Liked

Written: 8 november 2012
Travel time: 30 october — 6 november 2012
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For families with children
Your rating of this hotel:
7.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 8.0
Service: 8.0
Cleanliness: 8.0
Food: 7.0
Amenities: 7.0
Traveled with my husband leaving the child at home. Abroad for the first time, so I can only compare with the South Coast.
We arrived from the airport very quickly. While the papers were being filled out, juices were brought out to everyone. Literally in an hour everyone was settled. Those who gave 10 dollars to their passports were given the key immediately, the rest began to be given in 15 minutes : ) At 12 o'clock everyone was settled. We were given a room but there were 2 beds and I demanded to change it to a room with one large bed, they changed it without additional payments (waited 30 minutes) The room had everything you needed. Sea view, everything worked. I especially liked the pillow - I wanted to take it with me : )
At first they left money for cleaning - cleanliness. Then they did not leave - cleanliness, cleaned every day.

The food is one of a kind. You won't be hungry. In general, we were pumped out like koloboks, we wanted to try everything. In the morning scrambled eggs, boiled and fried eggs, mashed potatoes, sausages, milk rice porridge, coffee, tea, croissants, cereals, etc.
They gave us chicken, fish and meat. There was even a squid salad. Steamed vegetables, grilled vegetables, salads, tomatoes, cucumbers. Plates are clean. You sit down wherever you want. Amazingly delicious bread and cakes! On the downside, this is a clear problem with napkins and tasteless fruits. But I understood that I was going to the sands. There was no coffee for lunch. But I took coffee tea in the lobby bar and went into the canteen with it, so I drank coffee and ate cakes. Juices are packaged, sometimes the tongue was yellow. Alcohol is tolerable, you can drink. Many are bought by ours in the dutik. The most delicious cocktails in the bar near the reception. If we were in a hotel, then poured into glass, if we said that we were going to the beach, then into plastic. Near the pool beer is delicious in the morning, cold.
The territory is small, compact, beautiful, well-groomed. We really liked it.
The staff is polite, always smiling. No one climbed up to me, rudeness and did not smell.
The beach was removed. To the left of the pontoon, the sea was constantly washing up algae and there you need to twist the sunbed for the sun. There are almost no hedgehogs in the water - it's safe. There are always free sunbeds. To the right of the pontoon is always the sun, you don’t need to turn the sunbed, the sea is clean. The rightmost side is the sandy entrance to the sea. There are no stones and hedgehogs. The best place for kids. There, in order to take a sunbed, you need to leave for hours at 6 in the morning. I didn’t lie near the pool, I don’t know. If you go down from the pontoon, then under the pontoon itself and to the left of it, where the shallow goes into the depths, there are many fish. On the right side, where the shallows go into the depths, there are fewer fish, but it is interesting to see the corals.

The most dangerous place is immediately to the right of the pontoon, where the entry into the water is by steps, not sand. There are close stones and knee-deep depth, but full of hedgehogs. Someone was constantly pricking. It is better to buy coral shoes and enter the water either by stairs from the pontoon or on the beach to the left of the pontoon or on the beach to the right of the pontoon but where on the sand (the rightmost part).
Corals can be bought in the store opposite. There is also a scarf Arafat synthetics 1 dollar, 2 dollars cotton and 3 dollars large. The price of arafats does not fall below anyone, they do not make discounts. Water depending on what but about 1dol per bottle. A mask with a tube can be bought for 5-6 dollars. Magnets from 1 dollar but a little to the left of 100 meters from the hotel shop MISHA where you can buy 3 magnets for 1 dollar.
The animators did not speak Russian. In water aerobics, I understood them. The yupka show + belly dance was better than we went on the 101 Nights of Scheherazade tour. The humor of the animators was incomprehensible to me. Children's animation seemed weak and boring. But we practically did not go to the animation as we had something to do in the room. Then the animators changed and I heard the Russian language!
In general, the hotel is not party, quiet, calm. Personally, I liked it. For holidays with children, you can consider, although baby food, animation, one hill are rather weak. With the pluses when relaxing with decks, the beach and tranquility. If there is a financial opportunity, it is better to find something else for a vacation with a child. But I would not consider Egypt for a vacation with children in principle. Flight 4 hours - a long time, IMHO.
The weather was great. Warm, a tiny fresh breeze, not hot, not stuffy. Warm water. Salty like ropa.
Seeing the Red Sea is a must! (Although it's prettier in Sharm)

Excursions. DO NOT take HAMAM from the guide ANEX TOUR !! ! Or prepare another +20 dollars for a massage with sandalwood oil and +10 dollars for a face mask. I think that the guide knows that this massage is included in the concept of Hamam, but he is silent about the fact that you need to pay extra for it. Yes, and the bath itself. There is no peeling - they moved with washcloths. Soapy massage should be called simply foaming, since there is NO massage !! ! They blame you and take pictures, and then they try to get one photo for 5 bucks! In a word, it's not worth it.
We took diving from anex 50u. e I liked it very much. Caught in the underwater world of Neptune. Recommend. On the beach, too, 50$. Recomend for everybody. Not scary !
We took the Super Safari. Consists of 3 excursions
1. riding quads and buggies in the desert
if you are a girl and you will be sent to another column consisting only of girls, children and the elderly, and you want drive and speed, then explain that you will go in a column with men, since slow driving is not for you!
liked.
2. a trip to the Bedouins. Hookah, camel, lunch. Carpets with camel wool from 9 dollars to 30 euros for a large one. You can take it for souvenirs. Principe interesting
3. Belly dance, telescope, terrarium. Weakly. In combination with the previous two, it is possible, but I do not recommend taking "101 Nights of Scheherazade" separately.
We took the complex from all three - Super Safari for 45 USD on the beach near VALENTINO. We really enjoyed. I advise! The quality and service are great!! ! You will not be deceived!
And I advise everyone to visit the sea restaurant. They set the table on the beach very nicely. Romance. Delicious. 20 euros with lobster. For two you can take 1 menu. We took 2 and there were a lot. Very tasty fish was fed to the cat : ) who appeared on the beach. For the price, focus on the euro, as the price in dollars can change depending on the exchange rate of the hotel. Smoke hookah there 1 dollar.
There is an exchanger, but he does not accept hryvnia !! ! And no one accepts them at all. Only a guide, but he is never there (anex tkr) The dollar exchange rate is favorable there. For 1 dollar 10 UAH.
Paradise Island at the guide 25c. u. on the beach 35c. u. They say that you will see 4 islands (but they do not specify that they are 100m apart and do not differ in any way) The island itself is a pile of sand. There is no vegetation there. But beautiful corals near the island. For a swim with a mask will do.
Also, take more small bills with you (1 dollar each).

For a visa, instead of 15 USD, they took either 16 or 18....
Be careful with taxis. In front of the hotel, a taxi costs 5-7 USD. Do not let yourself be bred for 15$ in 2 directions !!!!
At the hotel, the guide can sign up for a free trip for souvenirs, textiles, oils. You will be taken and brought wherever you say!
It is better to order a free dinner in an Italian restaurant right away. There is a menu for every day. And when ordering on Monday, you can choose 7 menus, and on Sunday you understand only one. Therefore, it is better to record immediately. We took Sunday. Liked the fries. We were distracted from the food of the hotel, there was a stoic with a candle, we ordered for 20.30 so that later we could watch the animation while sitting at the table. A change of scenery.
In Arabic, thank you - shukran, please, for nothing - afuan, please (request) - minfadlyak, good morning - sabah el kir, hello - merhab. Everyone likes elementary courtesy.
There are many Arabs in the hotel. This is many times better than the Russians! There were few Russians and it pleased !! ! There were many foreigners.
Once again, the place is quiet and not crowded. Mostly older people and people with kids.
Who loves show-off is better not to go there. Most likely, you should not go there, and those who have already been where a lot and have something to compare with and love very super comfort for which they can pay more.
Rest was generally satisfied. He is definitely worth his money.
Translated automatically from Russian. View original