A piece of summer in winter

Written: 3 march 2010
Travel time: 21 — 28 january 2010
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For business travel; For recreation with friends, for young people
Your rating of this hotel:
8.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 8.0
Service: 10.0
Cleanliness: 10.0
Food: 10.0
Amenities: 10.0
I would like to share my impressions about the rest, because when we chose the hotel we read a lot of reviews.
Rested in hotels from 21.01 to 28.01
I will say right away that I have not been to Egypt before, so I can only compare with Turkey.
I will tell you my subjective opinion about the positive and negative aspects, about our mistakes, etc.
Firstly, I want to focus on the fact that we flew with Pegasik, when compared with the Anex tour with which we flew to Turkey - this is heaven and earth. I won’t tell you how unlucky we were with Anex, I’ll tell you right away how lucky we were with Pegasus.
We were met at the airport and immediately assigned to buses, we didn’t have to wait long and we immediately set off. During the promotion, our guide explained in a very detailed and accessible way what to do and what the next steps would be.

When we arrived at the hotel, the luggage was immediately taken away and we went to settle. I can not say that everything went very quickly, but quite painlessly. They put us in a building with numbers 40 **. We had 4010 on the ground floor. Beloved wanted to change it to a room with a sea view. It turned out to be an empty idea and a waste of time, because at first they wanted 175 USD, they bargained for 50 USD, but they promised us a Delux room, as it turned out that all the rooms are the same and differ in location. From our building, it was closer to the hot pool, the main restaurant, etc.
We made an appointment with our guides at the hotel. The meeting was held the next day in a small hall where all the new arrivals were gathered. and told in great detail about the hotel. What is paid, what is free, where what is, when what works, what to do, where to go, and where not to go. In general, the meeting took no more than half an hour, but at the end of the meeting there were absolutely no questions left, everything fell into place. Well done guides!!!
Pay attention to those who are traveling for the first time and do not know - you cannot drink your alcoholic drinks in restaurants. My beloved had a birthday and we celebrated it in an Italian restaurant. And he has a cartoon - he always drinks Henessy on his DR (well, he loves him), we specially bought a bottle in Duty, but they didn’t allow us to drink it in the restaurant, they suggested that we pay 20 c. u. for the fact that he will open it to us, but we did not agree. remembered youth and poured under the table (they had fun for that).
In the morning they give a type of freshly squeezed orange juice, but it is diluted with water, which is a little disappointing (in Turkey, you could squeeze the juice yourself and as much as you want).

As for the service: I really liked everything except one (I’ll describe what exactly below). Everyone is very friendly, interested in how things are going and if everything is fine. What I didn't like was the cleaning of our room. Firstly, as luck would have it, they cleaned us all the time as we came from the sea and wanted to relax, between 15-00 and 16-30. It was like a mockery, because at first we very politely asked to be cleaned before dinner, when this happened again, we also politely turned to the reception with the same request. And after we were not heard this time, we had to quarrel, and only after that the desired result was achieved. And for some reason, we didn’t have enough shampoo or conditioner in our room all the time, it’s good that we brought our own. I’m already silent about the figures from the towels : )))) Although I’ll immediately say that our friends in the neighboring building were always cleaned well, on time and nothing was forgotten.
By animation: I really liked the animation, but this is again compared to a hotel in Turkey. The animators are very lively, constantly touting, telling what will happen when. I read a review where they wrote that they did not call at all and were not active. So the question is: maybe they were sitting in the room? Well, the numbers really do not go.
On the territory: I liked it very much, beautiful, neat, clean. The beach is not very large and, as for me, not very convenient, but there was not enough space for everyone. There are many pools, 2 heated and with a jacuzzi, one Relax where they are not allowed with children for peace and tranquility
About the sea: the first time in Egypt - the sea of ​ ​ impressions. The sea is clear and warm, the fish are colorful. JUST SUPER!!!
Entertainment: free 1 hour of sauna per day, free gym, water activities (banana, etc. ) - for a fee.
Separately, about the hookah: super!! ! the atmosphere itself is very pleasant, relaxing music plays, heaters are lit, a blanket is given out - in general, everything for a pleasant pastime. And if you give the hookah "van dollar", then he will immediately make a delicious hookah, and the cocktail will bring a delicious non-alcoholic (and whoever wants - alcoholic).

Life behind the hotel: not far from the hotel (5 min walk is 1001 nights), there you can buy a variety of souvenirs. We were also offered to go to Nama Bay, we went on our own, by taxi. And here's the advice, according to our personal observations, neither prices nor goods in Nama Bay differ from 1001 nights. therefore, it is better to walk around and buy souvenirs at 1001 nights, and it is better to go to Nama Bay just to take a walk and take a look, you can go to the Hard Rock cafe, and many recommend Pasha. We ourselves weren’t there because the mood was extremely spoiled by walking around the bazaar, there were too many Arabs, information and negative emotions that we got there after we didn’t buy goods, and after that you hear curses, etc. And unlike the Turks, the Arabs do not particularly like to bargain, this does not mean that it is not necessary to bargain with them, it is definitely necessary, but this offends them greatly. When you say to an Arab that he is greedy, you understand that this is a terrible offense for him. Fins and masks are better to buy in Egypt, the quality is not bad and much cheaper than ours. But it is clear that you need to buy somewhere in the middle of the same bazaar, because we hurried a little and flew by.
Have a good holiday everyone!!!! !
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