For $ 20 settled quickly. Standard room - large. All rooms with sea view. Shower gel, shampoo were in one dispenser in the shower. Cleaning on 3. Coffee, tea was added if we asked. They asked for an iron and a kettle - they brought it to us free of charge. Food for every taste. Lots and lots of delicious.
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For $ 20 settled quickly.
Standard room - large. All rooms with sea view.
Shower gel, shampoo were in one dispenser in the shower.
Cleaning on 3. Coffee, tea was added if we asked.
They asked for an iron and a kettle - they brought it to us free of charge.
Food for every taste. Lots and lots of delicious.
Seafood was served every day.
I would like to express special gratitude to the waiter of Ramadan. Friendly, pleasant, polite.
The sea is beautiful, the beach is big. There were enough sunbeds for everyone.
The internet is all over, but sometimes weak.
Standard room - large. All rooms with sea view.
Shower gel, shampoo were in one dispenser in the shower.
Cleaning on 3. Coffee, tea was added if we asked.
They asked for an iron and a kettle - they brought it to us free of charge.
Food for every taste. Lots and lots of delicious.
Seafood was served every day.
I would like to express special gratitude to the waiter of Ramadan. Friendly, pleasant, polite.
The sea is beautiful, the beach is big. There were enough sunbeds for everyone.
The internet is all over, but sometimes weak.
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1. From Port Khalib Airport to Fantasia time to go. Arrived in Fantasia at 9:00. At 10:00 we were near the room. 2. The room is poorly cleaned. The service at the hotel is good except for the room. 3. The food is good. No juices. Yuppie. 4. Entrance to the sea from the pontoon, from the beach. 5. Super animation.
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1. From Port Khalib Airport to Fantasia time to go. Arrived in Fantasia at 9:00. At 10:00 we were near the room.
2. The room is poorly cleaned. The service at the hotel is good except for the room.
3. The food is good. No juices. Yuppie.
4. Entrance to the sea from the pontoon, from the beach.
5. Super animation. There are evening shows.
2. The room is poorly cleaned. The service at the hotel is good except for the room.
3. The food is good. No juices. Yuppie.
4. Entrance to the sea from the pontoon, from the beach.
5. Super animation. There are evening shows.
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On Mars since 2007. Traveled all the hotels with bays, from Pensee to Shams Alam. Some hotels were visited 2 times, incl. and in Fantasy. But everything flows and everything changes. Therefore, on the eve of the planned vacation, they began to re-read the reviews. The Three Corners Equinox & Fayrouz & Fantazia Resort/ remained at the finish line.
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On Mars since 2007. Traveled all the hotels with bays, from Pensee to Shams Alam. Some hotels were visited 2 times, incl. and in Fantasy. But everything flows and everything changes. Therefore, on the eve of the planned vacation, they began to re-read the reviews. The Three Corners Equinox & Fayrouz & Fantazia Resort/ remained at the finish line. In terms of price and quality, they chose Fantasia. Tour operator Aneks, departure from Kharkov.
Registered online at 20:00. Flight without delay. Boarding was quick and orderly. Boeing 757-800 aircraft. There are about 240 passengers in the cabin. There were, of course, heavily drunk, but not critical.
4 hours in the sky and here it is, Marsa Alam Airport. When leaving the plane, they presented printed certificates of vaccination (coronavac). We bought visas at the bank, luggage here, like here. Everything is fast, our plane is alone. Then the demon beguiled, we always buy a Vodafone card eg. But the Vodafone store is closed. Bought an egypt telecom. Fucked up. Works only along the track.
1.5 hours and we are at the hotel. We were immediately approached by the accommodation manager, Mr. Ghareeb Heragy. We wrote him a letter the day before with our wishes. All were completed. Thank you, Mr. Ghareeb.
Then I write briefly, only about what, in my opinion, was not very disclosed in previous reviews.
Sea. Fantasia is not the best hotel for snorkeling. But nevertheless, if you want to see beautiful corals and interesting "fish", you have to swim out of the bay. Bracken, large Napoleon, turtles. All this is there.
Restaurants. The disadvantage of distributing dishes by chefs is that the portions are too large. Everything else is great.
Number. In the letter, they immediately asked for Delux. They didn't regret it. Booking a Delux, through a tour operator, is significantly more expensive.
Wi-Fi throughout. Works great. YouTube pulls without question. Sometimes hung up (rarely). In this case, I changed the connection point and the issue was resolved.
Guests 50% - Ukraine. 40% - Italy. 10% - Belarus, Poland and Russia. Well +/-.
The Italians mourned the days when the hotel was 100% Italian. Covid has made its own adjustments.
Lyrical digression: we are used to the fact that guests from Russia have a bottle of vodka on the table, while Ukrainians have whiskey. The first time you saw it on a table in a restaurant? a head of cheese (such as Parmesan) and a GRATER. Yes Yes. Metal, manual grater (truncated pyramid with a handle). Well, probably, many people try to bring a piece of their homeland with them? ))).
Weather. For 14 days, 4 days were 21-22 degrees in the afternoon. The rest, maximum + 19. With the breeze. Not hot. The water near the shore warms up to 21. Above the depth of +23, after January 20, it got colder at depth. It was already not hot in 5 mm neoprene.
Generally. In the 11 years since our first and second visits, the hotel has blossomed, literally and figuratively. One feels the master's hand (the owner of the hotel lives in one of the rooms).
Registered online at 20:00. Flight without delay. Boarding was quick and orderly. Boeing 757-800 aircraft. There are about 240 passengers in the cabin. There were, of course, heavily drunk, but not critical.
4 hours in the sky and here it is, Marsa Alam Airport. When leaving the plane, they presented printed certificates of vaccination (coronavac). We bought visas at the bank, luggage here, like here. Everything is fast, our plane is alone. Then the demon beguiled, we always buy a Vodafone card eg. But the Vodafone store is closed. Bought an egypt telecom. Fucked up. Works only along the track.
1.5 hours and we are at the hotel. We were immediately approached by the accommodation manager, Mr. Ghareeb Heragy. We wrote him a letter the day before with our wishes. All were completed. Thank you, Mr. Ghareeb.
Then I write briefly, only about what, in my opinion, was not very disclosed in previous reviews.
Sea. Fantasia is not the best hotel for snorkeling. But nevertheless, if you want to see beautiful corals and interesting "fish", you have to swim out of the bay. Bracken, large Napoleon, turtles. All this is there.
Restaurants. The disadvantage of distributing dishes by chefs is that the portions are too large. Everything else is great.
Number. In the letter, they immediately asked for Delux. They didn't regret it. Booking a Delux, through a tour operator, is significantly more expensive.
Wi-Fi throughout. Works great. YouTube pulls without question. Sometimes hung up (rarely). In this case, I changed the connection point and the issue was resolved.
Guests 50% - Ukraine. 40% - Italy. 10% - Belarus, Poland and Russia. Well +/-.
The Italians mourned the days when the hotel was 100% Italian. Covid has made its own adjustments.
Lyrical digression: we are used to the fact that guests from Russia have a bottle of vodka on the table, while Ukrainians have whiskey. The first time you saw it on a table in a restaurant? a head of cheese (such as Parmesan) and a GRATER. Yes Yes. Metal, manual grater (truncated pyramid with a handle). Well, probably, many people try to bring a piece of their homeland with them? ))).
Weather. For 14 days, 4 days were 21-22 degrees in the afternoon. The rest, maximum + 19. With the breeze. Not hot. The water near the shore warms up to 21. Above the depth of +23, after January 20, it got colder at depth. It was already not hot in 5 mm neoprene.
Generally. In the 11 years since our first and second visits, the hotel has blossomed, literally and figuratively. One feels the master's hand (the owner of the hotel lives in one of the rooms).
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Rest on the main points) Huge hello to AnexTour for a divorce immediately upon arrival))) they provide a visa for $ 27 while in the next window $ 25 ...such advantages))) do not be fooled! 1. Check-in - immediately received a room, the standard room expects much to be desired, for an additional charge of $ 10 per day they changed it to a DeLux room.
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Huge hello to AnexTour for a divorce immediately upon arrival))) they provide a visa for $ 27 while in the next window $ 25 ...such advantages))) do not be fooled!
1. Check-in - immediately received a room, the standard room expects much to be desired, for an additional charge of $ 10 per day they changed it to a DeLux room.
Nuance - they give only one card from the room and cards for beach towels! If you need two cards - ask immediately at the reception).
2. The territory of the hotel is huge, insanely beautiful, very well-groomed and clean, unrealistically a lot of greenery and flowers. There are two huge long pools on the territory (one is heated for all guests and there is a small pool with a jacuzzi for guests who live in DeLux rooms), there is a large children's pool 50 cm deep.
On the territory there is a pharmacy, several souvenir shops. There is a SPA at the hotel))) I will say this - one name, there is no pleasure from visiting the sauna, massage and salt room ...
wasted $50.
It is also worth noting that the hotel is a 2-hour drive from the airport.
3. The beach is clean, sandy (there is a smooth entry into the sea), there are many places for recreation, there are bars, pizza, burgers on the beach.
The pontoon is not very long, the sea was not very clean (packages and papers floated), the underwater world was 2 ...(((from what I saw earlier in Sharm - no more than 20 percent. There are many places for swimming - swim wherever you want, no one whistles, still nothing to watch
4. The room is clean, cleaned daily, no one indulges in towel figures even after $ 1). TV, air conditioning, mini-bar, safe - everything was there, everything worked. Wi-Fi by the way is absolutely everywhere - even in the rooms and on the beach)
I advise you to take the DeLux room - it is more spacious, newer with a beautiful view of the sea and the pool.
5.
Meals - daily fresh vegetables and fruits (bananas, pomegranates, dates, persimmon, melon, salads, soups, main courses, meat - beef, chicken, fish daily; several times there were seafood) A lot of desserts for every taste. The bars serve burgers with french fries, shawarma, pizza. There is one paid fish restaurant on site.
In general, it was tasty and varied. A beautiful and clean central restaurant and a restaurant for breakfast and lunch are separate only for DeLux.
6. Service is good, the waiters are attentive, polite, the bartenders are sociable and friendly, the staff monitors cleanliness 24/7.
Animation in the hotel for 2 ...(very disappointing ...several local guys are trying to organize evening programs, but nothing comes of it ...no humor, no scenery, no costumes ...a few standard jokes in Russian that amuse the drunken audience)))
The guests of the hotel are Italians (60%) and Ukrainians, we did not see any special attitude of the staff towards the Italians.
Do not forget that there is NOTHING outside your hotel! No city, no shops, no taxis...nothing, just desert. Therefore, carefully choose a good hotel for your vacation otherwise kaput).
Be prepared for unreasonably high prices for any boat trips, quad bikes, diving, etc. - start from $60 per person.
Nuance - if you go in January, take warm clothes (after 17:00 they will come in handy, it’s cool in the evening), and during the day it’s quite warm and comfortable, you can sunbathe and swim in the sea, only it’s very windy!
The hotel is very good for a quiet family holiday with children, but it will be boring for young people...
Comparing holidays in Sharm and Marsa Alam, they made the final decision for themselves - only Sharm.
Let's sum up the cons - a disgusting hotel SPA, unreasonably high prices for excursions, a very poor underwater world, no animation, rest is limited only to the territory of the hotel.
Huge hello to AnexTour for a divorce immediately upon arrival))) they provide a visa for $ 27 while in the next window $ 25 ...such advantages))) do not be fooled!
1. Check-in - immediately received a room, the standard room expects much to be desired, for an additional charge of $ 10 per day they changed it to a DeLux room.
Nuance - they give only one card from the room and cards for beach towels! If you need two cards - ask immediately at the reception).
2. The territory of the hotel is huge, insanely beautiful, very well-groomed and clean, unrealistically a lot of greenery and flowers. There are two huge long pools on the territory (one is heated for all guests and there is a small pool with a jacuzzi for guests who live in DeLux rooms), there is a large children's pool 50 cm deep.
On the territory there is a pharmacy, several souvenir shops. There is a SPA at the hotel))) I will say this - one name, there is no pleasure from visiting the sauna, massage and salt room ...
wasted $50.
It is also worth noting that the hotel is a 2-hour drive from the airport.
3. The beach is clean, sandy (there is a smooth entry into the sea), there are many places for recreation, there are bars, pizza, burgers on the beach.
The pontoon is not very long, the sea was not very clean (packages and papers floated), the underwater world was 2 ...(((from what I saw earlier in Sharm - no more than 20 percent. There are many places for swimming - swim wherever you want, no one whistles, still nothing to watch
4. The room is clean, cleaned daily, no one indulges in towel figures even after $ 1). TV, air conditioning, mini-bar, safe - everything was there, everything worked. Wi-Fi by the way is absolutely everywhere - even in the rooms and on the beach)
I advise you to take the DeLux room - it is more spacious, newer with a beautiful view of the sea and the pool.
5.
Meals - daily fresh vegetables and fruits (bananas, pomegranates, dates, persimmon, melon, salads, soups, main courses, meat - beef, chicken, fish daily; several times there were seafood) A lot of desserts for every taste. The bars serve burgers with french fries, shawarma, pizza. There is one paid fish restaurant on site.
In general, it was tasty and varied. A beautiful and clean central restaurant and a restaurant for breakfast and lunch are separate only for DeLux.
6. Service is good, the waiters are attentive, polite, the bartenders are sociable and friendly, the staff monitors cleanliness 24/7.
Animation in the hotel for 2 ...(very disappointing ...several local guys are trying to organize evening programs, but nothing comes of it ...no humor, no scenery, no costumes ...a few standard jokes in Russian that amuse the drunken audience)))
The guests of the hotel are Italians (60%) and Ukrainians, we did not see any special attitude of the staff towards the Italians.
Do not forget that there is NOTHING outside your hotel! No city, no shops, no taxis...nothing, just desert. Therefore, carefully choose a good hotel for your vacation otherwise kaput).
Be prepared for unreasonably high prices for any boat trips, quad bikes, diving, etc. - start from $60 per person.
Nuance - if you go in January, take warm clothes (after 17:00 they will come in handy, it’s cool in the evening), and during the day it’s quite warm and comfortable, you can sunbathe and swim in the sea, only it’s very windy!
The hotel is very good for a quiet family holiday with children, but it will be boring for young people...
Comparing holidays in Sharm and Marsa Alam, they made the final decision for themselves - only Sharm.
Let's sum up the cons - a disgusting hotel SPA, unreasonably high prices for excursions, a very poor underwater world, no animation, rest is limited only to the territory of the hotel.
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Everything is perfect, cozy and warm. I would like to separately mention the staff at the Gazebo bar near the pool - and especially the waiters Khaled Yousif and Abo Gana. We really liked their attitude towards all guests, the way they serve everyone, they manage to do everything and leave only pleasant emotions for the guests.
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Everything is perfect, cozy and warm. I would like to separately mention the staff at the Gazebo bar near the pool - and especially the waiters Khaled Yousif and Abo Gana. We really liked their attitude towards all guests, the way they serve everyone, they manage to do everything and leave only pleasant emotions for the guests. When my child broke a plate and burst into tears, these guys did everything to restore their son's mood.
The food is always very tasty, varied, beautiful presentation, just enough. And in general, the hotel shows itself at the highest level in terms of room cleaning, and the service itself. The entire staff is very responsive. The owner himself lives in this hotel, keeps order and often gets acquainted with the guests.
I really like the location of the hotel - a calm area and a reef with its marine life. We took an excursion from Join Up, saw a manatee and a huge turtle, wow))) The hotel is focused on Europeans, there are few compatriots there, such a Italy in Egypt)
The areas are very green. The sea is mesmerizing, in color, like in the Maldives. Wifi is free and good.
In general, some positive emotions from the hotel and vacation.
The food is always very tasty, varied, beautiful presentation, just enough. And in general, the hotel shows itself at the highest level in terms of room cleaning, and the service itself. The entire staff is very responsive. The owner himself lives in this hotel, keeps order and often gets acquainted with the guests.
I really like the location of the hotel - a calm area and a reef with its marine life. We took an excursion from Join Up, saw a manatee and a huge turtle, wow))) The hotel is focused on Europeans, there are few compatriots there, such a Italy in Egypt)
The areas are very green. The sea is mesmerizing, in color, like in the Maldives. Wifi is free and good.
In general, some positive emotions from the hotel and vacation.
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Went from the operator Annex tour. We arrived at 9 o'clock, we were immediately sent for breakfast. After breakfast we spent in the standard room and offered if we want to change for a surcharge to the best room. But we liked the standard ground floor, by the pool, restaurant close by. The food is delicious and very much, from the fruits of bananas, oranges, pomegranates, guavas, pomegranates, suites, dates.
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Went from the operator Annex tour. We arrived at 9 o'clock, we were immediately sent for breakfast. After breakfast we spent in the standard room and offered if we want to change for a surcharge to the best room. But we liked the standard ground floor, by the pool, restaurant close by. The food is delicious and very much, from the fruits of bananas, oranges, pomegranates, guavas, pomegranates, suites, dates. There were squid, fish of different varieties, chicken and some other types of meat. On the beach there are two bars where you can eat french fries, a burger, drinks in unlimited quantities. But drinks are sometimes very dilute with water. The hotel area is very large, lots of greenery, flowers, arches throughout. Workers have been working since 6 am, watering, cleaning and sweeping. Well-mannered workers say hello, they do not understand English, Italian or Ukrainian well.
In the dining room there are a couple of respected nobles who do not pay attention to people.
I want to thank Mahmoud for his attention to children and adults. Greetings from another Maxima. I also liked the bartender by the pool, very restrained and educated, he has no disadvantages for children, I saw animators only a few times in the evening near the restaurant. The venue and the club want the best. Heated pool for children and adults, also not enough entertainment for children in the pool (small hill). In general, I liked the hotel. Shall we come? Yes, yes, of course. People who write negative reviews probably underestimate the rating (to come yourself).
R. S. I forgot if you have to visit the spa salon. There is a sauna, jacuzzi, salt room, massage. It is necessary to bargain for a nice price there. I recommend the hotel.
In the dining room there are a couple of respected nobles who do not pay attention to people.
I want to thank Mahmoud for his attention to children and adults. Greetings from another Maxima. I also liked the bartender by the pool, very restrained and educated, he has no disadvantages for children, I saw animators only a few times in the evening near the restaurant. The venue and the club want the best. Heated pool for children and adults, also not enough entertainment for children in the pool (small hill). In general, I liked the hotel. Shall we come? Yes, yes, of course. People who write negative reviews probably underestimate the rating (to come yourself).
R. S. I forgot if you have to visit the spa salon. There is a sauna, jacuzzi, salt room, massage. It is necessary to bargain for a nice price there. I recommend the hotel.
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The first time I write a review, because. After reading the reviews before the flight, I wanted to cry and cancel my reservation at this hotel. So the check-in arrived early in the morning, immediately sent for breakfast, then they started to decide the room (they gave room 1245 with a frontal sea view) +20$ for 14 days, the room is not a deluxe room.
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The first time I write a review, because. After reading the reviews before the flight, I wanted to cry and cancel my reservation at this hotel.
So the check-in arrived early in the morning, immediately sent for breakfast, then they started to decide the room (they gave room 1245 with a frontal sea view) +20$ for 14 days, the room is not a deluxe room. we were with a child (the room needs renovation, especially the tiles in the bathroom, the white linen is clean, the towels are also good, they can be seen updated, there are no bathrobes and slippers, the cleaner brought a tea set for $ 5)
The area is beautiful green.
The sea - there is a beautiful coral reef but 300 meters from the pontoon (those who write a dead reef, they swim only near the pontoon and in the lagoons).
The staff is normal, they know English, not very much with Russian (there are questions).
Animation - for children it is not in the hotel!
But there are good open-air discos on the beach, respect to the DJ!!!
I’ll be honest, I wanted to go home in 14 days, you won’t be hungry, you didn’t get poisoned even once, which is a plus (you don’t need to eat dubious dishes).
Breakfast is worse than the standard (but there is always fruit).
Dinners (salted soups, said this to the head chef, improved a bit).
Dinners - more varied, but not for 5.
The meat is tasteless, chicken, beef, fish are all there.
The hotel is focused on Italians and that they cook pasta always and everywhere and even give it at night at discos (which is already difficult to understand).
We won't eat pizza and pasta for a long time now.
Sometimes you go for lunch, but apart from pasta there is nothing to take, since everything is not tasty.
The snack bar on the beach is good (french fries, delicious burgers, meat pita bread - thanks to the chef on the beach, we could have a bite to eat there and not go for lunch, since there was no point in going there).
So the hotel is for a week and if the price for it is not expensive, you can safely go if food is not very important to you!
The second time is unlikely to go, but the rest still turned out!! !
So the check-in arrived early in the morning, immediately sent for breakfast, then they started to decide the room (they gave room 1245 with a frontal sea view) +20$ for 14 days, the room is not a deluxe room. we were with a child (the room needs renovation, especially the tiles in the bathroom, the white linen is clean, the towels are also good, they can be seen updated, there are no bathrobes and slippers, the cleaner brought a tea set for $ 5)
The area is beautiful green.
The sea - there is a beautiful coral reef but 300 meters from the pontoon (those who write a dead reef, they swim only near the pontoon and in the lagoons).
The staff is normal, they know English, not very much with Russian (there are questions).
Animation - for children it is not in the hotel!
But there are good open-air discos on the beach, respect to the DJ!!!
I’ll be honest, I wanted to go home in 14 days, you won’t be hungry, you didn’t get poisoned even once, which is a plus (you don’t need to eat dubious dishes).
Breakfast is worse than the standard (but there is always fruit).
Dinners (salted soups, said this to the head chef, improved a bit).
Dinners - more varied, but not for 5.
The meat is tasteless, chicken, beef, fish are all there.
The hotel is focused on Italians and that they cook pasta always and everywhere and even give it at night at discos (which is already difficult to understand).
We won't eat pizza and pasta for a long time now.
Sometimes you go for lunch, but apart from pasta there is nothing to take, since everything is not tasty.
The snack bar on the beach is good (french fries, delicious burgers, meat pita bread - thanks to the chef on the beach, we could have a bite to eat there and not go for lunch, since there was no point in going there).
So the hotel is for a week and if the price for it is not expensive, you can safely go if food is not very important to you!
The second time is unlikely to go, but the rest still turned out!! !
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This was our first vacation with a baby and the worst we've ever traveled. I'll start with the pros: 1. Large, well-groomed territory. 2. They settled us not after 14, as in all hotels, but at 11 and did not check out until leaving for the airport (15.50). But, they settled in an unprepared room, they somehow cleaned it a little, it seems that they swept it, changed the bedding and towels.
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This was our first vacation with a baby and the worst we've ever traveled.
I'll start with the pros:
1. Large, well-groomed territory.
2. They settled us not after 14, as in all hotels, but at 11 and did not check out until leaving for the airport (15.50). But, they settled in an unprepared room, they somehow cleaned it a little, it seems that they swept it, changed the bedding and towels.
3. The presence of ramps everywhere, which made it possible to move freely with a child in a stroller.
The pros are over, now for the cons:
1. Number. He is shabby, dead. The door to the shower / toilet did not close at all, it could open with a draft. The case itself is also shabby, stained, dirty, with peeling whitewash.
Room service was excellent, there were days when our room was not cleaned at all. Tipping didn't help much either. The three of us lived in the room, they put us 2 sets of towels, we had to run around and beg for another set. Water is an even bigger problem - you almost had to buy it from room service. The explanation that we have a small child eats infant formula and needs water - no one worried.
At the beginning, I couldn’t understand why in the shower rail, believe me not to hang a towel on it, as it will be wet, but after the first shower, when I fell on wet tiles, everything became sharply clear. The tiles are very slippery.
We asked for a crib for a child and were horrified. They brought us a dirty, dilapidated something with holes on the sides. As the staff explained to us - this is the best there is. The mattress was 15 centimeters smaller than the length of the crib, the hole was simply plugged with a pillow. The upper base of the frame on one side is generally broken and sags.
The rooms DO NOT have: bathrobes, slippers, kettle, cosmetics. There is a cap, liquid hand soap and a dispenser and something in the shower dispenser. Everything! If you need something, then you need to go to the room service staff and beg or negotiate for a tip.
Air conditioner. He worked. But only in the freezer mode and with the sound of an airplane taking off, the mode of moderate intensity or sleep did not work in principle, just as the temperature did not change, you set it to 16 degrees or 30 - the same effect.
2. Service. This is a catastrophe. At the reception, they barely speak English, to achieve something - you have to pretty fray your nerves.
3. Nutrition. This is the worst part of the hotel. What they call an Italian restaurant I would call a canteen: dirty and stinky. The tables are constantly dirty, the table is cleaned like this: a waiter comes up, wipes the leftover food from the table onto the floor with a dirty rag and lays out the cutlery for the next visitors. The chair covers are dirty, food and drink stained and with holes in them.
Waiters drive around the hall with large carts, where they collect dirty dishes and pour out the remains from the plates. It is quite normal practice to put a cart in front of a table with people who are eating and start dumping leftovers into a container. The most disgusting sight.
Napkins rely as much as 1 per person. If you need more, then you need to find a waiter and ask. They will give you one too. To bring more - you need to "feed" the waiter.
I won't go into detail on how much rubber chicken, dry beef, and weirdly sour-tasting fish. The result of a 2-day meal in this canteen was that 12 out of 14 people from our company fell ill with poisoning from the second day and some did not recover even before departure, and we “rested” for 12 days. In the lobby, other tourists also complained of diarrhea, vomiting and high fever.
There is no baby food at all. As well as any diet food. All dishes are either fried, or spicy, or abundantly poured with sauces of unknown origin.
The trouble is that there is simply no alternative to food. If it was really a resort town, then one could eat at another restaurant or buy groceries in a store, right there - there is no such thing.
An interesting observation: when a “baited” waiter offers something from drinks and you refuse, he points to his stomach and makes a sad smile, when you confirm that yes, there are problems, he begins to smile maliciously.
4. Entertainment. They are not here. There is an extremely dull aqua aerobics and disco in the evening (songs played in a circle every evening).
There is nothing for children. Nothing at all. The playground is more like a torture chamber of the Inquisition. It creaks and falls apart, the paint is peeling. And in the middle of the playground - a thorny bush with thorns of 10 centimeters.
And, no, for children there is a children's pool, which was icy for the first days, then they turned on the heating and it became much better.
5. Bar on the beach and near the pool - all the most disgusting. Tables, chairs and armchairs are dirty. And this is not dust due to the wind, but the remains of drinks, traces of ketchup, coffee, etc. They just don't get removed. The rest of the food from the plates at the beach bar is simply thrown up by the waiters for the birds to eat.
6. The sofas in the lobby are a little cleaner than the furniture in the canteen and bars, but not by much.
7. There is no pharmacy in the hotel and the nearest pharmacy is far away, since you are in the desert.
8. Shops: tea, oils, clothing, bags, masks/fins, shoes, paintings, essentials (pads, sunscreen, cookies, cigarettes, shower cosmetics, etc. ) and a souvenir. The choice is very poor, the shops are the size of our little muffs, but the prices are very high.
9. Sea. The descent to the sea is normal only 1, the rest are broken and gouged, especially the slopes for the stroller: slippery paving stones and with pits where a wheel with a diameter of 13 cm fell through. The entrance to the sea is 2-3 meters wide, through which everyone enters, so it’s not will come out. Everything else is rocks and a dead reef.
The bottom line is a spoiled vacation, undermined gastrointestinal tract and wasted money. I do not recommend anyone to go to this hotel - it's more expensive for yourself.
I'll start with the pros:
1. Large, well-groomed territory.
2. They settled us not after 14, as in all hotels, but at 11 and did not check out until leaving for the airport (15.50). But, they settled in an unprepared room, they somehow cleaned it a little, it seems that they swept it, changed the bedding and towels.
3. The presence of ramps everywhere, which made it possible to move freely with a child in a stroller.
The pros are over, now for the cons:
1. Number. He is shabby, dead. The door to the shower / toilet did not close at all, it could open with a draft. The case itself is also shabby, stained, dirty, with peeling whitewash.
Room service was excellent, there were days when our room was not cleaned at all. Tipping didn't help much either. The three of us lived in the room, they put us 2 sets of towels, we had to run around and beg for another set. Water is an even bigger problem - you almost had to buy it from room service. The explanation that we have a small child eats infant formula and needs water - no one worried.
At the beginning, I couldn’t understand why in the shower rail, believe me not to hang a towel on it, as it will be wet, but after the first shower, when I fell on wet tiles, everything became sharply clear. The tiles are very slippery.
We asked for a crib for a child and were horrified. They brought us a dirty, dilapidated something with holes on the sides. As the staff explained to us - this is the best there is. The mattress was 15 centimeters smaller than the length of the crib, the hole was simply plugged with a pillow. The upper base of the frame on one side is generally broken and sags.
The rooms DO NOT have: bathrobes, slippers, kettle, cosmetics. There is a cap, liquid hand soap and a dispenser and something in the shower dispenser. Everything! If you need something, then you need to go to the room service staff and beg or negotiate for a tip.
Air conditioner. He worked. But only in the freezer mode and with the sound of an airplane taking off, the mode of moderate intensity or sleep did not work in principle, just as the temperature did not change, you set it to 16 degrees or 30 - the same effect.
2. Service. This is a catastrophe. At the reception, they barely speak English, to achieve something - you have to pretty fray your nerves.
3. Nutrition. This is the worst part of the hotel. What they call an Italian restaurant I would call a canteen: dirty and stinky. The tables are constantly dirty, the table is cleaned like this: a waiter comes up, wipes the leftover food from the table onto the floor with a dirty rag and lays out the cutlery for the next visitors. The chair covers are dirty, food and drink stained and with holes in them.
Waiters drive around the hall with large carts, where they collect dirty dishes and pour out the remains from the plates. It is quite normal practice to put a cart in front of a table with people who are eating and start dumping leftovers into a container. The most disgusting sight.
Napkins rely as much as 1 per person. If you need more, then you need to find a waiter and ask. They will give you one too. To bring more - you need to "feed" the waiter.
I won't go into detail on how much rubber chicken, dry beef, and weirdly sour-tasting fish. The result of a 2-day meal in this canteen was that 12 out of 14 people from our company fell ill with poisoning from the second day and some did not recover even before departure, and we “rested” for 12 days. In the lobby, other tourists also complained of diarrhea, vomiting and high fever.
There is no baby food at all. As well as any diet food. All dishes are either fried, or spicy, or abundantly poured with sauces of unknown origin.
The trouble is that there is simply no alternative to food. If it was really a resort town, then one could eat at another restaurant or buy groceries in a store, right there - there is no such thing.
An interesting observation: when a “baited” waiter offers something from drinks and you refuse, he points to his stomach and makes a sad smile, when you confirm that yes, there are problems, he begins to smile maliciously.
4. Entertainment. They are not here. There is an extremely dull aqua aerobics and disco in the evening (songs played in a circle every evening).
There is nothing for children. Nothing at all. The playground is more like a torture chamber of the Inquisition. It creaks and falls apart, the paint is peeling. And in the middle of the playground - a thorny bush with thorns of 10 centimeters.
And, no, for children there is a children's pool, which was icy for the first days, then they turned on the heating and it became much better.
5. Bar on the beach and near the pool - all the most disgusting. Tables, chairs and armchairs are dirty. And this is not dust due to the wind, but the remains of drinks, traces of ketchup, coffee, etc. They just don't get removed. The rest of the food from the plates at the beach bar is simply thrown up by the waiters for the birds to eat.
6. The sofas in the lobby are a little cleaner than the furniture in the canteen and bars, but not by much.
7. There is no pharmacy in the hotel and the nearest pharmacy is far away, since you are in the desert.
8. Shops: tea, oils, clothing, bags, masks/fins, shoes, paintings, essentials (pads, sunscreen, cookies, cigarettes, shower cosmetics, etc. ) and a souvenir. The choice is very poor, the shops are the size of our little muffs, but the prices are very high.
9. Sea. The descent to the sea is normal only 1, the rest are broken and gouged, especially the slopes for the stroller: slippery paving stones and with pits where a wheel with a diameter of 13 cm fell through. The entrance to the sea is 2-3 meters wide, through which everyone enters, so it’s not will come out. Everything else is rocks and a dead reef.
The bottom line is a spoiled vacation, undermined gastrointestinal tract and wasted money. I do not recommend anyone to go to this hotel - it's more expensive for yourself.
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First the pros. Great green area. Excellent deluxe rooms. Purely. Excellent cleaning in the rooms. Well, that's all. Everything else is just awful. The worst thing is the restaurant. The food is disgusting. Every day the same thing, chicken, beef, pangasius. But after all, they even manage to spoil it, the meat is tough, the chicken is oak.
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First the pros.
Great green area.
Excellent deluxe rooms.
Purely.
Excellent cleaning in the rooms.
Well, that's all.
Everything else is just awful.
The worst thing is the restaurant.
The food is disgusting. Every day the same thing, chicken, beef, pangasius. But after all, they even manage to spoil it, the meat is tough, the chicken is oak. Terrible coffee from the boiler, a shame for 5 *, could put a coffee machine. The pastry is stale and hard. Grill ovens never work, the grill is brought from somewhere and imitates that from the fire. Grilled fish: they also manage to spoil, overcook, resulting in hard pieces. They allegedly served tuna - the tuna was definitely rotten, the stench stood around. I cut this rotten meat and took it somewhere to fry. A day later, a kakranx - also smelly and rotten.
The restaurant staff is a real mafia, whose only job is to find a tourist who will give a dollar. There is a roar in the hall from the dishes being removed, they can stand with their dirty smelly cart near your table where you have dinner, and with a roar collect dishes from neighboring tables and throw waste in front of your face. No ethics.
Nowhere, in any bar of the hotel there are no cocktail pipes! There are no disposable stirrers anywhere, they poured sugar into the coffee, stir it even with your finger!
The lobby bar is just awful. All cocktails one recipe! Just a quick pour into a glass of everything that comes to hand.
It seems that the hotel is not bad, but some kind of misunderstanding. The staff is loose, untrained. Looks like this kind of management.
Entertainment is non-existent. In the evenings, people sit in complete silence, there is not even quiet background music, not to mention live or some kind of singing.
Animation - it is not there, a couple of guys wander from corner to corner and that's it.
All in all, don't choose this hotel. There is no soul or zest in it, and there is definitely no desire to go here a second time.
Yes, and the front office is rude in response to reviews!
Great green area.
Excellent deluxe rooms.
Purely.
Excellent cleaning in the rooms.
Well, that's all.
Everything else is just awful.
The worst thing is the restaurant.
The food is disgusting. Every day the same thing, chicken, beef, pangasius. But after all, they even manage to spoil it, the meat is tough, the chicken is oak. Terrible coffee from the boiler, a shame for 5 *, could put a coffee machine. The pastry is stale and hard. Grill ovens never work, the grill is brought from somewhere and imitates that from the fire. Grilled fish: they also manage to spoil, overcook, resulting in hard pieces. They allegedly served tuna - the tuna was definitely rotten, the stench stood around. I cut this rotten meat and took it somewhere to fry. A day later, a kakranx - also smelly and rotten.
The restaurant staff is a real mafia, whose only job is to find a tourist who will give a dollar. There is a roar in the hall from the dishes being removed, they can stand with their dirty smelly cart near your table where you have dinner, and with a roar collect dishes from neighboring tables and throw waste in front of your face. No ethics.
Nowhere, in any bar of the hotel there are no cocktail pipes! There are no disposable stirrers anywhere, they poured sugar into the coffee, stir it even with your finger!
The lobby bar is just awful. All cocktails one recipe! Just a quick pour into a glass of everything that comes to hand.
It seems that the hotel is not bad, but some kind of misunderstanding. The staff is loose, untrained. Looks like this kind of management.
Entertainment is non-existent. In the evenings, people sit in complete silence, there is not even quiet background music, not to mention live or some kind of singing.
Animation - it is not there, a couple of guys wander from corner to corner and that's it.
All in all, don't choose this hotel. There is no soul or zest in it, and there is definitely no desire to go here a second time.
Yes, and the front office is rude in response to reviews!
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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.
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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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