First trip abroad. (only positive emotions!!!)

Written: 27 december 2011
Travel time: 4 — 13 december 2011
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For families with children
Your rating of this hotel:
6.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 7.0
Service: 6.0
Cleanliness: 6.0
Food: 7.0
Amenities: 7.0
My family and I are abroad for the first time. So, pros, do not judge strictly for the review.
Departure was from Orenburg at 24:00. Customs... control... everything is of course dreary, but we were in anticipation and did not pay attention to this.
We flew to Sharm at night (it was pretty cool) and put on sweaters. Everyone immediately rushed for migration cards! We weren't in much of a hurry. Went and looked around. I found out on the Internet that you can not buy a visa for 15 bucks, but write SINAI ONLY on the card. I went and asked around, no one knows. I went to the bank and asked about it, the guard said that if so, then you can immediately go to passport control. They showed us our passports and they gave us a Sinai stamp without any problems... There were no delays!
As a result, saved 45 bucks.

Accommodation: this is the only negative. We arrived at the hotel at the beginning of the third night and, accordingly, there were no places. Mine slept on couches while I explored the area and got to know the campers.
Settled only at 14:00, but immediately in a decent room. Although we are provincials, we lived in rooms that were 100 times better (in Orsk, Orenburg). But by and large, they checked the work of plumbing, light, safe, refrigerator. Everything worked. And in the room we only slept and changed clothes before dinner and walks.
Cuisine: it seems varied - fifty different dishes and salads, excellent pastries (the chef even presented me with a large package of spices for my positive feedback). Rice of various kinds, potatoes, cereals, something like soups; -))), beef, lamb, fish, sausages, sausage, liver, chicken, poultry, crabs, grilled fish, eggplant and various vegetables. There were fruits: pomegranates, melons, strawberries, guava, limes. . . Cakes and sweets left a special delightful impression. I went to breakfast lately just for them and a cup of Nesquik or cappuccino. Of course, people are crowding everywhere, but we were not particularly in a hurry to go anywhere and I stood in line for a minute and a half at most.
The beach is one of the best in the bay (the neighboring German hotel had smaller sand). But greenery (we have more palm trees). It didn’t fit in my head all the time: why did the men go around with handkerchiefs at 6-7 in the morning and borrow sunbeds on the beach for their families?! ? At any time, you can find a free sunbed and ask the beach boy or move it yourself to a place convenient for you.
Lionfish and various trifles swim near the pontoon. Take a boiled egg (not bread) for breakfast, try to quietly feed the fish...... parrot fish (up to 70 cm in size), moray eels, butterflies and needle fish greedily absorbing protein under your nose are provided. And it is better to go to the corals with a mask - there is an unforgettable experience!
Animation: pretty good - aqua aerobics, competitions, games, evening shows. There was a fakir show, belly dancing, skirt dance. Our animation was the loudest (if not the only one in the bay)

Tours. Pegasus employees were not contacted. Looking at their faces, desire disappeared. I met a guy Ali Mahmud (and his assistant Natasha) at the market and everything was processed through him. Prices are almost 2 times cheaper. Plus, he also gave us a gift - a free 3-hour tour of the city. Until now, we correspond with him on the Internet. If you find it in the Old Market (100 meters up from the right gate, they sell hookahs and oils below, and there is a sign in Polish on the second floor) You can tell that it was recommended to you by Denis, Irina and Nikita from Orsk.
In general, the hotel is a four in terms of comfort and food. The next time we go to Egypt, if we don’t find more interesting options on the Internet, then without regret we will choose this hotel again.
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