THE HOTEL IS GREAT: IT IS LIKE A VILLAGE WITH EVERYTHING INSIDE: STORES, RESTAURANTS, ENTERTAINMENT, ETC... IF DESIRED, YOU WILL NOT NEED TO LEAVE THE HOTEL GROUNDS AT ALL... ON THE BAD SIDE, IT IS IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, WITH NO RESTAURANTS OR STORES SURROUNDING THE HOTEL, EXCEPT FOR THOSE INSIDE, SO IT FEELS LIKE A SEPARATE WORLD FROM SHARM EL SHEIKH ITSELF... ALSO, THEY ARE SO USED TO RUSSIAN AND ITALIAN TOURISTS, THAT EVERYTHING IS FOCUSED ON THEIR COSTUMES AND NEEDS AND NOTHING FOCUSED FOR SOMEONE COMING OF ANOTHER COUNTRY. THE BEACH IS AWESOME AND HUGE, INCREDIBLE TO DO SNORKELING, IT IS SO GREAT YOU DO NOT EVEN NEED TO GO ON A SNORKELING TRIP. I THINK IT IS ONE OF THE BEST PLACES I HAVE SEEN FOR FAMILY TRIPS OR COUPLE TRIPS. REGARDING THE PRICE, GIVEN THE SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE COUNTRY RIGHT NOW, THE VALUE COULD NOT BE BETTER.