Within walking distance to Mubarak Bay - the home of the dugong

Written: 10 december 2021
Travel time: 29 november — 6 december 2021
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday
Your rating of this hotel:
9.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 9.0
Service: 10.0
Cleanliness: 9.0
Food: 8.0
Amenities: 10.0
Arrived from Kyiv at 6.40, upon arrival at the airport, a visa is bought for $ 25. Everything is fast enough. Immediately got on the bus, 10 minutes to the hotel. Settled within 30 min. The staff speaks English. Russian does not understand. Wi-fi in the main building, near the pools and sometimes worked on the beach. I got a room overlooking the wall of the main building. They asked to be relocated - they said that they would try tomorrow. The next day, they called and offered to move, but we had already changed our minds, since, in fact, we only spent the night in the room. But there was a balcony without a roof and you could look at the stars. Everything worked in the room, there were enough sockets, there was a small plasma TV with channels in different languages, there was also a small kettle, a tea set, 2 cups, 2 glasses. The mango knife was missing. There was always hot water, clean towels, cleaning was carried out, swans, hares, rays from towels were spinning. The only thing I thought was that the floor was not washed very well. Water was given 2 bottles of 1.5 liters per room (2 people). There were spare pillows, wide beds with comfortable mattresses.
The territory is beautiful, very green, many flowering plants. In addition to palm trees and flowering bushes, there were lemons, oranges, pomegranates, dates, figs, olives, mallows, black-eyed, hibiscus, petunias, a papyrus plant, and many other plants.
The water in the pools is warm, apparently heated. Never swam in the pools. There is a jacuzzi and a children's pool.

The main restaurant is located under the lobby, there are enough tables and food. Nice cleanliness in the hall and on the terrace. There are coffee machines. Different variations of coffee and cappuccino. Tasty enough. Large selection of tea bags with different flavors. Breakfast is the same set all the time - "continental breakfast" - vegetables, fruits, muesli, yogurt, scrambled eggs, boiled eggs, scrambled eggs, cold cuts, sausages, various pastries, croissants, pancakes, waffles. Pita bread is baked on the terrace. Lunch - soup, rice, potatoes, french fries, mini pizzas, chicken, veal and fish every day in a new version. Fresh and stewed vegetables, fruits, sweets. In the evening the restaurant turns into a very pleasant place for dinner with a grill and live music. Every evening dinner in a different style. Friday - oriental day - dinner in national style with national cuisine and show. The food is delicious, but no frills. Once there were crabs on the grill, every day some kind of fish, different variations of chicken, insanely delicious veal in pepper sauce - this is a masterpiece. In fact, everyone went for the supplement!
Separately, there was a section for vegetarians with rice or couscous or bulgur, steamed vegetables.
Just in case, take "diarrhea pills"! We were useful on the sixth day of our stay.
There is no special entertainment for children. There is a kids club, a playground with two swings. In the evening, in the genus, there is a children's disco in the amphitheatre. For adults there is animation by the pool and in the evening in the amphitheater. Never went.
Beach 2 - a small "Relax" (entry from the shore, you need coral shoes. Sandy bottom, smooth depth, turtles come to graze. The main beach is clean, well-groomed, many sunbeds, soft mattresses. There are always enough places. You can take towels by the pool or on the beach. Towels are clean, not killed.
Entry into the sea from a pontoon. The pontoon is very long, about 900 m. There are baskets and wooden racks for things on the pontoon. You can take a towel with you. There are 3 entrances to the sea from the pontoon. You can swim in any weather in different approaches. The most beautiful reef is at the far end, scuba divers dive there. If a storm and a distant entry is closed, you can go swimming to another entry or Relax beach. The reef is illuminated differently at different times, each time something new! Many different fish, turtles swim. We saw an octopus and a skate. If you swim further away, there are larger fish. In the morning we saw dolphins from far away. Friends said that once a dugong sailed to the pontoon. The hotel was chosen precisely because of the walking distance to Mubarak Bay. When checking into the hotel, they signed a paper that they were familiar with the fact that in Mubarak Bay you need to swim in a vest. Without a vest - a fine of 50 euros. Nobody has ever checked anything. For children, vests are required. When leaving the hotel and returning from the bay, the guard writes down the room number.

Way to the bay through the desert. Walk about 15 minutes. In the bay of the turtle and, if you're lucky, you can meet the dugong.
In general, I liked the hotel. For noisy rest and fun is not suitable. Focused on Europeans. The staff is friendly and tries to please. Requests are quickly responded to. Pleasant impression. This is a real relaxation zone!
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