Веселый отель или скучать там не будете! Fun hotel or you won't be bored there!

Just returned from vacation. My husband and I spent a week in Alibaba 4 *. I will make a reservation that we ourselves live by the sea in Sevastopol. They flew to Hurghada for reasons to combine relaxation, sunbathing and excursions, but from Hurghada they will cost you less. All this was done very well. Before that, I had already rested twice in Sharm El Sheikh on the Sinai Peninsula, and one more time just in Cairo. Egypt studied from different angles. The sea here is a little worse than in Sharm, there are practically no hotels with beaches on the reef itself, but for those who are with children or are simply afraid of the depth - what you need is fine, sand + pebbles and fish can be looked at right 5-10 meters from shores of an artificially dug lagoon. In Alibaba and adjacent Aladdin and Jasmine, the beach is long and without partitions. You can walk around all three hotels, but ours seemed to us the largest in terms of territory and more modern (although they say he is 8-9 years old). The pool is large, in the shape of a figure eight, +18-19 degrees, separated by a partition from a small part of it, the one with heating. During the day, animation takes place there, that is, you will be entertained with water aerobics or competitions, or children will be collected. By the way, the animators are excellent, everyone speaks Russian (there are half of them Russian), German and English. The dead will be raised! 5+ to them. Further, they rarely swim in the pool, but take the sun loungers early, put a book or a jacket in your place, something heavier so that the wind does not blow away, the wind blows every other day, but usually subsides by April. Do not leave towels unattended, the penalty for loss is 50 pounds. Carry them with you, in the evening change back to cards. I advise you to take your mask and snorkel so as not to lick other people's mouthpieces. On the beach, the trestle beds stand two by two under an umbrella made of wood and straw, and are fenced off with a tiny "wicker fence" for the effect of privacy, but it is also difficult to find a free place if you crawl to the beach after 11 am. And in general, in Egypt it’s not like ours, here swimming ends at 15.30 somewhere, then it gets cool. Swimming in the pool after 5 pm is not accepted, and the cleaners inspect it. The staff are normal Arabs, everyone understands Russian, a little pushy, but immediately take a dominant and friendly position - if you don't want to listen to them - just say no. Smear with cream - you can burn out in the sun in no time, stock up on glasses and caps, and be sure to have a light jacket for the evening, it’s hot in Africa during the day, and with twilight the temperature drops specifically. Food. three restaurants, the food is the same, delicious cakes and oriental sweet things, a lot of mousses and jellies, biscuits are cool. The fish is not so hot, but for the money you can buy a restik on the beach and a lobster for 70 bucks / kilo (portion 0.5 kilo). The buffet also includes various meatballs, such as camel tails, a delicious liver is fried by an Arab on a grill right in the hall. It was easy to get a table, but after a couple of days a lot of new tenants arrived and there were lines to eat. The main thing with what mood you arrived - everything suited us. My husband had a jam day, at the reception they received a coupon for a cake, gave it to the admin on the right day, he said there would be drums and a cake. Moment: I brought a bottle of Egyptian champagne to the table, and here, if I had not asked about its price, it would have been a blunder. Give 200 pounds for their shampoo - let me do it))) They will convince you until you lose your pulse, we refused. Anyway, it turned out fun, the cake was brought to the beat of drums by 6 Arabs in white outfits and danced around us in a round dance, my husband blew out the candles, everyone chewing was having fun. I advise you to drink their beer and drinks with gases, but UPI and their wine are not tasty. Gin is such that it will take away from half a serving. We bought normal alcohol in a freeshop in Kyiv, but to have a bite in the room, advice: hide cakes, buns with cheese or sausage in a cosmetic bag or bag, since nothing can be taken out of the restik. But with skill it is possible. Tours. I advise everyone first LUXOR, a day of rest, then CAIRO, a day of rest, OTHER (diving or ATVs). The guides at TezTour are just super - punctual, polite. Tours are great. For two we got: diving for 55 bucks (+80 bucks underwater video is optionally done by Ramil Tatar and Maria carries discs later, underwater instructor Timofey is a great guy! ), you will be taken out on a three-deck boat to the reef, dive-rest-lunch-dive . You will be at home by 6 pm, there are a lot of emotions! By the way, I have already dived in Egypt 5 times, do not be afraid. Luxor (Thebes) - my favorite excursion, 80 bucks per person, 3 hours to go there, busy all day - great views. The guide will tell you everything. Advice: do not buy anything there upon arrival at the papyrus factory - it is 3-4 times more expensive than in Hurghada. And in the alabaster valley too. We traded a stone camel there from 45 to 10 bucks, and in the center we saw one for 8 bucks. Stock up on spare batteries - they sit down at the most inopportune moment. And charging in the room will work only when you are there and insert the electric key into the groove. You can also charge devices in the bathroom, there is also a power outlet. Take water from your room with you, it will come in handy. More wet wipes! Cairo is worth a visit (80 Baku), there are pyramids, but the city itself is dirty and if you go there first, then you won’t want to go anywhere, and Luxor is a very beautiful place. Further. Take hygiene products from home, in Egyptian pharmacies everything is three times more expensive and toothpaste and pads. Better change money at the hotel, pay in pounds, it's cheaper. Arabs take everything, and dollars, and rubles, and even hryvnias are asked if you say that there is no more money. Do not buy essential oils and extracts from flowers, the smell disappears after 30 minutes-1 hour, it is not worth it. In a hotel 1 ml 2 pounds, and in Cairo at the factory they will ask you 30 dollars for 20 ml! ! Better buy yourself a normal perfume in the duty free shop. a ticket to the water park was given for free (saving 30 * 2 bucks), but we never got there. A week is not enough to rest with excursions, take 10 days, especially since the first and last days you have a mess with settlement and eviction. The room was given on the 1st floor, 5623, a normal double, a huge bed, clean, the cleaner was given a dollar or 5 pounds, he was happy like a child. They wanted to give a bribe at the reception during check-in in order to get a room on the 2nd floor (there it is safer to dry the linen and the curtains do not have to be curtained), but the administrator was already offended, he said, it was necessary to indicate the 2nd floor in the wishes when booking, but there are no places. Everything was fine! Nice hotel, choose freely!