Mexicana: writing 4*, 3* in my mind

Written: 18 may 2008
Travel time: 19 — 26 may 2008
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday
Your rating of this hotel:
6.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 8.0
Service: 9.0
Cleanliness: 8.0
Food: 8.0
Amenities: 9.0
1. Nutrition:
-
lack of diversity
very little fruit
meat dishes of satisfactory quality
milk diluted with water (fat content about 1%)
+
lots of greens and vegetables
delicious bread and buns
good pasta for dinner

2. All inclusive drinks:
water
Lipton tea (Black Ceylon only)
nescafe coffee bag
cola, fanta, sprite
local beer Luxor (satisfactory)
local dry table wine (red and white)

whiskey (Red Label), rum, vodka are also available in the bar

on the day of departure all inclusive is active only until 12,
even if you have lunch or dinner, you will have to pay for drinks separately
a glass of dry red / white wine - 32LE / 160 rubles,
bottle of mineral water 1.5L - 8LE/40r. , 0.6L - 5LE/25r.
a bottle of beer Luxor 0.5L - 25LE/125r.

3. Water procedures
The hotel has 2 swimming pools: normal and small)
(the depth of both reaches 150cm)
There are also 2 beaches:
1) Palm Beach - a beach near coral reefs
colorful underwater world, great place for swimming, diving, etc.
0-40m from shore depth 01m

40-50m from the shore depth 5-10m
50-60m from the shore depth 10-20m
2) Mexicona Beach - sandy beach in an artificial bay
coarse sand mixed with crushed stone, almost bare bottom, average depth in the bay - 5m

4. Shopping
In any case, bargain with the Arabs. They love the process.
Call 40% of the offered price, then negotiate up to 50%
For some products, you may be offered a price 4 times higher than the average.

In the first 2-3 days, it is better to refrain from buying souvenirs altogether.
Traders look at the color of your still untanned skin and conclude that
you don't know anything here yet, including prices...that's why they ask too much for their goods.

There are two large centers for buying souvenirs - Old Market and Naama Bay.
In the second, you can also find a variety of restaurants, cafes, bars, etc.
In the old market there are mostly only shops. Prices are approximately the same everywhere, even if there is a difference, it can be "bargained".
There are also fixed price shops in Naama Bay, which is very nice when you get tired of constant trading and lack of price tags. Some of these shops have quite reasonable prices. There you can also find excursions cheaper than your tour guide. companies.

Creative Mexicana Sharm Resort, results:
it's not 4 stars
not very good food
rooms are not properly cleaned
the beaches are too far away and the bus schedule is not always convenient.

Going to Sharm el Sheikh, choose 5-star hotels on the first line.
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