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Best hotels in Naama Bay, Sharm El Sheikh

This is a guide to Naama Bay itself, Sharm's only walk-everywhere strip, plus one nearby hotel worth knowing about even though it sits just outside the bay. We've ordered these on the promenade first, then by how close a walk you get to it, so you can judge the trade-off between location and everything else.

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  1. Novotel Sharm El Sheikh
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    Novotel sits right on the Naama Bay promenade, among the walkable strip of shops, cafés and bars that makes this bay Sharm's easiest base for a first visit. It suits first-timers and couples who want everything in reach on foot, without booking a taxi for every evening. As with any promenade-front hotel, you're paying for the location rather than for space or a private stretch of sand.

  2. Stella Di Mare Sharm El Sheikh
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    Stella Di Mare sits at the quieter north edge of Naama Bay, on a low cliff with 298 rooms stepped down toward the water and a 600-square-metre spa. It suits couples and spa-first travellers who want the promenade in reach — 20–25 minutes on foot, or 15 through Genena Mall, with a free evening shuttle — without the noise directly below. The caveat: there's no wide sandy beach here, just a jetty over the reef, so swimming means reef shoes.

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  3. Mövenpick Sharm El Sheikh
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    Mövenpick Resort Sharm El Sheikh is built into the hillside above Naama Bay, with Moorish architecture, sea views from almost every room, and its own private coves with a reef below. It suits families and couples who want the bay's promenade in reach — 25 minutes on foot downhill, six by taxi — while staying somewhere quieter above it. The caveat: the grounds are large and stepped with a lot of walking, and the last full renovation was in 2010.

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  4. Sheraton Sharm
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    Sheraton Sharm

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    Sheraton Sharm sits on the Al Pasha coast, next to Naama Bay rather than inside it: the hotel's own listing puts the promenade at 4 km, a short taxi rather than a walk. It suits families who want a large, ten-venue resort and a reef reviewers rate above Nabq's, with the bay itself for one evening's excursion. The caveat: there's no sand beach on site, and the décor throughout is dated.

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Sharm in Four Easy Days
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Sharm in Four Easy Days

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Questions before you book

Which hotel is actually inside Naama Bay?

Novotel, on the pedestrian promenade itself. Stella Di Mare and Mövenpick are both built on hillsides above the bay, a walk or a short taxi from the strip, and Sheraton is 4 km away on the Al Pasha coast, not in Naama Bay at all.

Is Sheraton in Naama Bay?

No. It's on the Al Pasha coast, about 4 km along the shore according to the hotel's own listing — a short taxi, not a walk. We've included it here because it's commonly searched alongside Naama Bay hotels, but it's a separate stretch of coast.

Which Naama Bay-area hotel has the best beach?

Novotel, on the promenade itself, is the walk-in sandy option based on what we've found. Stella Di Mare, Mövenpick and Sheraton all swim from a jetty, private coves or a pier rather than a wide sandy shore.

Can I walk to Naama Bay from Stella Di Mare or Mövenpick?

Yes, but it's a real walk: Stella Di Mare's own site gives 20–25 minutes on foot (15 through Genena Mall), and Mövenpick's is timed at 25 minutes downhill by Oyster. Both also run a shuttle or a short taxi if you'd rather not do it on foot both ways.

Naama Bay is Sharm's pedestrian promenade, and only one hotel on this list sits directly on it: Novotel, in the middle of the shops, cafés and bars. Everything else here trades some of that walkability for a quieter setting, a hillside view or a lower rate, while staying close enough to use the bay for an evening. Stella Di Mare and Mövenpick are both built on hillsides above Naama Bay — a low cliff and a steeper slope respectively — with the promenade a 20–25 minute walk down, or a shuttle or taxi if you'd rather not do it twice in one evening. Both trade a beach for a view: Stella Di Mare's swimming is from a jetty over the reef, and Mövenpick has its own private coves below the hotel. Sheraton is the one hotel here that isn't in Naama Bay at all — it's on the Al Pasha coast, about 4 km along the shore, which the hotel's own listing treats as a short taxi rather than a walk. We've included it because it's often searched alongside Naama Bay hotels and does have a genuinely good reef, but treat the bay itself as a planned outing from here, not a stroll. Meal plan varies by rate across all four hotels.
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