For those who want a relaxing holiday

Written: 12 february 2013
Travel time: 15 — 25 august 2012
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For families with children
Your rating of this hotel:
7.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 7.0
Service: 8.0
Cleanliness: 7.0
Food: 9.0
Amenities: 8.0
The hotel is quite decent, especially for those who just want to take a break from everything and everyone, there were actually no Russians at all (which was especially pleasing, as the guide explained, Russians prefer more budget options-three rubles in Dubai), mostly there were only Germans and locals, from the whole plane to this hotel were only us. For those who do not tolerate heat well, I categorically do not advise summer and early autumn. Knowledge of English is desirable, but at the reception and in the restaurant there are those who know Russian (Madina liked it very much, polite, answers all questions) It takes about 45-50 minutes to drive from the airport. , we had a late arrival at the hotel, we were only at ten in the evening, we settled immediately in literally 10 minutes. , immediately sent to the restaurant, it is open until 23 hours. (we took a standard classic room. , if you don’t smoke, ask for a non-smoking room, they are located lower and closer to the water, and the view from them is more decent, although the territory is already beautiful, large and well-groomed), the deposit was refused immediately upon check-in, although the travel agency said that it was impossible to refuse (deposit 136 dollars or 500 dirhams), if you do not plan to use the mini-bar, it is better to refuse immediately, the prices are biting, especially alcohol. It’s better to take breakfasts and dinners (there are no cheap cafes nearby, you need to take a taxi or you can buy something at a gas station for small things, it is located on the left side outside the hotel gate, you can go through the parking lot), the food is very decent (muesli yogurt for breakfast , they bake pancakes right there, scrambled eggs with different fillings, very tasty pastries, fruit juices, and not adjustable from packages, there are meat dishes for breakfast, toast, you definitely won’t stay hungry, very varied in dinners, a lot of seafood, there were both sushi and crabs and king prawns, tuna steaks, salmon and meat skewers, who want the Italian restaurant "Basilico" for a fee, as well as bars near the pools and on the beach. Although the hotel is simply huge and was actually all populated, you don’t run into crowds of people anywhere, even in the pool it’s free, but the beach is generally beautiful, there are plenty of sunbeds, towels are also in unlimited quantities (I don’t know, of course, how things are with this at the peak season). There is no animation there, although there was a night disco on the beach once, which surprised us very much, well, there was also aqua aerobics in the pool, there is a very good gym and a sauna (we didn’t go to the bath because it was like a sauna outside, hot and humid ) If you speak English well, you don’t have to worry about entertainment at all, take a taxi and arrange excursions yourself, it will be much cheaper, there is a very good water park, the new Ice Land, and the older Dream Land (it’s better to take a towel on the sly with you from the beach, so as not pay at the water park, then return). I strained the only moment - the water was hot just everywhere - in the bay, in the pool (in one the cooling system did not work well, and in the other it was tolerable, but also warm, the most disgusting hot water was in the tap, it’s pretty not pleasant to wash when around and so hot, and the cold was completely absent, when I asked where the cold water was, Madina said that in the summer it is always like this in the whole hotel. In general, the hotel is good, cozy, clean beach, a huge area is great to walk in the evening (although the lighting is not bright, but again, this is not for everyone), you can find flaws always and everywhere, even in the coolest hotel. If you like noisy parties, then you are definitely not here.
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