Aurora Oriental Resort

Lovely holiday with friends. Here are my thoughts:-

Very tired hotel in areas, cracked tiles in bathrooms and corridors.

In the restaurant had to wait for the bar staff to empty beers into glasses from bottles, this caused long queues. When we said it’s ok we’ll have the bottle we were told we would have to pay.

The beach is quite sharp sand so don’t forget a pair of beach shoes. To snorkel you have to walk to the end of a long pier but it’s worth the walk.

There is not a lot of entertainment on the night but the hotel is situated in a good position for you to walk to some bars, shops and restaurants outside.

The drinks in the hotel are ok with a good selection but if you like Bicardi they do not do it so I bought it in the airport 2 x £25 and took it in with me.

The All Inclusive does not include the specialist restaurant or the sports Bar to my partners disgust so we had to leave the hotel to watch England play.

The food at the beach bar and the pool bar is very poor and the same most days.

We didn’t have any trouble getting a sun bed but parasols was a different matter and they are short in supply. The sun is very strong and you need to have one.

The coffee machines in the restaurant are probably the best coffee I have had in a hotel and I’m old so had a lot. The drinks/cocktails are very nice also with a good selection.

We really enjoyed the quiet pool but some people still take children and I don’t think this is fair as you cannot keep them quiet especially on their holidays. Parents think on, we had kids before and now don’t want to hear them whilst we are away.

We went on two trips. The Sharm Discovery trip was well worth the money at £25 we went to 5 places and got a three course meal at the end in Soho Square.

We also did a buggy trip [ can do quad bikes] in the desert which is fun.

This was our first trip to Egypt. We had a brilliant time. The hotel is great, yes the bathrooms are a bit dated, but everything is spotless. The grounds are beautiful and theres direct access to the beach. We found the food to be delicious, everyone found something to eat each meal time and the staff, especially Mahmood, we're excellent (make sure you tip them, they deserve every penny). The entertainment was great, the new team got everyone involved and there were several special events, including a foam party. We went on excursions and used Tito travel, we were really well looked after. We also had photos taken at the hotel, the photographer, Islam, is so talented. He took the time to interact with everyone and got some beautiful images that we will treasure. We will definitely come back, the only thing we wish we could change is our length of stay, we only visited for a week, but we wish we'd done 2.

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Another wonderful holiday at Aurora Oriental Resort! A huge thank you to all the amazing staff for their kindness, friendliness and excellent service. Special appreciation to the fantastic animation girls, always smiling, full of energy and making everyone's holiday memorable. A big thank you to Mr Ahmed, the hotel manager, for his warm hospitality and dedication. It's the wonderful people who make this resort so special. Can't wait to return!