In general, everything is fine

Written: 30 january 2010
Travel time: 16 — 27 november 2009
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For families with children
Your rating of this hotel:
7.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 9.0
Service: 8.0
Cleanliness: 8.0
Food: 9.0
Amenities: 7.0
Review:
Flew with her husband from St. Petersburg. They survived the 5 hour flight. flew at night on a Boeing, the seats are narrow and do not recline. my legs rested on my chin. husband with a height of 185cm. in general, he stood all the way, because in the chair he could not move.
in short, after a sleepless night, we arrived at the hotel. 7 am. check-in from 14:00. When I found out, I almost cried. they began to offer money at the reception so that they would settle quickly, but they did not take money (even $ 50). In short, we were like orphans with luggage, hungry, tired and not getting enough sleep, hanging out at the reception and waiting for 14 hours. so the first impression of the country was not very good. hospitality in a 5 * hotel did not even smell.
when the check-in did happen, the room was surprisingly given an excellent (well, except for the fallen plaster) first floor, immediately access to the pool, which later turned out to be icy.

Room service is terrible. for 9 days they never changed the bed linen and only after the scandal at the reception on the 3rd day did they change the towels. Room cleaning was only 3 times. they explained this by the fact that we have a sign on the door do not disturb... only we didn’t have this sign at all.
As for food. . . it's a different story altogether. The buffet looks beautiful and should be delicious... but this is an impression until I saw HOW it is prepared... Probably you should not spoil the impression for everyone, but believe me, not everything is so good. Food tastes terrible. there was only a salad of fresh cabbage and ice cream. Fruits are either rotten or weathered. The dishes are ALWAYS dirty, in black stains. Long story short, I didn't eat there. Bakery products are laid out without gloves (dirty hands). The waiters are in a tattered and dried uniform, so you want to undress and wash it.
Animation. she is not there.
Beach and sea. This is the only thing for the sake of which everything else could be closed eyes. Amazingly clear and very very warm sea. Its not a big reef with cool fish. with the expectation that the husband from the dining room dragged bread and fed the fish off our coast, there was always a lot of it)))
Tours. We went on 2. First on a super safari. The only thing that impresses there is the road by jeep to the place of deployment of the Bedouins. Almost died of fear. One of the jeeps overturned. and there were children. There was a big scandal. In short, it's a survival trip. but there is nothing to do in the desert. trip for the whole day, the food there is very bad. They just give you free water.
The second excursion was to the island of Utopia. Well, if you can call it an island, then I'm the Queen of England. But while we were sailing to it, we made 2 stops in the sea with a dive on the reefs. This is not to be forgotten. another world!!!
Conclusion: if you go there for the sake of the sea, you will get an unforgettable experience. if for the sake of a good comfortable stay, it is better to look for another hotel.
By the way, in terms of cost: I would not say that it is cheap. 55t. r. with departure from St. Petersburg. (hot ticket)
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