Barcelo Tiran Sharm Resort

Our 5th visit to this hotel. Great location on the beach for a relaxing holiday. The staff and location make this hotel stand out from others we have stayed at in Sharm. If you want a party feel this may not be the right place for you as it is very remote from bars etc. But for Sun, Sea and Rest, you wont go wrong staying here. Yes the hotel and rooms are very tired looking but I hear there are plans to carry out a refurb and we have already booked to return in April to see the changes

Actually, we were at this hotel 16 years ago and decided to repeat our experience. Briefly, the pros: the unique location with regard to the sea entry — there’s both a beach with a gentle and full sea entry and a coral reef with fish. There are very few hotels like this. Among the cons: real problems with finding space by the sea — even though you’re not allowed to reserve them, half of the sun loungers are still occupied with belongings and towels. When the hotel is fully booked, there are no seats by the pools even after breakfast. The solution is to buy rooms with private pools — the package includes personal sun loungers. There isn’t much variety in the gastronomy at lunches and dinners; the dishes are a bit overdry (chicken, fish), but you won’t go hungry — there’s always something decent to eat. The rooms are a bit “worn out,” but for a 4‑star hotel, the condition is quite acceptable. In terms of price‑to‑quality ratio, this is probably the best option.

Stayed for 2 weeks in September, can't fault this hotel. All the staff were very attentive and made sure you had a good holiday. Rooms were cleaned every day. and there were always staff cleaning around the hotel, to keep it clean. Food, where top start, only downside to the food was the lack of a normal soup, i.e. Tomato, Vegetable or Chicken. Other than that it was amazing, been to Egypt a few times and never had such nice food. Didn't try the main restaurant at lunch times as the snack bar was too good. Breakfast was the normal you would expect, selection of meat and cheese, pancakes and the egg station for fried, scrambled and omelette. evening meals were very good and included things like sweet and sour chicken, curry, quail, fish pizza and a large selection of sweets. there was also a sports bar upstairs where and order food, some free and a few you had to pay a little extra for, but worth it, as well as your all-inclusive drinks too. Would ew go again ? Definitely. this will be our go to hotel next time we are in Sharm.

We’ve just returned from a fab fortnight here. Don’t be fooled by the tired exterior, the staff are what make this place special. Twenty minutes from Sharm airport, check in was friendly and quick and we were taken by golf buggy to our room. We had arrived after the main restaurant had shut, but after literally dumping our bags and heading to the foyer bar for a drink, when we returned to our room we were greeted by two plates of food (filled rolls, crisps and some fruit) which was lovely and welcome. We booked a swim up room which was fab. You had a seating area, then your pool and stepping stones over to a garden area and your own private sunbeds and parasol AND a sea view! The room was bright and spacious and clean with a sofa seating area which was a nice addition. Our room had iron and ironing board, kettle and cups etc - regularly topped up with 2 ltr x bottles a day of water and tea and coffee sachets. There was a fridge that also had water in it. TV. Beds were very comfortable. There’s a room safe at no extra charge. Bathroom had a large walk in shower, hairdryer and toiletries and somewhere to hang your damp swimwear. Again, room tired in places but didn’t affect our stay. Room was cleaned daily. Nothing is too far from anywhere. Main building for restaurants, bars, spa, gym and shops (as well as Reception and guest services) is literally at the end of each block of rooms. Along the beachfront is the baracuda beach restaurant, beach bar, kids clubs and Bedouin tent and the main pool and pool bar is centrally located near the beach bar. Can highly recommend the seafood meal on the beach (at extra cost of $25 each) fantastic food with entertainment throughout the evening and also the Egyptian night in the Bedouin tent (at extra cost of $20 each) such a fun night with traditional Egyptian food and dancing and sheesha (at extra cost). By the end of the evening we were all dancing and drawing quite a crowd from other guests and the staff were great fun. We had such a laugh. You get a complimentary booking (which you book through guest relations) at the a la carte Italian restaurant- this too was excellent. There are shops on site but if you need a pharmacy, there is one opposite the gated entrance to the resort (but it doesn’t open till 10) so if you are out and about early, there is another parade of shops and a very good pharmacy out the front gate turn left and walk about 5-10mins and you will see the shops across the road. It is definitely the staff that make this place. They just want to make sure you have a good holiday. The resort is predominantly visited by British, Italian, Arab and Russians and all staff have good command of languages. The beach has access into the sea (avoiding the reef) near the beach bar and beyond but mornings tend to be a bit rough for swimming but generally calms down by 11 ish. Water sports like diving and windsurfing and banana boat and rib rides are available (at extra cost) near the Baracuda restaurant. The sports bar is open from 3pm and will accommodate most sporting events (the Egyptians love their football). They can offer you burgers or pizzas but it’s also nice that they give you nuts and crisps with your drinks. Drinks are all local beers and spirits as any western drinks have a higher duty cost against them. We enjoyed our time here so much that we have already booked to go back next year.

Very good holiday. I stayed for 12 nights in room 1210. Huge room, perfect beach, I swam every day many times, good food. I will be back next September.