Sharm Plaza

Superior stylish and comfortable accommodation in attractive surroundings and boasting some Arabic flavour. A good range of facilites are available inlcuding a dive school, shops and a spa and there is no reason for guests to leave the site except for the odd snorkelling trip. Many steps around the grounds may not suit the less mobile.

Exterior

An attractive, Andalusian-style bright white complex with a 3-storey main building and 2-storey accommodation blocks which have wood trim and balconies.

Property type: Hotel

Interior

The impressive Moorish-influenced interior has a spacious, tall, cream marble 2nd floor lobby with arches, groups of quality seating and a long ornate wooden reception counter; a small shop arcade is to one side. A spacious, low-lit buffet restaurant has warm wood columns and arches and a pleasant terrace under canvas; an indoor courtyard style restaurant is adjacent and there is a modern Spanish tapas bar with lots of dark wood and spindly metal seats. A casual Italian eatery on the ground floor opens to the pool terrace and an Arabic-style option serves Lebanese food.

Rooms: 400

Grounds

Well-presented landscaped gardens feature lots of natural stone and colourful flowers. A quiet pool terrace has plenty of shade under columned walkways and provides matressed sunbeds. A larger pool deck nearer the beach is edged by rock and has a cave-like barbeque eatery. Steps lead down to rock and gravel sun terraces with wooden beds, a coral beach and jetty sea access. A third pool is in a courtyard enclosed by accommodation buildings.

Location

Area Type: On a cliff In El Pacha Bay overlooking the Garden diving sites. On the edge of barren desert amid a few other large-scale similar properties; no bars, shops, restaurants in the vicinity. Naama Bay 4 mls

Nearest beach: immediate yds (El Pacha)

Facilities