Beautiful sea, beautiful photos, but more reluctant to go there

Written: 22 june 2010
Travel time: 16 — 29 may 2010
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Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 9.0
Service: 7.0
Cleanliness: 8.0
Food: 9.0
Amenities: 9.0
We rested in this hotel in the second half of May, with my husband and daughter of 5 years. A month has passed and we can say that the vacation was a success, a pleasantly memorable moment. We rested in this hotel in the second half of May, with my husband and 5-year-old daughter. A month has passed and we can say that the rest was a success, there are more pleasantly memorable moments than negative ones.
We lived in the 5th building, room 5010. Everything is a little shabby, but the room is very large. Minibar - pepsi, mirinda, 7up, water, replenished daily. More tea, coffee, a large bottle of water - also replenished every day. Free Internet in the room is a big plus, we communicated with relatives and sent photos regularly))). Room cleaning, change of towels, beds - daily, but the closer to the end of the holiday - the worse they all did (((. Although tips were left regularly.
Swimming in the Royal Lagoon. Sunbeds husband went, occupied in the morning, at 7 o'clock. In other places of the beach, there were no problems with sunbeds, only in Laguna, and where animation and catamaran rental were held. True, in other places it is impossible to swim)), everywhere there are stones. A normal, sandy entry in the Royal Lagoon, and at the very end of the beach, next to the Oberoi hotel, there is a small paddling pool - there is sand and very shallow. In the backwaters with sea water (where 1-animation and 2-roll) - the bottom is lined with slabs, but we didn’t like it there, somehow it didn’t seem very clean there, it was slippery, once at low tide they cleaned one of the pipes there, from which water from the sea comes in, so after cleaning everything was covered with bleach, the aromas spread shikaaaaryeeee.

. Another stingray lives there, gray, with blue polka dots, in the afternoon you can see it on the left side of the reef. In the morning, crabs run on the beach, they burrow deep into the sand, once they made a castle with their daughters and dug up one of them - that was a squeal))), it’s not clear who was more scared, the daughter or the crab, he ran away from us in the sea))). Of course, you need to swim in special shoes, there are more seas than negatives. We lived in the 5th building, room 5010. Everything is a little shabby, but the room is very large. Minibar - pepsi, mirinda, 7up, water, replenished daily. More tea, coffee, a large bottle of water - also replenished every day. Free Internet in the room is a big plus, we communicated with relatives and sent photos regularly))). Room cleaning, change of towels, bedding - daily, but the closer to the end of the holiday - the worse they all did (((. Although tips were left regularly. We swam
In the Royal Lagoon, the sea is cool - it’s good for children to swim and for adults there is where to dive, right behind the sand there is a reef where corals, colorful fish, starfish are very beautiful. Another stingray lives there, gray, with blue polka dots, in the afternoon you can see it on the left side of the reef. In the morning, crabs run on the beach, they burrow deep into the sand, once they made a castle with their daughters and dug up one of them - that was a squeal))), it’s not clear who was more scared, the daughter or the crab, he ran away from us in the sea))). Of course, you need to swim in special shoes, sea urchins are found, and quite a few. We bought these slippers right at the hotel: adults 13 dollars, children - 10. The merchants are arrogant, there is no competition, they don’t reduce the price, they are also rude. All the time while we were resting it was windy, the green flag was only 2 times, yellow - 4 times, and all other days - a red flag. But this did not prevent swimming, only it was cold to enter and exit the water, although the air temperature was high + 34 + 36. So I think - either the hotel is so located that there is always wind, or we just got such a time. I do not know. But I didn’t really like it - to go into the sea shivering, in such and such a heat !! ! But sunbathing is good - you don’t feel the heat, the wind blows from the sea. We swam in the pools only at the beginning, the water was cold, I didn’t like it. We went to the restaurant on foot, although a bus circulates regularly around the hotel. But in fact, for us it turned out to be not very far - to walk from the room to the restaurant, or to the amphitheater. I don’t understand what the problem is - a maximum of 10 minutes of a pleasant walk, if it’s very hot during the day, we didn’t walk along the street, but through the buildings. The food is normal, not to say very varied, but we were not very demanding. The most important thing is that none of us had any poisoning or other similar troubles. This was a big plus for me, I was worried about the child! The downside was a really small selection of fruit. I read the reviews before the trip - and I thought, well, people are snickering))). In fact, it turned out to be so. Watermelons and melons - only in the morning, finely chopped. Apples, pears - only in syrup, apricots - dried, there were still oranges, but dates - a lot and all the time. Oh, there was guava one more time. Freshly squeezed juices - for money. And so packaged and divorced. There is children's food, the child had something to feed. Lunch takes place not in the main restaurant, but in the restaurant on the pier - Harbor Inn. After dinner, we sometimes went to the Mozart cafe, where we drank coffee and ate cakes. Ice cream was eaten every day in Gelateria. Everything is free.
In restaurants, after tips, waiters serve much better, of course, we improved the quality of service for ourselves)). There was noticeable prejudice towards Russians, not towards me specifically, and not towards my family, no. In general, to our nation, the preference for the Germans and Poles, the disdain for Russo tourists, this comes through in everyone and everything. SHARED!! ! This was the biggest downside of the trip for me. But they have a good attitude towards children, and here they don’t look at nationality, they joke, talk, in general, they love children. We went on 2 excursions - the island of Utopia, and the city of Luxor, both liked it, each is good in its own way.
In Luxor - we saw the real Egypt, the Nile, and of course, the very history. Journey to the island - 2 swimming in the open sea, coral pillars, millions of beautiful fish, on the island itself - white sand, as the guide said - healing))), hot sea water. Liked. For a child, the most memorable trip is the Titanic Water Park. My husband and I also liked it. Beautiful photos were brought from the hotel, there is simply no way to take your eyes off the place, and the sea is of course the main plus of our holiday - fabulously charming and beautiful. In general, the holiday was a success. We remember the trip with joy and pleasure, we do not feel disappointment, the money was not spent in vain, a positive emotional and physical charge was received until the next vacation. And there... other countries, cities, hotels are waiting for us!
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