Accommodation.
We arrived at 20:00 local time. At the reception, the number was given quickly and without extortion. Lived in number 905 (bungalow), view to the east (beach and sea 100 m. ). Far from the main building (restaurant, hookah, disco, bar), but quiet, calm and no smells. The sun woke up at 6:00. But there was a canvas curtain that completely covered the room from the sun. The room is not large, after a cosmetic (not very high quality) repair. But it was clean and nothing fell off. Plumbing, air conditioning and new furniture. Old ones - a TV (the kinescope ruffled) and a refrigerator (visibly rattled). The safe in the room worked well. Hairdryer brought only after the third appeal to the reception.
Service.
Water was brought to the room at 0.6 liters per person every day, even if it remained from the previous day. Every day cleaning, fresh bedding and towels (looks like recently bought). Shampoo and soap were given out upon arrival, they were not given out for three days, they began to spread it only after $ 2 and a note “Shampoo pliz”. Once a week they poison insects, it is better not to enter the room for a couple of hours. We did not notice differences in the attitude of personnel to different nationalities. The hotel was 40% Russian speakers (sometimes it seemed that 80%), 30% Germans, 20% Czechs and 10% Italians, French, Poles. Before the trip, we learned a few Arabic words, there was also a Russian-Arabic phrasebook, which helped a lot in communication. The restaurant has plenty of waiters, trained to automatism. But in the bar-restaurant on the beach there is only one bartender, in hot weather he obviously can’t cope. It happened that the bar on the beach did not have enough glasses, you had to go with the same one. Strongly intrusive guys from the local spa, came up 10 times a day.
Nutrition.
Reviews on nutrition are the most subjective, for me it is quite consistent with 4 *. BREAKFAST is the most varied. About 10 types of cereal and 3 types of something like yogurt, pancakes, various pastries, 4 jams, honey, maple syrup. Eggs, scrambled eggs, sausages, 2 puree soups and of course vegetables. Oranges, bananas, guava, melon, dates. LUNCH is a choice of 12 types of meat, fried and steamed and dietary and grilled. French fries, burger-type cutlets, battered fish, mini-pizzas, 6 types of porridge soup with meat. Oriental sweets, puddings, chocolate of all sorts. Well, DINNER every day of the week is something new. It's a firework from Russian noodle soup with chicken to Japanese rolls, from lamb skewers to Indian-style fish on a skewer, from German sausages to aspic fish, from Italian pasta to mushroom caviar and pate. Guzzling is guaranteed, so stock up on Mezim . Ice cream from 16.00 - 17.00 by the pool, imposed without greed. From alcohol you can drink red wine, Stella beer, the rest is not digestible. Of the minuses: little fruit, winter after all.
Territory.
The hotel is small, there is nowhere to walk. The territory is well-groomed and green. But everything is relative. We made several “forays” into the territory of neighboring hotels, walked along eight, from Imperial in the north to Menaville in the south. Compared to the last one, Shams is planted with C grade.
Beach and SEA.
The beach for a small hotel is good (more than 200 meters), there were always enough sunbeds. The bathing area is combined with the neighboring Imperial. On the left are kite surfers, and on the right is a training area for windsurfers, but there is enough space for snorkeling. Foreigners mainly come for kite surfing, the wind is strong and blows constantly. SEA - this is what you need to go to Shams for. There are a lot of fish and a variety, early in the morning we saw squids, an octopus came across often, once we saw a sea snake. Corals close to the surface shimmer with all the colors of the rainbow.
Entertainment.
Animation is weak. Billiards for free, 4 tables, almost always free. One tennis table. Mini golf, 10 zones. Bocha. Volleyball. Two squash halls. Gym - 2 treadmills, 2 exercise bikes, barbells and weights. Disco so-so. Near the bar at the reception there are sofas (9 pieces) and 2 chairs each, you can sit comfortably and drink cocktails. There are several shops near the hotel (about 40) after hard bargaining the prices are the same as in the city. Safaga is about 4 km by road or 5 km by the beach.
Conclusion.
The holiday was 90% successful. Service and food at the level of solid 4 *. Little entertainment. All minor flaws are more than compensated by the sea, and Shams has a beautiful one. The hotel is also convenient when traveling on excursions: the hotel is the last to be picked up and the first to be returned.
We arrived at 20:00 local time. At the reception, the number was given quickly and without extortion. Lived in number 905 (bungalow), view to the east (beach and sea 100 m. ). Far from the main building (restaurant, hookah, disco, bar), but quiet, calm and no smells. The sun woke up at 6:00. But there was a canvas curtain that completely covered the room from the sun. The room is not large, after a cosmetic (not very high quality) repair. But it was clean and nothing fell off. Plumbing, air conditioning and new furniture. Old ones - a TV (the kinescope ruffled) and a refrigerator (visibly rattled). The safe in the room worked well. Hairdryer brought only after the third appeal to the reception.
Service.
Water was brought to the room at 0.6 liters per person every day, even if it remained from the previous day. Every day cleaning, fresh bedding and towels (looks like recently bought). Shampoo and soap were given out upon arrival, they were not given out for three days, they began to spread it only after $ 2 and a note “Shampoo pliz”. Once a week they poison insects, it is better not to enter the room for a couple of hours. We did not notice differences in the attitude of personnel to different nationalities. The hotel was 40% Russian speakers (sometimes it seemed that 80%), 30% Germans, 20% Czechs and 10% Italians, French, Poles. Before the trip, we learned a few Arabic words, there was also a Russian-Arabic phrasebook, which helped a lot in communication. The restaurant has plenty of waiters, trained to automatism. But in the bar-restaurant on the beach there is only one bartender, in hot weather he obviously can’t cope. It happened that the bar on the beach did not have enough glasses, you had to go with the same one. Strongly intrusive guys from the local spa, came up 10 times a day.
Nutrition.
Reviews on nutrition are the most subjective, for me it is quite consistent with 4 *. BREAKFAST is the most varied. About 10 types of cereal and 3 types of something like yogurt, pancakes, various pastries, 4 jams, honey, maple syrup. Eggs, scrambled eggs, sausages, 2 puree soups and of course vegetables. Oranges, bananas, guava, melon, dates. LUNCH is a choice of 12 types of meat, fried and steamed and dietary and grilled. French fries, burger-type cutlets, battered fish, mini-pizzas, 6 types of porridge soup with meat. Oriental sweets, puddings, chocolate of all sorts. Well, DINNER every day of the week is something new. It's a firework from Russian noodle soup with chicken to Japanese rolls, from lamb skewers to Indian-style fish on a skewer, from German sausages to aspic fish, from Italian pasta to mushroom caviar and pate. Guzzling is guaranteed, so stock up on Mezim . Ice cream from 16.00 - 17.00 by the pool, imposed without greed. From alcohol you can drink red wine, Stella beer, the rest is not digestible. Of the minuses: little fruit, winter after all.
Territory.
The hotel is small, there is nowhere to walk. The territory is well-groomed and green. But everything is relative. We made several “forays” into the territory of neighboring hotels, walked along eight, from Imperial in the north to Menaville in the south. Compared to the last one, Shams is planted with C grade.
Beach and SEA.
The beach for a small hotel is good (more than 200 meters), there were always enough sunbeds. The bathing area is combined with the neighboring Imperial. On the left are kite surfers, and on the right is a training area for windsurfers, but there is enough space for snorkeling. Foreigners mainly come for kite surfing, the wind is strong and blows constantly. SEA - this is what you need to go to Shams for. There are a lot of fish and a variety, early in the morning we saw squids, an octopus came across often, once we saw a sea snake. Corals close to the surface shimmer with all the colors of the rainbow.
Entertainment.
Animation is weak. Billiards for free, 4 tables, almost always free. One tennis table. Mini golf, 10 zones. Bocha. Volleyball. Two squash halls. Gym - 2 treadmills, 2 exercise bikes, barbells and weights. Disco so-so. Near the bar at the reception there are sofas (9 pieces) and 2 chairs each, you can sit comfortably and drink cocktails. There are several shops near the hotel (about 40) after hard bargaining the prices are the same as in the city. Safaga is about 4 km by road or 5 km by the beach.
Conclusion.
The holiday was 90% successful. Service and food at the level of solid 4 *. Little entertainment. All minor flaws are more than compensated by the sea, and Shams has a beautiful one. The hotel is also convenient when traveling on excursions: the hotel is the last to be picked up and the first to be returned.
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