Sharm El Sheikh

This Hyatt Regency hotel overlooking Gardens Bay is an upscale resort popular with both couples and families and located a five-minute drive from Sharm El-Sheikh's tourist hub of Naama Bay. — Oyster

Towering Egyptian-temple columns, lashings of glass and grand Louis XV furniture welcome you into the sweeping foyer. — Lonely Planet

The 302-room Movenpick Resort Sharm El Sheikh is a three-and-a-half-pearl property with private beaches and high-perched positioning overlooking Naama Bay. — Oyster

The 382-room Hotel Novotel Sharm El-Sheikh is an upscale, family-friendly resort located in Sharm El-Sheikh's tourist hub of Naama Bay and a short walk from its buzzing nightlife. — Oyster

High on the escarpment between Na'ama Bay and downtown Sharm El-Sheikh, this family-friendly hotel is highly regarded by the British visitors who frequent it. — Fodor's

The Sultan Gardens Resort is an upscale, 520-room property set on extensive grounds in the Shark’s Bay area of Sharm El Sheikh. — Oyster

The Concorde El Salam Hotel is an enormous, 725-room, upper-middle-range resort located a 15-minute drive from Sharm El Sheikh's main tourist hub. — Oyster

This economical lodge has a mix of wooden cabins on its private beach and slightly more expensive domed “Bedouin Village” rooms on the cliffside; all have a/c, private bathrooms and fridges. — Rough Guide

The 304-room Xperience Sea Breeze Resort is an upscale, adults-only complex located in Shark's Bay, a 10-minute drive from Sharm El Sheikh's Naama Bay tourist hub. — Oyster

The Baron Resort is an upscale 360-room complex overlooking the Red Sea on the southern end of the Sinai Peninsula. — Oyster

The 376-room Coral Sea Waterworld Resort is an upscale, all-inclusive vacation complex located in the Nabq Bay area of Sharm El Sheikh. — Oyster

The 295-room Island Garden Resort is a mid-range, all-inclusive complex located in Shark's Bay, a 10-minute drive from Sharm El Sheikh's main tourist hub. — Oyster

The upscale Reef Oasis Blue Bay Resort is a vast, all-inclusive complex overlooking the Red Sea and a short drive from Sharm El Sheikh's Naama Bay. — Oyster

The 298-room Stella Di Mare Beach Hotel & Spa is an upscale resort set on a low cliff overlooking Naama Bay and close to its bustling downtown area. — Oyster

The upper-middle-range Savoy Sharm El Sheikh offers 412 dated rooms and a beachfront setting within the Savoy Complex, close to the airport. — Oyster

Iberotel Il Mercato is an upscale, 318-room resort located in the center of Sharm El Sheikh's Il Mercato retail and entertainment promenade. — Oyster

Popular and good-value mid-range hotel, aimed at divers (you can score a good deal on accommodation if you also book a diving package). Neat and tidy en-suite rooms come with a/c... and balconies. — Rough Guide