Good budget 3+ hotel with a great reef

Written: 5 august 2019
Travel time: 3 — 15 july 2019
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: 9.0
Service: 8.0
Cleanliness: 8.0
Food: 9.0
Amenities: 9.0
We arrived late in the evening, the operator Tui, the carrier Windrose, did not have time for dinner (because it is in this hotel from 19.00 to 21.30), but since I quickly put on bracelets for the fourth time in hotels and let me go to the restaurant. This is my 4th visit to this hotel. A lot has changed since the last visit, and this is almost a year. Attitude towards white tourists. They are really very advocating and welcoming white tourists. Although they will not squeeze out the "nature" of the Egyptians. All issues are decided by the general manager Mohamed Immam. Muhamed Sallah at the reception is a peculiar person. Money exchange at the reception is not performed. Basically, people do this through ATMs or from store sellers, but it is not profitable for them.
Regarding the numbers. There are older standard rooms, there are new ones, there are standard rooms for families, where there is a folding sofa and a large area. There are family apartments with one bedroom (and a sofa bed for children in the living room), a kitchen with a large refrigerator and a set of utensils for cooking, and a balcony is also possible. The location of the windows near the rooms (it can be different) to the wasteland and to the highway, where you can hear the noise of cars and "morning and night" chants from the mosque. And there is a sea view. It is better to inspect the room very carefully before settling in and not spare this time. Check appliances and air conditioners, showers and more. Maybe don’t even take your luggage from the reception until you are sure that the room is serviceable and suits you. In case of misunderstanding, do not hesitate to immediately say that you will contact the tour operator and they will deal with the issue. The hotel doesn't want that. Therefore, before giving money, see what they offer you, and then do as you like. Housekeeping is not bad, but you should not expect something phenomenal - standard.
About the Internet. Free internet in the lobby, pretty normal. As in most cases: there are few people, the connection is good, a lot is bad, but it exists !! ! And it is not even in some good 4-kah. And in rooms and in 5 and 4-star hotels, he also does not catch.

Food. For a 3* hotel, very good. For 12 days, of course, I got tired, but you could always choose in a variety of ways. There were always 3 types of meat (a choice of beef, chicken, in different types, fish is different and in different preparations, liver, kebabs, meat in gravy with vegetables, fried, boiled meat) Grilled vegetables every day, baked potatoes, rice , couscous, bulugur, lentils. Salads and just cutting vegetables, onions, pickles, and so on... The food is not salted, not peppered and without vinegar. At the end of the departure, in the restaurant and at the bar on the beach, the bartenders began to make cool alcoholic and non-alcoholic cocktails for white allincs. There is no wine in the hotel. Also once a week in the bar near the small pool in the evening they made free cocktails for tourists. Sweets are varied, better than even in the 4 in which we were. There was baklava, "ala tiramisu" in cups, jelly and other biscuits, etc. Fruits. Always for lunch and dinner 2-3 kinds. During our time there were (dates, oranges, chocolate-covered baby bananas, grapes, melon, watermelon, apples). They clean the dishes faster than you had time to finish your meal, there has never been a bat and cracked and dirty. The restaurant is clean. At dinner, the waiters even brought drinks to the table. If you "lure" at least one waiter with 5 pounds, giving in the form of a tip, he will serve you very quickly.
Beach across the road. During the day we wound about 2 km. For us, this is a plus, but who does not like to go to the beach carries a "tuk-tuk" for free. The bar has a very good bartender (main) Mohamed loves white tourists very much, so he makes natural hibiscus, brews coffee, tea and cocktails. Therefore, you can tip without hesitation, people work hard and try. But the boy is not very good on towels. Once he gave good new towels, everything else he gave old ones. On the beach, nothing was lost while we went to eat and in the room. You can return towels and take new ones after dinner. A wonderful reef that requires slippers and a mask. The second step from the top cannot be subdued in any way. Just take and cook. In the evenings, a yacht with tourists sails, but it does not park on our beach, so the sea is clear. Unloaded and sailed away. There is a banana and a bun, carried by locals from the diving center. Date palms grow along the alley to the beach, they are not dressed in bags and dates fall, and they water with slop water from the hotel, so I don’t recommend picking up and eating, you yourself understand why.
There are pools with slides, but there the locals don’t climb out of them, so we don’t go there))) We go beyond the sea, the sun and health)))
On the beach there are shops with souvenirs and beach accessories, oils and textiles, at reasonable prices. The seller of the souvenir shop is too intrusive. We bought oils from Emil, he speaks Russian very well and understands his business. He collected an order for us from oils, seeds and "spirits", a face mask for an adequate amount. In textiles, Mark also offered textiles at affordable prices, but we were not interested (((

Show program. Animation can be said to be no day, no one will get you))) Every evening, except Friday, the show program is standard. First for children, then for adults. Fakir show, Mr and Miss hotel, show with skirts, belly dance and more. Until 22.00 they entertain you, and after that you are on your own)))
Shopping, shops. To the center by minibus oklko 10 min. 2 pounds per person, this is to Sheraton Street. And also in the other direction oklo 10 min. to the City Center (Big shopping center). With a large supermarket on the ground floor. You can buy mangoes at different prices and tastes, avocados, fresh juices and more..... Also candies "Colorful Pebbles" (for children) next to the exit from the supermarket there is a shop where the same pebbles are 60 feet per 1kg.
Rest was a success!! ! for myself, I found the best option for relaxing with children and I don’t even want anything else, if it’s still at a good price)))
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