I rested at the Hausa Beach Hotel on 29.04-09.05. 06. General assessment - the hotel corresponds to the declared 4 + *.
The hotel is located in the bay of Nabq, which is distinguished by its shallow water near the shore. Nevertheless, the rest on the sea pleased: the beach is quite spacious (both in length and in depth), the sandy shore is strengthened in places by picturesque granite boulders. The sea is clean; at a distance of up to 100 meters from the coastline, shallow water stretches (ankle-to-waist depth), further from the coast, the bottom breaks off steeply, and a picturesque wall of corals opens up. The bottom in this place is at a depth of about 10 m.
The most convenient way to get to the coral wall is by pontoon. If you are too lazy to walk on the pontoon, there are deep places (up to 2 meters) among the shallow coastal waters near the coast where you can also swim. In some places there are sections of the bottom where you can easily enter the sea barefoot. However, I still recommend swimming in slippers - there is a risk of stepping on a hedgehog.
The coastal fauna is very diverse. Small moray eels bask in shallow water, they are safe, as they prefer to hide from annoying attention. There are small crabs, a variety of sea urchins.
Having plunged into the sea from a pontoon, you will find two dozen species of fish and every subsequent day, swimming along the coral, you will be able to discover 2-3 new species. In general, if you are afraid to fly, do not be afraid to at least swim! This is an unforgettable experience: armed with a mask and snorkel, you can soar in the warm “space” of the Red Sea for an infinitely long time, all the muscles are relaxed and around ...In short, you are visiting the sea king at the very peak of a lively party. Frightened fish - if you get the hang of it, you can grab them with your hands. True, they quickly break out. Fearless owners of swimsuits - if you get the hang of it ...but, by the way, this is how lucky ...someone does not break out.
Near the shore, you can feed the fish with bread - then the water will literally boil from the amount of living creatures gathered for the feast. I do not recommend feeding from hands - fish often miss (or pretend to miss? ) and can taste your fingers with pleasure. Can you imagine the bite of a half-meter half-fish, half-cannibal!
The beach is equipped with standard sunbeds, cane umbrellas and non-standard sun loungers and hammocks made of wooden planks. If you want to get the best seats, you will have to get up at 7 am, but during the day you can always find a free sunbed and your place in the sun.
In general, the territory of the hotel leaves the impression of unfinished construction: in some places there is no grass cover, on the western side the territory of the hotel continues to expand - the construction of new buildings is underway.
Weather in early May: it rained three times, no more than half an hour, then the clouds dissipated.
In the morning the sky is usually overcast, in the afternoon the sky clears. In the first half of the day, as a rule, a black cloth flies on the pontoon - this means that it is forbidden to enter the water from the pontoon - the surf is too strong. The air temperature during the day is +30+40, the water in the sea has 25 Celsius.
The main thing is GIRLS, there are no problems with tanning in early May!
It is worth noting: the hotel is located near the airport, so sometimes the planes taking off are so noisy that it is hard to hear a person standing nearby. However, you quickly get used to it. Aircraft noise does not wake you up at night.
Leisure/Animation -
Free of charge: table tennis, mini-golf, darts, tennis (daytime, evening-for a fee), beach volleyball 2 times a day, water aerobics in the main pool, aerobics on the seashore, Internet (2 hours free for a residential room, but the speed is low ).
For a fee: in the lobby of the main building air hockey (2 euros per token), "killed" billiards (5 dollars for 1 hour)
The hotel has a terrarium (crocodiles), a zoo with well-groomed animals: porcupines, turtles, gazelles, llamas, deer, ponies, African ostriches, several types of chicken birds.
The real stars of the zoo are chimpanzees. They are very artistic - it is clear that they are happy to work for the public.
In addition to the zoo, children will like the water park - three water slides that descend to a cascade of picturesque pools. There is no baby sitter in the hotel.
In the evenings in the amphitheater there is a mini disco for children or shows for all ages (at the level of club amateur performances).
Disco? Forget about it - a dark room stupid sound and light, all drinks are chargeable. In general, young party people can be bored here: the animation is weak, civilization (Naama Bay) is far away - at least 20 minutes by bus or taxi.
In Naama Bay (New City or Marina), I recommend visiting the "Panorama" restaurant: delicious mixed fresh juices, hookah, Egyptian show and the whole New City below, in full view. The restaurant rises above the city on a cliff. You will run into "Panorama" if you go along the local "Arbat" from the sea to the rock. The most famous discos in Naama Bay are Black House, Hard Rock Cafe and USSR. If you want to buy inexpensive souvenirs - buy in the Old City (Old Market) - it can be dirtier here than in the New Market, there is no such quantity and quality of entertainment facilities, but the prices are noticeably lower.
Nutrition-
The hotel management strives for diversity: the main restaurant has a regular rotation of dishes. Fruits: oranges, guava, grapefruit, African (long) dates, bananas, peaches, for dinner - delicious little melons. Large variety of vegetables. A variety of spices and salad dressing separately is a significant plus! Meat is grilled every evening in front of the entrance to the main restaurant.
Meat-beef, chicken, turkey, duck. Fish - not very tasty, one kind, reminiscent of our bony herring. But you can visit the Tirana fish restaurant for free an unlimited number of times, where the emphasis is on seafood. The only condition is that you must sign up the day before the visit. Under the same conditions, you can visit the Al Jazeera Indian Restaurant for lunch. Dinner in these restaurants is paid, includes a show.
For lunch and dinner in the main restaurant you will be offered drinks: water in small bottles (Baraka without gas), local beer Stella (light 4.6%, reminiscent of Miller), local red or white wine (bottled from five-liter cardboard bags, quality is below average) . Hot drinks: local filter coffee, Nescafe bags, tea bags (black, green, mint, anise). Hot and cold milk available. The main restaurant has a diet table: rice, vegetables, pasta.
During the week you will have the opportunity to try several types of pasta - it is felt that this is a profile dish. In front of your eyes, the chef will fry a portion of pasta with sauce, mushrooms, vegetables, herbs - according to your desire.
With all this, as for most dishes, as usual in Egypt, many dishes do not have a pronounced taste of one or another product.
You can have a snack during the day near the Pool Bar: at 14 o'clock a late lunch (meat is cooked on the grill), at midnight a late dinner. Drinks here around the clock! Another place, Beach Bar by the sea, is open from 10 am to 5 pm, in addition to the standard set of drinks (juice, local wine, Stella beer, local strong alcohol, cocktails from it), there is freshly squeezed orange juice (according to my feelings, it is sometimes diluted with water ). You can also order pizza here during the day. The composition of the pizza is your choice.
The last bar, Lobby Bar, is open from 10 am to 10 pm.
If you prefer roasted peanuts with beer, they are almost always available here. There is no other food.
An unpleasant discovery - straws for cocktails in all bars are reusable. I don't understand how you can save on this?
Cleaning
The second unpleasant discovery - towels off-white and color. They sometimes have a smell, as if they were not dried well or they forgot to add powder when washing.
For 11 days there was one case when the room was not cleaned. At 10 o'clock in the morning I told the cleaner in English to come in an hour, and at 19 o'clock I found that the room had not been cleaned, the towels were dirty. In response to a complaint, another cleaner brought towels, but refused to clean the room, referring to the end of the working day. By the way, during the rest, I noticed that tips do not affect the quality of cleaning.
The rooms are standard with individual air conditioning (for some reason, sometimes it doesn’t really cool), a minibar, an individual safe. Payment for a safe in the room: 1 euro or 1.
$ 2 per day, if you want to save money, a safe deposit box is free at the reception. The bathroom is equipped with a hairdryer, near the sink - liquid soap, above the bath - shampoo / shower gel. Plus: good quality detergents are not in vials, but in stationary boxes - you press the button and ...Minus: in the evening at 17-18 o'clock the temperature of the water in the bathroom jumps.
TV in the room - from the Russian channels only ORT with Ukrainian advertising.
Vacationers: Italians, Germans, Russians. There are not very many Russians and Ukrainians yet, so the staff is not yet embittered.
Loyalty to customers - the staff is polite, attentive, the reception and the bar understand English, all bartenders understand Russian. Smile and get a smile and fast service in return. But remember, if suddenly a local native suddenly forgot all the languages, this is a message. Message, you know where...
What was pleasantly surprised was the attitude towards departing tourists. The room must be returned at 12 noon.
But on the day of departure, breakfast in the main restaurant is included, in addition, during the day you can eat without restrictions in the Pool Bar and Beach Bar; drinks until 18:00 free of charge in all bars. In the evening, upon request, you will be provided with a tidy room with clean towels where you can shower and change before heading home. This service is not advertised by the hotel and guides. Paid alternative - for $30 you can keep your room until 18:00.
Summary - the hotel will satisfy people who seek a quiet family vacation, want to enjoy the beautiful sea and do not expect a rich animation program. But I'm unlikely to go to the House a second time.
The hotel is located in the bay of Nabq, which is distinguished by its shallow water near the shore. Nevertheless, the rest on the sea pleased: the beach is quite spacious (both in length and in depth), the sandy shore is strengthened in places by picturesque granite boulders. The sea is clean; at a distance of up to 100 meters from the coastline, shallow water stretches (ankle-to-waist depth), further from the coast, the bottom breaks off steeply, and a picturesque wall of corals opens up. The bottom in this place is at a depth of about 10 m.
The most convenient way to get to the coral wall is by pontoon. If you are too lazy to walk on the pontoon, there are deep places (up to 2 meters) among the shallow coastal waters near the coast where you can also swim. In some places there are sections of the bottom where you can easily enter the sea barefoot. However, I still recommend swimming in slippers - there is a risk of stepping on a hedgehog.
The coastal fauna is very diverse. Small moray eels bask in shallow water, they are safe, as they prefer to hide from annoying attention. There are small crabs, a variety of sea urchins.
Having plunged into the sea from a pontoon, you will find two dozen species of fish and every subsequent day, swimming along the coral, you will be able to discover 2-3 new species. In general, if you are afraid to fly, do not be afraid to at least swim! This is an unforgettable experience: armed with a mask and snorkel, you can soar in the warm “space” of the Red Sea for an infinitely long time, all the muscles are relaxed and around ...In short, you are visiting the sea king at the very peak of a lively party. Frightened fish - if you get the hang of it, you can grab them with your hands. True, they quickly break out. Fearless owners of swimsuits - if you get the hang of it ...but, by the way, this is how lucky ...someone does not break out.
Near the shore, you can feed the fish with bread - then the water will literally boil from the amount of living creatures gathered for the feast. I do not recommend feeding from hands - fish often miss (or pretend to miss? ) and can taste your fingers with pleasure. Can you imagine the bite of a half-meter half-fish, half-cannibal!
The beach is equipped with standard sunbeds, cane umbrellas and non-standard sun loungers and hammocks made of wooden planks. If you want to get the best seats, you will have to get up at 7 am, but during the day you can always find a free sunbed and your place in the sun.
In general, the territory of the hotel leaves the impression of unfinished construction: in some places there is no grass cover, on the western side the territory of the hotel continues to expand - the construction of new buildings is underway.
Weather in early May: it rained three times, no more than half an hour, then the clouds dissipated.
In the morning the sky is usually overcast, in the afternoon the sky clears. In the first half of the day, as a rule, a black cloth flies on the pontoon - this means that it is forbidden to enter the water from the pontoon - the surf is too strong. The air temperature during the day is +30+40, the water in the sea has 25 Celsius.
The main thing is GIRLS, there are no problems with tanning in early May!
It is worth noting: the hotel is located near the airport, so sometimes the planes taking off are so noisy that it is hard to hear a person standing nearby. However, you quickly get used to it. Aircraft noise does not wake you up at night.
Leisure/Animation -
Free of charge: table tennis, mini-golf, darts, tennis (daytime, evening-for a fee), beach volleyball 2 times a day, water aerobics in the main pool, aerobics on the seashore, Internet (2 hours free for a residential room, but the speed is low ).
For a fee: in the lobby of the main building air hockey (2 euros per token), "killed" billiards (5 dollars for 1 hour)
The hotel has a terrarium (crocodiles), a zoo with well-groomed animals: porcupines, turtles, gazelles, llamas, deer, ponies, African ostriches, several types of chicken birds.
The real stars of the zoo are chimpanzees. They are very artistic - it is clear that they are happy to work for the public.
In addition to the zoo, children will like the water park - three water slides that descend to a cascade of picturesque pools. There is no baby sitter in the hotel.
In the evenings in the amphitheater there is a mini disco for children or shows for all ages (at the level of club amateur performances).
Disco? Forget about it - a dark room stupid sound and light, all drinks are chargeable. In general, young party people can be bored here: the animation is weak, civilization (Naama Bay) is far away - at least 20 minutes by bus or taxi.
In Naama Bay (New City or Marina), I recommend visiting the "Panorama" restaurant: delicious mixed fresh juices, hookah, Egyptian show and the whole New City below, in full view. The restaurant rises above the city on a cliff. You will run into "Panorama" if you go along the local "Arbat" from the sea to the rock. The most famous discos in Naama Bay are Black House, Hard Rock Cafe and USSR. If you want to buy inexpensive souvenirs - buy in the Old City (Old Market) - it can be dirtier here than in the New Market, there is no such quantity and quality of entertainment facilities, but the prices are noticeably lower.
Nutrition-
The hotel management strives for diversity: the main restaurant has a regular rotation of dishes. Fruits: oranges, guava, grapefruit, African (long) dates, bananas, peaches, for dinner - delicious little melons. Large variety of vegetables. A variety of spices and salad dressing separately is a significant plus! Meat is grilled every evening in front of the entrance to the main restaurant.
Meat-beef, chicken, turkey, duck. Fish - not very tasty, one kind, reminiscent of our bony herring. But you can visit the Tirana fish restaurant for free an unlimited number of times, where the emphasis is on seafood. The only condition is that you must sign up the day before the visit. Under the same conditions, you can visit the Al Jazeera Indian Restaurant for lunch. Dinner in these restaurants is paid, includes a show.
For lunch and dinner in the main restaurant you will be offered drinks: water in small bottles (Baraka without gas), local beer Stella (light 4.6%, reminiscent of Miller), local red or white wine (bottled from five-liter cardboard bags, quality is below average) . Hot drinks: local filter coffee, Nescafe bags, tea bags (black, green, mint, anise). Hot and cold milk available. The main restaurant has a diet table: rice, vegetables, pasta.
During the week you will have the opportunity to try several types of pasta - it is felt that this is a profile dish. In front of your eyes, the chef will fry a portion of pasta with sauce, mushrooms, vegetables, herbs - according to your desire.
With all this, as for most dishes, as usual in Egypt, many dishes do not have a pronounced taste of one or another product.
You can have a snack during the day near the Pool Bar: at 14 o'clock a late lunch (meat is cooked on the grill), at midnight a late dinner. Drinks here around the clock! Another place, Beach Bar by the sea, is open from 10 am to 5 pm, in addition to the standard set of drinks (juice, local wine, Stella beer, local strong alcohol, cocktails from it), there is freshly squeezed orange juice (according to my feelings, it is sometimes diluted with water ). You can also order pizza here during the day. The composition of the pizza is your choice.
The last bar, Lobby Bar, is open from 10 am to 10 pm.
If you prefer roasted peanuts with beer, they are almost always available here. There is no other food.
An unpleasant discovery - straws for cocktails in all bars are reusable. I don't understand how you can save on this?
Cleaning
The second unpleasant discovery - towels off-white and color. They sometimes have a smell, as if they were not dried well or they forgot to add powder when washing.
For 11 days there was one case when the room was not cleaned. At 10 o'clock in the morning I told the cleaner in English to come in an hour, and at 19 o'clock I found that the room had not been cleaned, the towels were dirty. In response to a complaint, another cleaner brought towels, but refused to clean the room, referring to the end of the working day. By the way, during the rest, I noticed that tips do not affect the quality of cleaning.
The rooms are standard with individual air conditioning (for some reason, sometimes it doesn’t really cool), a minibar, an individual safe. Payment for a safe in the room: 1 euro or 1.
$ 2 per day, if you want to save money, a safe deposit box is free at the reception. The bathroom is equipped with a hairdryer, near the sink - liquid soap, above the bath - shampoo / shower gel. Plus: good quality detergents are not in vials, but in stationary boxes - you press the button and ...Minus: in the evening at 17-18 o'clock the temperature of the water in the bathroom jumps.
TV in the room - from the Russian channels only ORT with Ukrainian advertising.
Vacationers: Italians, Germans, Russians. There are not very many Russians and Ukrainians yet, so the staff is not yet embittered.
Loyalty to customers - the staff is polite, attentive, the reception and the bar understand English, all bartenders understand Russian. Smile and get a smile and fast service in return. But remember, if suddenly a local native suddenly forgot all the languages, this is a message. Message, you know where...
What was pleasantly surprised was the attitude towards departing tourists. The room must be returned at 12 noon.
But on the day of departure, breakfast in the main restaurant is included, in addition, during the day you can eat without restrictions in the Pool Bar and Beach Bar; drinks until 18:00 free of charge in all bars. In the evening, upon request, you will be provided with a tidy room with clean towels where you can shower and change before heading home. This service is not advertised by the hotel and guides. Paid alternative - for $30 you can keep your room until 18:00.
Summary - the hotel will satisfy people who seek a quiet family vacation, want to enjoy the beautiful sea and do not expect a rich animation program. But I'm unlikely to go to the House a second time.
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