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Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms:
8.0
Service:
10.0
Cleanliness:
10.0
Food:
9.0
Amenities:
8.0
We went with the tour operator TEZ-tour.
There are no complaints about the hotel at all, everything is wonderful.
In general, we are satisfied with the tour operator, but there are comments:
1) on long excursions (from morning to evening) - a lot of time is spent waiting
2) with a gift card for a TEZ GSM mobile phone (with 20 EURO on the account) it was almost impossible to get through anywhere – they could only call before noon or after 4 pm.
3) There was a conflict with the guide on the calculation for excursions. It was necessary to pay 210 dollars. We only had euros. He offered to pay in euros, but not 160, according to their exchange rate at the exchange office at the reception, but as much as 190!! ! My indignation knew no bounds! They quarreled, went on principle, wanted to give up everything, and only then did he say that he would now recalculate everything. As a result, they paid 165 euros.
4) Poisoned during the tour (read below).
Location and territory:
super. 20 minutes by bus from Hurghada. Airplanes are not heard. The territory is huge, beautiful, well-groomed. There is little greenery (the hotel is new), but enough. Beautiful, unique Arabic flavor and architecture. 5 pools. 2 pools (one of them with slides) near the 10th building (mostly Russian-speaking people live there) - far from the sea, but few people, calmly. 3 swimming pools (1 of them is heated for children, 1 is heated for adults, 1 is not heated) - closer to the sea, everything is packed.
Vacationers:
Many French, Russians, Englishmen, Czechs. There are fewer Ukrainians. Few Russians. Russians are not well liked for their arrogance. Ukrainians are adored for their breadth of soul, gaiety and kindness.
Money:
we recommend taking dollars, or upon arrival to change any other currency to local Egyptian pounds (moreover, it is better to change at the airport - the rate was 1 EUR = 7.03 Egyptian pounds, and at the hotel - 6.85 Egyptian pounds, at the airport 1 USD = 5.65, and in the hotel - 5.25)
Beach:
sandy, slippers for entering the water are not needed, well-groomed, clean, plenty of sunbeds. There are small corals and fish.
Animation: cool, unobtrusive, for adults and children.
Service
- a great. Room cleaning - daily. On the bed, leaving, left 2-3 Egyptian pounds. There were always clean towels, bed linen, cosmetics and a mini-bar were regularly replenished. My husband had a birthday - they wound swans on the bed of towels, brought a congratulatory letter from the hotel. During lunch, the restaurant staff sang Arabic songs, played drums, sang Happy Birthday, baked a cake with a candle. It was VERY cool! We lived in the 10th building and became very friends with the Family Pool waiter Mahmud - he calls himself Seryoga - very attentive, unobtrusive, funny and sociable.
IMPORTANT!
Do not forget to thank those people who you especially liked - give them a tip (several times 2-3 pounds or a one-time 5-10 pounds) for us, this is so, a penny, but for them, with their salary of 50-100 bucks a month – it is very important and pleasant. In addition, it is these people who can make your stay at the hotel much more pleasant and comfortable.
Staff:
attentive, responsive, cheerful. They like to make fun (in a good way). Few speak Russian with a sin in half, everyone knows English thoroughly.
Meals and drinks:
varied, Arabic and European cuisine. Lots of sweets, fruits (melon, oranges, bananas, guava, strawberries), yoghurts, ice cream. From meat - chicken, veal, lamb in different forms. Fish, seafood. Of the side dishes - rice, potatoes, pasta in different forms. Lots of different vegetables and salads. Etc. They have very tasty bread. Juices are a different story altogether. Our Sandora - oh, how far they are. From alcoholic drinks of their production - I advise you to drink only beer and wine. They are excellent!! ! Whiskey, vodka - disgusting quality. In the main restaurant during dinner and after 23 hours in the lobby bar you can order cocktails for free - awesome.
Souvenirs:
in Hurghada it is better to buy - only if you live in a hotel in Hurghada. A taxi ride will cost you $35 round trip. Spend a lot of time deciding where to buy and where not to. Plus, you can’t do without a guide or conductor - and they take their percentage. So you can safely buy in the hotel's shopping center, just bargain until you're blue in the face. At least twice! (The price in Egyptian pounds is indicated on the bottom of the souvenirs, on the label in the upper right corner). We especially liked the souvenir shop where Andryukha (an Arab, as he calls himself) sells. Everyone bought there: sunglasses for me and my husband, and tobacco for hookah and a bunch of souvenirs for myself and friends with a 50% discount. Be careful: in souvenir shops FOR THE SAME product there can be 2 prices with a difference of 1.5-2 times. The one that is cheaper is fake. You can distinguish the original by the price (it is more expensive), the base of the figurine is made of velvet fabric with inscriptions of the manufacturer’s name, the serial number is embossed at the base of the figurine, if you look closely at both copies, you can immediately see the difference in material quality. If you make friends with Andryukha, he will tell you about everything himself - more friendliness, respect, fun, and without impudence.
You can also buy oils in the shopping center - there they are thick, transparent and undiluted. Recommended. Just get ready for a very long trade: you can also bring down the price by 2 times.
Tours:
took a comprehensive tour of the desert through TEZ-TOUR - "White Sun of the Desert". I DO NOT RECOMMEND: - everything is very long and tiring. Everywhere you are waiting. It was really possible to cut the tour time in half, without sacrificing quality! We rode quad bikes for 40 minutes, very slowly. In line. Step aside - escape. We looked at the Sahara Park - nothing remarkable. Beautiful landscapes, a ride on collapsing cars, a Bedouin zoo, life, dinner at the Bedouins was terrible - we all got poisoned, we couldn’t sense another couple of days - terrible diarrhea and intestinal cramps. Your guide will highly recommend this tour - DON'T AGREE!
Take from a local hotel Arab, his name is VALID, the Russians call VALIDOL (stands near the shopping center) a 2-hour trip through the desert on ATVs for $ 30 - THIS WHERE THE REAL EXTREME! Departure directly from the hotel, only 6 ATVs, through the desert, at great speed, directly to the sea - I recommend! We were VERY satisfied!
The second complex excursion - on the sea "Sea walk in the east" through the TEZ-TOUR, we VERY LIKE. There was a walk on a yacht, a visit to Paradise Island, we watched corals in masks with snorkels, we were fed very tasty (and without consequences), then, right there, on a yacht - an oriental show, then fishing and returning. WE RECOMMEND!
We do not recommend excursions to Cairo or Luxor if you have arrived for only 7-10 days. Friends went - VERY tiring. We were so tired that we no longer wanted anything - no pyramids, no historical monuments, no sightseeing tours.
Weather:
lucky with the weather. 1 day after lunch it was raining, but he caught us on a motorcycle safari, so it was even good, not hot. The rest of the days - light wind, sun, clear sky. Water in the sea - +23 degrees. In the heated pool - +24 degrees. I advise you to take highly moisturizing creams with you - the skin constantly peels off from the wind, especially on the face. On the last day, February 27, there was a cold wind, I suspect that the beginning of the wind season. In the evening in February - trowels, jeans and windbreakers are required.
Entertainment:
In the evenings, live music in the lobby bar, from 21 to 23 hours - entertainment shows in the disco room near the Victoria Pub Bar (in the bar - American billiards by appointment).
Disco daily from 23:00 to 03:00. In the Sultana cafe - hookah (2 euros).
I advise you to go for a Cleopatra massage in the SPA center by appointment (2.5 hours, costs 50 euros). First, 10 minutes sauna, shower, then 10 minutes steam room, shower, apply scrub on the whole body and face, then shower, steam room 10 minutes, jacuzzi 15 minutes, then - full body massage. Feelings are unforgettable. You fly out of there like a feather, the skin is like a baby's.
In order to go to an a la carte restaurant in the evening (Italian, Mediterranean fish and Asian), due to the large number of people, you need to sign up from 10 to 11 am on the previous day. The recording is made in the restaurant Delilah (near the beach).
In general: a wonderful holiday, like in paradise. I strongly advise those who have never rested abroad. And in general, in Egypt you need to go to Turkey. Otherwise, many people don't like it.
There will be questions - write to gershun@avi. ua, I will answer with pleasure. Or to ICQ: 140822134
There are no complaints about the hotel at all, everything is wonderful.
In general, we are satisfied with the tour operator, but there are comments:
1) on long excursions (from morning to evening) - a lot of time is spent waiting
2) with a gift card for a TEZ GSM mobile phone (with 20 EURO on the account) it was almost impossible to get through anywhere – they could only call before noon or after 4 pm.
3) There was a conflict with the guide on the calculation for excursions. It was necessary to pay 210 dollars. We only had euros. He offered to pay in euros, but not 160, according to their exchange rate at the exchange office at the reception, but as much as 190!! ! My indignation knew no bounds! They quarreled, went on principle, wanted to give up everything, and only then did he say that he would now recalculate everything. As a result, they paid 165 euros.
4) Poisoned during the tour (read below).
Location and territory:
super. 20 minutes by bus from Hurghada. Airplanes are not heard. The territory is huge, beautiful, well-groomed. There is little greenery (the hotel is new), but enough. Beautiful, unique Arabic flavor and architecture. 5 pools. 2 pools (one of them with slides) near the 10th building (mostly Russian-speaking people live there) - far from the sea, but few people, calmly. 3 swimming pools (1 of them is heated for children, 1 is heated for adults, 1 is not heated) - closer to the sea, everything is packed.
Vacationers:
Many French, Russians, Englishmen, Czechs. There are fewer Ukrainians. Few Russians. Russians are not well liked for their arrogance. Ukrainians are adored for their breadth of soul, gaiety and kindness.
Money:
we recommend taking dollars, or upon arrival to change any other currency to local Egyptian pounds (moreover, it is better to change at the airport - the rate was 1 EUR = 7.03 Egyptian pounds, and at the hotel - 6.85 Egyptian pounds, at the airport 1 USD = 5.65, and in the hotel - 5.25)
Beach:
sandy, slippers for entering the water are not needed, well-groomed, clean, plenty of sunbeds. There are small corals and fish.
Animation: cool, unobtrusive, for adults and children.
Service
- a great. Room cleaning - daily. On the bed, leaving, left 2-3 Egyptian pounds. There were always clean towels, bed linen, cosmetics and a mini-bar were regularly replenished. My husband had a birthday - they wound swans on the bed of towels, brought a congratulatory letter from the hotel. During lunch, the restaurant staff sang Arabic songs, played drums, sang Happy Birthday, baked a cake with a candle. It was VERY cool! We lived in the 10th building and became very friends with the Family Pool waiter Mahmud - he calls himself Seryoga - very attentive, unobtrusive, funny and sociable.
IMPORTANT!
Do not forget to thank those people who you especially liked - give them a tip (several times 2-3 pounds or a one-time 5-10 pounds) for us, this is so, a penny, but for them, with their salary of 50-100 bucks a month – it is very important and pleasant. In addition, it is these people who can make your stay at the hotel much more pleasant and comfortable.
Staff:
attentive, responsive, cheerful. They like to make fun (in a good way). Few speak Russian with a sin in half, everyone knows English thoroughly.
Meals and drinks:
varied, Arabic and European cuisine. Lots of sweets, fruits (melon, oranges, bananas, guava, strawberries), yoghurts, ice cream. From meat - chicken, veal, lamb in different forms. Fish, seafood. Of the side dishes - rice, potatoes, pasta in different forms. Lots of different vegetables and salads. Etc. They have very tasty bread. Juices are a different story altogether. Our Sandora - oh, how far they are. From alcoholic drinks of their production - I advise you to drink only beer and wine. They are excellent!! ! Whiskey, vodka - disgusting quality. In the main restaurant during dinner and after 23 hours in the lobby bar you can order cocktails for free - awesome.
Souvenirs:
in Hurghada it is better to buy - only if you live in a hotel in Hurghada. A taxi ride will cost you $35 round trip. Spend a lot of time deciding where to buy and where not to. Plus, you can’t do without a guide or conductor - and they take their percentage. So you can safely buy in the hotel's shopping center, just bargain until you're blue in the face. At least twice! (The price in Egyptian pounds is indicated on the bottom of the souvenirs, on the label in the upper right corner). We especially liked the souvenir shop where Andryukha (an Arab, as he calls himself) sells. Everyone bought there: sunglasses for me and my husband, and tobacco for hookah and a bunch of souvenirs for myself and friends with a 50% discount. Be careful: in souvenir shops FOR THE SAME product there can be 2 prices with a difference of 1.5-2 times. The one that is cheaper is fake. You can distinguish the original by the price (it is more expensive), the base of the figurine is made of velvet fabric with inscriptions of the manufacturer’s name, the serial number is embossed at the base of the figurine, if you look closely at both copies, you can immediately see the difference in material quality. If you make friends with Andryukha, he will tell you about everything himself - more friendliness, respect, fun, and without impudence.
You can also buy oils in the shopping center - there they are thick, transparent and undiluted. Recommended. Just get ready for a very long trade: you can also bring down the price by 2 times.
Tours:
took a comprehensive tour of the desert through TEZ-TOUR - "White Sun of the Desert". I DO NOT RECOMMEND: - everything is very long and tiring. Everywhere you are waiting. It was really possible to cut the tour time in half, without sacrificing quality! We rode quad bikes for 40 minutes, very slowly. In line. Step aside - escape. We looked at the Sahara Park - nothing remarkable. Beautiful landscapes, a ride on collapsing cars, a Bedouin zoo, life, dinner at the Bedouins was terrible - we all got poisoned, we couldn’t sense another couple of days - terrible diarrhea and intestinal cramps. Your guide will highly recommend this tour - DON'T AGREE!
Take from a local hotel Arab, his name is VALID, the Russians call VALIDOL (stands near the shopping center) a 2-hour trip through the desert on ATVs for $ 30 - THIS WHERE THE REAL EXTREME! Departure directly from the hotel, only 6 ATVs, through the desert, at great speed, directly to the sea - I recommend! We were VERY satisfied!
The second complex excursion - on the sea "Sea walk in the east" through the TEZ-TOUR, we VERY LIKE. There was a walk on a yacht, a visit to Paradise Island, we watched corals in masks with snorkels, we were fed very tasty (and without consequences), then, right there, on a yacht - an oriental show, then fishing and returning. WE RECOMMEND!
We do not recommend excursions to Cairo or Luxor if you have arrived for only 7-10 days. Friends went - VERY tiring. We were so tired that we no longer wanted anything - no pyramids, no historical monuments, no sightseeing tours.
Weather:
lucky with the weather. 1 day after lunch it was raining, but he caught us on a motorcycle safari, so it was even good, not hot. The rest of the days - light wind, sun, clear sky. Water in the sea - +23 degrees. In the heated pool - +24 degrees. I advise you to take highly moisturizing creams with you - the skin constantly peels off from the wind, especially on the face. On the last day, February 27, there was a cold wind, I suspect that the beginning of the wind season. In the evening in February - trowels, jeans and windbreakers are required.
Entertainment:
In the evenings, live music in the lobby bar, from 21 to 23 hours - entertainment shows in the disco room near the Victoria Pub Bar (in the bar - American billiards by appointment).
Disco daily from 23:00 to 03:00. In the Sultana cafe - hookah (2 euros).
I advise you to go for a Cleopatra massage in the SPA center by appointment (2.5 hours, costs 50 euros). First, 10 minutes sauna, shower, then 10 minutes steam room, shower, apply scrub on the whole body and face, then shower, steam room 10 minutes, jacuzzi 15 minutes, then - full body massage. Feelings are unforgettable. You fly out of there like a feather, the skin is like a baby's.
In order to go to an a la carte restaurant in the evening (Italian, Mediterranean fish and Asian), due to the large number of people, you need to sign up from 10 to 11 am on the previous day. The recording is made in the restaurant Delilah (near the beach).
In general: a wonderful holiday, like in paradise. I strongly advise those who have never rested abroad. And in general, in Egypt you need to go to Turkey. Otherwise, many people don't like it.
There will be questions - write to gershun@avi. ua, I will answer with pleasure. Or to ICQ: 140822134
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