Akassia Club Calimera

This hotel is really more than wonderful I spent a holiday with my family and I wish we would come and spend another holiday because everything is so wonderful to serve you beyond the splendor of food and drink everything is wonderful and what I like most of the Aqua Park is beautiful and the most beautiful games are also the rescuers who work in Aqua Park spend their duty with love and sincerity They love children always smiling and talking to us gently. The swimming pools are always clean. They help people in everything. They keep us safe in Aqua Park. They give instructions in the end. Do not make the mistake of wanting to come back another time to enjoy another holiday.

Just returned from another great week at the Akassia Swiss Resort in Marsa Alam. This was our THIRD time & we will definitely be back again soon. We have stayed in many hotels in Sharm El Sheikh over the years and another in Marsa Alam. The Akassia beats all of them hands down. It is rare for us to return to a hotel as we like to see new places but the Akassia brings us back time & again. For a totally relaxing winter sunshine break at a ridiculously cheap price it simply cannot be beaten. Its location on a small but beautiful beach is stunning & the snorkelling in the House reef some of the best we’ve ever experienced. There is never a problem with overcrowding & big comfortable sunbeds with large parasols & windbreaks are laid out with generous space along the white sand. Add a fluffy beach towel provided by the hotel & you will struggle to find a more relaxing beach experience-it beats most of the Caribbean & Mediterranean beaches we have visited. The rooms are in low rise, two storey blocks built in Egyptian style with attractive domed roofs & minarets.They are all spacious, spotlessly clean & well maintained with a fridge, hairdryer, tea & coffee making facilities, plenty of hot water, free, good Wi-fi & beautiful balconies overlooking the immaculately maintained gardens - some have views of the sea beyond. There’s not really a bad room in the Resort which is large but always feels intimate & friendly mainly due to the friendliness of all the staff. Everyone smiles & greets you warmly & they are particularly welcoming to the British tourists who are very much in the minority. It’s a mystery to us why more people from the UK don’t visit there as we feel they are genuinely missing out on a superb hotel experience. Only about a dozen of us from our full Thomas Cook flight went to the Akassia! The food is fresh, plentiful & varied in all the restaurants. The beach bar exudes a lively Mediterranean feel serving drinks & snacks all day & the beach restaurant which offers a buffet lunch complete with its own wood fired pizza oven for freshly baked pizza is simply stunning, set on a shaded terrace up above the beach with glorious far reaching views of the ocean. This year the Hotel has started offering a gala dinner with live show & music there two nights a week as part of its all inclusive deal. We dined by candlelight overlooking the moonlit ocean eating fresh fish & grilled steak whilst Belly dancers added an authentic Egyptian atmosphere.We would have been happy to have paid a lot of money for the experience but it was included in the incredible price of £430 that we paid. There’s a show each evening, dancing by the pool & a range of low key activities provided by the lively entertainments team during the day.For families at the back of the resort there’s a well designed Water park with slides, pools & another lovey restaurant. But the overriding ambiance of the resort is one of quiet relaxation - board games at the bar, beach volley ball & boules etc. But no frenetic activity or intrusive music anywhere. Their motto is “when you are on the beach you want to hear the sound of the ocean not the disco!” Spot on!! There’s nothing much around the outside of the hotel so if you want to leave the resort to visit shops etc it’s probably not for you. But if you’re looking for a chilled out place to unwind in the sunshine you will struggle to beat it at the price - or indeed at any price. It offers 5 star luxury at a budget price. We never ever felt unsafe & never had the slightest problem with tummy bugs or insect bites. Security levels are high & hygiene & cleanliness standards are fastidious. Without exception the staff are charming, helpful, professional & cheerful but we have to mention the Guest Relations Manager Hosni Magied who went above & beyond to ensure that a small issue with our rooms on arrival was resolved quickly,efficiently & way beyond our expectations. He really cares about his guests & their happinesses. He is passionate about maintaining high standards & in a hotel which had around 1,500 guests in residence he made us feel like VIPs, working tirelessly day & night to seek us out & check that all was well. It is the untiring efforts of Hosni & his staff that make the difference & ensure that we will continue to return for many teas to come - next time it will be for two weeks- one week was just not long enough to savour the delights of this hotel. We cannot reccommend it highly enough. J & P Harris.