бюджетный отель соответствует своим 3*** budget hotel corresponds to its 3 ***

We went at random because our hotel was not confirmed and there were no other suitable offers, and places on the planes. There are few photos of the hotel, the reviews are terrible, but there was nothing left....We decided "was not there", "who does not risk that does not drink champagne"....We rested in this hotel from 14.04-28.04. 2007. Ukraine, everything is great, whoever doesn’t like stay at home or pay for a 5-star hotel, so as not to be indignant, especially those who were not there. The hotel is good for those who visit a lot of excursions.
The hotel consists of a 4-storey main building and 4 bungalows on both sides. The hotel itself is not big, but very comfortable. There is enough space for everyone and everyone fits. Enough greenery and flowers. The hotel area is clean because the staff rustles like bees from morning to evening. The hotel staff is hospitable, good-natured and polite. Most understand Russian, but sometimes you need to know a little English. Rest in it mainly family with children of different ages and without, but there are also young people: Russians, Ukrainians, Czechs, Poles, Germans, Finnish, Arabs. But despite so many nationalities, everyone is like one family.
Location: The hotel is located 10 minutes drive from the center of Hurghada, which is very convenient. Every day, according to the schedule, in the morning and in the evening (there at 20.00 back at 22.00), a free minibus runs from the hotel, which takes you to the Center and takes you back in two hours. If the time is not right, you can catch an ordinary minibus for 1 pound, but as a rule they immediately bend 1 dollar, then 2 pounds, but as soon as you leave they agree to 1 pound because this is the real price of the minibus... Try to give money without change because change don't wait. Dollars can be changed at the hotel reception at the rate of $ 1-5.6 pounds. There are many shops in the center where you can buy goods both for dollars and pounds, but you should definitely bargain because the price is much too high, especially when you start to leave, they are much inferior, McDonald's, discos (one small "Africano" and a large "Quadrum" ). Also, not far from the hotel, a 5-minute walk in the other direction, there are a couple of shops to the King Here Hotel and behind the hotel there is a fork, where on the opposite side there is a park along which there are also shops, both grocery and souvenir shops, and at affordable prices. prices because there are fewer tourists than in the center…

Communication: Calling by mobile is very expensive 21 gr. 1 min, and they immediately cut it off and it’s impossible to get through to relatives, sms doesn’t reach either, and the operator chats the same thing in Arabic. There are vending machines in the hotel, but they are very expensive for a minimum of 3 minutes it costs 44.25 pounds. Therefore, it is better and cheaper to buy a yellow Menatel phone card with a blue sea for 3 minutes in a store near the hotel for 15 pounds. You can immediately call it from a telephone set next to the yellow-green hotel. Scheme: Pick up the handset-beep-insert card-beep-dial the number: country code, city code, telephone number
Room: In the main building, on one side there are rooms overlooking the pool (not bad), and on the other with a view of the street (the view is not very expensive, construction, but there is construction almost near all hotels in Hurghada because it is only getting upset). Best of all 2 2-storey bungalows are very close to the sea, on the second floor you can see the beach and the sea from both sides. We were settled in a bungalow on the ground floor overlooking the cafe (not a bad view and it was very fun in the evenings, you could watch evening animation directly from the balcony) room 404. The room is quite good, there is no dampness, the furniture is good, the toilet and shower too. Everything is there and everything worked: air conditioning, refrigerator (it freezes very well), TV with remote control, telephone, door to the balcony, many lamps, toilet and shower, but no hair dryer. Hot and cold water was around the clock! Soap, shampoo and toilet paper are pretty good. They clean every day well, make different figures of swans on the beds, etc. Linen and towels are changed quite often, and the linen is good, not damp or wet. The blankets are soft and warm, even in the closet there is a spare blanket and a pillow if needed. The beds are comfortable and wide. In general, everything is fine. Those who did not like something in the room or did not work changed the number. Some who lived for 3 weeks changed their number 3 times from the main building to a bungalow . .
Meals: The hotel operates on “All inclusive” and “HB” meals. For ALL breakfast from 7.00-10.00, dinner from 19.00-22.00 in the main restaurant, lunch in a cafe on the street near the beach. Drinks and alcoholic drinks of local production all day long both in the restaurant and in the bar near the beach. Ice cream in the evening. For ALL, pink bracelets with the room number are issued.
For HB breakfast from 7.00-10.00, dinner from 19.00-22.00 in the main restaurant. At the same time, when entering, you call the room number in English. Drinks: coffee, tea, orange, etc. only for breakfast, and in the evening there is a price list on the tables and they offer to buy any drink you need from tea to alcohol. There are quite a lot of people on HB, we were there too and we had enough. Many took out buns and fruit with them. You can bring cheese and sausage with you and make sandwiches for lunch, especially since there is a refrigerator in the room that freezes well. Water can be bought in shops nearby inexpensively if you bargain well. If you are going to go on excursions, then this food is well suited for you, especially since on almost all excursions they serve lunch.

Assortment: chicken, beef, different types of fish, sausages, all kinds of salads, cheeses, fried and boiled eggs, pancakes, soup, milk porridge, rice, potatoes, vermicelli, many different buns, some dishes need to be added. In the evening, a chic assortment of sweets from all kinds of pastries to cakes. Fruits are changed every day: bananas, dates, oranges, grapefruit, guava, (melon, pineapple in salads).
Many ordered food in the room. Who had a birthday or some other holiday ordered chic bouquets of flowers and drinks. In the restaurant, staff from chefs to waiters wished a happy birthday by giving a cake, an artificial bouquet for a while and turning off the lights, they whistled and sang the song “Happy birthday” together in a circle.
Beach: The hotel has two beaches, one in the center, the second on the side. Both beaches have a pier where ships stand in the evening and at night, which sail away on excursions during the day. Moreover, the ships are at all hotels in the city of Hurghada, since this is their maritime business. Darker the sea is clear, there is no gasoline, the water is blue and the bottom is visible. There are no corals, and thank God, because you can hit them very hard and the wounds do not heal for a long time. Near the shore it is shallow, which is good for children, then it goes deeper and you can, if you wish, if you know how to swim well, swim in the open sea. There is no that bay in the form of a puddle that in other hotels. The sand is clean, the beach is constantly cleaned. There are enough sun loungers and umbrellas, on the second beach there are even cones from the wind and sun. Towels can be taken and handed over with special cards, which are issued at the reception upon arrival, for the loss of a card a fine of 50 pounds. Sunbeds, umbrellas, towels are all free.
Animation Entertainment The hotel is a lot of fun from morning to evening, music and an incendiary program are playing all day. You don't have to be bored! Two of the best animators of the coast, Mustafa the big one and especially Mustafa the little one, are working on this. Daytime: morning exercises, aqua exercises (sea, pool), club dance, belly dance, 2 times volleyball, football (on the second beach), water polo (in the pool), darts, table tennis, butch. There is a billiards table and an Internet cafe near the reception. Evening: start at 21.00 Miss and Mr. hotel contest, Egyptian folklore, belly dance, comedy shows of animators, karaoke . . Music in different languages, animators have many CDs with the most modern and latest hits. Time passes insanely fast and interesting thanks to little Mustafa!

Excursions: We went to Egypt from the annex tour, we did not like this operator. The guide came to the meeting a day later, she doesn’t really say anything in order to learn something from her, you have to ask a bunch of questions... We ordered an excursion from her so the bus was late for half an hour, the accompanying guide on the bus slept all the way and left earlier on the way back, and people went with a driver. The only thing that was a good guide to the sights. All guided tours cost $ 20 more, or even more . . You can take cheaper tours in the center of Hurghada at travel agencies there are a lot of them and they speak Russian. Luxor, Cairo 1 day by bus $ 50, two days $ 100, Boat trip to the paradise island of Mahmeya or Giftun $ 15, all the islands are the same and there is nothing to do on them very hot all day, and 2 hours is just right. We took 2 tours with them and everything was fine. Other people took it too and they liked it and did not complain. The only thing that happened to us in Cairo, everyone went by different regular buses, to which we were taken by minibuses and issued tickets, but the buses are good with air conditioning and practically do not differ from others and the Arabs reacted very peacefully and friendly, so there is nothing to worry about, but in In the city, we were all put on the same bus, he also drove throughout the excursion and back to Hurghada. Was a good tour guide. On the beach they pester with sea excursions, don’t take it right away, compare prices with an agency in the center, some people like it, others don’t, so it’s up to you! We liked everything, we got a lot of impressions, and had a great rest! So, if you are not very demanding, this is for you, the price corresponds to the quality.