"Pros: Happy Life Village offers incredible value for money. The staff were almost without exception friendly, hard working, attentive and helpful. Beds very comfortable, rooms, balconies and bathrooms kept very clean. We appreciated the complementary plates of biscuits and fruit left in our room every few days. Snorkelling from the reef was amazing, crystal clear water and an abundance of marine life, my husband even saw a turtle. The beach was kept very clean and the staff on the beach looked after us and made sure we had towels, access to shade and shelter. The swimming pools are well maintained and very clean. We didn't join in with the activities provided by the animation team, they encouraged us to participate but left us alone and did not hassle us. We made use of the free shuttle bus into Dahab a couple of times, this made us appreciate the peaceful, out of town location of Happy Life Village. We requested a quiet location on site and were very happy with the rooms we were allocated. We would definitely go back and would highly recommend it to others as a value for money option. Cons: We are vegetarian (vegan at home but prepared to be more flexible on holiday) and the buffet seemed very focused on meat and fish, with few vegetarian dishes available apart from rice, potatoes and vegetables. However the pasta bar was great and the salads in the evening were delicious. I appreciated being able to use the gym but was disappointed that the equipment had not been maintained; several of the machines didn't work (broken cables, missing parts). Most of the gym equipment is TechnoGym - a good brand - so I imagine it would be expensive to mend or replace. I didn't like the amount of single use plastic - I understand the need for this by the pool for safety reasons, but don't see why there was so much plastic (glasses, teaspoons) in the main restaurant. There was no evidence of any recycling taking place either. The only other minor thing was that the piped (mostly instrumental) music in the restaurant (inside and outside) was very repetitive and would get stuck in my head all day! More frequent changes of music would be good :) However these are all minor things, and the reason why I gave 9 rather than 10 out of 10! Thank you to all the hard working staff at Happy Life Village who made our holiday a great one!" ~Claire