Honey week in Sharm

Written: 17 november 2008
Travel time: 29 september — 6 october 2008
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For families with children
Rested in Sharm, at the hotel "Hauza Beach Resort" the first week of October. The hotel was chosen, as they say, from what it was, because the ticket was bought 3 days before departure.
Impressions are ambiguous. I liked the sea, just a fairy tale. Everything else is so-so. The room is normal, we did not throw a tantrum at the reception about the sea view - why have a sea view if we are in the room only at night.
The food is also normal, buffet, they offer various side dishes, meat, salads, desserts. Yes, side dishes, salads and everything else was the same every day, but we didn’t come to overeat. Delicious pastries and sweets, their cola is very tasty. Drinking is complete crap. Beer - as if diluted, whiskey, rum, gin - horror, it is impossible to drink. We tried to drink a purchased cocktail, took a "mojito" - for 2 euros they prepare it from the same shit, so don't be fooled.
It is best to buy in advance in duty free.

We did not sit in the room, traveled around the coast. Don't be fooled by the Arabs' scams about fares. To Naama Bay - 5-7 dollars taxi MAXIMUM, by minibus - a dollar per person. Not far from the hotel there is the La Strada district, where there is fast food, a fish restaurant and minimarkets. We got beer there. From beer - only their Stela (did not take) and Heineken (normal, but ours is better). Travel there - 1 pound per person on a minibus.
Regarding excursions - we bought tickets for the show 1001 nights from our fucking guide - a specific divorce. We only later found out that the entrance to the show is $5 (or so), and we paid 25 dollars each... In short, don’t be fooled, the show sucks, no belly dancing, the show itself is Arabs prancing on horseback, in our circus cooler. We didn’t buy anything else from the guide, everything was organized by the animator Andrey. They bought trips on ATVs from him, and also rented a yacht for the whole day (believe me, much cooler than a purchased excursion with a dive). Everything was organized conscientiously.
The overall impression is one of disappointment. I did not feel the "mysteriousness" of Egypt, there is frankly nothing to do in Sharm, "Khauza" is a normal hotel, but in general I can say one thing - I will not go to Sharm again.
Translated automatically from Russian. View original