Looked around for a last minute deal and picked Tropicana Rosetta for its position close to Naama Bay and the beach at Sharm el Sheikh Arriving late at night in a mini bus with luggage on top checked in easily but a trek to the room found one of the pools outside in that part of the complex made it welcoming and the staff on the go in that heat got good tips! Good choice of food, serving drinks and snacks all day at reasonable prices (find everywhere food is inexpensive in Egypt?) and good accomodation always cleaning small supermarket & shops to browse in restaurant and pub outside serving Pizza or Chinese dishes good value Danced the night away at Paacha Night Club outdoor venue with a top Ministry of sound DJ from London Drinks served enormous measures so only need one or two! Rosetta, Good for families children from age 12 up and tourists as room rates at good deals! Watch those taxi drivers get your fare first and girls take something to cover you up around the locals !

This was quite a late booking on our part being desperate for a break and guaranteed sunshine. I've been to Sharm a number of times over the past few years for the diving, although my husband has never been before.

The hotel was clean and fairly well maintained, but very big and we were given a room right at the back of the hotel, which in itself was about a 5 minute walk to the main reception or for breakfast. However, we had a small pool, which we never really had a problem getting a bed at, although it was too hot to sit by the pool for most of the day as there was no breeze. We preferred to go to El Fanar instead.

The portering staff do expect a tip, so try to have some small notes handy. They will except English coins, but usually change them with guests for local currency. Don't over do it though. 10LE (£1) to the staff is a very generous tip, 3-5LE is acceptable. (30-50p)

There is a very busy main road to cross to walk down to the beach, which can be a risky business, especially at night as most cars don't use lights!

It is a pleasant stroll into the main town though and some good bars en route, but take the road to the left of the hotel after you cross, which takes you to the sea front or you have to go through the Hilton or walk along the main road.

Taxis are very easy to get and relatively cheap, but never accept the first price and barter as they expect it.

Old Sharm is worth a visit, although over recent years it has become almost as commercialised as Naama Bay.

I'm new to this website, so this review is a bit too late. However, I feel myself bound in honour to put it here, as a word of gratitude to the owner and the staff.

Well, my husband and me visited Tropicana Rosetta at the end of June 2007 (11-day stay). That was our first trip abroad as a couple. And that was our first visit to Egypt.

Apart from our great impressions of the country and its people, I must say that there are many advantages to stay in a hotel like Rosetta. As we were only two of us, the B&B offer had suited us best: We had our breakfast in the hotel, then went to the sea or to the town, or spent our time at the pool (the pools are extremely clean and beautiful, by the way). Though we had to pay some extra money when eating out or taking some drinks at the pool, it was ok. The only problem with B&B was supper, because no beverages were available for free, and, if you took any (as Russians living in Tatarstan, we love evening tea at any weather, even when it is over 45 C outside), they were extremely expensive. However, we could partly solve that problem rather easily: We discovered some little shops in the surrounding area (and I had a nice opportunity to practice my very poor Italian and my even poorer Arabic asking the way on the first days) and bought some bottles of mineral water at very good prices there. Then we could just take a little bottle with us to quench our thirst at least. Anyway, it was also ok without hot tea. ))

I traveled to Saudi Arabia before, so I was passingly familiar with Arabic food, but my husband didn't. This is why we enjoyed our meals: I did because I love spicy things, and my husband did because it was all new to him. However, if you have a "delicate" stomach, you'd better choose some neutral, European dishes, like scrambled eggs at breakfast or very tasty mushroom cream soups in the evening, which are also easily to get in the hotel restaurants.

As to the staff, they all were extremely friendly and helpful. Some modest tips, some ingenuous smiles (I don't mean any coquetry, of course!), some words or phrases in Arabic - and they are really happy to help you. This is true! By the way, I don't know why, but I didn't really feel any "harassment". There were one or two situations, but the only thing you have to do is to ignore them. And, no way it was happened in the hotel or from the staff side. Ok, maybe I'm too ugly. )) However, I was not bothered by Arabs in this sense. Some a bit too intrusive guys offering massage when we were sunbathing at the pool disappeared as soon as we stuck out for leaving us alone.

What else? Beautiful area, much sun and wonderful sunsets, wonderful nature, sea, rather quiet guests... I would repeat myself: I was for the first time at a sea resort, maybe I just don't know better places. But this one was a paradise for us.

Pigeons in Sharm are quite different than those in our city. Having noticed one in the street, I decided to make a pictures of it on our first day. I opened my cam, and squatted a bit, since the bird was walking on the ground. There was a street cleaner working thereabout. He stopped brooming the street, looked at us, smiled and said: "Welcome to Sharm!", in a very low voice, in order not to frighten that beautiful bird away. How could one dislike that place after that?

This summer, we are going to Sharm again. However, this time we are taking our 10-year-old son with us. Of course, we suppose All Inclusive to be better for the sake of economy. So far I'm told in our travel agency, Rosetta doesn't offer All Inclusive. I swear this is the only reason why we are taking another hotel this year.

But we will surely go back to Tropicana Rosetta one day. It's really nice!

I have just returned from a week at tropicana and had a great experience during my stay there. The staff were really nice and courteous, excellent customer service; the guys I came into contact with worked really hard to make my time there comfortable. The rooms are basic but well maintained and clean, which are the most important things when youre out most of the day on excursions or sunbathing so luxury wasnt an issue. The pools were well kept and the qualified masseuse service is great and well worth the money, the stress was falling off me. Once or twice a week a traditional egyptian themed night was put on for about 80EGP (8 quid uk sterling), sounds tacky but was a great night. Me and my mate got dragged up to take part and a member of staff was kind enough to take some shots on my mates camera. We didnt realise this until afterwards and thought that was really kind of them to do that. We went half board and the breakfast and diner service was pretty good too. Im a fussy eater at the best of times so maybe im not in a position to comment as I often ventured to pizza hut or mcdonalds for food instead but there was plenty of different foods to choose from.

Overall this place was great value for money and Id stay there again if I was on a shoestring budget and wasnt looking for luxury.