Second time Novotel

Written: 6 august 2018
Travel time: 24 may — 4 june 2018
Your rating of this hotel:
7.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 8.0
Service: 9.0
Cleanliness: 8.0
Food: 6.0
Amenities: 5.0
Second time Novotel
Was from 24.05 to 3.06. I go to Egypt for snorkeling, not tasting Muslim alcohol.
All the same. Everywhere is clean. Everything is working. The team is trying. Everything is convenient, the rooms are comfortable, huge, brand new everything, overlooking the sea and pools (only gel and liquid soap are issued), SPA, gym (mainly cardio). Wi-fi throughout. There are 4 TV Russian channels. Pools. Large indoor medical - in the clinic. Diving center. We built enough showers and two toilets outside.
There are people who speak Russian: at the reception, in animation. It's nice to chat at the reception: Ayman and Zaher do everything every year to make you feel at home.
In the lagoon, children need slippers, so only adults took very hot baths there.

The reef is normal, but the pier is open only from 8 am. I went from the cape north of the beach and swam with the current to Utopia Bay more than once. It was interesting in places: at the beginning; near a dark gorge opposite the construction site; before entering the bay - there are coral gardens. The reef is destroyed in front of the pier. When there was a big wave, I went to the lagoon. There I saw moray eels, stingrays, sea cucumbers (he used to write worms) up to 5 m, in the grass - interesting slugs.
The hotel was 60-70% occupied. The composition of the guests has changed: German speakers, Italians, Czechs, etc. There are almost no Russian speakers.
The varied food of the restaurant did not become boring in 10 days. Vegetables, fruits, meat, cooking, even combs with honey all the time for breakfast. Canned yoghurts in small cups from last year were replaced with probably freshly prepared ones?
Now for the cons.
1 There are few quality seafood dishes. Few varieties of cereal flakes for muesli (only rice and corn).
2 One night every week a noisy show by the pool with a bar.
3 The pier opens late.
4 I had to see a doctor. For free (under insurance) treatment, the doctor persistently extorted 80 euros. Unfortunately, the head of the reception supported him despite a call to the insurance company.
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