Prudence Noakes
Definitely not 4*, needs painting and silicone needs replacing around shower and basin. Food was very disappointing and basic. We asked for a garden view, which there was if you looked to the left, infront was was the roof of the entertainment shack. Cleaner, Bar and restaurant staff were excellent. Cats and kittens in the hotel, which I don't mind, but there was cat pooh on the chair in the library. Sun beds need upgrading. Wouldn't return to this hotel
Кристин Великова
Honest Review – Mixed Experience
The hotel had a welcoming staff and a beautiful beach view from our room, which we really appreciated. However, the hotel itself felt quite basic and didn’t really live up to a 4-star rating. It was fine for the price we paid, especially since we spent most of our time exploring rather than at the hotel.
One disappointing experience was on our last day when we were unexpectedly charged for two cheap, tasteless drinks. A friendly staff member initially assured us it wouldn’t be an issue, but when the receptionist changed, suddenly there was a problem. Given that we barely used the bar during our stay, this felt unnecessary. We ended up going to the nice café next door instead, where the drinks were much better anyway.
Overall, an okay stay with a nice view, but some aspects of service and quality could definitely be improved.
Yin xoxo
I had a really good experience in this hotel! I was in room 4160 and the room was good. The beds were good and clean and the water became warm immediately. Also the kitten in the lobby is so cute!
Raluca Sfirlog
Just returned from a 7 night Holiday at Royal Star Resort ,Hurghada.
Initially booked at Empire Beach Aqua Park we had to upgrade to Royal Star Resort (1000£ paid extra) because it was impossible to stay there.
A group of 15 ,8adults and 7 kids ,this holiday was the worst ever….
First evening meal: The restaurant/canteen, looked dirty, ferel cats wandering around. We were lead to a table which was just a thin table mat , with a piece of tissue with a fork on it on 1 side, and a knife on the other. We gave our drinks order of 1 white and 1 red wine, then went to go get the food. To say the food was good would be a lie! It set president for the whole week. Chicken, beef, fish are the only thing the cook's know what to cook. Beef comes in various disguises, goulash, steaks (fried beef) burgers (actually fairly nice), roasted ( dry or chewy). Chicken came mainly Egyptian version of KFC negative any flavouring or taste. Didn't do Fish (allergic), but it was always hidden in a tray with lid on.
Going back to our first night, we was eating approximately 7:20 ish, (bearing in mind that dinner finished 9:30pm), I asked a waiter for a 2nd glass of both red and white wine, he came back with a glass of white wine and no red. I asked for my red wine, to be told they had run out of red wine. I asked why not get 1 from the main bar, he shrugged his shoulders and walked off. 4* hotel running out of wine within 3/4 of an hour of opening and not doing anything to sort it out? This was a recurring thing, four of the 6 nights, red wine ran out early without replacement and another night the white ran out.
Cleanliness: Walls near tables are full of stains of spilt food and drinks, dirt encrusted on ledges, floor needed mopping not just sweeping. Most cups, plates and bowls were chipped.
Cannot count how many times you had to wait for a clean glass, before you could order a drink, you had to search other tables for a knife or fork, if the table reseter wasn't around.
CATS
I am not a cat lover. So to see a restaurant allowing wild cats into a restaurant/canteen, without chasing them out aggravates me. To see people picking them up and letting them eat off their plates, or encouraging them to sit on the tables and feed them, and staff doing nothing infuriates me.
Bar,
Cat's allowed to sleep on chairs and settees without being moved off them. This results in the furniture smelling of cat's and cat hairs everywhere. Again lack of glasses, meant you get thin plastic ones which are meant for pool area.
Rooms
basic, you get a kettle and tea, coffee, sugar, no milk or cups. Bathroom Towels were thin but changed daily, Bedding wasn't changed in the 6 day stay.
Beach
Beach towels, not cleaned daily, as too many stains showed. Sunloungers: Some by the pool area where fairly modern. The rest were wooden things made around 1930's , legs have nails sticking out. Some came with wheels (if they didn't fall off), other's the wheels had been cut off. The mattresses were in poor condition, with rips, tear's stains etc on them. Windbreakers were good, but very heavy to move. However, 1 day we tried moving 1, to find our hands covered in blue paint. Apparently staff had repainted them without leaving a wet paint notice anywhere. So me, my wife, the lifeguard and a towel man were covered in paint. No paint remover was available (or the painter's couldn't be bothered to get some), the towel man brought some cloth and suncream, which eventually with a lot of scrubbing worked.
A BIG NO to this 2 resorts:
-Empire Beach Aqua Park
-Royal Star Beach Resort
Sue Ettritch
The hotel is clean & tidy, the staff very attentive & helpful. It is a good cheap holiday but don't expect too much.
It's tired, the online photos are old. All the sun beds are in varying states of disrepair, the beach towels have definitely seen better days & should be replaced, the room bath towels are not much better.
The location however is fabulous.