Quite worthy of its 4 * in view of the mentality of the UAE

Written: 15 may 2018
Travel time: 19 — 29 april 2018
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For families with children
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Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 8.0
Service: 8.0
Cleanliness: 8.0
Food: 8.0
Amenities: 7.0
Holidays in Grand Caric…
First time in Emirates. We rested with a married couple in 2018 from April 19 to 29. It was considered that at this time of the year the UAE is the nearest region for a full-fledged beach holiday. Last year, in March, we were in Thailand: a long flight, high humidity, we swam a little in the sea because of jellyfish (salps).
We flew with Aeroflot for 5 hours. Everything is on schedule. From Dubai airport to the hotel to go without traffic jams for 15-20 minutes. But the traffic is like in Moscow, so an hour's drive with a personal transfer. First line hotel, 100% full - end of season.

Sea view room on the second floor of a five-story building with original wave-shaped architecture. The view is wonderful. The room is fully furnished, large bathroom, air conditioning is not young, but it works quietly and efficiently (multi-level fixed adjustment). For sockets, if necessary, you can take adapters for European plugs. Cleaning every day. Large balcony. Note: there are no dryers for wet clothes. There is a kettle, tea, coffee, sugar. Daily bottle of water 0.5 liters per person. Water, desalinated in the city, is quite suitable for boiling. In the room - detailed brochures about the features of recreation and attractions.
Reception. Russian-speaking managers (most of the hotel guests are compatriots), friendly and patient with the guests, their requests and wishes. Cozy lobby; there is a place to chat, drink coffee and sit with comp. Shops: jewelry, furs and resort goods find their customers.
The beach is clean, fine sand, the width at low tide is 30 meters. The sea is warm (27°-29°), not very deep at low tide. For several days there was a breeze and waves, but swimmers swam. Problem with sunbeds under umbrellas. But a lot of beach mattresses. You can place them wherever you want. On the beach were hours 2-3 to 12 hours. Then it's too hot. And after 17 to 18.30 hours on the beach is also good. We used s/s cream 50+ and special T-shirts for swimming. The pool has two showers. Taxiing on the beach smiling Hosan with his team (Beach Boys all in white).
We had 3 meals a day - good! In the morning, freshly prepared delicious Viennese waffles with cream and chocolate. Cakes and pies for an amateur. In general, going out to eat is also a pleasure. Pureed soups for lunch and dinner. Unfortunately, we did not manage to try either sea bass or dorado (sibrim). However, beef, lamb, and chickens are prepared tasty and varied. Great fresh cucumbers. But tomatoes - not always. And fresh fruit leaves much to be desired. There is something for a procurement specialist to work on. At dinner during a barbecue (Tuesday and Friday) - live music (violin or international and Russian-speaking vocals). Special thanks to the responsible and attentive manager Ahmet for organizing the work on serving dishes at the buffet, cleaning the dishes and laying the tables.
Sports and leisure. Normal court with tartan and high walls, lighting in the evening, half a court in the morning until 9 o'clock in the shade. There is a beach volleyball court, a table with a metal coating for table tennis, a billiard table, unfortunately, no.

Animation in the hotels of the UAE, as a rule, is absent. However, in view of Prohibition, there are no special entertainments in the city either. Except Irish pubs. Thus, a resort vacation in Sharjah or Dubai is a relaxing beach family pastime, a couple of sightseeing tours and multi-level manufactured goods and jewelry shopping.
And the last. From our own experience we know that one of the mottos of the hotel is "Nothing is lost in the hotel, but only lost, but then it is found and always comes back. " Here special thanks to the senior manager at the reception - Irina.
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