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August 19, 2022
May-August 2022 Located on the main road (El Salam street) in from the Airport - access to Carrefour - across the road to the North and a local shopping area (elNoor) across the main road to the West. DO take care when crossing the road! Local transport Taxis & Public minibus services are available; If you find a good, helpful, trustworthy (ie: doesn’t try to rip you off) taxi dirver, take his name/phone number - call him 10 minutes before you want to leave & get him to pick you up. Sharm is tiny so you won’t have long to wait, if he’s available. You can still use the meter but it allows you to decide how much you want to give as a tip. We would recommend the minibus as it saves the hassle of trying to get the taxis to use the METER (instead of trying to rip you off haggling over the price of the fare). Fellow passengers on the public bus are usually helpful in telling the driver exactly where you want to go. Although the bus drivers do give change, it’s best to have lots of small denomination cash handy! The public minibus service stops ANYWHERE you want it to or wherever you wave it down -(like in the middle of a roundabout?!) - Amazingly convenient! Make sure to tell the driver where you want to go & have the right change. You will get the hang of it quickly .. if you don’t like being ripped off, be a quick learner. Remember to TELL the driver you want to get off at (your stop) as you are approaching. Otherwise, it’s a long walk back to where you should have got off!! Living in Delta Sharm: Although there are many swimming pools at Delta Sharm, it is VERY IRRITATING that some are restricted by an unwritten code of use .. especially petty rules about ACTUALLY SWIMMING IN THE POOLS. Unfortunately, these petty new rules can be overlooked by applying a bit of grease to the right palm. VERY RUDE, POORLY TRAINED STAFF who do not know how to address their guests respectfully & with courtesy. DS management simply don’t understand the concept that when you charge the customer 5 star prices - they EXPECT 5 STAR SERVICE!! Staff that interact with PAYING GUESTS - NEED TO BE TRAINED! This OBVIOUS fact has simply been ignored or overlooked by DS management. Delta Sharm is staffed by hundreds of workers - all pretending to be busy but NONE seem to have a clue about what should be done. DS is 2 decades old - one would think that by now the management & staff would know how to keep the place clean, maintain the grounds & fauna, etc. Nothing could be further from the truth. Despite the fact that the resort is “fogged” with insecticide to control mosquitos, guests who are susceptible to mosquito bites should seriously reconsider visiting - or bring bucketloads of insect repellant; Stray cats everywhere - NOONE bothers to control (ie: neuter) the feral cats so they reproduce at will; as a result, the bloody cats are everywhere - knocking over and rummaging through the waste bins.. making a heck of a mess - and especially at fee