We stayed with 3 small children (1,5 ; 3,5 and 5 years old) in a family room. Although we hoped to have a two bedroom apartment it turned out that it was a one family room with one spare bedroom. The children slept in the family room. It was fine. Rooms were clean and I think that they are planning maintenance as we speak (they were working at some rooms when we were leaving). Windows had "blinded" curtains in order for our kids to have a decent midday sleep without having the sun in the room to much. Very was very convenient.

Food was very good, especially in the "Gazelle" restaurant. Relaxed and not so many people. But also pool restaurant was nice (we did not had diner in main building but I do expect it has the same quality)

Staff was nice and friendly and very helpfull. Maybe the bartenders at the poolbar can be a bit more friendly (although I can understand that if you have to work for 15 hours a day, 7 days a week and have to serve unfriendly Russians, that smiling is not always natural. Nevertheless, there are also other guests and they want to be treated nicely as they expect to be)

A jetty at the beach that passes the coral will not be a bad investment. Especially with low-tide it is very changeling to pass the coral without touching.

Animation team is doing their utmost to make you happy. Especially the sport service is very good.

Pool is nice, but the stones can be very hot and slippery. But if you where slippers and walk carefully, it is not disturbing. But if the hotel needs to spent some money... this might be a suggestion.

The masseurs were below average. They tend to work with their mobile in one hand and touching the body with the other. Also they forget appointments and staff is changing to rapidly. This needs to be improved!

Diving center is nice and very professional.

Recommendations for hotel staff:
- Towel service closing at 19.00 hrs instead of 18.00 hrs
- More attention to masseurs. They need to be improved
- Hotel employees, no mobiles during working hours
- Bartenders more friendly
- The gym is not a resting place for staff. It gives you the feeling that when you want to sport, you are disturbing their chatting (and who is now the customer?)
- If you have a baby in a buggy, then there is no ramp-up from the pool to the main building. Although the stairs that need to be taken are minor, the change to a ramp-up also.


In general: we enjoyed ourselves very much and I think we will return to this resort.

I would agree with the other reviews which I read before my arrival at the hotel. Yes, everyone working at the hotel is extremely friendly. You are greeted at the hotel by two chaps who just can't wait to carry your overloaded suitcases - even up a flight of stairs. Keep a £1 in your pocket for when you arrive for the man who puts your case onto the coach. Be aware that you may have a short walk to do after your 5½ hour flight to get to the coach (No 14). Your room will be cleaned every day by a typically happy chappie. We got swans and hearts every day which was a nice touch. Lets just say we Brits know how to queue. For entertainment value the birds (feathered kind) are the best - It is really fun to watch them peck away at the various bread rolls and cakes at lunchtime. By the way, in the fruit area at lunchtime the green things the size of an orange or slightly larger are melons and are extremely yummy and rare. Every evening in the dining room there are different themes. We know this because they change the bottles and lights arrangement by the entrance. The coral off the beach is the highlight, particularly if you snorkel out to the last boy on the right hand side - you'll find the cliff face. Finally, I followed one of the other reviews and took Imodium which was used, courtesy of the Tex Mex evening. The soup and chips are nice and apologies for going on so long but I had a few things to say. Wouldn't go back but didn't let anything spoil the holiday.

I travelled here on 12th March with my husband, were both in our 30's and as it was our 2nd visit to Sharm, and took my parents who are in their 60'a with us as i knew they wouldn’t go it alone but would love it and they did, they are now looking to rebook for October.
We previously stayed at the Iberotel palace, which to was excellent, but doesn’t warrant the higher 5 star prices compared to the Fanara as they are both very similar, the only difference is that the beds are bigger in the palace and you have cushioned cane chairs instead of plastic ones. We found the pool, beach and bar to be better at the Fanara and the food very similar. A lot of people knock the food, but we always found something to have, it was always warm and the sweets were lovely. The breakfasts were also excellent, but i would advise to eat inside for lunch as while its handy to eat by the pool their are flies around trying it out first, although there’s usually a member of staff swatting them away. The main thing was there was always a good choice, and on the whole tasty. You just don’t get 5 star food when you go all inclusive, so don’t expect it. We always prefer to go for at least 2 meals out away from the hotel, as it makes a night of it. We use all-inclusive as a way of having plenty to drink during the day (as in soft drinks to stop dehydration) and sitting out on on the terrace on an evening if we don’t fancy going into namma bay.
We found the rooms to be fine, the beds were really comfortable and the shower excellent, always hot water. We had paid extra for the sea view room and kettle and mini bar filled up daily, and we were glad we did. We enjoyed sitting out as the sun went down overlooking the pool and sea with a very large bottle of sakara beer, which by the way was replenished so well spares were lined up down the side of the fridge.
The staff are what really make this hotel as they cant do enough for you, we had our 4 sun beds saved in the same spot for us everyday, although they were plentiful and always empty beds and umbrellas through out the day. ahmed did this and greeted us every morning with a smile and a handshake and enjoyed the opportunity to practice his English, you may think all this was for a tip, but my dad gave him a fiver on the first day and we got the same friendly service for the whole week. our sun beds looked out to the sea (see my pictures) but were close to the bar and swimming pool, perfect.
One night we ate in the residence area restaurant (a slow 10 minutes walk, 5 if your fast, from the club area) and this was lovely as you can sit outside, but as my farther is disabled it was too far for him to walk every night or we would have returned. the walk to the restaurant is lovely, under walkways of bougainvillea. I think we will return to this hotel as it was extremely clean and everything in the club area is on your doorstep, much better than waiting for buggies to take you to your room when its too hot to walk like with the bigger hotels. March was the perfect time to go as it wasn’t too busy but still really warm, the only problem was winds had brought in jelly fish and i was stung by one, nothing bad and it was made up for by seeing some wonderful fish, a sting ray and a crocodile fish, just metres away from the beach.
Overall a perfect winter break.

We booked a deluxe sea view room and got a good size room overlooking the sea and the pool. I contacted the hotel in advance to make sure we can have a double bed and not 2 twin beds, and we had 2 twin beds! The hotel (rooms, grounds etc…) is very clean, the beds are a bit tired though.
The staff is very friendly and helpful but the animation team is a pain, they played the same CD every day at the same time for the same activities. This is not a full all inclusive as you have only 5 cocktails in the all inclusive menu and we paid 5 pounds for a mediocre mojito the 1st evening, but we learnt our lesson. All juices are colored and sweet water. The food is very average, that is the main con of this place, the Egyptian dishes are better as well as olives and dates. After a couple of days I was so bored with the buffet that we bought some fresh fish they cooked at the bar in the evening and it was very good. The main restaurant feels like a canteen and the staff is taking your plate/ glass/ whatever as soon as you put it back on the table. Dinner was not a relaxing time for me.
The pool is very nice and heated, we enjoyed the same relaxing corner every day. We did not go to the beach as it was too crowded and you probably need to get up at 6am to have a sun lounge. The weather was really good, sunny every day but not too warm.
You have a lot of Russians and French, mainly families or couples. I think we will be going back to Sharm but not to the same hotel because we rarely go twice to the same place and there is nothing outstanding there that would justify another stay.