Хороший отель для спокойного отдыха Good hotel for a relaxing holiday

My husband and I initially planned to go to Taba, so that it would be more convenient to go on an excursion to Israel, but because There was no direct flight in the near future, we decided - Charm, and did not regret it. We were very worried about the weather in January and the cold wind. It was really not hot, + 19-20 degrees, but in the sun during the day it was very buzzing. Vodichka is cheerful, you won’t hang with a mask for a long time, they wrote +23. The pontoon is short, and the beach itself under the rock does not blow. The hotel was probably half full. 50% are foreigners. You could always find a place on the beach and near the pool. The main heated pools, +26. Settlement-eviction without problems. Bracelets are put on immediately and do not take off at all. That is, eat, lie down in the pool, even go to the sauna - please. But the room is given at 14.00, it is necessary to release before 12.00. For the views from the room did not agree, hto wanted "sea view" paid $ 10 per day. The room is ordinary, the beds are large (the width of one is 120 cm somewhere), comfortable. They clean well, every day new works of art are made from towels, cosmetics are updated. They left the dollar 3 times. And once they forgot to close the safe - nothing. If more than 2 people, then they either offer a 3rd bed, or send them to the 2nd line across the road, there are 2-room deluxe rooms and more foreigners. The territory is just right, everything is close, compact, but there is a place to walk, you can’t sit still. On the second line, the territory is more open, and therefore more windy. A huge swimming pool, the central part of which is heated and has a sandy beach, and around the body. From the second line there is a bus to the beach, but on foot it takes about 10-15 minutes to walk.
The staff is polite, helpful, they understand Russian, and they also speak at the reception (excluding night attendants). In general, everything is decorous, noble). And whoever thinks that foreigners are treated better - so, my friends, foreigners leave tips almost every time! And if you put a dollar on the table in a restaurant, everything changes radically! You become the best friend for the waiter, they ask you 10 times if everything is OK with you and if you want anything else, and the juice is not carried in glasses, but a whole package, and they will even give you a room with you))). But even without this, they will quickly bring everything you want, though without excessive courtesy.
The locals already know about the drinks, probably - the "light" option - or simply, as diluted with water to taste; cocktails based on them, respectively, too. But you can use it in small quantities. Juices - nectars 25%. Mango and guava nothing. The wine is like a young house wine. The beer was like my taste. Oh, and the local gin is good too!

The food is normal, quite edible. On the second line, the soups are delicious. They didn’t eat strange-looking salads, they mixed it themselves, there was plenty of it. There are 3 types of chopped cabbage, grated carrots, herbs, cucumbers, tomatoes - season with lemon, oil, salt and eat for health. Fish, beef, chicken, pasta, various potatoes, stew, delicious rice, eggplant and zucchini overeat in winter. Of the fruits, there was persimmon small, tart, but it will lie down for 2 days - a completely different taste, fresh dates and guava, tangerines. Everything else is cut in the form of fruit salads - season with yogurt and go. For dessert, multi-colored puddings, cakes.
My husband liked to dine in a Bedouin restaurant, where there is barbecue (chicken and beef every other day) and a very tasty kebab. You can order hookah and oriental tea. I took a sedative, slept like a woodchuck. Our girls dance oriental dances, attracting those who wish. We didn’t get to the Italian restaurant, you have to book a table there, but according to reviews - nothing good.
In the evening in the bar entertainment program for 40 minutes, then a disco. But if the Russians don't get drunk, then practically no one dances, except for children. So this option is not suitable for young people who are going to hang out. And there are practically no young people, mostly married couples with and without children, and European pensioners.
The animation is also weak. During the day in the central pool volleyball and water aerobics, there is volleyball on the beach. On the second line I saw more darts and dancing. Most of the animators speak English. For children there is a playground, a water slide, a games room, in the evening before the entertainment program there is a children's disco.
There is the deadliest American billiards and ping-pong. On the second line there is tennis and minigolf.
We went on an excursion to Israel with Marwan Tours (Ibrahim, redsea website) for $85 per person. Everything is OK, nothing extra, review on their website. We also wanted Cairo, but the dates didn’t work out there, we had to go with Pegasus for $ 40 more ($ 70 per person). Guide from Pegasus Baktegul organized everything promptly. 2 hours before departure, we sent her a text message that we wanted to go, she immediately called back to the room, clarified everything, and after another 20 minutes she confirmed the departure and even ordered dry breakfasts. The money was transferred to her through the reception. In general, a pleasant unobtrusive girl, there are no complaints about her.

The trip to Cairo itself was also generally liked, especially the guide Abdul who accompanied us on the road. In Egypt, I did not meet such people of Arab nationality. Intelligent, modest, educated, he answered all questions in detail and sincerely, including personal ones. He talked about customs, about religion, about politics, about the army, about family, about women. About everything that interests.
But these are all pluses. The bus was given a small one, for 8 people. Plus 2 drivers and a guide. At the exit from Sharm, when passing through passport control, it turned out that we had a punctured tire. 2 am, everyone wants to sleep, but I had to unload. Drivers remove the burst tire, take out the spare tire and....together they roll them to a tire fitting, which can be seen 500 meters away at the gas station !! ! Here it becomes clear that on a January night we will have to stand on the street for at least 40 minutes. And with already awakened eyes, we begin to consider what we are still being transported on. And we find (horror! ) absolutely bald tires, that is, bus wheels that have absolutely no tread pattern! I have never seen such wheels in my life. And the road will be at least 1000 km. The people start to panic. Like, we're going back, a bad start. And after listening to our media, it’s generally dumb to go somewhere! As a result, they gave us another bus, just as small, but newer. The first driver drove all night. In the morning, before Cairo, they changed, the second one got behind the wheel, but in Cairo itself he got out (they say, he lives here), and they had to meet him after all the excursions to take him back. Waited for him at the appointed place for more than 30 minutes. They didn’t wait... And the same first driver drove us back, who from the night almost all the way traveled in one direction (500 km) and rolled around Cairo. On the way back, there was no time for sleep. At each bump-hole, they held on to the arms of the chairs with a death grip. Moreover, they had some problems with gasoline at that time. He just disappeared at all gas stations! So on the way back I had to leave the highway and make a detour of 100 kilometers to refuel. Lost at least an hour. Here is such an extreme.
In Cairo itself, we were joined by a local guide who took us around the museum and to the pyramids. At first glance, an intelligent, educated, but in essence, cunning Arab, not missing his benefits. Under the pretext of "treating coffee" he dragged everyone to a store where they sell oils, where we asked not to take us))). Well, God be with him. They touched the pyramids (they even brought a stone), took pictures with the Sphinx, everyone looked at the museum. And most importantly - safely returned back!
Near the hotel there are shops with local souvenirs and rags, a little further - Soho - a shopping and entertainment center. We went shopping in Naama Bay (I really didn’t like it - arrogant, pestering Arabs) and in the Old City - it’s quieter there.

I liked the rest. A vivid impression was left by colorful fish of different sizes, up to 60 cm. There are a lot of them. It is a pity that when we go with the little ones, we will have to choose another hotel, because. here entry into the sea is only from a pontoon, and immediately deep. And going to the sea and swimming only in the pool is not for us.