I really enjoyed my week here. The complex is lovely - it's made up of several different Domina hotels including Oasis, Sultan and Prestige. It is pretty big, so there are little buses "taf tafs" to get around. There are quite a few restaurants, a nightclub, a spa, a souk etc. It is set up so you could spend your whole time on the complex, but we went into Sharm and Naama Bay or to other hotels in the evenings by taxi to eat out.

We just had bed and breakfast. If you are on half/full board, check out what you get as I think it's just an allowance towards the meal and you may have to pay some extra for your meal.

There was a choice of pools - 2 very close to where we were staying and the main pool where there were more activities. There was also the beach where there were floating walkways with seawater pools which also gave access to swim in the sea. I had no problem getting sun-loungers at any time.

It was easy to book various activities eg boat trips to go snorkelling/diving.

The room was a good size with a balcony with a great view over the sea. I had no issue with the cleanliness - it was cleaned daily. The staff were friendly and helpful but didn't hassle me. Sometimes you may need to chase up requests eg to get laundry delivered back quickly.

If you're thinking of staying here, be prepared that Aquamarine Pool is not actually 5 star standard, and expect that there will be a lot of Italian and Russian guests. If you're happy with this, then I think you'd also have a great time.

Its a huge resort, very picturesque, many types of restaurants and on site activities. Rooms were large,clean, well maintained but jaded in places. On site we had a lot of fun swimming, sun bathing, snorkeling, diving, playing tennis and pool and eating in the many restaurants. Coming here without the HB option will land you in trouble or more likely in Naama Bay for every meal. HB option allows you free eating and drinking in 3 of the 12 restaurants and 50% off in all the other restaurants.
We were here in December so between 10am and 4pm it is sunny bright and warmish but on days the fresh sea breeze can make it feel cooler. Need a coat in the early morning and evenings.
Staff were friendly and helpful, although they constantly expect tips they are pretty civilised if you dont give any or give token amounts. Most of the tourists are Italian and Russian and entertainment is catered for them but that didnt bother us, in fact the Brits / English speakers were more friendly to each other as a result.
Better to book trips and excursions like st catherine, coloured canyon, quad biking (all 3 a must), etc from Naama Bay tour operators as hotel and western tour operators rates are daylight robbery.
I am glad I paid the extra to come to Aquamarine as I met people in the basic option Oases who were not entirely happy.
Two main complaints, the pools are only sometimes heated, its a problem if you are here in December. I dont know why the hotel tries to save money on such an item. Also you have to pay Euro 20 every time you want to do a Gym workout. However a 1/2 hour body massage pool side is good value at £12.
All in all my family (incl 3 kids) and I enjoyed ourselves very much. One has to be street wise, dyor and curtail some desires otherwise you can get ripped off.

I cannot agree more with the comments of the person who has reviewed below. From the moment we landed in Sharm to the moment we left we felt completly ripped off and will never return. Luckly unlike the person below, we prebooked transfers but heard in the resort off a couple being charged £30 one way from the airport!! what a joke. The Domina was such a disapointment, where do I start?!. Tips, tips, tips all the time-everyone is after them. I have stayed in better $20 motel rooms in the states. They are tired and old and the bedspread is like a piece of old carpet they have ripped up from the floor. In the brochure they boast all rooms have a ''seaview'' we got a view of a dusty old road. Watch out for the cleaners knocking on your door to fold a towel into the shape of an animal and then charge you for the privilege. The food was the worst I have probably ever tasted on a HB deal. Everytime we went to the Coral restaurant we had to ask for cutlery as they never had enough staff to clear the tables, at breakfast I started to give up and had to resort to spreading jam on bread with a teaspoon. As said below, the prices in the hotel are daylight robbery. The resort is boring in the evenings, all the entertainment is based around the Italian and Russian guests. The positive side is the pool which is well maintained. Just watch out for the sunbeds-we saw at least one person a day fall off them. We will never return to Sharm and will definetly stick to Dubai in the future.

Having read the other reviews, both before and after our visit, we must all have stayed at a different place!! This is actually the equivalent of about 4-5 hotels on a vast site (around 1800 people). Yes the staff were mostly helpful(especially if you continually tipped them) and the room clean but the place clearly has problems. We arrived around 10 p.m. and agreed a price for a taxi to the hotel - we were going to be charged £11 which was high but we were tired. Magically the price changed to £22 during the 5 minute ride. We argued the point but the taxi driver would not give in (and even tried to demand a tip) and the hotel were no help at all although we asked them to help. This was the start of a holiday during which we felt ripped off on a daily basis both inside and outside of the resort. If this type of thing doesn't bother you then by all means go here. Expect to pay at least double the price on the resort for everything - drinks, food, clothing gifts etc. Outside of the resort may be cheaper but you need to be very careful as the culture is to get as much money as possible out of what they see as walking wallets. The "5 star" rooms have no kettle, no iron, the "safe" is your mini bar - which in some rooms actually has a key (a whole new meaning to frozen assets), and the mini bar holds water and cola which it keeps barely cool. There are no baths only showers and they run out of hot water when everybody leaves the poolside to shower fir the evening - mine had mould round the tiles. The entertainment concentrates on the Italians and Russians. There was really very little to do in the evenings. The pyramids etc are truly worth a visit, Luxor is nicer than Cairo. The resort is very large but well kept and the Taf Taf buses are always around to transport you. The food was as you might expect from an extremely large resort - not often hot and of variable and sometimes poor quality. They can't do meat - it was almost always tough. We were hugely overcharged (even by London standards) for a T-bone that was unedible. We were all glad we went but disappointed in our treatment and would not return to this resort.