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Cleanliness:
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Food:
6.0
Amenities:
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Flight Abu Dhabi - Moscow. The flight takes place at an altitude of 8500 meters. There are several hours of free time ahead and the opportunity to sum up the weekly stay at the Sharjah Carlton Hotel, UAE.
The voucher was purchased through the Mirotur company using a discount coupon. Judging by the prices on the websites of air carriers, the rest was obtained at the price of tickets. A promising start... Let's see if everything is as great as the brochures assure?
Departure from Moscow took place with enviable accuracy. No troubles, as well as amenities, did not bring. The first hitch occurred at the airport in Abu Dhabi. A couple of our tourists lost their visas and "hung" in no man's land. Everything would be fine, but forty people meekly languished in anticipation of the resolution of the misunderstanding. A very tanned lady with extensive experience in tourist trips came to the rescue. Not missing the opportunity to notify the public that she had been to Mexico, the lady went on a decisive offensive against the representative of the tour operator, rightly demanding not to make a brewing conflict out of everyone waiting for hostages. After some bickering, the guide girl gave up and we safely proceeded to the bus.
Moving from Abu Dhabi to Sharzhda takes about an hour and a half along an excellent highway laid among desert sands and dunes.
During the move, the first acquaintance with Dubai took place. The panorama of the evening city is resurrected in the memory of a picture from science fiction films about the distant future. The architecture strikes the imagination of even seasoned travelers.
The Sharjah Carlton Hotel is located on the first line, leaving its own beach directly to the waters of the Persian Gulf.
Meeting at the hotel, accommodation by rooms. Everything is clear and normal. To the extent of hello polite and helpful staff. A black youth escorts you and your suitcases to your assigned room. Tipping modestly but confidently refuses.
In the lobby of the hotel, an acquaintance with a girl takes place, whose duties include information support for newly arriving tourists and the sale of excursion service packages. The girl quickly loses interest in you when she finds out that you speak a little English and are going to travel on your own. It is safe to assume that her fee directly depends on the number of excursions sold.
The first disappointment has to do with the ability to access the World Wide Web. Not only is the Internet "castrated" in such a technologically advanced country (many sites are closed), but the hotel is trying to make it paid. If you want to surf the web, get ready to part with 10 derhams for an hour of pleasure.
The wi-fi coverage is good. You can conduct a webcast, standing waist-deep in the waters of the Persian Gulf.
By the way, about the waters. They are quite hot. It is normal to perform ablutions only in the first half of the day, somewhere before twelve o'clock. Then the water temperature rapidly rises to a completely uncomfortable temperature and no longer brings the desired freshness to vacationing citizens. Some salvation from the heat can be found in the pool, located right here on the hotel's beach. I dare to assume that the water in it is artificially cooled to an acceptable level.
The hotel room is equipped with powerful air conditioning, a minibar with soft drinks and potato chips. Cleaning is done every day. Towels are changed regularly and are not guaranteed to be fresh or clean.
If you, the reader of these lines, are going to enjoy your morning sleep until 9 am, know that you risk that your room will not be cleaned. The janitor finishes work at 9.30 AM and nothing will force him to mop or make your bed late.
We only paid for breakfast. The buffet is pretty good. The skill of the chef is touching every day to cook the same chicken sausages, but with different sauces. For a week, I did not notice any recurrences. Vacationers have the opportunity to taste sausages with cheese, mushrooms, onions, tomatoes, as well as with various exotic additives. There are legends about these sausages. Evil tongues talk that they ate sausages from this chef back in the dashing 90s, in the era of the heyday of the shuttle business. Truly, the country and the hotel can be proud of stability!
There is practically no entertainment. There are free buses to the local market, to the Sharjah City Center, and to the shopping centers of Dubai.
We independently booked tickets via the Internet to visit the world's tallest building Burj Khalifa. The cost is about $ 50 per person, which is half the price compared to offers from a representative of the tour operator sitting in the hotel lobby. Get a lot of unforgettable impressions, you will not regret the money spent at all.
Basically, we spent time on the beach (for this, in fact, we drove). Health was enough somewhere until noon. Next, a shower and light alcoholic cocktails in a deeply chilled room. Alcohol was prudently purchased in the right amount in duty free Abu Dhabi. It should be remembered that this is the only way not to be left without your favorite cocktail or glass of wine during your vacation. A harsh dry law reigns here. At best, you will be able to knock over a glass in some bar at a hotel in Dubai. They won’t give you take-out, and they won’t pour much there either. On the other hand, the temperature overboard +45 to decisive alcoholism and does not have. Then lunch or sleep, depending on your mood. Meals were sometimes ordered by phone from a nearby restaurant, with free delivery directly to the room. Cheaper, more varied and tastier than the hotel restaurant. In the evening - either to the beach or shopping. There is nothing more to do. By the way, prices for many goods are close to those in Moscow. But there are also pleasant surprises.
Summing up all the above, my wife and I decided not to go here on vacation anymore. Especially in the summer. Our planet is so big, and it is quite possible to find a cozier, more comfortable place on it in order to spend a vacation. In the end, we are waiting for this magical week for a whole year, or even more. And I want to enjoy the rest, and not fight for survival on hot sand, sit in a quiet restaurant with a bottle of good wine, and not furtively knead cocktails in a hotel room locked from the inside.
I fully admit that someone was satisfied with the days spent visiting the proud conquerors of the desert. But it's not us. . .
The voucher was purchased through the Mirotur company using a discount coupon. Judging by the prices on the websites of air carriers, the rest was obtained at the price of tickets. A promising start... Let's see if everything is as great as the brochures assure?
Departure from Moscow took place with enviable accuracy. No troubles, as well as amenities, did not bring. The first hitch occurred at the airport in Abu Dhabi. A couple of our tourists lost their visas and "hung" in no man's land. Everything would be fine, but forty people meekly languished in anticipation of the resolution of the misunderstanding. A very tanned lady with extensive experience in tourist trips came to the rescue. Not missing the opportunity to notify the public that she had been to Mexico, the lady went on a decisive offensive against the representative of the tour operator, rightly demanding not to make a brewing conflict out of everyone waiting for hostages. After some bickering, the guide girl gave up and we safely proceeded to the bus.
Moving from Abu Dhabi to Sharzhda takes about an hour and a half along an excellent highway laid among desert sands and dunes.
During the move, the first acquaintance with Dubai took place. The panorama of the evening city is resurrected in the memory of a picture from science fiction films about the distant future. The architecture strikes the imagination of even seasoned travelers.
The Sharjah Carlton Hotel is located on the first line, leaving its own beach directly to the waters of the Persian Gulf.
Meeting at the hotel, accommodation by rooms. Everything is clear and normal. To the extent of hello polite and helpful staff. A black youth escorts you and your suitcases to your assigned room. Tipping modestly but confidently refuses.
In the lobby of the hotel, an acquaintance with a girl takes place, whose duties include information support for newly arriving tourists and the sale of excursion service packages. The girl quickly loses interest in you when she finds out that you speak a little English and are going to travel on your own. It is safe to assume that her fee directly depends on the number of excursions sold.
The first disappointment has to do with the ability to access the World Wide Web. Not only is the Internet "castrated" in such a technologically advanced country (many sites are closed), but the hotel is trying to make it paid. If you want to surf the web, get ready to part with 10 derhams for an hour of pleasure.
The wi-fi coverage is good. You can conduct a webcast, standing waist-deep in the waters of the Persian Gulf.
By the way, about the waters. They are quite hot. It is normal to perform ablutions only in the first half of the day, somewhere before twelve o'clock. Then the water temperature rapidly rises to a completely uncomfortable temperature and no longer brings the desired freshness to vacationing citizens. Some salvation from the heat can be found in the pool, located right here on the hotel's beach. I dare to assume that the water in it is artificially cooled to an acceptable level.
The hotel room is equipped with powerful air conditioning, a minibar with soft drinks and potato chips. Cleaning is done every day. Towels are changed regularly and are not guaranteed to be fresh or clean.
If you, the reader of these lines, are going to enjoy your morning sleep until 9 am, know that you risk that your room will not be cleaned. The janitor finishes work at 9.30 AM and nothing will force him to mop or make your bed late.
We only paid for breakfast. The buffet is pretty good. The skill of the chef is touching every day to cook the same chicken sausages, but with different sauces. For a week, I did not notice any recurrences. Vacationers have the opportunity to taste sausages with cheese, mushrooms, onions, tomatoes, as well as with various exotic additives. There are legends about these sausages. Evil tongues talk that they ate sausages from this chef back in the dashing 90s, in the era of the heyday of the shuttle business. Truly, the country and the hotel can be proud of stability!
There is practically no entertainment. There are free buses to the local market, to the Sharjah City Center, and to the shopping centers of Dubai.
We independently booked tickets via the Internet to visit the world's tallest building Burj Khalifa. The cost is about $ 50 per person, which is half the price compared to offers from a representative of the tour operator sitting in the hotel lobby. Get a lot of unforgettable impressions, you will not regret the money spent at all.
Basically, we spent time on the beach (for this, in fact, we drove). Health was enough somewhere until noon. Next, a shower and light alcoholic cocktails in a deeply chilled room. Alcohol was prudently purchased in the right amount in duty free Abu Dhabi. It should be remembered that this is the only way not to be left without your favorite cocktail or glass of wine during your vacation. A harsh dry law reigns here. At best, you will be able to knock over a glass in some bar at a hotel in Dubai. They won’t give you take-out, and they won’t pour much there either. On the other hand, the temperature overboard +45 to decisive alcoholism and does not have. Then lunch or sleep, depending on your mood. Meals were sometimes ordered by phone from a nearby restaurant, with free delivery directly to the room. Cheaper, more varied and tastier than the hotel restaurant. In the evening - either to the beach or shopping. There is nothing more to do. By the way, prices for many goods are close to those in Moscow. But there are also pleasant surprises.
Summing up all the above, my wife and I decided not to go here on vacation anymore. Especially in the summer. Our planet is so big, and it is quite possible to find a cozier, more comfortable place on it in order to spend a vacation. In the end, we are waiting for this magical week for a whole year, or even more. And I want to enjoy the rest, and not fight for survival on hot sand, sit in a quiet restaurant with a bottle of good wine, and not furtively knead cocktails in a hotel room locked from the inside.
I fully admit that someone was satisfied with the days spent visiting the proud conquerors of the desert. But it's not us. . .
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