How we rested in Hurghada. Or fun adventures on your own!

Written: 17 november 2006
Travel time: 19 — 26 october 2006
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For families with children
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Rooms: 9.0
Service: 9.0
Cleanliness: 10.0
Food: 10.0
Amenities: 8.0
Hello, we are Nina and Arina (21 years old) from St. Petersburg! Salute to everyone who knows us!
We want to tell you about our awesome vacation in Egypt.
Hurghada. Marlin Inn Hotel 4*. October 13-20.2006.
It all started with the choice of a tour operator. Since the Neva turned out to be too tough for us (and scholarships), we took trips to TezTour. We flew from Moscow. We spent the night at the airport, because the departure was at 8.10. The night was not easy. I wanted to sleep and eat for the first three hours, and then we met our neighbors, fortunately, and it turned out that they were also going to rest. So we did not get bored waiting for registration. We went to the Moscow duty free (Vnukovo), there were 2 of them. And in the first one everything is cheaper by $ 2-5. So we recommend stocking up there, because the duty free in Hurghada leaves much to be desired!!!

The flight was perfect because we were sleeping.

True, the plane somehow didn’t take off right away, and we immediately remembered that it was Friday the 13th, and the people got nervous and asked us to shut up, so when everyone was shaking during the 2nd attempt to take off, we saw the 3rd dream! =) Alcohol was not served to us, and the bun in the dinner was frozen. Everything was so cute and wonderful!

And finally, we got to the hotel. They gave us $10 and asked to put us in a bungalow. There were no rats and lizards, as they frightened us, there. The room was spacious, with 2 beds, armchairs, TV and a balcony. Everything was nice and cozy. We stuffed our clothes into the closet, took a safe at the reception for $ 1 per day and ran quickly to the beach! It turned out to be clean and large (there is enough space for everyone), and if you come at 7-8 o’clock, you can take your favorite sunbeds (we, of course, occupied in the center of the beach  ). It has a volleyball field, as well as turtles in a paddock. The sea is warm and very clean. True, it is very salty, we got used to it for a long time.
But we swam to the buoys and performed acrobatic stunts on the rope there. And some aunts sang songs all the way =)

In general, the first day was spent in reconnaissance of the territory and acquaintance with the staff and guests. It was on this evening that we met the charming and best bartender, Edik. He's just a douche. Please, if you go to Marlin, give him greetings from Nina and Arina! And in the bar we met two men from Tolyatti: Igor and Bright Head. They were kind of the soul of the hotel company and rubbed off with all the girls. In fact, Igorek was a sticky and boring type, but while we were kicking him off (and it took more than one day), we were not childish, and our laughter was heard in all corners of the beach.

Our morning started at 6:30. At 7.00 there was breakfast: muesli, pancakes, porridge, pastries, tea, coffee, juice, toast, sausages, etc.
At 7:30 we were on the beach. With a card you can get a towel and a mattress will be brought to the desired sunbed. AT 10 O'CLOCK.

00 animators arrive (Fata and Amr), and "morning" exercises begin. The female half gets up on the beach, which gives indelible pleasure to the male half. Some individuals even manage to capture it on camera. After the exercises, we learned the count from one to eight and the words up down & RELA-A-AX. In general, you need to go there at least once and neighing. At the end of our stay, Fat got so fed up with it that he tried to put us next to him and pacify us. With their pronunciation 3 - they got "sri". I had to explain what this word means, as well as the word "Down". Now you understand why we had so much fun =)

Opposite us lay two pretty girls, Lena and Maya. They immediately caught our attention. As Igor said, they were lesbians.
Around 16.00 it becomes cool to sunbathe, and it is still far before dinner, so we went to look around the nearby area and shops.
There are a lot of souvenir shops around, a supermarket, a pizza hut, McDonald's, next to which there is a rocking cafe. There you can take a hookah for 5 pounds = 25 rubles and freshly squeezed juice (especially mango).

!! ! Lime water is the best drink to quench your thirst.
Before dinner, we had a ritual: we went to Edik's Joker's Bar and had a Cuba Libra cocktail (it was the most delicious of those offered). Animators meet everyone at the entrance to the canteen from 19.00 to 19.30 and wish everyone "Good morning" =)

The next day we got up early and went to sunbathe, met a cool couple from Nizhny Novgorod, Olga and Sergey. They are adults, but they and we had a lot of fun and easy together. At 11.00 we went on the first excursion "MotoSafari" to the Sahara to the Bedouins. We were interested and rzhachno, as usual.
We probably drew too much attention because the Guide kept his eyes on us, and even when we rode ATVs, he rode next to us, because he was worried that we would do something. Night is the most charming time in the desert. We highly recommend you not to miss this time!! ! The starry sky is very low, and the stars themselves are bright and large, the Milky Way stretches over your heads, and the Bedouins hum something in their own Bedouin way! This is the most unforgettable experience!
Evenings we spent with Edik =) Fortunately, all inclusive! =)

The next morning, Arinka went to water aerobics (at 12.00), which amused me and myself a lot. Generally. In my opinion, this is more rzhach than sports, but what's the difference, we're relaxing =)

After lunch we hung out around the pool. It's a little cool there, but there are few people and fresh water. The girls Maya and Lena also came there, and we had such an awesome chat with them.
We bathed in cool water, drank coffee ...

We agreed with the aunt from Safari to go to the Old City (Sakala)
And now we are there. We bought a hookah each ($15). Tobacco and coal, as well as souvenirs. You have to bargain with the Arabs!! ! Minibuses turned out to be the worst, there were only Arabs, they stared and ate us with their eyes. But the hookah did not work.
The next day we started pouring shisha wine into a 0.5 bottle: on the beach, in the bar and even in the canteen for lunch!! ! Maya smoked the hookah for us, for which we loved her even more.

In the evening there was a hotel ping-pong championship. It was conducted by our favorite animators: Fata and Amr =) We didn't play, but we watched. Soon we got tired of it, and we went to look at the neighboring territory. There is a very well-groomed beach, neat houses and expensive cars. And the inscription is only in Arabic. Looks like people just live there.
But it turned out to be funny, so we watched it from the main building and from the bungalow balconies. If you find out something about this incomprehensible institution, then write to us, please.
We spent the evening in a cafe with a swing, drinking juice and smoking a hookah with cherry tobacco.

The next morning we sunbathed and went to Paradise Island. This excursion is called entertain yourself, but we, of course, really liked it, maybe because we are masters of entertaining ourselves. About an hour on the yacht (+0.5 hours of parking), we arrive at the coral reef, where we swim for an hour with a mask and fins. Everyone's mask leaks a little. BUT this will in no way spoil the impression of the charms and wonders of the underwater world. We swam for an hour, but it passed unnoticed. Fish and corals are awesome, beautiful, you just can't take your eyes off. But take care of your arms, legs and buttocks, corals scratch...

Then we were brought to Paradise Island.

There is absolutely quartz sand, so fine, white and smooth, like in a bounty advertisement. We got ourselves a 1.5 liter bottle of this miracle. Now he lies in our aquarium along with shells and other summer pops. There is a cape on the island between two "camps". And we had a photo session there. The sea has an unusual color of Berlin glaze, and the sand remains on the skin after each wave arrives ...By the way, they serve dinner there, and on the way back we laid towels and slept right on the stern.

In the evening, at Edik's bar, we made eyes for the boys from Tyumen. Although let them think that it was They who first attracted our attention, but it was WE!!! ! In the evening we went to Sakala to the Ministry of Sound club. People!! ! It's just an awesome club. Dancing under the starry sky on the seashore. Music in the style of Relax, what could be cooler? We danced until 2 o'clock, and then went to the hotel (walking min. 30-40), but not scary at all. T. to.
there are many hotels and a lot of police on the way, you feel quite safe.

We also lost the key to the safe. Somewhere on the beach =( and they paid $ 63 for breaking the safe, so it's better not to put anything in this safe, but store everything in the room, hiding it in dirty socks or a dirty T-shirt =)
The night was fun. I arrived a little earlier, Arinka went for a walk on the beach. Our neighbor hung around the room. He was from Bratislava (that is, our Slavic brothers), I don’t remember their names. One of them got drunk and fell asleep, and the other could not get into the room. So I suggested that he try to climb into the room through our balcony. As a result, I had to climb, because he was afraid. The door to the room was closed and we chatted a little in English, wandered to the reception for the key.

Before going to bed, I checked all the windows and doors, because it was somehow scary to fall asleep ...and in the morning I woke up from the fact that my Slav brother was lying next to me in some orange family jackets and glasses and was watching how I was sleeping. I don’t really understand anything, I call Arinka. She wakes up, turns away and starts to laugh, and then I push him off the bed, And he holds on and climbs again. Rave. But in the end we kicked him out the door. It turns out that he broke the door to the balcony and climbed from the next room. =) And then he ran from us down the corridor, because his friend was sleeping again and did not hear the call to the room. The whole beach quickly learned about this story. Perhaps we laughed too loudly at this. Serezha, Our beloved Serezha, also laughed at this for a long time. We hope this has become a legend Marlin Inn.

This was our last day. We caught the last rays of the sun. They thought about leaving soon and were sad.
We brought a hookah to the beach, we were quickly told that smoking hookah on the beach is prohibited!!! ! We turned around.
After lunch, we took pictures with the animators, played pioneer ball, and swung on the swings. After dinner we went to the miniclub and drank at Edik's. Taki got acquainted with the boys from Tyumen: Roma and Yura. They turned out to be awesome. It's just a pity that everything happened in the last days. Always like this. But now we correspond with them via ICQ and bastardize. I hope they will come to us in St. Petersburg. Guys, we are waiting for you!!!
It was very, very sad. I wanted to cry.

On the last day, after breakfast, we swam and threw coins from the pier into the sea. Will we go there again, yes, of course!!! ! It was the coolest vacation of our lives. This is the BEST hotel ever. The best bartender and animators. Cool eatery and bar.
And whoever doesn’t know how to relax and even on vacation is looking for something to grumble about, let’s be honest, sit at home and don’t stick your nose out of your cozy kennel.

We are going there again. We think April. Who wants to have a fun time there, please write to ICQ Arina: 360-433-553 and Nina 229-463-844. Write, come and it will be unforgettable, believe me.
We did not leave tips for the maid, because he confessed his love to us. Rave. But he did not make swans for us either. Although everything regularly changed (linen and towels). And even neatly folded Arina's nightgown.
We recommend Marlin to those who came to relax: lie on the beach, drink and hang out with the same Russians. And what could be cooler?
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