Езжайте сюда - не пожалеете Come here - you won't regret it

We were in Hurghada for the second time. A prerequisite for the tour was the presence of a large beach. Not so much a demand as a request - they took a ticket in a familiar company. I must say right away that with regard to the beach - the entire hotel is surrounded by water. The letter "P" crashes into the sea. Last year we went to Sultan Beach 4 * - heaven and earth. The Sultan had a puddle dug into the hotel grounds. As for the resettlement - without any problems were in the room. No begging for money from the reception, no questions at all. For the room in which we were settled (more precisely, for the view from the window) it would not be a sin to pay extra: ). Of course, everything is better in this hotel than in standard Egyptian 4 *. I heard a lot about Steigenberger 5 *, which was opened last year, where the staff generally dances lambada, if something goes wrong. But the cost of a trip to it is twice as high.
No problems with plumbing, cleaning. A small baksheesh 1-2 pounds per bed and everything is clean and tidy.
As for food, everyone complains that there are long queues, because the hotel has 800 rooms. On the second day, they saw that the main queue was for potatoes, pasta, and rice. But there is enough such kindness in Kyiv. And there is no one near the fish, meat, stewed vegetables. That is, everyone sluggishly approaches them after the turn. We approached right from the end, put ourselves fish, vegetables and stomped on salads. It was funny to look at the Poles who ate sandwiches every day.

There were always towels on the beach, the little dude quickly delivered the mattresses. Then he made towels. Every time I slipped him a pound from the stash and thanked him. So he quickly covered everything for us for 8 days and smiled.
Why with nychki? Because they have a hard time with begging - as I understand it, they can be fired. On the beach, I once thanked the bartender a couple of times. On the third time, he told me verbatim: You don't have to give me money, you've already paid for everything. I even got lost...
We have already got used to their stickiness and just said "No, thank you" to all sorts of barkers. If you start a conversation with them - hit. They will invite you to safaris, islands, massage, anywhere, in general. There is a good excuse - "HALAS" - this is in Arabic "enough, leave me alone. " They immediately understand, laugh and fall off. : )
Although it’s worth going to the islands, but take vouchers in tourist shops or from a guide. Barryzhki on the beach sell them 2 times more expensive.
Last year I drank alcohol only from the Dutik. In this I tried everything local - not so bad, I paid anyway : )
A day later, we went to the city center for a walk. Taxi from "El Palacio" costs 2 bucks = 10 pounds. will breed, repeat - ten pounds - they immediately agree.
There is a restaurant "Star Fish" in the center - all taxi drivers know it. The two of us got so much for $15 that we barely crawled away. They brought 4 dishes. Soup with shrimp, squid and fish, pasta with seafood, salads - blockage.
The only thing that irritates in Egypt is the obsession of the locals. There are many shops near the hotel and each of them entices you, understands the language, congratulates you on the New Year in April, shouts "hello, fellow countryman, write a review. " In short, the circus. Just don't get fooled.

Of course, I heard from those who were dissatisfied: "Horror, kennel. They don't give fresh juices for breakfast here !! ! This is 3 *"
Well, to hell with them, with fresh juices. Main mood. There are always "lucky" ones - and a number for them will be found on the fence, the towel will be lost and the plane will be delayed for 5 hours.

We were met by "Karya Tour" - minute by minute. And the plane back and forth was like clockwork.
In general, go - you will not regret it.