Savoy Sharm El Sheikh

A well-appointed, tasteful and self-contained upmarket retreat set in huge attractive imaginatively-designed grounds and offering a wide array of facilites and amenities, suiting a broad range of clientele. A superior choice of eating options include Italian, American Steakhouse, Pan Asian and seafood and there is an opulent Roman-style disco. Other facilities include shops, limousine service and an ATM. The exclusive 39 room club wing has 2 private pools and dedicated check-in, and there are 9 luxurious villas with private pools.

Exterior

A gleaming white 2-storey curved and domed Moorish-style main building and 2 and 3-storey white accommodation buildings with red tiled roofs and balconies, terraced around a hilly site. 9 brightly-coloured luxury 2-storey villas.

Property type: Hotel

Interior

A tranquil interior includes a smartly furnished circular cream marble lobby lounge with Arabic arches set around a pool which has a central wooden bridge and is edged with greenery; an inviting colonial style piano bar to one side has a sea facing terrace and there is another entertainments terrace. The understated white-walled buffet resaurant has a dark wood ceiling, wood and zebra print chairs and opens to a delightful decking gazebo terrace.

Rooms: 454

Grounds

The extensive lushly landscaped grounds feature waterfalls, rockpools, an amphitheatre and an unusual cave bar/snack bar. 3 tiered inter-connected pool decks with cascades are alongside 2 pagoda bars; a concrete surround provides ample loungers and parasols. A delightful Oriental water garden surrounds an outdoor restaurant under a wood trellis. Further al fresco eating options include a beachside offering an Asian menu, a casual wood and stone bar and seafood grill. Steps lead down to a shingle beach filled with loungers under large wicker parasols and where there is a childrens' pool, dive centre and jetties for sea access.

Location

Area Type: In Sharks Bay at the end of a private palm-lined drive, on a hilly site sloping down to the seashore with views of Tiran Island; in a secluded area close to the airport with a few similar large scales in the vicinity but no bars, restaurants or amenities.

Nearest beach: immediate yds (White Knight)

Facilities