Good rest

Written: 15 february 2010
Travel time: 4 — 13 february 2010
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For families with children
Your rating of this hotel:
7.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 10.0
Service: 9.0
Cleanliness: 8.0
Food: 9.0
Amenities: 9.0
Arrival.
We flew by regular Transaero from Domik, according to the schedule, upon arrival in Hurghada, we bought a visa and stood for 1 hour in the crowd at the checkpoint, where unhurried Egypt stamped stamps in passports (in addition to our flight of 400 souls, the same number of Deutsche troops landed at the same time, and the checkpoint was only 3, hence the crowd and queues to the entrance - this is the first minus of the trip) - although experienced people say such crowds and crowds in all Arab resorts.
We rested through the TEZ-Tour, their guides at the airport were 10 meters away, so we found the bus without any problems (there are chic Mercs and micro Toyotas). All yellow with symbols, you will not confuse, like guides in the crowd. In mikrik, besides us, 4 more people went to a nearby hotel. No fuss or hustle. Let's go to the hotel.

Hotel.
Drive from Aero 15 minutes to the North from the center of Hurghada.

At the reception, I immediately asked for a better standard instead, without any problems, they immediately gave the Family Suite Lux for $ 20. Safes ALL at the reception ($ 2 per day, as in a cell bank). I immediately explained to the maid: there is Clean - there is 1 Dollar.
After that, the room sparkled with cleanliness, daily fresh linens, towels and funny figures from towels. It was nice. It is not recommended to drink water from the tap, but near the room there is a cooler with a can of drinking water for drinking and brushing your teeth. You don't need to bring it with you. The hotel itself is beautiful, the main building and 3 rows of two-story buildings, between which there are pools and a botanical garden. There are 5 pools in total (2 are warm), of which 1 is a heated paddling pool. Its own beach with umbrellas and sun loungers, there is a volleyball, football grounds, a restaurant on the beach (this is if you don’t want to dress and go to the main building, you can eat in nature). The hotel has its own theater, like the Roman Colosseum, where in the evenings they sing and dance, it's very beautiful. There are also 2 restaurants (free of charge but by appointment) - Italian (pizza) and Oriental (grilled meat and spices).
There is a paid one with a hookah ($2). Fitness center with a small rocking chair and runners. Tennis courts.
The territory is well-groomed, licked daily, pools too. The staff understands Russian quite well, although the main contingent is Germans and Arabs. In bars, at least get drunk on juices, cocktails, drinks (their local beer, gin, rum, whiskey are not bad at all from European ones). Beach towels on bail (one-time, upon arrival $8/piece) are issued near each pool and on the beach. You can pass/receive at any point at least 10 times a day. The deposit is returned before departure. The sea near the beach is knee-deep sandy bottom 200 meters from the shore, there is a pontoon, then a sharp depth. No hedgehogs and jellyfish were seen on this shallow, although I still recommend the special. shoes (rubberized Czech shoes, in Hurghada shops for $ 6, not at the box office) because corals, infections, very sharp. Masks, fins for hire there on the beach, everything is there. You can swim and see at the end of the pontoon, where the depth and corals with their living creatures begin. Beautiful.

In the main building in the evenings DISCO disco.

Nutrition.
To the slaughter.
Breakfast, lunch, dinner is always a large assortment of snacks, hot dishes and sweets. I won't go into too much detail, but the food is amazing! Master chef!! ! (coal was not useful).

Tours.
TEZ-tour - a pro - was engaged in entertainment and leisure. I liked the Russian-speaking guide at the Mantasar hotel, he told and organized everything. On excursions, the guides are also great, they liked it. I recommend a trip (who has not been) to Cairo one-day, Bathyscaphe (with large porthole windows at the bottom - not to be confused with a submarine and a trimaran - they are bullshit), snorkel to the Coral Reefs on a yacht, jeep (or moto) safari on the sands , and if with children it is MANDATORY to go to the Sindbad water park (we went 2 times), where food and everything is ALL (Titanic has disappeared due to lack of food, and since you go all day and pay $ 2-3 for a glass of juice or a snack there, and more dangerous, high-speed slides, where they are only for children from 9 years old - inadvertently, a qualification has been set for safety reasons. )
Buses were served on time and drove us alone (!!! ), because there were no other sightseers.
If you wish, you can go to Hurghada yourself, walk through the shops, shops. in the Sakala region. Taxis can be ordered both at the hotel ($15 back and forth) and caught near the taxis on duty near the hotel ($5-6 at the end). I liked Egyptian textiles - T-shirts, sweatshirts, T-shirts - better than Chinese Armani.

Animation.
Here is the second and significant minus of holidays with children - ALL animation is in German or English. She was incomprehensible to my son and quickly got bored and tired. Although the hotel administration could take into account the opinions of almost 30% of Slavic tourists, including those with children, and conduct programs in Russian. I considered it disrespectful, so I subtracted a point from the hotel rating.

Results.

Rest, hotel, well-trained servants, food, everything, everything was very satisfied. They didn’t spit on the animation and didn’t bathe more.
She could not spoil the overall pleasant impression of the hotel and the rest in general. Lots of pools, lots of greenery and a botanical garden. So if the lack of Russian animation is not important, then you can safely go here to relax. Quiet, calm, comfortable, and there is no crowd, noise, din as in hotels located in the Center of Hurghada, with windows on the city street.
Although the hotel is 4 *, I would boldly give it 5 *. I recommend him and TEZ-tour as an operator for his attention and organization of recreation.

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