I've been to Sharm before, several times, yet i should describe this trip as amazing. Staying in an extremely nice hotel like Novotel Sharm Palm made it a total different experience.

The hotel rooms are big, clean with a greenery/pool view. Staff is so helpful and friendly (each one of them is smiling, helpful; the reception guy, the housekeeping, the waiters, the pool and beach team, the animation team)

You have the beach and 5 swimming pools to enjoy where activities are available.
Location is perfect, in Naemaa bay, you're near everything!

I recommend Novotel Sharm Palm.
Thank you for an amazing saty :)

Lovely location, right on the beach. Easy to walk into Sharm at night, just a lovely 5 minute wander. Breakfast great, loads of choice and we almost always managed to get a table outside. Drinks are pricey at the hotel but local supermarkets stock beers and wine and you can keep it in the fridge in your room. Enjoy your stay, whatever you choose.

This was my fourth visit to Sharm in as many years and I have got to say the Novotel Beach Hotel is perfect for those holidaymakers both young and old. Its location, facilities and wonderful staff make for a perfect break. The room I had was very comfortable and with a view to die for overlooking the beach and the Red Sea. The walk in shower was very refreshing after a day on the beach! There is a mini fridge in the room to keep your drinks cold.
The beach is only yards away from the hotel. There are plenty of sun loungers for everybody and towels are provided. Its a similar situation around the large swimming pool. For those athletes out there you can join in water aerobics or water polo every morning. For the more adventourous there is even belly dancing practice!!
Respect the staff and their culture and reward them for good service with a small tip (remember the average wage in Egypt is only £30 per month) and you will be very well looked after.
Just outside of the hotel (beach side) turn right and walk along the promenade 30 yards and turn right again. You will see a small parade of shops. The last one sells water and soft drinks at very cheap prices. A litre and a half bottle of water is 30p and cans of pop (or tonic water for your G&T) 25p. This compares to £1.50 for a bottle pool side. Ask the waiter at the pool side bar for a bucket of ice (no charge) and your drinks will be kept cool all day!
For trips to Cairo I strongly recommend using "Sun & Fun" who are located by the shops mentioned above. I have been with them twice now to Cairo and each time they have been fantastic. They will pick you up from the hotel and take you to the airport. You will be met at Cairo airport by your personal guide (and personal air conditioned people carrier) who will be with you all day. The trip consists of the Egyptian Musuem (Tutankamun), great lunch and then Giza (Pyramids). Because you have your own guide you can spend as much time at Giza as you want instead of the whistle stop visit with the usual tour rep trip. Don't forget to tip your guide and driver well - I gave them £30 & £10 respectively. Cost of the trip via Sun & Fun was £120 - about £50 less than the Thomas Cook price!!
I strongly recommend you all do the quad bikes! The best £20 you will spend on holiday. Again Sun & Fun will sort it out for you. (Don't wear a watch/bracelet etc as the ride is a bit bumpy in places and could dislodge them).
Food in the local restaraunts is as varied as you will get any where and the quality and prices are unbelievable. Also, what ever you do you must have a drink on the Roof Top Bar at the Camel Bar. A brilliant way to pass a night away (watch for the shooting stars!)
Have a great holiday!

We were dropped off at the Beach side hotel late at night, tired and hungry and straight away were very impressed. All of the staff are very very helpful and all can speak very good English. We were very happy with our rooms- lovely balcony, looking over the pool and the beautiful grounds. Rooms were clean and nicely decorated.
During the next day it gave us chance to get our bearings. The hotel has its own beach with very helpful and friendly staff who are always trying to keep you entertained with activities throughout the day, such as Yoga, Water aerobics, water polo etc.
The beach was lovely. Just as you step into the water there was hundreds of beautiful fish swimming around your ankles. It is a crime if you don't snorkel to see them. It was an amazing sight that you wont believe until you see it.
We stayed half board and there was plenty of choice for breakfast every morning. Fresh fruit smoothies, cereals, hot food etc and again, the staff were very helpful and friendly.
The pool area was absolutely lovely and on about 4 occasions we ventured up to the Palm hotel which was just over the other side of the road. On this road were men who would see you across safely and the short walk across was definitely worth it. Again, this hotel was beautiful and we made friends with a couple who were staying here and they would go back to that one if they were to come again. There was the choice of 3 or 4 pools and plenty of choice of where to relax. There was a brilliant kids area and even a skate park towards the top of the grounds.
The town centre of Sharm was about a 10 minute walk up the beach side road. Up this road was plenty of restaurants and of the ones we ate in, all served really good food which was all very reasonably priced.
In there town you must be prepared to be approached by a lot of the shop keepers but if you are not interested a polite 'no thank-you' sorts them out.
During out 2 week stay we went on quite a few excursions which were all organised by Thomas Cook. The trip to Cairo was a very interesting day and one never to be forgotten, although it was very very tiring. We went by flight which I would recommend. We went on the Jeep safari though the desert which was fantastic fun and we had the chance to have a ride on a camel, have tea with the Bedouin people and go to Dahab for a spot of snorkeling, Arabian Nights which was a very entertaining evening in the desert, again with the Bedouin people where we had chance to see the whirling Dervish and Egyptian Dancers, Ras Mohamed was a brilliant day with fantastic snorkeling opportunities at 3 different sights and our last trip was quad biking through the desert, which was very tame, but good fun was had by all.
The only thing I would say is, although we got away with it, you need to be careful with what you eat. There were some people from all the hotels around the resort who suffered with stomach problems. But our hotel, for example had a doctor on site and the pharmacies are very helpful. They can sort you out in a matter of minutes with either pills, or an injection if you need it.
I would 100% recommend Sharm el Sheikh for a holiday. We all had a brilliant time and cant fault anything about the place, hotel or staff.