we liked it! we plan to return

Written: 12 february 2019
Travel time: 24 — 31 january 2019
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For families with children
Your rating of this hotel:
9.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 8.0
Service: 9.0
Cleanliness: 9.0
Food: 9.0
Amenities: 9.0
Good day everyone! More than a week has passed since our return, and finally we have written a review.
There were four of us - 3 adults and a 5-year-old child. Two-room family room. Rested the last week of January.
The review will be long and detailed, so I'll tell you right away - we liked it! We would be happy to return to this hotel. Maybe because we went without much hope, we were told that 4 stars in Egypt is fear. And it turned out the opposite. I understood people who wrote in the reviews that they were there 6-7 times, and met on the beach with such compatriots from Chernihiv. Somehow everything is homely, without pathos. The staff is friendly, respectful, not bored, not rude.
Wi-Fi only at the reception. we bought an Orange card at the airport and handed out wifi from the phone.
Now in more detail. Arrived at the hotel around 9 am, we had a night flight. We were very quickly (in less than an hour) accommodated in room 3106.

The Russian-speaking hostess (it seems Elena) took us, showed where and what is located in the hotel.
Clean room. The room has a kettle, TV (there are Ukrainian channels) and air conditioning in each room. The large room has a double bed and a sofa bed, and the children's room has a bunk bed. Water is given in half a liter per person, we asked and we were given more. At first they were afraid to drink from coolers. But then they asked their compatriot - they told him not to be afraid. So we collected water in empty bottles. Towels were cleaned and replaced daily (thanks to our cleaner Nasir).
The area is large, the lawns are flat and green, every night the paths are washed and everything is watered. The trees are beautifully trimmed. The sand beach is big, clean, no special shoes are needed.
The sea in late January is not very warm, if true. We swam 4 days out of seven (the first day the water was cold, one day was devoted to excursions, and another day was very windy). But there is a warm pool! ! ! !!
Immediately remarks to the hotel - nowhere write the temperature of water and air. According to our senses, the water was about 20 degrees. While the daytime air temperature is not higher than 24-25? C, and the nights were pretty cool (we even heated the room with air conditioners for the night). In the sea at a distance of 15-20 m from the shore live corals! What a beauty! Be sure to bring masks and everything you need! Yes, beach towels, though a little torn already, but large, comfortable and replace them as many times a day.
The animation is great! We all did aqua aerobics in the pool. In general, sports entertainment for all tastes - from exercise, yoga, dance lessons (conducted by a guy from Kropyvnytskyi, and other Ukrainian girls work there. Masha and Lisa - hello! ), Volleyball and more. Children's animators are also beyond praise! Free half an hour every day for sauna and jacuzzi - we used to the fullest.

There is a small playground, a squash court, a gym, a croquet court and a tennis court. We all tried. It's cool in the morning and there's nothing special to do, and we get up early, so whoever can play sports).
And there is a ranch on the territory, where 9 horses live, 4 goats, a camel Maxim and a gut Lucy)) and every morning we picked up in the restaurant melon for ungulates, sausage for pussy and went to feed the animals)) the child is delighted, so are we!
Food. For hotel 4? very well! The choice is small, but everything is high quality and very tasty! ! ! Many thanks to the chefs! And we have never been poisoned, this is also a big plus. Breakfast includes cheese, jams, boiled eggs or omelets, oatmeal and whole wheat porridge, sausages not every day, raw sausages (not tasty), fruit and fruit salad (delicious! Eaten every day). Coffee is better in machines where coffee is separate, milk is separate (I don't know what they are called). Lunch and dinner -2 soups - always very tasty!
), 2-3 meat dishes, fish, fresh and cooked vegetables, side dishes - rice and potatoes. By the way, the food is not spicy and not saturated with spices. Of course for us. Seasonings were always available for those who wished. In the evening on the street they cook something else on the grill. New menu every time. For 7 days we ate veal in different variations, duck, chicken, turkey, and even grilled quail. Do not wait for seafood (if there were squid), not too much for fruit - oranges, grapefruits, melons, bananas, pomegranates, guavas, dates. all cut. Wine only in the main restaurant for lunch and dinner, strong drinks only in the bars, beer only in the pool bar. There is actually no other breakfast - coffee buns in Azura, but we only needed them on the day of arrival and because we did not have time for breakfast. But I say again - for a four-star hotel is the absolute norm! We did not even hope for such a kitchen.
Bars by the leather pool, on the beach and another - Azur.

By the way, it is very good that the food is not very useful))) - french fries, burgers, pizza - not in the main restaurant, but in the bar by the warm pool. You are less seduced. Juices are delicious in bars, poured from a pack. Pineapple, orange, mango and tomato. In the coolers something like yuppie)))
We went to a la carte restaurants. Oriental so-so, and we really liked the Italian. There are four of us, and when you sign up there, there are 4 menus to choose from. We took all four and all together tasted each dish. I advise in Italian not to lean too much on pasta or pizza, because in the end good desserts and delicious, and there is nowhere to eat)))
The tour was ordered not from their tour operator, but to Chiba-tour, chosen at home according to people's reviews. We went to Dendery-Luxor-Banana Island with a walk on the Nile. That's cool! We were picked up at 5 am from the hotel and returned at 22.00. it's hard, but it's worth it. You can order dry rations for the tour, but it is better to make your own sandwiches in the restaurant.
And leave something in the minibar for dinner)) Order rations too, at least for the sake of the fact that there will be a bag of juice and a banana and an apple)) and feed their sandwiches at the nearest stop to cats and dogs))).
As if she remembered everything. I definitely recommend this hotel to my friends. And I hope to return there myself! )) you only need to monitor the price
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