Нормальный отель" без моря". Normal hotel "without the sea".

Hello! I will try to give an objective assessment of the hotel.
Immediately stipulate that in Hurghada for the first time, they used to rest in Sharm more than once.
1. Flight. In Boryspil, after the landing was announced and the first flight with tourists left for the plane, a traffic jam formed. 10 minutes later this bus was returned back. And people too. without any explanation. They waited another hour, the landing was announced again, they boarded the plane, taxied out, took off. Only after that people began to gradually regain the gift of speech. Well, in general they flew normally, sat down too.

2. Hurghada Airport killed. The trick with visas for 16-17 bucks has already been written about many times, but few have read about it. Also "surprise" are the little ones who, for 2 bucks, offer to write for you your first and last name and passport number in the migration office. And what is most interesting is that a considerable number of compatriots are led to this... Luggage, carts, buses, standard guides.
3. Transfer to the hotel.
Reading in the reviews about a continuous garbage dump along the road, I thought that they were exaggerating. It turned out that they even embellished a little. I have never seen such ugliness anywhere else.
4. Settlement.
We arrived at about 12.30 in the afternoon, put on bracelets, sent for lunch, upon arrival from the restaurant, everyone was given the keys. Rooms, as they wrote, wanted to exchange almost everything. In general, after 2 hours, having achieved the desired "view from the room" from the staff, the people calmed down.
5. Number.
Spacious room, without pretensions to any frills. There is everything that is stated. But very simple. With a bathroom, too. It can be seen that everything was put together, got off in a hurry and, apparently, without lighting: well, like a new Soviet Khrushchev, everything is there, everything works, but it doesn’t look like... They wrote a lot about problems with plumbing - maybe our company was lucky (and we there were 5 rooms), maybe they changed something, but everything worked properly for us, it poured, merged, closed, blew, cooled.
6. Territory. Beautiful, well maintained, green, clean.
7. Food.

NONE of the 15 people has ever been poisoned !!! ! And this is already good for Egypt. There was always enough food, everywhere and for everyone. Occasionally at breakfast there were 3-5 people in line for pancakes and scrambled eggs, but this is the case everywhere. The set of dishes is standard. The pastries are good. Drinks - various types of tea in bags, coffee and the like - from Nescafe machines (sometimes nothing, sometimes water), yuppies, packaged juices in bars. Van magic dollar still works wonders, just like a pack of cigarettes or our chocolate bar. The clumsy bartender with the look of a pensive Sphinx instantly turns into a nimble, helpful, smiling boy. And until the end of the day will serve you in the first category. But in the morning of the next day again, a van magic dollar is required... Cocktails stir up quite decent ones, especially by the warm pool and in the Bistro. There are enough restaurants and bars at every turn.
8. Pools. Many different ones, but they actually swam either in the one heated to 30-35 degrees in the Festival or in the less heated one in Jardine. In the rest, it was quiet and calm - the norod rarely jumped there, solely in order to take a picture.
9. Sea and beach.
The beach is huge, there are umbrellas and barriers from the wind, summer tents are dismantled for the period of winds. places were always and in any part of the beach. But the sea.... This is not the Red Sea. There is nothing there at all - neither behind the scythe, nor in front, nor from the side. Whoever is in Egypt for the first time, they come out with square eyes and yell that they saw a gray fish, and on the 3rd day 1 hedgehog. hmm. And after Sharm, even after the worst reef, even after the dead reef in Sharm, there's nothing to do. And given the recent events with sharks, for the sake of some goby sea urchin, there was no desire to take risks. By the way, the water near the shore is terribly cold, a little further it is warmer. But I have never seen such cold water anywhere in Egypt. We swam on an excursion to the coral islands - there is warm water, we swam without problems. And at the hotel, as if the sea is different. Descents into the sea on the steps, the rest of the "coast" of the beach is concreted, because. the beach is most likely bulk and it was strengthened so as not to erode. The pontoon was not completed, and apparently will never be completed. At the entrance to the pontoon in a nearby hotel, there is a guard who does not let anyone in except his own. In a word, trouble with the sea. Yes, and small children near the shore in the sand will not bother.

10. For children. In principle, everything seems to be there, but it can be better. Playgrounds, rocking slides, a kids club (wretched), a children's corner in a restaurant, high chairs, seated views, children's cribs. Children's food - pasta, rice, potatoes - only without spices. sometimes even without salt. From meat - their oak sausages, meat (poultry, fish) - a lot of spices. It is better to take baby food with you, just in case. There are no problems with milk, yoghurts are normal.
11. Animation - well done guys, they try, every day a new show, discos for children and adults, in the afternoon - a standard complex - dancing, yoga, volleyball, darts, etc.
12. Weather.
this year it was very cold for December, you can’t get out without a jacket in the evening, the sea is also colder than usual, the first two days there is a very strong wind, and on December 12 there is a sandstorm and a terrible cold. On the day of departure in the morning the weather was clear and warm, as if there had been no storm.
The overall rating of the hotel is ok, sometimes very good. There are shortcomings, but it all depends on how much money the ticket cost. We bought for 380 bucks per person - 8 days all inclusive - and were very satisfied. With us rested people who paid 650 per person and are not very happy. In general, if they offer a price of up to 400 bucks, go without hesitation, if it's more expensive, look for something else.