Остатки былой славы Remains of past glory

The hotel is small, with old shabby furniture, located on the outskirts of dirty Hurghada, between two hotels under construction. All rooms have balconies overlooking the courtyard, so if you do not leave the hotel, the construction is not very noticeable. Cleaning in the room daily, for $ 1 weaved all kinds of animals, and in general cleanliness is maintained at the hotel all the time, everything was tinted, forged (near the pool they worked as a marble grinder). For the entire stay, except for one day, the wind was blowing, and it was impossible to swim in the pool, because the water was very cold. The pool was heated on the day of departure. to the holiday of Ramadan, acquaintances and relatives of the owners with children began to arrive. Despite the paucity of the kitchen, one constantly had to stand in humiliating lines in order to get into the canteen. Breakfast was eaten for lunch, lunch for dinner. A free Italian restaurant is worse than a canteen, after it they went up to eat their dear in it. Paid fish $28 per person, slightly better. It was a pleasure to visit the sauna with jacuzzi and massage 60 min 30$. The animation is great, fun for both kids and adults. Internet: a card for 30 minutes - $ 5, Skype, mail ru and ICQ programs, but the download is terrible and it must be used within 72 hours from activation upon arrival (we learned this when we wanted to call before leaving), but after a raised tone on Reception, relented and allowed to use the remaining minutes. The only instruction in Russian in the hotel is like "Do not take food out of the canteen! " Entrance to the sea 2. On the right is shallow water and sand, very convenient for children, on the left is deeper and dead corals. There are no exotic fish, except for purple jellyfish, nothing was found even with a mask. Excursions: we took Evening Hurghada, with a visit to a fish restaurant (OK), a textile store (prices are 2-3 times higher than opposite in the store) and the show "1000 and one night" (OK !!! ) Shopping: as always, a divorce from tour operators are taken to certain stores where prices are much higher. We left for the city with a representative of the Turkish leather company Emin, successfully bargained for a jacket from $1.400 to $230, and after walking around the Sheraton, we returned by taxi to the hotel ($3 and $1 for his "please"). Check-out as usual at 12. Until 16-30 we were not even allowed to drink tea. That's all. For pioneers, this hotel may be suitable, but for seasoned ones, draw conclusions.