The Makadi Palace is 5 star rated to Egyptian standards. As long as you remember that it is not the same as a British 5 star hotel, you will not be disappointed. Yes, it's a bit shabby around the edges with a update needed and the odd bit of flaking paint but will it detract from your stay? No. What the staff do have they look after to a very high standard with cleanliness being maintained throughout the site from the rooms to the public areas. Wifi is only available in the lobby and that craftily is one area you have to pay extra for drinks in. The internet is very hit and miss also. The biggest disappointment was the food. There are 5 restaurants on site. 3 you need to book in advance with for your evening meal and serve perfectly fine food. The other 2 are buffet which can only be described as cheap food. Poor choice, often luke warm, bland and hard to get to get a table at. A few times we had to go away and come back later in order to be seated. The staff were all lovely and looked after us really well. Remembering what we liked to drink and refilling as soon as our glasses were empty. A little tip (money) does go a long way and is customary to give in Egyptian culture. However, there was no pressure to tip by any staff members as other people have said they found. This holiday did exactly as we wished. A week in the sun to escape the drab British weather.

I dont know what some people expect, and especially for what they pay. I would say this is a 5 star, but on the other hand its one of the nicest places i've been to. The overall feel is peaceful and quiet. Staff are lovely and will attend to any issues you may have. The pools are great, lots of room, not overcrowed.The whole layout round the hotel is so nice and continues onto the beach. The food in the restaurants that you booked for a day in advance was lovely. The botanicals was delicious, so was the french in the mall. The dome wasn't so good as it was standard all inc buffet. Snacks through the day were yummy and there was a good selection of meals throughout the day.The rooms are a little dated but they are spotless and the bed was so comfy. We didn't expect to spend loads of time in the room so it didn't really matter about being posh... it did what we needed it to do. The staff dont bother you half as much as people are making out for tips. They are there on the ball with drinks for you round the pool and also at the food eateries. I think they deserve to be tipped. We also tipped the room cleaner a couple of pounds every other day and he made sure we had anything we needed, ample bottled water etc. Overall you really couldnt complain, we really enjoyed it, and are quite worried that unless we pay silly money for somewhere, we wont get as good all round like we did here,(and my fella has been to a few of the hotels in hurghada.) Looking forward to returning very soon!

We enjoyed the varied hotel area with a lot of bars and restaurants within the hotel premises. The hotel is a bit worn down. The floors in the rooms could be cleaner and there were no hygiene products in the bathroom except for a soap automat attached to the wall in the shower. The pools were freezing cold, otherwise we enjoyed our stay. Haytham in the reception treated us well and was very nice to us.