Viva Blue Resort and Diving Sharm El Naga (Adults Only)

A quiet and unassuming hotel perfect for a bit of R&R if you just want peace and quiet.
With a pristine reef accessed by a jetty and 2 x 25m pools, swimming, snorkelling and diving was the order of the day.
As expected, my vegan diet was a mystery to the staff but there was a vast range of salads and always a vegetable rice or pasta. No milk alternative on offer though so black coffee or herbal tea at breakfast. The restaurant manager was very helpful and always checked I was catered for.
My only criticism was the lack of specific smoking areas. The outside eating area was usually full of smokers and inevitably we were wafted with their smoke. Not nice or healthy! Surely an area could be reserved for non-smokers? The same in our room - such a shame to go out on the balcony to be greeted with the smell of smoke from the room below ☹️

The resort itself is very much off the beaten trail, almost halfway between Safadi and Hurgada, around 45 minutes drive from the airport.

Staff were pleasant and usually quick to help. The employees offering excursions were quite forceful and pushy however.

For those interested in water activities, the resort has its own pier and dive team, which also conduct beginners lessons and excursions on various dives.

For those not particularly keen, the resort suffers from its remoteness. The night entertainment is non- existent and the nearest community is a 30-minute taxi away.

The resort itself is very clean and quiet, if you prefer that, boasting two pools, a hot tub and a private beach. There are also table tennis, volleyball, football pitches and a pool table.

The resort ostensibly has three restaurants however only one was operational during my visit. Similarly, there is a lobby bar and a beach bar - the others were also non operational.

I enjoyed our trip but felt a week was the perfect amount given the lack of activities. Maybe it is busier during the height of summer rather than when I went in early March (spring).

What a Gem!
Remote hotel with comfortable rooms. Asked for a room overlooking pools so we paid a supplement for these.
You CANNOT enter the sea at the waters edge you have to go in off the jetty to protect the coral reefs. But beautiful sea life with moray eels and turtles.
Food in the 1st week was outstanding with beautiful varieties of salads, jacket potatoes, beef stews, bread rolls had roast peppers, caramelised onions in them. Far superior for its 4* rating. Sadly this was not replicated at all in the 2nd week. Why chips are served at breakfast time only we could not get to the bottom of and could not get the head chef to include them at lunchtime meals. Breakfast time (we took our own cereals) as not a great choice at the hotel. The young egg station chef had come over from Housekeeping and had no idea how to properly cook omelettes or fried eggs sadly.
Very good place for singletons to go to.
We were absolutely 'had' at booking a trip to Luxor. No duty of care regarding our safety. The chap selling excursions was very good at deflection not taking any responsibility for not advising us it would be around 50° and therefore to be prepared for such extreme heat. 2 people having made that trip ended up with sunstroke. Our maniac driver racing at 160kmp with another driver on the new road on the way back home put us in fear of being involved in an accident. Upon relaying our disgust to Roni the excursions chap we were compensated with a €1 gift of a camel and a pyramid from his boss. Basically got screwed over on that one so be aware!!
Overall, a very relaxing holiday but don't think we would do it again.

We stayed at this hotel for a week and it was amazing. The staff was extremely friendly and helpful, the food was always different, warm and delicious, especially the soups. Of course when you get all inclusive you will want alcohol and it did not disappoint – the local beer was delicious, the wine that we got with dinner as well, and the cocktails were strong – they definitely care about their guests. The rooms are nice as well – they have everything you would need: air conditioning, heating, hair dryer, balcony, fresh towels and sheets, shampoo, shower gel ect. The pools were a little cold, but why would you want to swim in a pool, when the sea has the perfect coral reef and beautiful clear waters. It is a little far from the city, but if you want to relax by the sea, and not be bothered by noise, this is the perfect place. And we want to especially thank the receptionist - he was absolutely amazing during our stay.

I spent their a fantastic time with the family even i extended one day, the staff are great and so helpful, rooms are nice and clean, 2 swimming pool and the beach is so nice if you like snorkeling or diving this place is one of the best on the red sea, prices are average and there is a pharmacy in the hotel, food is good. Finally this is the best place if you want to relax and get a away from cities noise

I liked this calm place