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Emotions subsided. I will try to objectively evaluate this untwisted resort. To give maximum information for those who are considering the option of their holiday in this hotel. Rested 9-20.09. 21.
We visit Egypt often. I will compare with hotels visited not so long ago: Reef Oasis Beach Resort, Island View Resort, Sharm Grand Plaza Resort and the like-Sharm, Three Corners Fayrouz Plaza Beach Resort-Marsa Alam. Well, I'll try to answer a question that interests many. What to choose? Fashionable Marsa Alam or worn to holes Charm.
1. LOCATION, NATURE, BEACH - (rated 2 out of 5)
The hotel is located in the middle of the desert, far from civilization, 1.5 hours from the village of Marsa Alam. Near only hotels under construction and the desert.
Nature is poor. Greenery is only between the first building and the reception. There are no selfie zones.
The beach is large and long, there are enough sun loungers for everyone, even when full. Sunbeds are old, wooden, broken fungi, mattresses are also killed, ashtrays.
The beach has a central bar in the middle and two auxiliary ones at the edges, in which bottled beer and terrible drinks from the machines. Sometimes there are bottled ones, but rarely. Pizza is fried in the central bar, so there is something to feed the seagulls. By the way, this is the first hotel in which there are no french fries, but this is not the main thing. Of the twelve days of stay, most often there was a low tide, exposing the dead reef along the entire coast for many tens of meters. But even when the tide is in, there is still nowhere to swim. The small lagoon is filled with resting seals like herrings in a barrel. Children don't belong here. They will either be trampled or maimed by stones in the water. Wi-Fi satisfactory everywhere.
2. SEA, REEF, LIFE - (rating 3 out of 5)
We came here for him. On the left side, near the construction site, there is a small wooden pontoon, part of which once collapsed to the bottom and lies there. He goes out into the lagoon, surrounded by DEAD, a bizarre reef with lagoons.
There is only one descent, so in tolerable weather, you need to stand in line to enter the water and wait in the water for 5-10 minutes to get out. In most of the twelve days of our presence, visibility in the water is no more than 2-3 m. The bottom is at a depth of 3-5 m. can not see. Swimming is disgusting and a bit creepy. Sometimes, when the hurricane winds subside, in some places you can see the bottom and the same completely dead reef. You can even see the flooded pontoon.
On the right side of the hotel there is some kind of exit to another lagoon, but even there the visibility is poor, the coral is completely dead, although not without some charm. For lovers of underwater photography, there is nothing to do here.
If you are an experienced swimmer, then from the pontoon bay you can swim over the outer reef. But keep in mind, strong waves, currents, the dregs of the bay to be overcome, not everyone and not always can do it. It's that extreme. On the left side, against the waves, I swam for more than 2 km, behind the last hotel under construction. The reef is alive, but monotonous, colorless.
The water is dirty (compared to Sharm) But the visibility is already up to 10m. Life, like everywhere else. It makes no sense to swim far, nothing new.
Opposite the bay, towards the sea, there are underwater coral hills, but the depth is great, visibility is poor, and accordingly the reef is colorless.
On the right side of the bay, a little more fun, there are reef rocks, and opposite the last umbrellas of the hotel, in the depths there are underwater gardens. In a circle there are several underwater, coral mountains, the tops of which are 2-3 m from the surface and between them there is a sandbank about 5-6 meters deep, where you can easily dive. The most beautiful place. Tourists from the hotel are also taken here for diving. But be aware, the way back is against the waves.
The outer reef, due to its remoteness, can hardly be considered a landmark of the hotel. Yes, and he does not pull on chic. But once, you can see another. Animals, as elsewhere, the standard. I have not seen stingrays, turtles, sharks, octopuses, although there are legends.
But I believe only in what I photographed. For example, at Three Corners Fayrouz Plaza Beach Resort, Marsa Alam, last fall, “riding turtles, hugging dugongs, chasing big rays, eagles, watching graceful moray eels, etc. ” It was not boring. Made 4 memorable films. https://drive. google. com/file/d/1f27qcyVffJYG8Y2cPae2tHGQ9TFvYMN-/view? usp=sharing
https://drive. google. com/file/d/1OH0fYYFIFPvrVFQ_PtTNqESOrrkYp61/view? usp=sharing
And here ...Fans of underwater photography have nothing to do. Or strong waves, or turbidity ...
3. STAFF, SERVICE (rated 1 out of 5)
The lower staff is friendly, but ...I didn’t order cleaning, they won’t give water. They are more rude at the bar, flirting with the Germans for the euro. If the vandollar isn't there, then you aren't here either.
In the dining room, the staff is generally without a roof. They feel like masters, rude, wine in plastic. In a glass, only for money. Tables for paid customers only, snatching dishes while eating…
But a special caste, this is a reception, a manager, a manager - there are no censorship words !!!
Hotel occupancy is over 100%.
Tourists who have flown in from Ukraine, even for a gratitude of $ 20, are accommodated in sheds above the diving center, for service personnel, who are located outside the hotel. There are no windows (one window), the air conditioners do not work, the plumbing is of the “sartir” type, all in the “gomne” and broken. Go to reception if you need to. The walls are painted with stinky paint. The stench is unbearable, eats away the eyes and mucous membranes, you can’t sleep !! ! The hotel "GAD" claims that these are standard rooms. Only after a five-hour scandal and spending the night on the lawn near the reception, we were promised to change rooms the next day. (only those who scandalized). Tried to pay a surcharge of $ 70 (the remaining 9 nights) to sell a suite. (more modern rooms). But… THE MOOD IS SPOKEN… And most importantly, no one even apologized, offered compensation, etc. On the contrary, the manager openly stated that the hotel was not designed for Ukrainians! Well, the most disgusting.
For the first time ever, we were denied a second room key. I go to sea early in the morning, my wife stays to rest. So that I can get into the room and not go to the dining room in swimming trunks and flippers, she has to sit in the room for half a day and wait for me. There is no such disregard for tourists anywhere!
4. ROOMS (4 out of 5)
The rooms are good, if not with a view of the construction site. For an additional fee of 7 nights, $ 35 they offer a superior suite, their own pool, bar, spa. But we liked the first building more, numbers 1100-1200.
5. RECREATION AREA, ENTERTAINMENT, FAMILY HOLIDAYS, CHILDREN - (2 / 5)
The recreation area is a pool, a bar and ...everything. Yes, there are enough pools and good sunbeds. There is also a pool for suites, but ordinary "mortals" are not allowed there. They are separate from everyone, only the canteen is shared. By the way, they always have bottled drinks at the beach bar, but they don’t have the sea, however, like everywhere else.
From entertainment, during the day aerobics in the pool, in the evening a pioneering performance by animators on the beach and a train with elderly Germans under a lambada. There are several shops, but prices
x2-3 from Sharma. There were mangoes for $4.
Many tourists with children, as the hotel advertises a family holiday. THIS IS A COMPLETE SCAM. There is not only nothing to do with children here, but it is also dangerous for their health.
For them there is one pool ...and that's it. No swing, no slide, no sea, no menu, no hygiene...Nothing. Sori, there is Wi-Fi.
6. CLEANLINESS, MEDICINE, SAFETY - (1 out of 5)
The area is clean. The tiles near the dining room are polished to a shine. The dining room is completely unsanitary. Hands stick to the handle of the dining room door, there are no washstands and disinfectants in the room. They are empty upon entry. Staff without masks, pouring food with their hands. Forks, spoons, knives in bulk on the table. There is a shortage of napkins, queues, not enough tables, dishes. There is no pharmacy. Medical service from 18-20.
A doctor arrives and sells you a pill for $30 (according to the franchise)...Therefore, unsanitary conditions are beneficial to them, this is their additional income.
7. FOOD - (4 out of 5)
The food is oddly normal. Of course, you can argue a lot about this, but we do not eat for this. Breakfasts are monotonous, super-economy. Two tiny pancakes, if you ask for more, he throws them and curses, scrambled eggs .....from one egg ..... This is a HIT!!!
Lunch is standard, but you can choose. Dinner is good. There is a grill, there was fish (tuna, swordfish), grilled vegetables. You can always find meat. Fruits (melon, grapes, apple, figs twice in two weeks). It is forbidden to take food out of the cafeteria. Repeatedly observed how a specially trained "Homo sapiens" selected buns and fruits at the exit from the canteen. But not everything is so sad. There are also nice, sociable guys.
8. OVERALL IMPRESSION (2 out of 5)
For us, boredom and redneck!
The hotel operates on an "ultra-economy all-inclusive" system, with a fullness of more than 100%. For those who have nothing to compare, the seals near the pool and bar like it. Although, to each his own. But most importantly, a dismissive attitude towards tourists from Ukraine. For the first time, “vandollars” and small “presents”, such as chocolates, nuts, cigarettes, were brought home. Didn't deserve it!
9. INTERESTING INFORMATION.
If you are going to visit the trendy resort of Marsa Alam, remember:
In most cases, the open sea, winds, wildlife, desert around, no entertainment. The water here is not as clean as in Sharm. The corals are not so bright. To make unforgettable shootings and leave an amazing memory, you need to carefully choose a hotel where there are turtles, rays, octopuses, dugongs, sharks, dolphins. But it's all out of reach.
You need to either run through the desert, or swim far, or pay money for excursions and chase the crowd ...If this is your thing and extreme is in your blood, hotels near Marsa Mubarak or Abu Dabab are suitable for you. If not, you become slaves to a sun lounger, pool, bar, canteen. That is, everything that you could get in any, the simplest hotel, but without moving away from the airport, without visas, with better service and for less money.
If you are traveling with your family and want to combine a vacation for everyone, then Sharm is a super deal. Here you can find hotels that satisfy all the needs of vacationers. Gorgeous reef gardens, lots of hand fish, nice beach, water park. There are no language problems and visas. There is an old town, a market, Soho Square, dutifree, fish restaurants, car rental, etc. And most importantly, there is always a choice.
10. TOUR OPERATOR
Special, warm greetings to the tour operator JoinUP, for an unforgettable vacation!
For support, for a hotel representative who does not know the language of the country of tourists, for STOLE 2 nights and 2 days, late arrival by Moldovan airlines, transfer of departure from 17:00 to 4:00, departure from the hotel at 23-45, night on the lawn near the hotel. You are best! Of course, why will hotel staff respect us if we are neglected by our own tour operators? such as JoinUP, ANEX Tour, etc. They earn "loot" and "glorify Ukraine".
We visit Egypt often. I will compare with hotels visited not so long ago: Reef Oasis Beach Resort, Island View Resort, Sharm Grand Plaza Resort and the like-Sharm, Three Corners Fayrouz Plaza Beach Resort-Marsa Alam. Well, I'll try to answer a question that interests many. What to choose? Fashionable Marsa Alam or worn to holes Charm.
1. LOCATION, NATURE, BEACH - (rated 2 out of 5)
The hotel is located in the middle of the desert, far from civilization, 1.5 hours from the village of Marsa Alam. Near only hotels under construction and the desert.
Nature is poor. Greenery is only between the first building and the reception. There are no selfie zones.
The beach is large and long, there are enough sun loungers for everyone, even when full. Sunbeds are old, wooden, broken fungi, mattresses are also killed, ashtrays.
The beach has a central bar in the middle and two auxiliary ones at the edges, in which bottled beer and terrible drinks from the machines. Sometimes there are bottled ones, but rarely. Pizza is fried in the central bar, so there is something to feed the seagulls. By the way, this is the first hotel in which there are no french fries, but this is not the main thing. Of the twelve days of stay, most often there was a low tide, exposing the dead reef along the entire coast for many tens of meters. But even when the tide is in, there is still nowhere to swim. The small lagoon is filled with resting seals like herrings in a barrel. Children don't belong here. They will either be trampled or maimed by stones in the water. Wi-Fi satisfactory everywhere.
2. SEA, REEF, LIFE - (rating 3 out of 5)
We came here for him. On the left side, near the construction site, there is a small wooden pontoon, part of which once collapsed to the bottom and lies there. He goes out into the lagoon, surrounded by DEAD, a bizarre reef with lagoons.
There is only one descent, so in tolerable weather, you need to stand in line to enter the water and wait in the water for 5-10 minutes to get out. In most of the twelve days of our presence, visibility in the water is no more than 2-3 m. The bottom is at a depth of 3-5 m. can not see. Swimming is disgusting and a bit creepy. Sometimes, when the hurricane winds subside, in some places you can see the bottom and the same completely dead reef. You can even see the flooded pontoon.
On the right side of the hotel there is some kind of exit to another lagoon, but even there the visibility is poor, the coral is completely dead, although not without some charm. For lovers of underwater photography, there is nothing to do here.
If you are an experienced swimmer, then from the pontoon bay you can swim over the outer reef. But keep in mind, strong waves, currents, the dregs of the bay to be overcome, not everyone and not always can do it. It's that extreme. On the left side, against the waves, I swam for more than 2 km, behind the last hotel under construction. The reef is alive, but monotonous, colorless.
The water is dirty (compared to Sharm) But the visibility is already up to 10m. Life, like everywhere else. It makes no sense to swim far, nothing new.
Opposite the bay, towards the sea, there are underwater coral hills, but the depth is great, visibility is poor, and accordingly the reef is colorless.
On the right side of the bay, a little more fun, there are reef rocks, and opposite the last umbrellas of the hotel, in the depths there are underwater gardens. In a circle there are several underwater, coral mountains, the tops of which are 2-3 m from the surface and between them there is a sandbank about 5-6 meters deep, where you can easily dive. The most beautiful place. Tourists from the hotel are also taken here for diving. But be aware, the way back is against the waves.
The outer reef, due to its remoteness, can hardly be considered a landmark of the hotel. Yes, and he does not pull on chic. But once, you can see another. Animals, as elsewhere, the standard. I have not seen stingrays, turtles, sharks, octopuses, although there are legends.
But I believe only in what I photographed. For example, at Three Corners Fayrouz Plaza Beach Resort, Marsa Alam, last fall, “riding turtles, hugging dugongs, chasing big rays, eagles, watching graceful moray eels, etc. ” It was not boring. Made 4 memorable films. https://drive. google. com/file/d/1f27qcyVffJYG8Y2cPae2tHGQ9TFvYMN-/view? usp=sharing
https://drive. google. com/file/d/1OH0fYYFIFPvrVFQ_PtTNqESOrrkYp61/view? usp=sharing
And here ...Fans of underwater photography have nothing to do. Or strong waves, or turbidity ...
3. STAFF, SERVICE (rated 1 out of 5)
The lower staff is friendly, but ...I didn’t order cleaning, they won’t give water. They are more rude at the bar, flirting with the Germans for the euro. If the vandollar isn't there, then you aren't here either.
In the dining room, the staff is generally without a roof. They feel like masters, rude, wine in plastic. In a glass, only for money. Tables for paid customers only, snatching dishes while eating…
But a special caste, this is a reception, a manager, a manager - there are no censorship words !!!
Hotel occupancy is over 100%.
Tourists who have flown in from Ukraine, even for a gratitude of $ 20, are accommodated in sheds above the diving center, for service personnel, who are located outside the hotel. There are no windows (one window), the air conditioners do not work, the plumbing is of the “sartir” type, all in the “gomne” and broken. Go to reception if you need to. The walls are painted with stinky paint. The stench is unbearable, eats away the eyes and mucous membranes, you can’t sleep !! ! The hotel "GAD" claims that these are standard rooms. Only after a five-hour scandal and spending the night on the lawn near the reception, we were promised to change rooms the next day. (only those who scandalized). Tried to pay a surcharge of $ 70 (the remaining 9 nights) to sell a suite. (more modern rooms). But… THE MOOD IS SPOKEN… And most importantly, no one even apologized, offered compensation, etc. On the contrary, the manager openly stated that the hotel was not designed for Ukrainians! Well, the most disgusting.
For the first time ever, we were denied a second room key. I go to sea early in the morning, my wife stays to rest. So that I can get into the room and not go to the dining room in swimming trunks and flippers, she has to sit in the room for half a day and wait for me. There is no such disregard for tourists anywhere!
4. ROOMS (4 out of 5)
The rooms are good, if not with a view of the construction site. For an additional fee of 7 nights, $ 35 they offer a superior suite, their own pool, bar, spa. But we liked the first building more, numbers 1100-1200.
5. RECREATION AREA, ENTERTAINMENT, FAMILY HOLIDAYS, CHILDREN - (2 / 5)
The recreation area is a pool, a bar and ...everything. Yes, there are enough pools and good sunbeds. There is also a pool for suites, but ordinary "mortals" are not allowed there. They are separate from everyone, only the canteen is shared. By the way, they always have bottled drinks at the beach bar, but they don’t have the sea, however, like everywhere else.
From entertainment, during the day aerobics in the pool, in the evening a pioneering performance by animators on the beach and a train with elderly Germans under a lambada. There are several shops, but prices
x2-3 from Sharma. There were mangoes for $4.
Many tourists with children, as the hotel advertises a family holiday. THIS IS A COMPLETE SCAM. There is not only nothing to do with children here, but it is also dangerous for their health.
For them there is one pool ...and that's it. No swing, no slide, no sea, no menu, no hygiene...Nothing. Sori, there is Wi-Fi.
6. CLEANLINESS, MEDICINE, SAFETY - (1 out of 5)
The area is clean. The tiles near the dining room are polished to a shine. The dining room is completely unsanitary. Hands stick to the handle of the dining room door, there are no washstands and disinfectants in the room. They are empty upon entry. Staff without masks, pouring food with their hands. Forks, spoons, knives in bulk on the table. There is a shortage of napkins, queues, not enough tables, dishes. There is no pharmacy. Medical service from 18-20.
A doctor arrives and sells you a pill for $30 (according to the franchise)...Therefore, unsanitary conditions are beneficial to them, this is their additional income.
7. FOOD - (4 out of 5)
The food is oddly normal. Of course, you can argue a lot about this, but we do not eat for this. Breakfasts are monotonous, super-economy. Two tiny pancakes, if you ask for more, he throws them and curses, scrambled eggs .....from one egg ..... This is a HIT!!!
Lunch is standard, but you can choose. Dinner is good. There is a grill, there was fish (tuna, swordfish), grilled vegetables. You can always find meat. Fruits (melon, grapes, apple, figs twice in two weeks). It is forbidden to take food out of the cafeteria. Repeatedly observed how a specially trained "Homo sapiens" selected buns and fruits at the exit from the canteen. But not everything is so sad. There are also nice, sociable guys.
8. OVERALL IMPRESSION (2 out of 5)
For us, boredom and redneck!
The hotel operates on an "ultra-economy all-inclusive" system, with a fullness of more than 100%. For those who have nothing to compare, the seals near the pool and bar like it. Although, to each his own. But most importantly, a dismissive attitude towards tourists from Ukraine. For the first time, “vandollars” and small “presents”, such as chocolates, nuts, cigarettes, were brought home. Didn't deserve it!
9. INTERESTING INFORMATION.
If you are going to visit the trendy resort of Marsa Alam, remember:
In most cases, the open sea, winds, wildlife, desert around, no entertainment. The water here is not as clean as in Sharm. The corals are not so bright. To make unforgettable shootings and leave an amazing memory, you need to carefully choose a hotel where there are turtles, rays, octopuses, dugongs, sharks, dolphins. But it's all out of reach.
You need to either run through the desert, or swim far, or pay money for excursions and chase the crowd ...If this is your thing and extreme is in your blood, hotels near Marsa Mubarak or Abu Dabab are suitable for you. If not, you become slaves to a sun lounger, pool, bar, canteen. That is, everything that you could get in any, the simplest hotel, but without moving away from the airport, without visas, with better service and for less money.
If you are traveling with your family and want to combine a vacation for everyone, then Sharm is a super deal. Here you can find hotels that satisfy all the needs of vacationers. Gorgeous reef gardens, lots of hand fish, nice beach, water park. There are no language problems and visas. There is an old town, a market, Soho Square, dutifree, fish restaurants, car rental, etc. And most importantly, there is always a choice.
10. TOUR OPERATOR
Special, warm greetings to the tour operator JoinUP, for an unforgettable vacation!
For support, for a hotel representative who does not know the language of the country of tourists, for STOLE 2 nights and 2 days, late arrival by Moldovan airlines, transfer of departure from 17:00 to 4:00, departure from the hotel at 23-45, night on the lawn near the hotel. You are best! Of course, why will hotel staff respect us if we are neglected by our own tour operators? such as JoinUP, ANEX Tour, etc. They earn "loot" and "glorify Ukraine".
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