Мій п’ятий візит My fifth visit

Hello, dear friends, like-minded people and travelers!
I want to share my impressions of my 36th vacation in Egypt. I stayed in Marsa Alam at the Marina Lodge at Port Ghalib 4*, all-inclusive system. This is the first hotel I have returned to for the fifth time. The previous times the hotel made a pretty good impression, but I am always afraid to return, because very often there are disappointments.
I flew from Rzeszow to Hurghada, the transfer from the airport took about 4 hours through an amazing dawn desert road. I arrived at the hotel in the morning. I was greeted very kindly at the reception, offered drinks, breakfast, then checked in. The room was on the third floor, a plate of fruit was waiting for me and a very beautiful view of the sea and the port. At night, a yacht was parked under my balcony. The room was in an oriental style, very beautiful, cozy and clean, 1 bed, sofa, dressing room, safe, refrigerator, table, small table. Water is brought every day, there is a set for making tea and coffee. The bathroom has a shower, hairdryer, shower gel and shampoo. Everything works great. Small balcony with wicker chairs and a table. The view from the balcony is simply amazing. They cleaned well.

"Marina Lodge at Port Ghalib 4*" - a small hotel, 198 rooms, but very cozy. The territory is not large, but green and beautiful. There are 2 swimming pools (one with children's water slides), a main restaurant, 2 bars, an amphitheater.
At the same time, the location of the hotel is very advantageous. It is a 40-minute walk to Port Ghalib itself, there is a water taxi. Port Ghalib is a very beautiful tourist area: the coast, yachts, palm trees, hotels, restaurants and shops. At night, everything is illuminated, there are many people.
Food. There is one main restaurant and a bar on the beach. The restaurant has a normal selection of dishes, everything is fresh, cooked deliciously. The beach bar serves fast food. Alcohol is of normal quality for Egypt. The service at the hotel is good. All the employees are friendly and polite, there is a guest relations manager, she really helps in solving small problems. The entire hotel is managed by the manager Mr. Shaban Ghanem, I want to thank him very much for the excellent service and attention to the guests.
On my birthday, they brought a cake to the room, it was very nice.
The hotel has animation, and in my opinion it is wonderful. Stretching, volleyball and dancing are held on the beach. There are also evening dance shows and entertainment such as. At the same time, there is no very loud music, for which I am very grateful.
Beach. The hotel has built a beach on an artificial island, which is connected to the road by a bridge across the canal. The distance to the beach is about 500 meters. The road from the beach is already beautiful, especially at sunset. The beach is sandy, large, clean and very well equipped. There is a large bar, shower, toilet. Sunbeds and mattresses are new and comfortable, towels are clean. You can sunbathe in the sun, or you can lie in the shade under the roof. The view from the beach is of Port Ghalib, beautiful yachts are constantly sailing, even large cruise ships enter the Port, but they will not interfere with swimmers, but on the contrary, they add a special charm to the rest. This is one of the most interesting beaches of Marsa Alam.

Sea. The bay is completely protected from the wind, there are no waves. The entrance to the bay is through a small cleared area. I entered carefully, I did not wear coral slippers. There is a coral wall along the bay. In general, this was my ninth vacation in Port Ghalib. I knew the flora and fauna of this bay very well. I considered it one of the most interesting in Marsa Alam. I do not know for what reason, most likely due to global warming, but the underwater world has significantly deteriorated, unfortunately, this is the situation throughout Marsa Alam and not only. The number and diversity of marine life has decreased. Previously, during one swim, you could meet 1-5 turtles, now it is a great rarity, I managed to swim with only two. There are also significantly fewer fish. Even the color of the coral has deteriorated. I was pleased with moray eels, rays, barracuda and schools of mackerel.
I didn’t take any excursions because I tried almost all of them. I went to my friends’ Hilton 5* for 1 day for a separate fee. The hotel is wonderful, but it’s in a different price category. Unfortunately, the legendary Abu Dabab bay has also lost its colors and its underwater world has become poorer. I took a taxi to the wild Posnorkat Bay, which is located on the other side of the port, it’s quite beautiful and interesting. On my birthday, I had dinner in Port Ghalib at my favorite restaurant “Divino”.
To summarize: the hotel did not disappoint, on the contrary, it got better. The food became tastier and more varied, the territory is green, blooming and clean. The rooms have retained their unique Arabic style. My room had a fabulous look. Moving the beach to an artificial island is a very good idea. The beach is very comfortable. The service is excellent, you can feel that the guest is taken care of, I felt almost at home. There are minor flaws, but they did not spoil the rest. For a 4* hotel, everything is fine.
Have a good rest everyone, if you have any questions, write, I will answer!