Very decent hotel

Written: 10 february 2012
Travel time: 3 — 9 february 2012
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday
Your rating of this hotel:
7.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 7.0
Service: 7.0
Cleanliness: 8.0
Food: 8.0
Amenities: 6.0
A very hard strong "three-ruble note", which cannot be compared with Egyptian three-pointers. The hotel is on the second line from the beach (you have to cross the road with not very heavy traffic), walk to it for about 7 minutes (the beach of the neighboring hotel, admission is free, according to the cards issued upon check-in at the Premier, they also issue a towel). The hotel is small, two-storey, the view from the windows can be in the courtyard of the pool and the road. Upon check-in, they take a passport as a deposit, there is no cash deposit. The staff looks to be mostly Indians. The attitude towards the guests is friendly, they try to satisfy the wishes of the residents. When settling in the shower on the wall, a shelf on which washcloths, etc. are placed, was held on by one screw, the second was broken and the shelf hung crooked. After contacting the reception, the second screw was screwed in on the same day. There was a hair dryer, but it didn’t work, I don’t need it, because I’m almost bald. They seem to be cleaned every day, and the "cleaners" are trying to catch a tourist in the corridor and ask if they need to be cleaned. Expose in the bathroom bottles of shampoo, shower gel and body balm, soap. The food, in my opinion, is good, the range of dishes is satisfactory, they provide meat, fish, fruits, and vegetables. I took half board, I think I did the right thing, because running around the area in search of places where you can eat 2 more times a day - there will not be enough legs. Lunch or dinner with half board can be taken to choose from. I usually took breakfasts and lunches, you can dine in the food courts of the malls, which are served daily by free buses. Another option is to buy fruits, etc. in the same malls. and dine with them (by the way, fruits and food in general are inexpensive and have a large assortment). As far as I understand, drinks at the hotel are free only at breakfast, at lunch and dinner - for a fee (I drank purchased juices and tea in the room, boiled bottled water, take boilers from home). By the way, the sockets are not the same as in Russia, three-pin, I took an adapter from home, but in other reviews they write that an adapter can be given at the reception (or you can buy it at any local store). There is no alcohol (in the entire emirate of Sharjah).
The beach is good, sandy, there were enough sunbeds for everyone, beach-boys bring mattresses to the selected sunbed, if you wish, you can find a place under the fungus. However, I was at the resort in the first half of February, I don’t know how things are in April or October. The sea is quite shallow, but if you sail 100 meters - normal depth. I dived with a mask, I didn’t see anything interesting, only a few nondescript fish. Yes, in Feral the sea is cool, 20 degrees, but it is quite suitable for swimming, at least both old and young swam. The air temperature hardly exceeded 25 on the days when I rested there, so it was quite comfortable. There are showers on the beach. There is also a swimming pool nearby, where you can also hang out.
The nearest shop where you can buy water, etc. - right behind the Premier, on the right, if you stand with your back to the sea.

The hotel has a well-equipped gym (on the 3rd floor), it seems that you need sneakers to work out in it (I had them, so there were no problems). It also has its own pool, of course. There is no animation (I don't need it, so I didn't suffer from it). Internet (wi-fi) is only paid and expensive, a card for 1 hour costs 30 dirhams and is bought at the reception, for a day it seems to cost 50.
A few words about shopping. As I already wrote, several times a day, free buses run from the hotel to the malls of Sharjah and Dubai, I advise you to go to Dubai's Deira City Center. Compared to the Sharjah Mega Mall, it is much larger, and next to it there is a metro station (of the same name), from which, having bought a "silver" card for 20 dirhams, you can ride the metro to the Dubai Mall and look at the dancing fountains and the mall itself (it’s really gigantic, except for the shops, the aquarium is good in it, which consists of 2 parts on different floors, you should definitely see it). I also took the metro to the Mall of the Emirates, which is also large, but I don’t see much point in going there for the sake of an artificial snow slide (there is more than enough snow in Russia).
A representative of a local travel agency sits in the hotel lobby, if you wish, you can buy excursions from her (and who to buy from, from her or "your" tour operator - think for yourself).
Translated automatically from Russian. View original