To those who go to RELAX, and not to look for cons!

Written: 21 july 2009
Travel time: 8 — 15 july 2009
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For business travel; For families with children; For recreation with friends, for young people
Your rating of this hotel:
7.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 9.0
Service: 6.0
Cleanliness: 9.0
Food: 9.0
Amenities: 8.0
LOCATIONS
Located 15-20 minutes from the airport. Opposite the hotel there is a chain of shops, both small shops with souvenirs, clothes, gold and silver, and a two-story store, like a supermarket, which was very surprising) Therefore, the need to go to Hurghada for souvenirs is not obligatory, they are eager to bargain, but impudence and patience are needed, I didn’t have enough for this, but my mother brought it down to $3 from $6 for a porcelain mug, although at first she didn’t want to, but when she left, she still decided. The only funny thing was that in a supermarket where it was no longer possible to bargain, the same mug cost $ 3)) Also opposite Ali Baba, the Titanic hotel with a disco (I don’t know how it is now, they used to say that it’s boring) and in the same hotel there is a water park . In principle, not bad, not small, almost the entire territory of the Titanic. I was there 2 years ago, I think that nothing has changed. There is where to swim and ride. The same kamikaze slides
the toilet bowl and the boomerang are probably the most memorable, the others according to the standard program are pipes and ordinary slides, descents in circles, waves. Of course, I didn’t see anything supernatural, but I was quite pleased for my soul and body) There is even something, like rafting) There are buses from the hotel to Hurghada, I don’t remember exactly how much they cost, but I think it’s more convenient than passing minibuses from the hotel, in the past year we went, in the minibus PARDON some sweaty, dirty Arabs, looked with wild eyes, thought we would not finish eating. We took a taxi back, and then not without adventure. We agreed to Ali Baba's hotel, discussed the amount, nodded his head, sat down, drove off, stopped halfway - supposedly arrived! We are in shock, at first we started shouting something, in the end what to prove with this majahed, arrogant creepy! As a result, we stood at some bus stop for about 30 minutes, waiting for a minibus, then we realized that they simply didn’t go there and paid again for a taxi! In general, the impressions were spoiled,

Yes, and bought hookahs could be bargained at the hotel for the same price, and the tobacco that is given as a gift is still bad.
TERRITORY
The hotel area is great! Very green! Lots of flowers, palm trees! Awesome palm alley in Jasmine and Ali Baba. In general, as for nature, for Egypt, I was always impressed in these hotels) The territory itself is huge, I don’t want to walk, but I can’t say that something is far from something. The longest way is from Ali-byba (he is the last one) to the Jasmine reception. The path lies through Aladdin, takes about 20 minutes at a slow pace with stops for photos. Yes, and when you are already approaching the Jasmine, there are trains plying around the Jasmine Hotel. Most likely, the need for them arose due to the fact that the rooms at the Jasmine Hotel of all hotels (Ali Baba and Aladin) are the farthest from the sea, with the exception of new buildings (numbers there are 4-digit) Numbers such as 601,
701 and the like are the farthest from the sea and are located approximately everything near the restaurant, reception and a small arcade of shops. In the Ali Baba hotel, the best rooms in my opinion are 5844.5848 and close to it. They are located in close proximity to the sea, they have chic terraces on the ground floor, it’s calm that it’s not opposite the pool and bars, it’s not noisy, but it’s not far either. As for Aladdin, I can't say.
ROOM
In the room itself, everything is decent, again I can say about room 5844, in which we were this year. A good hair dryer, although it often cuts down from overheating, the shower is new, or rather the nozzle itself, the batteries are even normal in the remote control) Terrace with access to the palm alley. In general, as for the rooms, I advise you to focus on numbers 58 . . , there are newer ones and the location is the best. But the rooms at the beginning of the hotel itself, next to the pool and reception, are not very good. We took the last day for 1 hour, 4703, the difference is felt....

The electricity was often turned off during the day, and for some, the water was also cut off, though not for a long time, approximately in the daytime. They explained that it turns off in all of Hurghada, I think they are lying... ) They save money, they are generally insolent! But I'll write it below in the service...
SERVICE
You can write a book about this. I remember 3-4 years ago and it is impossible to compare. They are so boring with tourists that they simply do not see the boundaries between staff and vacationers. Boorish relations in the bar and at the pool of Ali Baba. At lunch, you can take pizza, lasagne, french fries without leaving the pool, but for drinks, be kind, get out of the pool and bring it yourself, the bartender is one step away from you, but he won’t bring drinks. Bedet will brazenly stand and not react, or looking at you with malice, he will say in Arabic (which is unknown), but with expressions, come out and take it yourself. As for the one who drops the food, don't shout until he decides that it's time for you to give a plate, you will be waiting. Of course, our impudence does not hold,
we also shout, and with no less disrespect, and sort it out here, the response from whom and to whom is provoked....And, by the way, you have to climb out not only for drinks, forks, spoons and knives, if you please, get out and bring it yourself, he won't do it. Puts too little, unless you ask, put more. In the restaurant itself, there are also negative emotions. At the distribution of pasta (about 3 types) puts an infrequent spoon. It wasn't like that before! In addition to pasta, he has bowls with various vegetables for supplements and spices next to him, it used to be tastier, now it’s smaller and faster! The last time I didn’t even take a plate from me to put this unfortunate spoon of pasta on my own, I poured it out of a boiling frying pan, almost hit me, I wasn’t mentally prepared for this)) There are always no glasses in the bar and you stand and wait for them, even if you say, you still wait! In the evening there are no ashtrays in the bar, and when I resorted to a simple method - ashes in a glass,

they also made a remark to me with such a tone - If you ask me, I will do it! The next day, the story also repeated, to ask that there was no one to do, I resorted to the method of the previous day)) As for drinks, I didn’t drink anything from alcohol except beer, and then, they also have their own methods, they pour it in a glass before distribution, most likely in order not to create a queue, so it is basically some kind of exhausted and warm in the evenings. During the day in jasmine, some drinks diluted with water, in Ali Baba, everything is in order with this! If cola, so cola, if fanta apple so fanta! The staff is always with a disgruntled face from the series "What do we owe? ". Units of those who are really friendly. They try to do everything quickly and poorly. In the restaurant every now and then, you can hear the roar of dishes, something always beats)) As for the cleaning in the rooms, I somehow paid the least attention to this, I can say that it made me laugh the most, this is a sign in the room,
the essence is this: if you want the towel to be changed, throw it on the floor or in the bath, if not, hang it)) Then I heard how someone did it, but the result was achieved only on the 2nd day)) We did not resort to such things, usually he came to us before or after dinner and found us in the room and we told him what we needed or to come later. But when they returned, they did what they asked, but did not consider it necessary to remove the bed)) By the way, I also saved toilet paper)) Probably still waiting for a tip... but we bypassed his not intricate "expectations". )) But what else can I say, compared to last year, this is still nothing, last year, not only did the waiters simply not give their excessive attention to the female gender to eat, although no one tried to draw attention to them,
In general, everything is standard. Desserts were mostly biscuit, some kind of sweet rye bread, it used to be better! With fruit tension, some orange slices. Watermelon was 2 times a week, melon 1! What pissed me off, they cut up all the watermelons for the decor of the restaurant, it would be better if they saved them for tourists! ) Ice cream, something like sherbet. . . It was refreshing)) For the whole week, what pleased me the most was fried liver)) In general, nothing too bad. If you look like that, then at home you don’t have such a variety every day, so you don’t need to grimace! )
ENTERTAINMENT
Well done animators! ! Spinning and spinning all day long. During the day, constantly, then belly dance, then volleyball, then bocho, then darts, in general, do not miss it if you need to, as they all walk and shout and call) The show is of course amateur performance, but you can also watch it. Various dancers often come and show national dances in different performances. 3 girls came to Ali Baba once,

Of course, the Russians also showed synchronized swimming! ) Contests are held - Miss Hotels and the like. In general, with regard to entertainment, you will not get bored in these three hotels, and if you are also with a company and in the mood for adventure, then you will find in three hotels)) 3 animation teams! 4 show times in one evening - at 21 o'clock in Ali Baba and Jasmine and 22 o'clock in Aladin and at 23 o'clock in Aladnia at the Jene disco disco. 3 disco - In Ali Baba (but there are not very many people there, mostly children), In Jasmine - Pergola, after the show, disco starts at about 22 o'clock, about 12 at night, maybe longer, at least it used to be like this year I don’t know, because I never stayed until the end. Drinks up to 12 in Pergola are free. And in Aladin - Dzhen disco - drinks are already paid. They play a free lottery) Then the show and the disco for about 2 nights. She is the most cheerful of all and the youth gathers a lot. As for the animation team - Almost all Russians in Ali Baba!
) Also, animators spend parties, I don’t know what they are, but they cost about $ 12-15.
CHILDREN
I won’t say anything specific, since I don’t have children yet) There is a whole playground in Ali Baba, during the day it’s certainly not realistic, but in the evening, they play there, swing, stretch the screen and play cartoons, mostly Tom and Jerry. Children's mini disco, everything is very fun)) In Jasmine there is a zoo along with a playground. Can you feed grass to rabbits?
Most importantly, Rest and Relax, and do not look for cons! Approach everything with a smile! ) The hotel for the money is very good! )
Translated automatically from Russian. View original