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Grand Hotel Hurghada


Sentido Palm Royale


Sunwing Makadi Hotel


families on a budget – it has an Airtours Lollo & Bernie kids’ club, a mini waterpark and themed family rooms. It’s also located close to Naama Bay and the new Hollywood entertainment complex – beaches are reached by shuttlebus. Airtours offers an all-inclusive stay from £469. The Governor Amwaj Sharm


Resort has direct access to the beach at Nabq Bay and, although it has 465 rooms, the size of the resort – with a huge free-form pool


at the centre – means that it does not overwhelm guests. There are plenty of activities, and kids have a separate pool, club, menu and babysitting. Olympic Holidays has a special offer in June of £449 per person, all-inclusive.


l SPEND: LOOK LARGE The distinction between the value and mid-range hotels can get a little blurred when it comes to the Red Sea. Generally, hotel standards are good, but if you’re upselling,


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Olympic Holidays commercial director Photis Lambrianides suggests there are two main considerations: beachfront or not; and a hotel’s size, with larger properties more likely to offer more choice of rooms, dining options and facilities. “Older couples who want a


quiet week of sun and personal service are often happy at budget level, since they may not want to use – or pay for – the facilities and activities laid on at the larger hotels,” he says.


“But while some clients may initially shy away from a property with 400-plus rooms, agents should highlight the increased choice, particularly of restaurants, if they’re all-inclusive,” he said. Fun-seeking families will love the


action-packed waterpark at the 600-room Sunwing Waterworld Makadi, Hurghada. It includes more than 500 metres of slides, a FlowRider surf simulator and a children’s water fortress. There’s a private beach, modern rooms and plenty of activities and restaurants to


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choose from, and all-inclusive prices with Red Sea Holidays start from £588. Best for families, according to Sharm Direct, is the 520-room Sultan Gardens, where the operator offers an all-inclusive stay from £699. On its own beach and with four pools, there’s a dive centre and watersports; courts for tennis, basketball, football and volleyball; mini-golf; a kids’ club and playground; and 15 bar and restaurant choices. All rooms have a balcony or terrace, and family rooms are available. For adults, Thomas Cook


recommends the 445-room Sentido Palm Royale in Soma Bay, as it offers exclusive spa and sports inclusions for Cook guests including an introduction to sailing and thai-yoga massage. They’ll find Soma Bay more relaxed, without the noisy bars of Hurghada. Prices start from £615. If that sounds too low-key, book the 554-room Movenpick Resort & Spa, El Gouna. Adults can kick-back at the Angsana spa or hire a bike and cycle to the shops and restaurants at


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Cascades in Soma Bay will reopen in July as the first Westin hotel in Egypt


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