My boyfriend and I booked this hotel at hotels.com, since the price was good, and location seemed sentral in Hurghada.
When we arrived, we got the smallest room in the hotel i think, but we asked for a better room and got a big beautiful room the next morning. I was later told that this was something that happened a lot. So if your not happy with the room, then ask for a better, and you will get it. Free of charge.
There was a lot of russians at this hotel, and i dont think there has been many scandinavians there, but the staff were so unbelievable kind to us, and treatet us like a king and queen. It probably helped that we were kind to them too, and gave some tips and smiles (something the russians seldom do...)
The food was ok, and if we got tired of it, we just stepped out of the hotel and there was a fantastic burger place (and pizza hut) right across the street.
The hotel has its own snorkling and diving comany.
The people there are FANTASTIC. Mohammed, Ahmre, Mahemoud and Esam. Mohammed and Ahmre are real good diving instructers, and took us to the most beautiful dive sites in the world! For only 30 dollars a day!! We were 6 people and got our own big boat, 2 dives, a great lunch and a hillarious good time!
We recommend the diving trips with all our heart, and we are already going back in july, when we can see hammerheads in the sea!!
(we saw all kinds of fish and even dolphins)
Love you "oriental sea trip"- crew!

Mona and Amund

My first trip to Egypt, the first I hope of many. This was my birthday present, I turned 43 half way through the week. The staff at the hotel could not have done more for us, the two rooms we had were kept immaculately clean, towels and bedding changed daily with beautiful towel 'statuettes' left and the bathrooms spotless and fresh. There was a knack to using the shower but once explained, it was fine.
On my birthday they made orchids, with towels and decorated them with hundreds of rose petals, even spelling out 'Happy Birthday'. On the evening they laid on a suprise party, with a cake and candles all at no extra cost and sang happy birthday to me in Egyptian then English.
As a family we made lots of friends during our holiday, most of them were the staff at Waves, to me this was the best holiday of my life where I met the nicest people ever.
The beach was nice, private and part of the hotel, kept clean by the staff the water fantastic. The pools were constantly checked and maintained.
Daytime entertainment was basic however the night stuff was really good.
We went AI which was great value for money, drinks non-stop, we took bottled water (free) back to our room and kept it icy cold in the fridge for when we went out and for overnight.
Advice: keep the kids suncreamed, with hats and drink lots and lots of water and you'll be fine.
My adult son and teenage daughter went diving, they had a great time and were well taken care of.
We were close to everything really, the town, beach, airport and life!
Tipping is standard, most Egyptians live well below any poverty line we recognise yet they are proud respectable people, honest and very, very hardworking, genuine and kind!
The gardeners worked so hard to maintain the gardens, watering and weeding all the time. Every week the staff sprayed outdoors, and we did not see a single bug, fly or mosquito in the hotel or the hotel grounds.
The food was Egyptian based and delicious, they try to keep everyone happy by including English and Russian choices, but for goodness sake be realistic, why go to a foreign country if you don't like foreign food or foreigners? I would go again and again and again - I didn't want to leave. I have never been anywhere where you felt so welcome.
Most of the staff knew us by name and were wonderful to our kids and to us, all different ages too. We had family come visit us at the hotel and they loved it.
There was so much more to see and do! If anyone from Waves gets to read this, THANK YOU, CAN'T WAIT TO COME BACK!

myself and partner stayed for 2weeks during 31st aug/14th sept 2007. we did read some reviews on this hotel and it was 50/50, and took a chance !!!! how wrong we were, we should of been payed to stay there !!!! would not send my worse enermy to this HOTEL !!!! rooms basic, towels of white/grey, bedding just as bad and dont fit beds ie double bed single sheet and never changed. food terrible but you wont stave plenty of places to eat ie kfc,mcdonlds and lots of flies and bugs yum yum. but staff are very helpful, shame about hotel, be very surprised to see it still open next summer. myself and partner were going to ask our rep for upgrade of hotel as been to egypt before and loved it, but we meet a couple of english couples who we adopted !!!!! so our stay wasnt that bad, soaked up as much sun as posssible and wine !!!!!

This is a 3* hotel so don't expect the ritz BUT I found the place to be spacious, clean and well maintained. All the staff were happy and friendly and you had plenty of drinks choices (including bottled water) as part of the all inclusive package.

Yes the food could be better, buts its fine, and for £2 you can go out for an amazing meal.

Plenty of entertainment and things to do either at the hotel or a 30 second walk from the hotel.

You must go snorkelling on a boat trip and have a full on massage - don't forget to go haggling for everything its always fun if exhausting work!!

The hotel has a fab location and only 15 mins from the airport. For what you get its a bargain!!!! Can't wait to go back to Egypt :-)