Phil Goes All-Inclusive In Sharm

Last June my Fiancée and I fancied a bit of sun at short notice.  We’d normally venture further afield, but we only wanted a quick week away and Sharm seemed to fit our requirements; 4-5 hour flight, a selection of good 5* hotels to choose from and not to forget the 30+ degrees of dry desert Sun.

Our main intention was to be self-contained with no real need to leave the hotel, so we decided on all-inclusive.  We wanted a hotel with fine dining, decent entertainment, good pools, great service and a nice private beach to relax and soak up the sun.  We were also toying with the idea of our first Dive so a hotel with a diving centre would also be a big plus.  So I picked what many regard to be the best all-inclusive hotel in Egypt – The Baron Palms….

I already knew that the Baron Palms was a good hotel as I’ve sold it many times, but In all honesty it still managed to exceed my expectations. Top quality service, great food and a really beautiful stylish Andalucian design throughout make it one of only a few hotels in Sharm that truly merit a 5 star rating. 

The hotel does cater for families, but I’d say it’s predominantly suited to couples and ideal for anniversaries or honeymoons.  The attention to detail is what makes the Baron Palms an ideal place to stay on special occasions. 

The hotels private sandy beach is 600m away and shared with the hotels neighbouring sister property, the Baron Hotel which is also a classy 5 star, with an informal atmosphere.   One example of the high service levels was being able to order drinks from your sun lounger on the beach.  When they brought ours they’d also gone to the effort of bringing us a couple of chilled towels soaked in Rose water to freshen up from the immense desert heat.  One bit of advice I’d give would be to take a few one dollar bills because with such high service levels they deserve to receive the odd tip now and then.

During the daytime if we weren’t on the beach we’d be in or around one of the hotels 2 large swimming pools.  Each pool has its own cascading waterfall.  The hotel run daytime entertainment is pleasant, but I found it could be a bit distracting if had my head in a book.  I’d read a review on trip advisor before going that advised to sunbathe on the loungers near the waterfalls as the noise of the waterfalls blanked out the entertainment, and it proved to be good advice. 

If like me you love your food, then you won’t be disappointed.  The hotel has a nice buffet restaurant for breakfast, lunch and dinner and you’ll find that they cater for all tastes.  The food looked and tasted delicious.  The hotel also has an Egyptian a la carte restaurant which you have to reserve in advance.  Sadly we never ate there as we ended up going to Naama bay on the night we’d planned to eat there.  I am however aware that the food is fantastic, one of the best Egyptian restaurants in Sharm.

On our penultimate day we decided to take the plunge, and booked to go scuba diving through the hotel’s PADI approved dive centre.  We booked in for a 30 minute dive with an approved instructor from the hotels 150m jetty.  I was amazed by how stunning the coral reef is and also by the variety of marine life we encountered – baby barracudas and sea snakes to mention a few…

In the evenings there is a good variety of hotel entertainment.  Shows, dancing, live music.  There is also a nice little pool hall and a disco where they play mainly western music.

Overall the holiday was great and if your after an all-inclusive holiday in Egypt it's ideal. Also if you fancy visiting the pyramids, or venturing over to Luxor we can arrange Egypt Multi Centre Holidays so get in touch and we'll tailor make you an itinerary.