Clean and calm

Written: 14 january 2020
Travel time: 5 — 12 january 2020
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For families with children
Your rating of this hotel:
7.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 6.0
Service: 8.0
Cleanliness: 8.0
Food: 8.0
Amenities: 4.0
The hotel is "fresh" - opened 3 months ago under new management after a period of downtime. It can be seen that it was built a long time ago, but at the moment it is clean - mold and rust have not been found. Plumbing works poorly - age affects. The barrels in the toilet are stuck, the shower turns on with difficulty. As in Hurghada, the pressure and temperature of hot water slowly pulsate.
The staff is enthusiastic about their work - all are friendly and polite. Improvement of living conditions, replacement of the room, additional services, of course, for a fee to responsible persons. For $ 10 we were settled in an average room, but moved to a good one a couple of days later for free, when we made a personal acquaintance with the hotel manager.
The food is top notch - the chef is a pro. Buffet with fish, two or three types of meat and side dishes. Every evening some kind of special offer (baked turkey / barbecue / kebab). The waiters are kind, but they are in no hurry to fulfill your order and often forget, despite the fact that the hotel was not full. Alcohol is available locally only. If you bring your own - all the locals are asked to try.

Beach: sun loungers, coral sand, umbrellas, wind screens. You can enter the water only in shoes - there is no sand at the water's edge, bridges are also everywhere flat, but rough reefs. But after 10 meters there is already sand, to the corals another 50 meters. The reef goes around the coast and forms a quiet lagoon - there are never waves. Depth to the reef from knee to chest. A great variety and variety of corals and fish - you can swim for hours with a snorkel. But there are rays in shallow water and sea urchins, where it is deeper.
Entertainment: a team of 3-4 young people in the evenings in a restaurant dance to music from one speaker and play skits. The city can only be reached by taxi - prices from $ 15 for a round trip. Near the hotel there is only a diving center with very high prices. There are several shops with souvenirs and clothes on the territory of the hotel. Excursions at the hotel do not offer any - but on a call from the reception, a local guide from the city will come to you and offer a standard set (trips to Luxor / Aswan, safari, diving, visit to the local reserve)
Conclusion: a good option if you are ready to spend all your time in a hotel on the beach and are ready to put up with quiet, boring evenings (TV is also only in foreign languages ​ ​ and there are about 10 programs)
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