First time in Egypt

Written: 2 september 2013
Travel time: 25 august — 1 september 2013
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For recreation with friends, for young people
Your rating of this hotel:
7.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 8.0
Service: 8.0
Cleanliness: 8.0
Food: 7.0
Amenities: 8.0
We went with friends from August 25 to September 1! We arrived at 9 in the morning, and at 10 we were already at the hotel! We were immediately put on bracelets and sent for breakfast! to settle near the reception, to which we answered $ 20 for 5 people, and settled near the pool (every morning began with a jump into the pool, so we woke up faster))! We settled in building 28 - a maximum of 2 minutes to the sea! likes to sleep until dinner, close the balcony, at 10 am the animators will turn on the music!
For breakfast, as for lunch and dinner, there was a lot of varied food! I made only one mistake - I tried green pepper for breakfast on the first day - I extinguished the fire for 40 minutes with cold water and beer) So you need to be more careful with salads - green pepper in half of them) The meat was very tasty, and the fish is not bad! For those who do not like spicy, I do not recommend taking sausages! A large selection of desserts, we tried almost everything! The most delicious yellow cake =) In general, everything is delicious! like cola! Local alcohol is also not very good, mixed with cola and it turned out more or less normal! It's good that we went to the duty free in Kyiv, scored normal, then they treated everyone who wanted) And the local beer tastes so-so but refreshing) In general, there is no problem to eat and drink! By the way, they make excellent pancakes near the sea, I advise! Twice I signed up for the Grill bar for dinner - very tasty food (especially steak), nice atmosphere and great staff! And yet, my stomach never hurt, none of us and our new acquaintances were poisoned!
About the staff of the hotel, restaurants, everyone is smiling, polite, trying to help if there are any problems! The restaurants were cleaned quickly, the rooms too (and the towels were changed every day! ), We communicated with them without any problems! There was only one problem with bartender at the main bar - a friend asked him to pour whiskey and cola, but the bartender refused and asked to bring him a plastic cup into which he poured last time) The animators are also excellent, they had fun as best they could! Especially children)

Regarding the nationality of tourists: due to the situation in Cairo, many gave up tours and left for other countries, but in Russia they seemed to have banned entry altogether! So there were not very many Ukrainians, Russians and Belarusians! There were much more Poles and British! And of course Egyptians) And according to local reviews, Cairo has been calm for 2 weeks already! Well, there was nothing in Sharm itself, and there were very few military men! And due to a decrease in the number of tourists, the cost of excursions decreased by 10 bucks in a week! we went diving for 50 bucks per person, and before our departure the excursion was already 40 bucks! By the way, I highly recommend diving - a lot of beautiful fish, corals! depth! If one person takes his photos, then the photographer asks for 35 bucks. From us he asked for 100 bucks for 5 people! We dropped it to 90, with delivery to the hotel! Expensive, of course, but the photos are good) 7 dolphins boat stopped , even took pictures)) In general, everyone was happy!
The sea is clean and warm, there are a lot of fish! I don’t know the names of the fish, I’m not an expert)
As for the nightlife, a big company and the hotel will be nice, but it’s better to go to clubs in Naama Bay, the nightlife is in full swing there) And the hookah is better there and for only 1 dollar! While the hotel is 4 bucks and not very good ! For lovers of American fast food, there is Burger King, KFC, Starbucks and Mac in Naama! Maybe there is something else that you didn’t notice! We mastered it! And KFC is very expensive - we went in and out! There are a lot of open-air cafes, and with free Wi-Fi! At the hotel, Wi-Fi is expensive and not very good! And, moreover, hanging on the Internet on vacation is somehow stupid...
Who wants hashish is not a problem! Ask any taxi driver, or sellers in shops!
Yes, by the way, there were some problems with the safe in the room - at first they couldn’t close it (it turned out that they just needed to change the batteries), and a day later they couldn’t open it! And our neighbors had a problem with the key card - they couldn’t enter the room And they stole our protective creams near the pool! But these are all trifles! Nothing was stolen from the room, the safe was not opened! And in the safe were all the documents, money, camera, phones, tablets...
In general, if you go there to relax and in a good mood, there will be no problems! And if you are initially determined to swear and hate the Egyptians, check if there is dust on the balcony in the room and if the plaster on the ceiling in the restaurant has broken off, then it’s better to stay at home!
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Translated automatically from Russian. View original