Unexpected pleasures

Written: 16 december 2018
Travel time: 6 — 15 december 2018
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For business travel; For families with children; For recreation with friends, for young people
Your rating of this hotel:
7.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 8.0
Service: 7.0
Cleanliness: 7.0
Food: 7.0
Amenities: 8.0
Good day.
Hotel Dreams Vacation 4 * has a common area with the hotel Dreams Beach 5 *, the only difference is the visit to the joint restaurants Andalusia 4 * and La Opera 5 *, everything else: bars, swimming pools, beach and more please. I will call the hotel complex.
Our family vacationed from December 6 to 15.3 adults $ 1.100 standard for 9 nights AnexTour.
In the hotel complex for the most part 80% have compatriots, the rest: Belarusians, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, Poles, Belgians. There were a couple of people from Russia, no one paid attention to them.
Transfer:
departure Boryspil at 5.00 delayed for an hour, unpleasant, but it's charter regular flights. Noisy pensioners and 3 couples were sitting in front of us on the plane, drinking vodka and eating garlic sausage - there was a stench in the cabin - it was a horror. The steward repeatedly made remarks. It turned out "we are from DANBAS". Not only did we end up in a hotel, but there they collapsed en masse.

They were supposed to depart from Sharm at 13.00 and depart at 8.00.
00 am, ANEX tour stole an hour, although we paid extra for it.
I will demand compensation. Arrival in the snow Borispol.
Settlement:
During our stay in Sharm, the summit of African countries took place on December 8-9, so in the Dreams Vacation 4 * hotel in most rooms accommodated: military, police and special services. services that organized the protection and security of the event. The guests, who were to be placed in the 4th, were resettled in the 5th. Such a bonus. We were also offered 5, but we were willing to pay a small amount to get a two-room room. But the price of 60 euros per day was high. Negotiations with representatives of Anex and Gestrel did not yield anything.
Knowledge of English and the ability to communicate with people helped to find a common language with the Deputy General Manager, Mr. Ahmed. The result is a two-room room in 4 rooms, free of charge. Thanks from us - gifts with Ukrainian symbols.
We always bring a lot of gifts with national symbols.
Be sure of a smile and a gift and you are a welcome man in a bar, restaurant, beach. The driver of TAF-TAF (delivery car), always waiting for us at the final stops, on the car instead of license plates he has a sticker UA.
Room 5707: ground floor, two bedrooms, two terraces, two TVs, beautiful furniture, large corner bathroom. The housekeeper (cleaner) was instructed, regarding cleanliness and cleaning, our family rule, first give the cleaner $ 5, if all is well during the holiday at the end another $ 5. Cleanliness is close to perfect, 3 bottles of water every day, flowers, bed decor, crocodiles, etc. And most importantly, always a smile on everyone's face.
Restaurants, bars:
The range of dishes is the same in different restaurants, without exaggeration. We, as VIP guests (under the command of Mr. Ahmed), could visit all the restaurants without exception.
The difference is that in the 5th the restaurant is bigger due to the open terrace and better decorated.
Restaurants Ala Carte.

I recommend on the day of arrival at the hotel, immediately check in at the Grill House restaurant near the beach until 15.00. From experience, guests who come for 6-7 nights are not able to get to the restaurants, because everything is already reserved (limited seats). If that happens, don't worry, we wished for fish, grill and Mexican restaurants, no pleasure other than mosquito bites and discomfort from the wind, and slow service.
Food, drinks.
Honestly, the range and quantity is satisfactory, there is always fish, chicken and veal. Fruits for the season: bananas, pomegranates (delicious), guava, melons, oranges, tangerines, dates. Sweets in great variety.
Alcohol is worse every year, you can drink without diluting, as an aperitif 20-25 * maximum.
Beer is delicious, we always take from home: salted nuts, squid, fish and seeds. Delicious pancakes are prepared on the beach - cheese filling, jam.
Beach
Given that our family in Egypt more than 10 times (Sharm, Hurghada, Safaga, dream of getting to Marsalam), this hotel is not a typical beach, namely: overhanging cliffs, descending stairs, descents on the road and elevator hotel complex among others.
You can get to the sea on the 2nd of 3 pontoons (one in an emergency) and from the shore (for children there is such an opportunity). The long pontoon (underwater) on the knee, is especially interesting because during the waves, until you reach the sea 70-80 m, it is already wet and the body quickly gets used to the water temperature (23-24 * C). A little secret: there is another descent to the sea in the right corner behind the Grill House, there are beautiful corals and a variety of fish. Do not forget to wear beads on your feet.
Sunbeds in most cases need to be restored or replaced, the net sagged so much that you are in a hammock.
The sunbeds are brand new by the pools.
Beach towels are one of the unresolved issues of the hotel complex management.
On the first day, hoping to get towels at the place of issue, we were unpleasantly surprised. He doesn't have them, the boy tells everyone that in half an hour they will be like that all day long. We, again, thanks to a small gift, solved this problem, and carried towels during our vacation with us, room-pool-beach. Tip - bring towels or buy in Sharm and you will not feel uncomfortable that your towels will be accidentally taken away or you will not receive them.
Animation

A team of more than 10 people for the hotel complex, I can only single out the Tunisian Omar, and the Belarusian Catherine, the rest are phlegmatic. Last night during the animation in the competition guess the melody, won a bottle of local Bacardi. Pleasantly.
Purchase of gifts, fruit.
The hotel complex is located away from parties and bazaars.
On the way to Il Mercato 800-1000 m there are several small shops where you can buy strawberries 1.5-2 $ for a tablet (800g), mango 2.5-3.0 kg.
The Old Market is 7 km away. It's a little cheaper there, but considering the travel and the hour spent - not worth it. Unless, for fun with locals and photos against the backdrop of a beautiful mosque.
The hotel on the beach employs a local artist, some works are interesting, especially on black velvet. We bought some works.
Be sure to buy a mask for scuba diving for the whole face, only with white glass, do not regret it ($ 20).
Recommendations
Bring mosquito and fly repellents with you;
Beach towels;
Gifts with national symbols
Buy a phone SIM card and a visa with Wi-Fi
The most important thing: MOOD, SMILE and ATTENTION to others.
I can recommend a hotel complex for rest.
Have a good holiday.
Translated automatically from Ukrainian. View original