great hotel, great vacation

Written: 9 september 2012
Travel time: 2 — 8 september 2012
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For business travel; For families with children; For recreation with friends, for young people
Your rating of this hotel:
8.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 7.0
Service: 9.0
Cleanliness: 9.0
Food: 9.0
Amenities: 9.0
Vacationing with my husband. we took breakfast and dinner, this is enough to make you feel very comfortable, the food is very good, varied and of high quality. on Fridays there are a lot of seafood, on Thursday - barbecue and lyulya on the grill. in the morning tea or coffee, as much as you want, juices (not yupi !!! ) I describe it this way because when I was driving I read that juices give yupi.
a lot in the reviews is written about the gas station near the hotel, I will say that the truth helped out. We left the hotel and turned to the left, 300-400 meters. there buy juice 2 liters -10 dirhams, water 1.5 liters -1.75 dirhams, alcoholic beer 6-7 dirhams, chocolate, etc.
the beach of the hotel is huge, the pools are great, clean, very well maintained. During the day, waiters wear wet ice towels to cool off. in the bar near the pool, alcoholic cocktails from 30-60 dirhams, there are also without alcohol with ice cream.

further - number: fully consistent with the picture, the room has all the accessories, the safe is free, there is no toothpaste, we had to buy it at a gas station.
excursions - from natalie tours - very very weak. if you speak the language, find an alternative in advance through the Internet. survey in dubai - 100 dollars per person, safari - 75. really nothing to pay for.
if you are interested in buying a fur coat - ask your guide at the hotel, they will organize it, here the service was provided to us without any complaints, everything is comfortable and convenient. phones and TVs are cheaper than in Ukraine. iPhone 4 costs $570.
who is interested in the issue of alcohol, you don’t have to worry, they drink and smoke and they will pour you. all this is in the hotel, but it’s true that a glass of beer costs 29 dirhams (about 60 hryvnias), but there is another hotel not far from the hotel, called Bin Majet (take a taxi from the hotel - it’s worth getting to the place for 15 dirhams, it will be 25 back because they have a road junction is being built and you need to drive a little to turn around) and so in this Bin Majet, behind it, that is, on the reverse side of the alcohol store. The prices are fantastic, very cheap, beer 5-7 dirhams, and buy Baltika 3, gin 40 dirhams 1 liter, elite champagne - 30-40 dirhams, and this is not a complete list. The shop is open until 10pm exactly. so don't worry and don't bring it with you.
Waterpark Island (also a taxi there - 15 dirham, back-30) disappointed. if you have kids then go there. great for them, small slides, rivers and waterfalls. there is nothing special for adults to do there, there are a lot of slides, it’s true, but there is a weight limit, if you weigh more than 85 kilograms you simply won’t be allowed on the hill, they have scales near the hill and you will be asked to weigh yourself.

flying with fly dubai is tiring. you can bring water, chocolate, chips or even a sandwich into the plane. I strongly advise, everything is paid on board - water 0.5 liters - 5 dirhams, tea, coffee too. a sandwich -20 dirhams (nonsense of their bread and a piece of sausage), there is a 50 ml bottle of alcohol - 30 dirhams, for a fee to watch movies 30 dirhams, plus buy headphones separately. so take a flash drive and headphones from your phone and you can watch your movies for free.
there are a lot of Germans in the hotel, few Russians, which pleases. there are 3 Russian-speaking people at the reception - Madina, Dmitry and another guy. In principle, there were no problems with the service. already wrote about it, ask for adapters, an iron and ironing board is in the room. take a rope of 2 meters so that you have something to dry your swimwear on, because you won’t have other options, only on the balcony on a chair, but for me it’s not very convenient.
and so the conclusions:
the hotel corresponds to all 5 stars, clean, decorous and solid.
the Persian Gulf is wonderful and very salty,
the staff is well trained and smiling
meals outside the hotel, prices are similar to Ukrainian ones (meaning prices in Manar Mall and Sofir Mole supermarkets)
purchases: you can buy a fur coat, equipment, clothing is nonsense, if you don’t have a LOT of money to buy branded items, there’s nothing to waste time on.
I think that the country is interesting, but the second time it may not be worth going just because you want to see something else. although in 5-7 years it is very possible to go and see what new they have built. good luck everyone and stay positive. if you have any questions, I will answer.
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