Are there two Sayadeen Villages? I ask because the one being discussed here [by some people] bears no resemblance to the one that i visited.
The rooms ARE filthy. In fact i cleaned my room myself one day. As for the bed/bath linen: i would not put it in my dogs bed. We never saw a 'menu' we were asked what did we want. 'conversation' What do you want? What do you have? This went on until we realised it was a choice between chicken or fish. No starter, no desert. All tea is made with powdered milk, 'nice' No prices are displayed at the bar.
No one has mentioned the MICE. The walls are infested with them.
We were warned not to use the pool by people that had been there a few days.
Be prepared to be ripped off at the 'Duty Free' shop. One of the staff will take you there.
Once again there are no prices. We paid £70 for two slabs of beer and a bottle of Gin.
Forget about going outside the complex: there's NOTHING there.
Only good thing to say: the view. And a very expensive one
So, i ask the question: are there two Sayadeen Villages.

I must admit, it was with a little trepidation that I agreed to go to a 3 star holiday village in Egypt. Oh no! friends said,' 3 star in Egypt means 1 star, you should upgrade, you will be ill it will be dirty!' The Sayadeen Village is far from this, I have stayed in much worse places in the UK!

We arrived at the Sayadeen Village on the 10th February and had a fantastic welcome from Atef. He informed us that as we are the only guests (due to the trouble in Cairo) we have all of the staff at our service. We dumped out bags in our room and walked over to the restaurant where Yasser (apologies for spelling) had cooked us a lovely meal. We were both thinking it felt a little strange being the only guests but by the next day when we were given a delicious breakfast we decided this is how famous people must live!

The room was clean and comfortable, we had hot water whenever we wanted it and the service was second to none. Despite us being the only people there the staff were brilliant, nothing was too much trouble and the food was delicious. In the evening we had some amazing conversations about life, religion. politics and we were lucky enough to be there when the President stepped down. To see the reaction of ordinary people was wonderful, we saw history!

We had a brilliant time, we rested and that was the whole point of the holiday, to re charge our batteries. I don't think it could have been any better and despite the fact that i was the only female there for the week I felt totally at home. We were treated like royalty.

Thank you Atef, Mr Soliman, Mohamed, Yasser, Sammy and Mustafa. You made this a dream holiday for us. We will be back.

Annie and Chris.

If you like sporadic, cold, SALT water showers in a filthy bathroom, and rooms with dodgy electrics (plugs hanging out of walls etc) then this is the hotel for you. Location may be good but standards are not - and general food is poor as well.

I first went to Sayadeen with my husband and teenage daughters last August and we had a great time. Last month I went back by myself to get some sun and time to study for my dissertation. I was picked up at the airport by the manager; I was welcomed warmy by the reception manager; I went to my room to find a little note to welcome me; Meirelle from head office had organised a hairdryer; the chef remembered me, and other staff enquired after my family back home - some even remebered my childrens' names. I really felt I was coming home.
Due to the unrest in Cairo there were not many other guests and I had the place to myself for a couple of days and it didn't feel awkward at all. The staff left me alone if that's what I wanted, happy to stop for a chat and laugh at my bad Arabic. My food - simple but tasty (Sayadeen is not trying to be a gourmet restaurant) was brought to wherever I wanted it: the beach, the table in front of my room or my room. My room was cleaned every day and the towel art is legend. I had plenty of hot water any time of the day.
Some reviewers commented on the state of the rooms; again, they are simple and I really think the bathrooms need upgrading. The beach was cleaned every day, but rubbish is a problem in some Middle Eastern countries. But then again, there is lots of litter here; I live in Winchester, hardly the grot capital of the UK, and people drop stuff all the time. Somebody else mentioned cats: I only saw two and yes they were very "friendly". I didn't see any dogs within the village although there are some outside the compound. Somebody else in her unfathomable wisdom (and that certainly is NOT the type of guest who will enjoy Sayadeen) commented on the mosque: ehhh , there are muslims in Egypt, dear, and therefore there are mosques. Their faith is very important to Egyptians which I think is great.; so that was a very, very silly thing to put in a negative review.
Although I was there by myself I never felt lonely - thank you Atef and Mr Mohamed and Mr Soliman; I had great conversations about the culture and politics of the country, which is what I go abroad for.
So, if you want your little Britain when you go on holiday, if you want the same food you have back home, if you want an exciting nightlife, if you want to pay for a three star hotel but expect the ananymous and soulless service of a five star place - go up the road to the Hilton where you get all of that. Sayadeen is not for you. But if you want peace and quiet, a private and mostly empty beach, if you want to learn something about the people of Egypt, and enjoy their friendliness - there is no better place than Sayadeen.