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I decided to leave a review about the hotel in Marsa Alam, Pensee Royal Garden 4 *, because when I tried to find information before the trip, it was difficult.
At the airport for a visa still paid $ 27, although we know exactly what it costs $ 25)) Enjoy the moment and excitement among those who have just arrived)). . You are in the mood to argue and defend your right, we did not ...Although there is no point in rushing to the bus, it will leave only when it picks up everyone who arrived on the list. Be prepared that from the airport to the hotel to go another hour from Pence only Hotel Utopia-you have the opportunity to walk through their territory, go to their beach, the reception. As for their sunbeds and warm pool on the beach, I will not say for sure.
Right at the reception you are offered to change rooms for the best for $ 10 per day from the room. We had booked bungalows.
Probably the oldest hotel buildings, the area around them is a bit run-down, but it is being actively restored and landscaped, the furniture is old but new tiles on the floor, replaced faucets, tube TVs, there are several Russian channels to the beach, although far from restaurant and reception. A matter of taste, we were all satisfied. Our friends promptly moved to rooms in the building, for an additional fee. Yes, the rooms are newer, more spacious, even bed linen, sheets look more expensive. There are flat-screen TVs, the bathroom is decorated better, from the balcony overlooking the pool. Large unheated pool, bar works, seems to have ice cream, but not exactly not visited.
There are no mosquitoes, flies on the beach, disinsection every night. Poles who rest there constantly, come with fly swatters)) - take into account. Another life hack was windy, as warned. .
If you take a place near the barn, where beach towels are issued, there is no wind at all, there was a strong wind closer to the sea for a couple of days, it seems only a few rows of sunbeds, and the difference is noticeable. For almost a week lunch was held in a restaurant on the beach, it's great.
FOOD. A question that worries many. Given that this is not our first time in Egypt, and not even the seventh ... , I take the courage to say that the food is quite acceptable, a solid 4. Maybe someone lacks variety, but given the cost, good. You are offered a lunch break to order seafood for dinner on a separate menu, for an additional fee, we took grilled shrimp, cooked in a sauce of 15 euros per serving (about 0.5 kg), delicious. Fresh juices on the beach for an extra charge. Vegetables - fresh, stewed, fruits, chicken, beef - every day, cheap fish - often, last winter rested in Sharm in a 5-star air, the food was identical. Water in the cooler can be collected.
You can't take food out of the restaurant, but you can), no one makes any remarks. There are two bottles of water in the room every day. Coffee, tea, sugar, kettle in the room. Room cleaning daily. Towels were changed, but not daily. The New Year's table was delicious, shrimp and crabs were added to the general menu. Crabs and squid were again twice during the holiday. There was no Christmas super evening, of course. At the bar, alcohol is not diluted, they do not sniff, they do their job. The staff is not rude, friendly, no incidents for 10 days of rest.
The internet in the hotel lobby is fast and not very fast. Game at the reception, one tennis table, a little, two billiards. There is a pharmacy on the territory, the choice is small, but if you leave an order, in a few days you will receive medicine, the prices are reasonable. Next to the pharmacy there is an entrance to a small indoor heated pool and a sauna. Admission to the sauna is $ 30. Opposite the main entrance is a souvenir shop.
Tourists are mostly from Ukraine, Poland, Germany and Slovakia.
Beach. Given the cold cyclone that raged in Egypt (during the hour of our stay in Sharm it was raining and in Hurghada it was snowing) only a cold wind reached Mars Alam. Because of this, swimming was almost comfortable, you only had to run to the wind to reach deep water and adjust that you need to jump out of it quickly (the water did not change the temperature, I think about 23 degrees). With children, a good sunset in the water is gentle, long shallows. Daily outflow. For comparison -went on foot to the left)). . there, about 3 km (40 minutes slowly) is the Novotel Hotel, they have a chic wooden pier, where descending the stairs into the water immediately dives to great depths and enjoy the magnificent reef. But not everything is simple - the first time we came there without equipment, barely, but persuaded the employee to give us masks to swim (they have them for rent on the pier) - $ 3. He was happy that we praised this pier and the reef.
), shark, turtle, good reef. They take a bus to Port Galib, from where all the same boats leave. Promised 2 stops, there was only one, explained that it was windy, but not sure. From the boat you are taken on an inflatable boat, thrown there at great depths, besides you there are a bunch of people from other boats who are trying to stay close to their accompanying noise, disorientation and panic. For those who do not swim well and children, I do not recommend. If you wish, you can dive, feel like a diver, the option is valid for $ 25 one dive. Given the impressive winds when returning, stock up on nausea pills. On the way back (around 16.00) to the bus we asked for a short stop at the pharmacy and near the fruit - we were not denied.
We took an excursion to Luxor. I will dwell on this a little more.
I must admit that this is the same case when you probably had to take a tour from a reliable, albeit more expensive operator, with whom you flew.
The price is only $ 5 higher, but you can at least claim what you have been officially promised. I have not encountered this before. We took advantage of the services of a fast-paced Egyptian young man who trades on the beach, taking orders for a tour at a table with the words Taxi in the lobby of the Utopia Hotel, Mustafa, nicknamed "Memo", Royal grand sea, it seems. I DO NOT RECOMMEND. Fooled, twisted, promised - did not fulfill, dishonest and insidious. Except for us, deceiving everyone who rode with us on the bus to Luxor, the program of the tour is distorted (promising the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens, there were only queens), robbed children of the same price as adults, promising a smaller bus to go faster. . . etc. ). The road takes at least 5 hours at one end, whatever you promise). Toilets on the road are paid, change the currency for local money, because you pay three times more. The WC costs approximately 5 Egyptian pounds. The hotel offers another trip for a couple of hours to the nearest town of El Quseir.
They ask if anyone wants to, but they accompany you all the way in order to drag you to the appropriate store for tea, butter and mango at the finish line. Mango in the winter of 2022 costs $ 4.5, packed at least as in a plastic box, the weight of which you also count, no matter how scandalous. The hotel repackaged in a cardboard box from under the water, at the airport remarked that the cardboard can not be carried, you need to repackage, for the first time ...Just put in a bag, not obvious and no one cooked, but keep in mind .
The decency of the staff in the final of the holiday proving the fact that thanks to my unsurpassed tour operator Oli, from Profitour, and decency! hotel staff, I almost managed to return the earrings I forgot in the safe. . I'm waiting for the transfer from the tourist who picked them up at the hotel reception the day after departure.
I hope my review will make your stay at the hotel easier.
At the airport for a visa still paid $ 27, although we know exactly what it costs $ 25)) Enjoy the moment and excitement among those who have just arrived)). . You are in the mood to argue and defend your right, we did not ...Although there is no point in rushing to the bus, it will leave only when it picks up everyone who arrived on the list. Be prepared that from the airport to the hotel to go another hour from Pence only Hotel Utopia-you have the opportunity to walk through their territory, go to their beach, the reception. As for their sunbeds and warm pool on the beach, I will not say for sure.
Right at the reception you are offered to change rooms for the best for $ 10 per day from the room. We had booked bungalows.
Probably the oldest hotel buildings, the area around them is a bit run-down, but it is being actively restored and landscaped, the furniture is old but new tiles on the floor, replaced faucets, tube TVs, there are several Russian channels to the beach, although far from restaurant and reception. A matter of taste, we were all satisfied. Our friends promptly moved to rooms in the building, for an additional fee. Yes, the rooms are newer, more spacious, even bed linen, sheets look more expensive. There are flat-screen TVs, the bathroom is decorated better, from the balcony overlooking the pool. Large unheated pool, bar works, seems to have ice cream, but not exactly not visited.
There are no mosquitoes, flies on the beach, disinsection every night. Poles who rest there constantly, come with fly swatters)) - take into account. Another life hack was windy, as warned. .
If you take a place near the barn, where beach towels are issued, there is no wind at all, there was a strong wind closer to the sea for a couple of days, it seems only a few rows of sunbeds, and the difference is noticeable. For almost a week lunch was held in a restaurant on the beach, it's great.
FOOD. A question that worries many. Given that this is not our first time in Egypt, and not even the seventh ... , I take the courage to say that the food is quite acceptable, a solid 4. Maybe someone lacks variety, but given the cost, good. You are offered a lunch break to order seafood for dinner on a separate menu, for an additional fee, we took grilled shrimp, cooked in a sauce of 15 euros per serving (about 0.5 kg), delicious. Fresh juices on the beach for an extra charge. Vegetables - fresh, stewed, fruits, chicken, beef - every day, cheap fish - often, last winter rested in Sharm in a 5-star air, the food was identical. Water in the cooler can be collected.
You can't take food out of the restaurant, but you can), no one makes any remarks. There are two bottles of water in the room every day. Coffee, tea, sugar, kettle in the room. Room cleaning daily. Towels were changed, but not daily. The New Year's table was delicious, shrimp and crabs were added to the general menu. Crabs and squid were again twice during the holiday. There was no Christmas super evening, of course. At the bar, alcohol is not diluted, they do not sniff, they do their job. The staff is not rude, friendly, no incidents for 10 days of rest.
The internet in the hotel lobby is fast and not very fast. Game at the reception, one tennis table, a little, two billiards. There is a pharmacy on the territory, the choice is small, but if you leave an order, in a few days you will receive medicine, the prices are reasonable. Next to the pharmacy there is an entrance to a small indoor heated pool and a sauna. Admission to the sauna is $ 30. Opposite the main entrance is a souvenir shop.
Tourists are mostly from Ukraine, Poland, Germany and Slovakia.
Beach. Given the cold cyclone that raged in Egypt (during the hour of our stay in Sharm it was raining and in Hurghada it was snowing) only a cold wind reached Mars Alam. Because of this, swimming was almost comfortable, you only had to run to the wind to reach deep water and adjust that you need to jump out of it quickly (the water did not change the temperature, I think about 23 degrees). With children, a good sunset in the water is gentle, long shallows. Daily outflow. For comparison -went on foot to the left)). . there, about 3 km (40 minutes slowly) is the Novotel Hotel, they have a chic wooden pier, where descending the stairs into the water immediately dives to great depths and enjoy the magnificent reef. But not everything is simple - the first time we came there without equipment, barely, but persuaded the employee to give us masks to swim (they have them for rent on the pier) - $ 3. He was happy that we praised this pier and the reef.
), shark, turtle, good reef. They take a bus to Port Galib, from where all the same boats leave. Promised 2 stops, there was only one, explained that it was windy, but not sure. From the boat you are taken on an inflatable boat, thrown there at great depths, besides you there are a bunch of people from other boats who are trying to stay close to their accompanying noise, disorientation and panic. For those who do not swim well and children, I do not recommend. If you wish, you can dive, feel like a diver, the option is valid for $ 25 one dive. Given the impressive winds when returning, stock up on nausea pills. On the way back (around 16.00) to the bus we asked for a short stop at the pharmacy and near the fruit - we were not denied.
We took an excursion to Luxor. I will dwell on this a little more.
I must admit that this is the same case when you probably had to take a tour from a reliable, albeit more expensive operator, with whom you flew.
The price is only $ 5 higher, but you can at least claim what you have been officially promised. I have not encountered this before. We took advantage of the services of a fast-paced Egyptian young man who trades on the beach, taking orders for a tour at a table with the words Taxi in the lobby of the Utopia Hotel, Mustafa, nicknamed "Memo", Royal grand sea, it seems. I DO NOT RECOMMEND. Fooled, twisted, promised - did not fulfill, dishonest and insidious. Except for us, deceiving everyone who rode with us on the bus to Luxor, the program of the tour is distorted (promising the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens, there were only queens), robbed children of the same price as adults, promising a smaller bus to go faster. . . etc. ). The road takes at least 5 hours at one end, whatever you promise). Toilets on the road are paid, change the currency for local money, because you pay three times more. The WC costs approximately 5 Egyptian pounds. The hotel offers another trip for a couple of hours to the nearest town of El Quseir.
They ask if anyone wants to, but they accompany you all the way in order to drag you to the appropriate store for tea, butter and mango at the finish line. Mango in the winter of 2022 costs $ 4.5, packed at least as in a plastic box, the weight of which you also count, no matter how scandalous. The hotel repackaged in a cardboard box from under the water, at the airport remarked that the cardboard can not be carried, you need to repackage, for the first time ...Just put in a bag, not obvious and no one cooked, but keep in mind .
The decency of the staff in the final of the holiday proving the fact that thanks to my unsurpassed tour operator Oli, from Profitour, and decency! hotel staff, I almost managed to return the earrings I forgot in the safe. . I'm waiting for the transfer from the tourist who picked them up at the hotel reception the day after departure.
I hope my review will make your stay at the hotel easier.
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