Тропитель в Дахабе - море для тех, кто без понтов Tropitel in Dahab - the sea for those without show-offs

Before the next vacation, I spend quite a lot of time looking for reviews and impressions about the places I want to visit. I hope my impressions are of some help to you. We are in Egypt for the first time but have seen quite a few other countries and have something to compare. The greatest and perhaps the only advantage of the Tropitel Dahab Oasis hotel is the fantastically interesting sea. Coral thickets stretch along the entire coast for several kilometers on both sides of the hotel. The coast at first 10-50 m goes gently, then a very steep descent to a depth of 20-40 m. The bottom is sandy, but this sand is visible only at a depth where there are no corals. All the slopes are overgrown with various and very beautiful corals, a lot of bright tropical fish. It is problematic to enter the sea from the shore, since the entire coastal zone is strewn with stones and overgrown with corals. The hotel has such a platform in the sea and a ladder by which you can go down into the water. In some places, something like paths have been trodden into the water, along which you can somehow crawl into the water, although it is very uncomfortable in fins. The water is warm, with fins and a mask you can drift for hours along the coast looking at corals and fish. At the same time, species and fish are constantly changing and do not get bored at all. I bought a waterproof underwater camera and didn't leave until the battery ran out. A certain inconvenience is delivered by a constant and very strong wind in the daytime. Firstly, by lunchtime the water becomes a little cloudy, and secondly, by the evening it is quite cold to get out of the water. But the sea is the only occupation in the hotel, unless, of course, you drink deeply.
There are very few people on the beach, sunbeds and towels are free and in abundance. The beach is not sandy at all - it is a small stone crumb, which is impossible to lie on, but it hurts to walk. The second unpleasant thing is that along the coast there is a path along which local residents, mostly teenagers, ride camels. Camels crap, and teenagers look with interest at the defiantly naked bodies of uncomplex European women. Imagine what they think at the same time, given that local women walk around in dresses to the heels and headscarves?
About the hotel. As a whole on the European level 3 or 3-. The rooms are small, beds, a table, a bench along the wall of concrete, lined with tiles. Mattresses are good, comfortable to sleep. The bed was changed daily. The water in the shower is constantly cold and hot, despite the fact that fresh water is strained there. There is a fridge and TV and both worked. Almost all rooms with balconies overlooking the sea. The hotel has a U-shape, "legs" to the sea. The patio is nice, with a pool and greenery, outside the territory there is a bare coastline with construction sites on the right and left. Naturally, we were settled in the upper part of the "P" with a view of the mountains, or rather, utility rooms. But after certain negotiations, they transferred me to a room with a sea view (outer side part "P"). In the evening you could drink beer on the balcony and watch the sun go down. By the way, local beer and whiskey are not bad, but it is better to stock up on arrival at the airport in duty free. I would not recommend hotels in the town, because. these are just separate courtyards in a common building, practically without their own territory. There is no beach in the city at all. Between the houses and the sea - a promenade with cafes. There are only crowds of divers with belongings scurrying about. Personally, I have not seen a single beach diver, and you can’t enter from the shore. There are several decent hotels in Laguna. but they say there are no corals.

Food - as a whole is simple, but edible, although by the end of the term I was pretty tired. Omelet, sausages, potatoes, 2-3 salads, chicken or meat, lots of pastries. Only coffee and tea are utter disgusting, even for money. For fans, I advise you to take it with you and do it in your room. We used to go to Dahab for lunch. From the hotel 3 times a day there was a bus for free. Dahab is a small town, two streets about 5 km long, and is interesting mainly for its cafes along the coast. For $20 you could have a decent lunch even with beer or 100 whiskey and a hookah. There is an interesting papyrus shop in the town. There, local artists draw Egyptian scenes on factory-made papyrus. There are very good. You can choose a hookah. There are original and, they say, much cheaper than in Hurghada or Sharm.
In summary, we can say: simple, but clean. For those who do not show off and want to see the underwater world, a very good place for little money. I like it.