Отдых в кризисном Египте Rest in crisis Egypt

I would like to say a big thank you to all the staff of the hotel for a rather comfortable stay.
We rested at the Baron Resort, which positions itself as a good but not super expensive five-star hotel with a premium all-inclusive system (ultra all-inclusive is missing). There was a pleasant moment - an individual transfer from the airport to a fresh Mitsubishi Lancer.

The advantage of the hotel is the absence of bracelets on the hands.

Accommodation. As they say in the prospectuses, the territory is large and very well-groomed, beautiful lawns, a fountain. The buildings are three floors. Some have only a sea view. But if you like the sun on your balcony after dinner, privacy - then it is better to take the third floor, overlooking the back side (tennis court).

The rooms are large, bright, normally furnished (a bit tired), a 32 inch LG TV with four Russian and two Ukrainian channels and playing files from a USB flash drive (although it does not read all formats) with a spacious balcony and a compact system for drying clothes. With all the necessary bathroom amenities, bar replenished daily and drinking water. Since the hotel was almost a third full for almost all seven days, the room was quiet and comfortable, no children's cries were heard except during meals in the general restaurant and occasionally on the beach. Egyptian-style Internet - not very, sometimes not very good.

Rest. A large clean beach (albeit with a huge amount of cigarette butts in the sand), a lot of sun loungers, the guys from the bar pay great attention to those who are closer to the bar, the further you lie the less often they come.
There is also a small sea water pool which is usually not crowded, a good place in case of windy weather and a large main pool with a small children's pool to boot and a large bar. The animation team is trying to stir up the resting "seals", but they do not always succeed despite the abundance of various sports and entertainment programs. There is a gym and a spa center (as for me, the prices for massages are a bit overpriced), the massage provided with a voucher is very worthy. There is an evening disco with animation shows that start after 9 pm, but we were usually already in the room by this time. You can go to Soho and the old city, but you must pre-register.

Nutrition. Here, of course, is the most interesting. There is a crisis. Of course, you can always find something to eat, but you will not find a variety of dishes to choose from. As for the five, rather weak of course (compared to Turkey and other Egyptian hotels).
You won’t stay hungry especially if you are adherents of vegetarian cuisine and pasta (sorry pastas), there is ice cream every evening and fresh juices every morning and changing dishes of the day (not always suitable for consumption) for meat eaters, in addition to daily chicken, there is also a nice bonus in the form of shawarma, once every three days. (On the last evening, we were in shock, in two days the hotel was 95% occupied and the main restaurant was collapsed, all places were occupied, handout tables did not fit, queues). I was pleasantly surprised by the Egyptian a la carte with lamb dishes, we were satisfied. The Italian had a good pizza, the meat was good but not properly cooked.

Fish and Barbecue (two menus in one restaurant near the main pool) for four, something is not very, something is very tasty (sea bass or lamb ribs) In bars and restaurants, there is alcohol that you can drink, there is beer, local wine, European rum , gin, vodka, whiskey (haven't tried it), campari and dry martini. The service is good, you don't have to beg and wait a long time for the ordered.

The vacation was a success, they received a portion of vitamin D, they plunged into the warm sea, although for four days out of six a cold wind blew. If you are flying for the first time, then you will like everything!! ! And if you have been in higher-class hotels before, then think carefully before booking a trip to Baron.
To end, I would like to say about the terrible and irresponsible work of the local representative of the host company Flash Tour - TIMUR.
And let's hope that tourism will come out of the crisis, the flow of tourists will be restored as it was 5 years ago, and hotels will work again at full capacity.

Have a good, successful and fruitful holiday.