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I have been planning to visit this hotel for a long time. Finally, the plans came true. Now in order.
As for documents on COVID, which is of interest to many. There were two paper certificates (one Koronovak, the other Pfizer) and a certificate of vaccination of Asclepius. Everything went without problems.
The flight was direct Kyiv-Marsa Alam, so the transfer took about twenty minutes (the first hotel from the airport). Visas were purchased at a bank branch so as not to overpay representatives of tour operators. Saved a couple of dollars. As they say: a trifle, but nice.
On the way, the attendant wove stories about the obligatory meeting with the guide in order to activate insurance, note the voucher, take excursions only from him, blah blah blah. In general, an old worn-out record. It is clear that they did not go to the meeting.
The hotel was greeted with drinks, quickly filled out the documents, put on bracelets, twenty minutes later in the room.
Now one more nuance, which is also of interest to many. The hotel requires you to sign a commitment that if you swim in Marsa Mubarak Bay without life jackets, you will be charged a fine of 50 euros. The legitimacy of this fine is highly questionable. Marsa Mubarak Bay has nothing to do with the hotel, its representatives are not on duty there. And no one knows what you are doing in the bay (swimming, just sunbathing, walking or visiting a friend in a hotel there). It is clear that this is a trick for vacationers to rent or buy life jackets at the hotel. I look at the old reviews before they somehow tried to control it. Now they have already understood that this local swindler of theirs actually does not work, and everyone has forgotten about it. Ninety percent go without any life jackets, the guards do not ask any questions, only, as before, write down the room number. Therefore, you can not bathe at all.
Now about the hotel itself.
ROOM AND SERVICE
The room is clean, the furniture is modest but not shabby, not shabby. Everything works. There is a small teapot and a set for it - coffee, tea, sugar. We always went swimming before the opening of the restaurant, so having a coffee in the morning was very welcome. Some write that the hotel is shabby, bed linen is in spools. There is nothing shabby, the linen is normal. The hotel is like a hotel. Well, for the very fastidious: there are no shukhlyads in the table and bedside table, there is no curtain in the shower, it is separated from the washbasin by a partition (see the photo). Therefore, you need to wash carefully so as not to flood the floor.
Cleaning is normal, change towels, bed linen, flowers in a vase, figurines on the beds. The dollar, as expected, was left. The staff is very pleasant, not intrusive, no one begs for baksheesh. I boldly give five points.
The territory is green, proper care is provided: it is constantly watered, flowers, bushes are planted, weeding is done. In general, also no complaints.
FOOD
I see that the problem of food in many hotels, even good (once) fives, is very relevant: queues and fights for food, poisoning, cleanliness of cutlery, etc. Here in this regard, everything is fine. I also do great. The choice of food is not very large (compared to the good old days), but everything is delicious. And although the hotel was completely full, there were no queues, the tables were almost always free. True, twice, when we went to dinner, for three or four it was not possible to find immediately, but the problem was solved within literally 10-15 minutes. Food is constantly replenished in the same range. Even if you arrive 20 minutes before the restaurant closes, you will get the same as at the beginning. Therefore, there is no need to run to eat immediately after opening (because all the tasty things will be quickly sorted out).
Again, for the very capricious: they manage to fry the meat on the grill to blackness, some dishes are too spicy (this is in many hotels). A la carte restaurants are bullshit. Signed up for dinner in Italian, ordered pizza. So the pizza that was in the tray in the dining room is much tastier than that Italian one. Therefore, they no longer went to Arabic. But it is, little things.
BEACH
The beach is quite big. Even with 100% occupancy, there are always free sunbeds. Therefore, there is no need to run and borrow at six in the morning either. Between the main and relaxation beach there are two small beaches for 2-3 umbrellas. Who wants privacy and peace - you can go there. But you need coral slippers.
SEA
Now about the most important thing - the sea. During our arrival, the wind was always there, it only died down on the last day. The weather made us a goodbye surprise (a hint to return again). Therefore, I had a chance to swim enough on the outer reef only on the day of departure. In general, this year in Marsa Alam is somehow abnormally windy. Although the waves go to the shore in such a way that even with a strong wind, you can quite comfortably swim to the left of the pier about a hundred meters. Probably depends on the terrain or wind direction (I don’t know, not an expert). And on the right side, basically, they were not allowed. But this problem is solvable. If the wind does not allow you to swim, go to Marsa Mubark Bay. At the beginning of the bay there is a reef wall. You can always swim comfortably, with any wind there is calm, there is no haze, the reef is quite beautiful, although in some places it is pretty beaten up with mooring ropes. But there are plenty of fish of different types and sizes: rhinos, stingrays, stone fish, crocodile fish, you can see a huge moray eel, etc. That is, if you are not lazy and are not afraid to walk for 20 minutes, then in any weather you can organize a good rest for yourself. And you don’t have to cry that the rest was not a success, because of the wind they could not swim properly.
You can also swim in the bay of the Marina Lodge. Go approximately as to Marsa Mubarak. True, you will not see anything special there. But purely for a change it is quite possible to go. There are no waves there, you can comfortably swim all alone. We went there three times. On the first call, something was whistling from the opposite bank. I never understood what they wanted. We swam along the reefs, we did not swim in the boat cruising area. Also need corrals. The bottom is rocky, the Marina Lodge hotel is closed, so the beach is littered with broken glass and other dangerous things.
Opposite the relax beach at the end of the buoys there is a grassy bottom, turtles often come to graze. You can contemplate them in all their beauty and detail while lying (sitting) waist-deep in water. The underwater fauna there is poor, but for the sake of the turtles it is worth going there every day. Come, from the shore carefully look at the sea. The head showed up. There is. And they swam.
Even on the first descent from the pier, you can see a lot of interesting things: lionfish, moray eels live in minks, sometimes small turtles swim.
MARS BAY MUBARAK
Everyone knows that the highlight of a holiday in this hotel is to see the dugong. We were lucky to meet him twice. Once the three of us swam with him for about twenty minutes, until people began to catch up, and the second time there were about ten people around him.
We have been walking since the morning, at six o'clock, when there is a minimum of people in the bay. True, once the guard did not let me in, he said that you can go from 6.30. This, of course, was a surprise for us, as there was no such information anywhere in the reviews. In connection with this, I did not understand. They wanted to go around the shore, but he, the bastard, followed us and kept vigilant that we, God forbid, did not leave before half past seven. Got very punctual.
Come to the bay and start swimming and looking for it. It grazes mainly in the area of buoys. The smartest ones sit on the shore, and when they see that people begin to accumulate in one place, it means that they are probably there, and they begin to pull themselves up. But the most chic is to find it first, which we did. Okay, a little lie - we were second. When they approached, one person was already swimming near him. And it's comfortable to be there until nine. Then the swimmers actively pull themselves up, and around half past nine the sightseeing yachts begin to swim. That's when you already need to dump (unless, of course, you are not a fan of extreme sports). Some advise to watch the boats that are looking for him and join. Could be so. BUT! In the bay, on average, there are 3-4 yachts, each with a minimum of 12-15 people. And imagine that this whole crowd is pouring towards him, pushing with their elbows, bumping their foreheads, and slapping each other with flippers on the face (watch the video on the Internet). And they pay 50 euros or whatever it is. By the way, it is not yet a fact that having bought an excursion to the bay, they will see it. No, I do not need such pleasure. In this scenario, you will see not so much a dugong, as many assholes of swimmers, periodically getting fins in the face.
You can also come in the evening, when people start to leave, the yachts sail away. From about four o'clock you can still swim normally, and at five at this time of the year it already starts to get dark.
I'm talking about turtles. After we had seen enough of them near our hotel, being waist-deep in water, then in the bay we looked at them as if they were something ordinary.
There are also other interesting specimens of the underwater fauna: big eagles, we saw two octopuses (swimming and crawling holding each other by the tentacles - probably a couple in love), if you're lucky, you can see a manta.
Well, everything seems to be. And so it turned out a lot of text.
Yes, more. If you are cold, bring your wetsuits. This time we took - were very pleased. Although the water temperature was reported on the Internet as 26 degrees, the sea was much colder, in some places the water was just icy. Therefore, in a hydro is much more comfortable. When you buy, make sure it fits snugly. Better a little tight than loose - it can rub in certain places.
OUTPUT
Another trip to Egypt was a success. I can safely recommend the hotel for a holiday.
As for documents on COVID, which is of interest to many. There were two paper certificates (one Koronovak, the other Pfizer) and a certificate of vaccination of Asclepius. Everything went without problems.
The flight was direct Kyiv-Marsa Alam, so the transfer took about twenty minutes (the first hotel from the airport). Visas were purchased at a bank branch so as not to overpay representatives of tour operators. Saved a couple of dollars. As they say: a trifle, but nice.
On the way, the attendant wove stories about the obligatory meeting with the guide in order to activate insurance, note the voucher, take excursions only from him, blah blah blah. In general, an old worn-out record. It is clear that they did not go to the meeting.
The hotel was greeted with drinks, quickly filled out the documents, put on bracelets, twenty minutes later in the room.
Now one more nuance, which is also of interest to many. The hotel requires you to sign a commitment that if you swim in Marsa Mubarak Bay without life jackets, you will be charged a fine of 50 euros. The legitimacy of this fine is highly questionable. Marsa Mubarak Bay has nothing to do with the hotel, its representatives are not on duty there. And no one knows what you are doing in the bay (swimming, just sunbathing, walking or visiting a friend in a hotel there). It is clear that this is a trick for vacationers to rent or buy life jackets at the hotel. I look at the old reviews before they somehow tried to control it. Now they have already understood that this local swindler of theirs actually does not work, and everyone has forgotten about it. Ninety percent go without any life jackets, the guards do not ask any questions, only, as before, write down the room number. Therefore, you can not bathe at all.
Now about the hotel itself.
ROOM AND SERVICE
The room is clean, the furniture is modest but not shabby, not shabby. Everything works. There is a small teapot and a set for it - coffee, tea, sugar. We always went swimming before the opening of the restaurant, so having a coffee in the morning was very welcome. Some write that the hotel is shabby, bed linen is in spools. There is nothing shabby, the linen is normal. The hotel is like a hotel. Well, for the very fastidious: there are no shukhlyads in the table and bedside table, there is no curtain in the shower, it is separated from the washbasin by a partition (see the photo). Therefore, you need to wash carefully so as not to flood the floor.
Cleaning is normal, change towels, bed linen, flowers in a vase, figurines on the beds. The dollar, as expected, was left. The staff is very pleasant, not intrusive, no one begs for baksheesh. I boldly give five points.
The territory is green, proper care is provided: it is constantly watered, flowers, bushes are planted, weeding is done. In general, also no complaints.
FOOD
I see that the problem of food in many hotels, even good (once) fives, is very relevant: queues and fights for food, poisoning, cleanliness of cutlery, etc. Here in this regard, everything is fine. I also do great. The choice of food is not very large (compared to the good old days), but everything is delicious. And although the hotel was completely full, there were no queues, the tables were almost always free. True, twice, when we went to dinner, for three or four it was not possible to find immediately, but the problem was solved within literally 10-15 minutes. Food is constantly replenished in the same range. Even if you arrive 20 minutes before the restaurant closes, you will get the same as at the beginning. Therefore, there is no need to run to eat immediately after opening (because all the tasty things will be quickly sorted out).
Again, for the very capricious: they manage to fry the meat on the grill to blackness, some dishes are too spicy (this is in many hotels). A la carte restaurants are bullshit. Signed up for dinner in Italian, ordered pizza. So the pizza that was in the tray in the dining room is much tastier than that Italian one. Therefore, they no longer went to Arabic. But it is, little things.
BEACH
The beach is quite big. Even with 100% occupancy, there are always free sunbeds. Therefore, there is no need to run and borrow at six in the morning either. Between the main and relaxation beach there are two small beaches for 2-3 umbrellas. Who wants privacy and peace - you can go there. But you need coral slippers.
SEA
Now about the most important thing - the sea. During our arrival, the wind was always there, it only died down on the last day. The weather made us a goodbye surprise (a hint to return again). Therefore, I had a chance to swim enough on the outer reef only on the day of departure. In general, this year in Marsa Alam is somehow abnormally windy. Although the waves go to the shore in such a way that even with a strong wind, you can quite comfortably swim to the left of the pier about a hundred meters. Probably depends on the terrain or wind direction (I don’t know, not an expert). And on the right side, basically, they were not allowed. But this problem is solvable. If the wind does not allow you to swim, go to Marsa Mubark Bay. At the beginning of the bay there is a reef wall. You can always swim comfortably, with any wind there is calm, there is no haze, the reef is quite beautiful, although in some places it is pretty beaten up with mooring ropes. But there are plenty of fish of different types and sizes: rhinos, stingrays, stone fish, crocodile fish, you can see a huge moray eel, etc. That is, if you are not lazy and are not afraid to walk for 20 minutes, then in any weather you can organize a good rest for yourself. And you don’t have to cry that the rest was not a success, because of the wind they could not swim properly.
You can also swim in the bay of the Marina Lodge. Go approximately as to Marsa Mubarak. True, you will not see anything special there. But purely for a change it is quite possible to go. There are no waves there, you can comfortably swim all alone. We went there three times. On the first call, something was whistling from the opposite bank. I never understood what they wanted. We swam along the reefs, we did not swim in the boat cruising area. Also need corrals. The bottom is rocky, the Marina Lodge hotel is closed, so the beach is littered with broken glass and other dangerous things.
Opposite the relax beach at the end of the buoys there is a grassy bottom, turtles often come to graze. You can contemplate them in all their beauty and detail while lying (sitting) waist-deep in water. The underwater fauna there is poor, but for the sake of the turtles it is worth going there every day. Come, from the shore carefully look at the sea. The head showed up. There is. And they swam.
Even on the first descent from the pier, you can see a lot of interesting things: lionfish, moray eels live in minks, sometimes small turtles swim.
MARS BAY MUBARAK
Everyone knows that the highlight of a holiday in this hotel is to see the dugong. We were lucky to meet him twice. Once the three of us swam with him for about twenty minutes, until people began to catch up, and the second time there were about ten people around him.
We have been walking since the morning, at six o'clock, when there is a minimum of people in the bay. True, once the guard did not let me in, he said that you can go from 6.30. This, of course, was a surprise for us, as there was no such information anywhere in the reviews. In connection with this, I did not understand. They wanted to go around the shore, but he, the bastard, followed us and kept vigilant that we, God forbid, did not leave before half past seven. Got very punctual.
Come to the bay and start swimming and looking for it. It grazes mainly in the area of buoys. The smartest ones sit on the shore, and when they see that people begin to accumulate in one place, it means that they are probably there, and they begin to pull themselves up. But the most chic is to find it first, which we did. Okay, a little lie - we were second. When they approached, one person was already swimming near him. And it's comfortable to be there until nine. Then the swimmers actively pull themselves up, and around half past nine the sightseeing yachts begin to swim. That's when you already need to dump (unless, of course, you are not a fan of extreme sports). Some advise to watch the boats that are looking for him and join. Could be so. BUT! In the bay, on average, there are 3-4 yachts, each with a minimum of 12-15 people. And imagine that this whole crowd is pouring towards him, pushing with their elbows, bumping their foreheads, and slapping each other with flippers on the face (watch the video on the Internet). And they pay 50 euros or whatever it is. By the way, it is not yet a fact that having bought an excursion to the bay, they will see it. No, I do not need such pleasure. In this scenario, you will see not so much a dugong, as many assholes of swimmers, periodically getting fins in the face.
You can also come in the evening, when people start to leave, the yachts sail away. From about four o'clock you can still swim normally, and at five at this time of the year it already starts to get dark.
I'm talking about turtles. After we had seen enough of them near our hotel, being waist-deep in water, then in the bay we looked at them as if they were something ordinary.
There are also other interesting specimens of the underwater fauna: big eagles, we saw two octopuses (swimming and crawling holding each other by the tentacles - probably a couple in love), if you're lucky, you can see a manta.
Well, everything seems to be. And so it turned out a lot of text.
Yes, more. If you are cold, bring your wetsuits. This time we took - were very pleased. Although the water temperature was reported on the Internet as 26 degrees, the sea was much colder, in some places the water was just icy. Therefore, in a hydro is much more comfortable. When you buy, make sure it fits snugly. Better a little tight than loose - it can rub in certain places.
OUTPUT
Another trip to Egypt was a success. I can safely recommend the hotel for a holiday.
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OTHER REVIEWS ABOUT THE HOTEL
- Constant cold wind!
- Super sea, super service, super food
- Great vacation
- The hotel is good
- Within walking distance to Mubarak Bay - the home of the dugong
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