My impressions of Mirage Bay Resort & Aquapark 4

Written: 19 october 2025
Travel time: 5 — 16 october 2025
Your rating of this hotel:
4.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 6.0
Service: 5.0
Cleanliness: 5.0
Food: 3.0
Amenities: 3.0
Let's start with the hotel's entrance area. On the left and right, there are two unsightly retail and office buildings, seemingly only occupied on the ground floor. The filth and neglect in front of the hotel creates a gloomy impression. The hotel grounds are vast, but tourists only occupy a small portion; almost the entire right side is owned by private individuals and companies.
The reception area is clean, the air conditioning works, but the sofas need replacing. Behind the reception area is a bar and an area with tables and chairs that are in dire need of renovation.
The Wi-Fi is only available in the reception area. It's safe to say, "It's there, but it's not there. " It's weak and constantly drops out.

Rooms. There are both old and new buildings located between the entrance area (the Aquapark area) and the reception area. We were offered a room in the older "Bluelake" building, just after the reception area. The room was renovated; the furniture had just been painted. The appliances were in working order: air conditioning, a hair dryer, a TV, an electric kettle, soap, shampoo, and shower gel. In this case, you have to be lucky; everything is there and in working order. The only disappointing thing was the noise from the delivery vehicles to the hotel after 11:00 PM. However, this noise is not constant.
Restaurant. It's a stretch to call this establishment a restaurant, as there's constant movement from the serving area to the receiving area. It's pointless to compare it to an anthill; all the traffic is orderly. The food could be improved: meat dishes and fish are fried in oil and overcooked, pasta is undercooked, soups are poor, salads are sufficient, and they skimp on fruit. There are no baby or dietary meals available.
The beach. The beach area is large, with plenty of space. BUT! There's always a pressing issue with sun loungers—there aren't enough, many are broken, mattresses are only 30% of what's needed, and there are only about a dozen beach tables on the entire beach. There's only one beach bar at the beach entrance, despite the large beach area. The snorkeling pier is closed and partially dismantled, leaving only a wading pool. Although the more desperate ones manage to break through to the reef. The pier's closure is due to the poor condition of the reef, which has slowly begun to recover. It may also be closed next year, a requirement from environmentalists, which they strictly adhere to.
Tourists: Germans, Poles, Hungarians, Swedes, Ukrainians, Arabs, Russians. Many Arabs arrive on weekends, starting on Thursdays; this has to be tolerated; they're in their own country.
Staff: These are the people who save the hotel from all the negativity.
Conclusions: Overall, the hotel isn't a four-star hotel, but this is Egypt. I will definitely not return to this hotel a second time.
Translated automatically from Russian. View original