Very nice hotel. And WiFi is really weak.

Written: 28 august 2017
Travel time: 29 november — 10 december 2016
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For business travel; For families with children
Your rating of this hotel:
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Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 10.0
Service: 10.0
Cleanliness: 10.0
Food: 10.0
Amenities: 8.0
Booking a tour through Antonivtour. Unfortunately, there are no direct flights from Lviv to Mars Alam, only from Kyiv. From Lviv we flew to Hurghada, and from there a 4-hour transfer in a comfortable bus to Marsa Alam. All without problems. A couple of times we stopped on the way to drink coffee for $ 1. Custard - very tasty. Someone took soluble - they said it was disgusting. For $ 10 bought a mobile card with a bunch of GB of the Internet. Because they knew that the hotel has WiFi, but for us it will be weak.
Hotel.
Royal Tulip is located in the same area as Magic Tulip. It is 17 km south of Port Galib (Marsa Alam airport, but there, as I wrote - only from Kiev). It used to be one hotel. In the fall of 2016, Royal separated from Magic. The reason is not so important. The hotel buildings are almost new. Only 7 buildings on three floors. In the buildings of elevators, ramps. Number of rooms on the floor - from 11 to 15. Buildings with two lines along the pool from west to east. In the right (southern) 3 buildings (№№21 - 23) the windows of all rooms face the pool.

In the left (northern) four buildings, the windows of rooms 1 to 8 (building 24 - from 1 to 6) overlook the pool. Rooms from 9 to 15 in the left buildings (7 - 11 in building 24) - look at the fence, though covered with curly plants, and the sand behind them, and some unfinished hotel in the distance. The area is not very large, the greenery is still "in development", but there is a neat lawn, there are even flowers. All around - as far as the eye can see - the shore and the desert, and it's all free, as much as you want. You can use the territory of the neighboring hotel, but drink and eat - only in your own, or - for money. As a rule, the reason for 2 hotels in the same area - the division of property between the heirs or similar. The hotel staff is friendly. All issues, if any, were resolved "on the fly. " List of administrators, bartenders, cleaners, etc. thank you too long ...
Composition of vacationers.
Germany - about 60%, the Czech Republic, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, France, Poland.
Russia and the countries of the former USSR - 0 - and it was insanely happy! Apart from us, there are 2-3 more families from Ukraine.
Drink and eat.
Restaurant. Lobby bar, pool bar, beach bar. The cuisine is mostly honed for Europe. Lunch-evening constantly something on the grill (chicken, fish, seafood, lamb, beef, etc. ). The food that was interesting to me was always in sufficient variety. For those on a diet: the left side of the table with dishes, mainly consisted of dietary, steamed, boiled, dairy dishes.
A very large selection of fruits and sweets. Desserts are very tasty. Especially nut cakes.
Between the "main" meals in the bars was a constant snack: pizza, burgers, sweets, ice cream, fruit. So, the need to come to the dining room with a package and fill it with provisions no one had. From alcohol: beer, white wine (such as young Rhine), pink and red. Edible.
Beer on tap and bottled, decent, but almost non-alcoholic. Of the strong drinks close to the original was whiskey. He sat on it with a wheel. The rest is some incomprehensible alcoholic liquid with the appropriate flavor. When ordering a cocktail, it is better to specify at once what to mix with. Because they are standard - they add some chemistry like yuppie everywhere. Although there are normal juices.
Swimming pools, beach.
Two pools with a depth of about 1.3 m. One of them - heated. It is free of charge, as it has a bar with drinks. Another without heating, there are fewer people, you can swim. There are plenty of sun loungers by the pools and on the beach. There is another small pool with even warmer water - a children's pool - with small slides.

There is an inner lagoon, which is actively used by fans to ride on a board with a snake drive - a kite. You can swim in the lagoon, but the depth is quite conditional, especially at low tide. But it is impossible to drown! To the reef on the pier about 800 m-code.
Beach party - $ 5.
There is a spa and gym.
There are also souvenir shops and the prices are not bad. In Luxor, souvenirs are more expensive.
Kite, diving - a paid service.
Where to go.
Port Galib is a daily bus. Yalina Kuseir is the same. Cost from 5 to 8 $.
Excursions - Luxor $ 120, but it's worth it.
Cairo is far away, so it is not profitable from Mars to Alam.
Good excursions associated with a boat trip - on dolphins, turtles, sea cows. Swim by the open sea, scuba dive. There is something to look at underwater. But excursions on the high seas are better to book on the beach in the house of Aqua - will be without intermediaries.
Overall the hotel is great. I recommend.
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