Zahabia again

Written: 30 november 2012
Travel time: 12 — 23 november 2012
Your rating of this hotel:
6.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 7.0
Service: 6.0
Cleanliness: 6.0
Food: 4.0
Amenities: 4.0
I ended up in Zakhabia again, because I urgently wanted to leave for little money. Everything is good for this trio and the location, and the territory, and the gorgeous sea with an excellent reef. Buildings 5 ​ ​ and 6 have been completed since the last time I was there. They made a pool near these buildings. But! As our guide from Anex Tour (Muslim Samira from Azerbaijan) said, “Egypt is not the same anymore. ”
Across the road from the 5th building there is not even a mosque, but a kind of prayer house with installed speakers on it. (photo) At 4-30 in the morning, the muezzin starts the call to prayer. If earlier he only called and then was silent, now the prayer is broadcast live. On Friday, when there was some kind of holiday at 4-30, the sermon was 45 minutes long. At 12-30 - 1 hour 25 minutes. Arabs walk around with broken foreheads from fervent prayers. Foreheads are more like psoriatic knees. Moreover, these are not only ordinary Arabs, but managers from the reception. The guy on the switch in the hotel, in general, took half his forehead off. In the memo from Anex tour there is a phrase:
“If you want to photograph a man, be sure to ask permission. (Yes, they themselves climb to be photographed, it is impossible to fight back). Further: In the holy month of Ramadan, Muslims are forbidden to eat from sunrise to sunset. Tourists during Ramadan are not recommended to consume any food or drink in public places, smoke and chew gum. Failure to comply with this rule may result in arrest by the police for disrespecting laws and traditions.

Restraint and respect are obligatory when visiting a mosque, it is best to inspect it when there is no worship there. At the entrance to a mosque, house or apartment, you are supposed to take off your shoes. It is undesirable to enter the mosque in shorts, short skirts and T-shirts. Women must enter with their heads covered. You should also refrain from visiting the mosque on Friday, especially in the morning. Etc. and blah blah blah"
In general, the entire memo is spelled out on how to respect traditions.
Question: when will they begin to respect the tourists who give Egypt one of the largest budget revenues? Why is it necessary to yell in the resort area at night. And why should I know all their traditions, and they, on my chali. Moreover, mosques stand at every 100 meters, without exaggeration. And sermons from all sides. But the speakers installed in the direction of the hotel, it's something. I had earplugs and, at least, I somehow escaped. But there were people who lost sleep. Went irritated on vacation. Moreover, I first settled in the old building 3. There, to the sermons, noisy nightly orgies of our compatriots in the pool bar are added. You yourself know everything about our compatriots. The bulk of decent people, but 2% can spoil everything. Then she moved to a newer building 5, only the night prayer remained.
Separately, I would like to say about food. It is extremely monotonous, but you will not be hungry. But this is not the main thing. Everyone with whom I managed to communicate sat on the toilet for several days. I learned by experience what I had specifically, it was because of their "coffee" and tea, which was poured into teapots in the dining room. Either they forgot to boil the water, or something else. In general, as I stopped drinking this drink, everything became normal. For others, it was from their "whiskey", apparently diluted with the same unboiled water. I always have a camping kettle and my own coffee with me, but you can buy water, better than Barak, at the store.
Their minibus now costs half a pound (three rubles for ours).
There is a jewelry store in the reception area. Salesman Midu, a very decent young man. Sets the real price. I asked other dealers, they said that the price of the products shown is very good, even underestimated.

Separately, I would like to say about the meeting side of the Anex-tour. Guides at the airport ask for a card for a visa 17 dollars. But I resisted and said that I want for 15. After all, all the same, everyone stood in the same queues. So a hefty bandarlog guide said that he would not give without 17 dollars. I barked something, he immediately gave the card. Stupid razvodilovo, albeit for 2 bucks, disgusting. And for nothing.
Ask I will answer your questions not only about Zahabiya, but also about Hurghada in general.
Translated automatically from Russian. View original