good hotel

Written: 31 may 2012
Travel time: 18 — 29 april 2012
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For families with children; For recreation with friends, for young people
Your rating of this hotel:
8.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 10.0
Service: 8.0
Cleanliness: 9.0
Food: 8.0
Amenities: 9.0
I went to the hotel on the recommendation of friends, I wanted a large territory and a large beach - I got everything. Of course I read the reviews... but my friends still told something else! the impressions of the hotel were excellent! I was in Egypt 7 times, but I always rested in Sharm, I decided to change the situation, which I did not regret - I liked Hurghada more...
The flight from Kyiv was delayed for one hour, they said that Hurghada was "overloaded", there were many flights, but it turned out to be better for us - only our one flight arrived, so there were no queues at the airport: we quickly went through passport control, took our luggage and went on buses .
I checked into the hotel one of the flights, I was offered a large room on the second floor, but I wanted a higher one, so after looking at the proposed room, I asked to see more... I was offered a room on the fourth floor, it was literally 1 sq. m. smaller than the previous one with a view of the main pool, I chose it, thanking the receptionist for the service with a symbolic $ 10. Everything in the room worked, everything was comfortable, cleaned well. In the hotel building itself, everything is also clean and comfortable, comfortable sofas at every step, TVs, bars.

The hotel area is really large, green, one hotel smoothly "transitions" to another. There is a water park.
As for food, I can say that the choice of dishes is sufficient, no one will be hungry for sure, everyone will find what they want for themselves. I want to say a few nuances about the hotel restaurants, which few people write about. So, the guides say that you can use the restaurants of all Golden Fife hotels - yes, you can, but with a little nuance. Lunch at the hotel from 12 to 15 o'clock... so, you can dine in the restaurant of another hotel only after 14 o'clock, no one will let you into the restaurant before (all tourists differ in the color of the bracelet), there is a strict "uncle" at the entrance and categorically does not let in a "foreign" restaurant until 2 pm. . . a trifle, but for those who eat, I think you need to know. . .
about a la carte restaurants: there are seven of them, in "Paradise" there is Russian, German and mixed (with corners of Chinese, Italian and Arabic cuisine). Signing up for these restaurants is very inconvenient - at the reception from 10 to 12 and from 15 to 17 hours... exactly at the time when I really really want to be on the beach... once I lingered after lunch and still decided to sign up... it turns out that you can sign up only for the next three dinners (and not plan dinners for the whole rest, as I would like... ) for the next few days there were free places only in Russian and mixed, where I signed up, then I decided not to waste time on such trifles and dined at the main restaurant of the hotel or in Russian, with the manager of which, named Valera (Walid) met. In the main restaurant you can try fresh juices (guava, strawberry, orange, mango) or fresh fruit, but everything is for a fee (a glass of juice - $ 3), on the beach the same juice costs $ 2. As for alcoholic drinks, I can say that they are, but always warm (which is not very pleasing) and there is only one choice of wine (white, red and rose) . . this is what I drank, they make good cocktails in the hotel bars.
The animation at the hotel is good, groovy... the guys try hard on the beach, entertain tourists, arrange small parties or shows in the evening, teams come, but... everything is for a separate symbolic fee of $ 5-15, this price usually includes one alcoholic drink. The singing fountains are amazing. Sometimes he takes him to Hurghada to discos, all the information can be obtained from the animators.

The beach is really big, there are enough places for everyone.
The contingent in the hotel is mostly Russian-speaking and some tourists do not behave very "decently" in relation to the hotel staff, which is probably why they are not treated very well...
as a result, I can say that the hotel is good, I liked it, maybe I will never return to this hotel, but, as for the first trip to Egypt, I can advise my friends (taking into account the price)
but, there was one moment that I categorically did not like: at the exits from the hotel on the second and first floors there are trading shops, the sellers of which do not allow you to calmly pass, invite you to their place, if you refuse, they begin to be rude... it seems to be mellow..... but still... there is no way to bypass them...
I was satisfied with the rest, I didn’t pay attention to the little things and was very surprised, remembering the reviews I read about the hotel and photos of tourists... I think that you need to compare price and quality and not demand 7 * hotel service for the money paid (not very big). . . the hotel staff is really trying. . . have a good holiday everyone!
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