Отель для любителей фауны Красного моря Hotel for lovers of the fauna of the Red Sea

I spent my 14th vacation in Egypt with my girlfriends at the MALIKIA RESORT ABU DABBAB 5 * hotel in Marsa Alam. Immediately make a reservation that the review will be a little biased, but as objective as possible. The reason is that we were unlucky with the weather (constant wind and storm) and the carrier Azur air stole a whole day of rest from us.
1. Arrived closer to dinner instead of early morning. Room 2136 was booked for 3 people but prepared for two. I had to ask for extra towels, cups, replacement of a folding bed with a full third bed. Thanks to a manager named Sheriff, all issues were resolved, for which many thanks to him. Cleaning was every day, towels were changed, fresh beach towels were brought to the room in the evening, 3 half-liter bottles of water were left every day. If not enough, they recruited at the restaurant during the meal. All electrical appliances worked properly. Body gel and hand soap were in dispensers (I think that this is unacceptable for a 5 * hotel, I only met this in 4 * hotels). There is a toilet with a bidet function. The shower is unregulated, combined with a bath, which would not hurt to change, it had a painfully unpresentable appearance. There is a kettle and cups in the room, but there weren't any tea/coffee bags.
2. The food is not very varied, but quite tasty. Beef, chicken, fish, salads in different variations. From the first for lunch, only one soup or the so-called borscht. From fruits: oranges, guava, apples, dates, chopped melon salad with apples, tangerines, bananas, strawberries have been added for the last 3 days. Desserts are delicious and varied. I was pleased with the "fish day" on Sunday - there were squid and shrimp in batter. Alcoholic drinks - for all tastes, although we prefer wine. Bartenders are not greedy, how many times you come up - they pour so much. Beer at the beach bar is poured into small plastic cups. (For girls, this is not critical, but when we relax with men, we take plastic glasses of 0.5 liters with us). Since we are lovers of beer with a snack, we also took it from home. Delicious coffee from vending machines can only be drunk at the beach bar and lobby bar. The restaurant is a mess. Tea bags everywhere.

3. Territory - large, beautiful, but not very green, in need of care. Perhaps this is because the hotel opened only on March 3, and they have not had time to ennoble everything yet. There is only one pool, large, with slides, but not heated.
4. The beach is wide, with wicker windscreens, with the help of which we only escaped. There is a pontoon, but all week there was a strong wind and a wave, so we didn’t even reach it, but swam from the side of the Hilton, for some reason the wave was smaller and there was a gentle sandy entry. There is a reef, but I can’t say anything about its beauty again because of the weather. Of the fish, we managed to see a large moray eel, pintail stingrays, lionfish, not counting any other “little things”. Well, the main reason why we got to this hotel is the turtles! We saw several pieces at the same time, we even managed to touch two when they rose to take a breath of air. Their pasture is located right in the center of the bay, you can swim between the local reef and the red boat. Or from the reef side of the Hilton hotel towards the shore of our hotel. But the distance is much greater. At this time of the year, I recommend taking wetsuits with you - they helped us out a lot. Regarding the dugongs: on the shore from the dive club they organize excursions for $ 25, if you don’t see them, a 50% discount. We booked a trip but didn't make it, again due to the weather.
5. Shopping in this region is sad, sad!! ! There are a few shops, but the prices are crazy!! ! Toothpaste, which we took in Sharm for $ 1 here - 5 !! ! There are basically no fruits. But we met a boy named Well, well, in a shop near the Hilton, and he brought us guava for 2 bucks a kilo and physalis for 3. Mangoes are not in season, so they didn’t even ask. I have a phone number that I need to send a private message to.
6. The Internet is only in the lobby, but very weak, so we bought a local card for big money. Cards are not sold at the airport.
7. There is animation, but not very active: exercises, zumba, volleyball, boccia. The guys seem to be working, but somehow without enthusiasm.
8. There are no a la carte restaurants.

9. Anti-epidemic measures are observed. Upon arrival, all luggage was disinfected. There are antiseptics everywhere, all the staff wear masks, and in the kitchen they also wear gloves. In the dining room and on the territory of the hotel they are allowed only after measuring the temperature.
In general, our company concluded: the hotel is a solid 4 *, you need to go to it in a calm season.