-expert snorkelers. Sand beach, (not very common in the Red Sea). Sand bottom allows entrance in the sea without protection shoes: ideal for children. Good spaced beach umbrellas."
( TripAdvisor 14 July 2008 )

On the food: A number of negative comments 

"They never serve any whole grain breads, and some nights vegetables are scarce."
( TripAdvisor 10 May 2008 )

"The food was repetitive, vegetables were scarse..........Waiters are too fast in removing plates and glasses while you are at the buffet, even if you are not finished."
( TripAdvisor 14 July 2008 )

On the serice: Generally positive.

"The kitchen staff and waiters could not be more accommodating or try harder to make you happy."
( TripAdvisor 10 May 2008 )

Overall: mixed reviews.

"Good value place to relax"
( TripAdvisor 14 July 2008 )

"We keep on returning because of the location, but wish always that it was a better managed, more upscale facility."
( TripAdvisor 10 May 2008 )

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