Surprisingly, this is the first completely self-sufficient hotel from which there was no desire

Written: 17 february 2017
Travel time: 7 — 14 february 2017
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For families with children
Your rating of this hotel:
8.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 8.0
Service: 9.0
Cleanliness: 8.0
Food: 9.0
Amenities: 8.0
CIS version
Everything looked like a feast during the plague or a tax plague during the feast - there was no question of any trip, but the hopelessness of survival in the conditions of the new "minimal wages" was such that it would be simply necessary to hide at least for a week under a well-fed broom, and then, burn everything with a bright flame! And here, on the morning of that Saturday before the flight, ANEXs jammed all the fish at the cost of their tour, so I "swam". hair to the roots and bang your head against the wall of the tour operator's office. Everything was decided within an hour of fees and with the "yellow" balance of the return seats, we managed to push the booking. The price was so sweet that any of my grumblings about the hotel would be just rudeness.
CARRIER.

Well, he was not quite favored by the AZUR press. Nevertheless, the board took off almost without delay, no one broke anything from the luggage and did not lose anything. We were very surprised by the belief of our tourist that in Boryspil you can change into a T-shirt and Terminal D will so famously load on the sleeve on board, which doesn’t even slip through....Yeah, 3 times... But the sleeve itself is not so warm, and it sees through there noticeably. Well, okay... We loaded, sat down, fastened ourselves, read to ourselves prayers and started taxiing. I won’t say that the B737-800 was straight from scratch... About 15-16 years old, I think. The board took off and headed for the country of Yegi. but what a shame it was when the sounds made by empty stomachs, at times, drowned out the roar of turbines in the starting mode of separation. But coffee and tea from a teapot with 5-7 “tails” of tea bags and water were regularly handed out almost 2 times. after waiting a bit, they began to woo in-flight meals for 300 grivas and dutik goods. But the people, gritting their teeth, proudly did not succumb to the wire ocations and hamstered lard with garlic and other things taken from home bins. capture the target, or well, they just decided to show us their prowess. After all this, the board did land at the new airport named after... named... Well, someone said... Oh, the memory has become a hole. I remember the patronymic for sure - Ramzesovich! After two exits from the Boeing, they let us out. And past the monumental, in granite, proposal that, they say, "We, after all, also fight against native corruption, buy visas no higher than 25" evergreen "were taken to the VIZ hall and EXPECTATIONS The crowd is coming to the right 4th tables, where the guys are sitting with a sparkle in their eyes and an ANEX badge and famously chop "cabbage" at 27 from each. . . When I began to spread from the righteous proletarian hatred, I went over 20 meters back, where there were 2 modest sheds, where with an indifferent look, an elderly arabian pasted a visa into his passport for 25 "conditional banknotes". And even, on demand, change the change in conventional units... That's what a fine fellow! That's what it was - the heirs of Ostap Bender, disguised as ANEX employees or... Most of all, it will be unpleasant if the tour operator knows about this act of light scamming, but, for some reason, is silent in a rag. Well, okay, the process has begun. , having bought another Internet package with 3 gigs on board from Vodafon. By the way, Orange was also there, which had slightly nicer prices for 5-7-15 Gb traffic. Considering the difficulties with the Internet in the hotel, I recommend working through 3G.
There was even free WIFI in the arrivals halls. There were about 35 people in the Palm Beach Resort. tourists, and, having quickly loaded, we briskly trotted around the Hurgadyushny MKAD-y. While a guide in field uniform conducted the Course of the Young Tourist Fighter, the bus smoothly passed all the haunted places of the sleepy checkpoint and drove along the bypass straight to the hotel . . On the way there were about 25 minutes. I never traveled along this road, because we left the city and in an arc, going around all the hotels, we headed to the end point of the journey. The hotel is located about halfway from the Old Town to El Gouna. They settled us very quickly --- the keys for our arrival were already prepared in advance, but then the Forces of Quick Coordination from ANEX-owls intervened
RESETTLEMENT AND THE FIRST JOYS.
Everything began to happen very quickly. Nobody even slobbered the money. As far as I know, none of my friends had any questions about the numbers. in a commanding voice, the guard from the Magadan zone very urgently invited us to the negotiation hall, where we could be taken with our bare hands, still warm and slightly deafened by unusual expression. In Hollywood films, usually, the barking of dogs, clattering shutters, a dense mat, a round-the-clock anthem of the USSR and chirping helicopters
Respect and respect for the skill of the fighters from ANEX--- literally in a few seconds we sat in our chairs and, trying not to raise our eyes, silently listened to the Main Ten Commandments from the Host Party:
-Don't you dare go on tours from competing parties;
-don't you dare be tempted by cheap offers-kirdyk your head and wah-wah your insurance;
-be sure to wake up early and be like a bayonet at 8:50 on the second part of a hard zombie;
-only a guide can lead his flock to the notice board from ANEX and open to the erring on the departure time and one of the airport options! departure;

- compare the watches with the chronograph of the guides, so that only They know the correctness of the Time;
- fill out the questionnaire correctly and give it to the guide, so that he checks the mistakes and gives his blessing for the trip already at the reception for the keys;
-the rest of the Commandments, the guides promised to tell the flock in their free time from sales of tours at special prices, to put it mildly, slightly higher than the world prices;
Phew... ! It seems that it has passed... After listening to the instructions, we, with a frightening fury already accustomed to the tourist public, rushed to sweep away everything from the distribution of the restaurant . . I am ashamed of myself too - after being forced to feed on board the AZURs, I’m already nothing I couldn’t restrain myself... and the hamstering began with just hurricane force. Let’s pay tribute to the hotel - there wasn’t the slightest truncation of the choice of main dishes for a late dinner. . " we, at the call of our hearts and tables, went to look for our number. It is not surprising, but our luggage was already waiting for us at the door. And no one from the staff looked at us through the eyes of a cat from Shrek, hinting at baksheesh. We were just beginning to be surprised coherence of the hotel staff. . .
ROOM AND TERRITORY

In the morning, around 6-00 am, a superhuman force raised me up for one high-tech process, after which I decided to make a detour of my possessions. Silence....For some reason there is no February wind... Ukraine-blooperaaaaa... Already several employees are putting the garden in order. In absolute calm, two men swim in the sea, and this cannot but inspire respect - the beginning of the day of rest with a run, swim, swim, etc. is very cool. caught my eye - but there is no garbage, which the cleaners usually only begin to clean with the sunrise... And the employees who have already appeared all greet you and wish you a pleasant day... Where did I go? ! Where is the usual chronic indifference of Egyptian hotel employees ? ! the guests also greet... Yes, here it is necessary to keep the mark - Ukrainians are also properly educated. But what a trifle it is, it’s so easy to wish a passing good morning. I hope that in the future this person was imbued with the friendliness of the hotel and changes for the better took place in him. Returning to the room, I began to study it carefully. First, the strongest pressure of very hot water !! ! There were always complaints in Yegi for eternally barely warm water! For an ordinary citizen, this is an unaffordable luxury at current rates! And here we all took turns taking a bath 3 times a day. one Ukrainian. I confess, even sometimes, contrary to the recommendations of the Services, out of the corner of my eye, in the reflection of the mirror, I looked at Russian channels at a minimum sound, so as not to fall under the pernicious influence of the most terrible information skating rink in the world. Open the safe and get it already with 10.000 euros "Well, maybe next time... The lighting of the room is not very bright. Even the cleaners always let in the rays of the Sun before cleaning. The bed is made of a monolithic bar. The mattress is fig oh... Running my hand over it, I quickly figured out that here were the fifth points of the guests, here someone's knees were fixed, and here someone's heads dreamed of a decent pillow, and not about this clot of fibers of organic chemistry. such pillows are suicide. And it’s useless that there is another spare pillow on the top shelf, another reinforced concrete slab. Another nuance is the lock is classic and only one key is given. already to pass. Plumbing in excellent condition. Replenishment of paper and detergents is regular. Cleaning by a well-coordinated team of only men has been worked out, of decent quality and lightning fast. The supplied tap water is excellent. The blue water in the bathroom is proof of this. Obviously there are industrial filters at the entrance.
There are 2 pools on the territory - the first one on the left is a bassist named after the Great Ice Age. The water there is no more than 12-15 degrees. so that he writes to the OSCE and to the reception. This is where the whole February life takes place. It even boils - marriages are made not in heaven, but in a heated pool. -life goes on! Here, the people at the bar begin to cluster from 10-00. Coffee drinking from the machine begins. By the way, it’s even nothing. You can drink only in the main restaurant and a bar nearby. But in the bar where the animators always hold their shows, it’s damn smoky, and this is not a fountain for non-smokers. There is another tavern at the Ice Bassik. - fries and store it in a container those that are stored in the oven until 12-30. You understand that it no longer crunches after this . . And they make burgers there. When there was a film crew, they fried wings, and then burgers with inedible sausages and burgers with minced meat. T It’s not worth waiting, swallowing saliva near this cafe. This is not even fast food, but a miserable fake. And even more so, after 30 minutes. the main restaurant opens. Just to kill your appetite... And given that the weather is not quite gentle, it’s usually not worth standing and waiting for dinner on a windbreak.
RESTAURANT
Breakfast from 7 to 10, lunch from 13-00 to 15-00, and dinner from 18-30... The restaurant did not sign up for a la carte, and there were just a lot of delicious things in the restaurant. Breakfast is almost standard continental - toast, var. eggs, scrambled eggs with vegetable filling, croissants, a bunch of pastries, sour-milk sour cream yogurt, corn flakes and balls, honey with jams and chocolate pouring, rice.... It is always there, but the same GMO-shny as ours . . Solid, streaked and tasteless... It's a pity, but I wanted to take my soul away. You see, there are no right seeds anywhere on the planet.
Dinner.

Everything is more solid here. It’s even worth describing in detail. Everyone who comes a few minutes before the opening takes welcome cocktails and can puff antiseptic liquid from the dispenser. Maybe not everyone pays attention to him, but he is on the right hand at the very entrance to the restaurant. I regularly observed the divorce of waiters by a manager - the meeting took place 5-6 minutes. the speed of cleaning, and remembering all your habits on the fly. This hotel is just wild training. And where did the classic slowness of the Arab chat go? ! No one limits your orders. Drinks and alcohol are brought by the waiter. Impossible. The dishes themselves. During the week, only once lunch was not fried. fish fillets, and so I enjoyed it 2 times a day. Guaranteed one or 2 types of meat, poultry or from the grill, or breaded slices. Good salads. Amazing rice. . . Steamed vegetables!... With fruits, an ambush! Only when there was a film crew were whole tangerines and oranges. The melon is green... Amazing from puffs. or grilled chicken, or ice cream is distributed in portions from a freezer machine. The taste is somehow unintelligible, but ground nuts and coconut flakes stand next to the distribution. That's all... it's not worth discussing food further. If you were able to feed such a hippo like me, and feed it at a high level, then it is absolutely guaranteed that few people will snort from the quality of food in this hotel. I highly recommend rose wine - it's just a bomb! If still find fault, I would like to have ketchup on every table and ordinary boom napkins... Otherwise, it was so a pity for starched fabric napkins. not only drinks and alcohol, but also tea, coffee. Otherwise, it’s not entirely logical to feast on a pie with Cola... or with wine. And, nevertheless, to give a little more will to the cook with spices... I understand that not all of this please, but many national dishes simply have to be spicy, not neutral.
Dinner.
This is another test of the body's strength. The whole nightmare of a wild overeating begins again. Again I am surprised at the good school of waiters and restaurant workers.... Well, x. b. February 23rd... Let them think that on this day the Slavic world celebrates the Day of the Glutton, and not the classic socks and razors. Leaving, he thanked the chef for his excellent work and wished him to reach 3 Michelin stars.
HOTEL INFRASTRUCTURE
Right next to my 164th room there was a massage parlor and exercise equipment, and a children's animation room. And everything worked. It's a bit sad for our life, but even massages from 15 to 60 USD have become frankly expensive for our standard of living for an average Ukrainian. Not bad for children the polygon on the street was reclaimed. There, throughout the day, someone swarms around. The water slides work from 10-00 to 12-00.30 is still not comfortable to be there.
Beach: ideal entrance to the sea, clear water, but surprisingly few fishermen, corals are slightly present, but not closer than 20-30 meters. In this respect, the hotel is not very bright. the carcass embarrassed them, standing on the pier, stroking its belly, and peering into the blue distances. Maybe this turik not only ate all the fish in the restaurant, but also does not disdain the dolphin?!
ENTERTAINMENT
I recommend to all guests to take a boat ride at the pier. . . ALOHA. . . Apparently the owner was born in Tahiti/Haiti. boat stops... Only for 11 people, but usually no more than 7-8 people go, and this is no crush and crowding. Of course, the tour operator has a much cooler tour. There is a bathyscaphe, and Paradise Island and 4 shrimp for lunch... Yes, but it's 75-105 c. u. And here at least swim every day...
ANIMATION

Yes, there is... Several people make gestures to the "plywood" of the beach Mouzon at the bass player and invite them to an evening disco in a smoky bar. The Germans still play pebble throwing. At any time, the Germans were with a good school for the Young Artilleryman. There are also masters of rock-wearable washable painting near the Glacier Basin. Some stuff their tax code on their hands, some profile the Guarantor of the Constitution.
THE INTERNET
Here is another topic for irritation. Paid WI-FI 3 euros per day 15 per week is available almost anywhere in the hotel, and free Palm Beach Free is only at the reception... And 30-40 people sit on this channel, and this an obvious ambush! Well, with such attention to hot water and food, it would not be worth it to trifle with a paid Internet... It's a shame even...
OBSERVATIONS
No one writes from the tourists, but the take-off of all the aircraft takes place just above the hotel territory. And this is not the Russian Federation flying yet !! ! They are already gaining 700-900 m, but it’s a bit noisy all the same. .
The life of a tourist has changed somewhat. If earlier every morning there was a clatter of feet on long-distance excursions, now 100 USD. practically unbearable.
Strawberries have become even more polypropylene. No taste. . .
Prices for seafood at the hotel go off scale, from $15 for a fisherman to $25-35 for lobster shrimp. Or has the life of the people in the country not yet improved?
SAFETY IN AP HURGHADA
There are changes... There are... They, in anticipation of approval from the Russian Federation for flights, strangled the minimum of the metal detector so much that it no longer only rings on the usual keys, belts, change and glasses, but even howled at my passport with biometrics !! ! Oh..... And what can the procedure give you to get on the plane, see your luggage, load it for recording on camera and then read?... In stores, after passport control, you can hardly buy anything souvenir, only an ordinary dutik... AZUR is highly respected... Not 3 windows were open for registration, but 6 or 7... A trifle, but nice...
They took off... Again, they just treated us to some water. We flew. Borispol met with a cloud of touting taxi drivers and with some desperate fuss to earn at least some penny as quickly as possible... Before paying the tax according to the new rules, there were several days left. I hope that we will still fly anyway! !!
RESULTS

This is the first hotel in Egi, from which I simply did not even need to leave... Absolutely self-sufficient little world. Yes, and the city is very far away. Taxi from the hotel to the restaurant El-Mina knows it. I was struck by the coherence of work and some kind of inner core - maybe this is the vertical of power? ! If I again need to just fall out of the oppressive reality, then I will return to this hotel again. I was damn cool there!
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