How to turn good into bad

Written: 2 july 2017
Travel time: 8 — 15 june 2017
Your rating of this hotel:
3.0
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Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 3.0
Service: 3.0
Cleanliness: 3.0
Food: 2.0
Amenities: 4.0
We chose the hotel for a long time and carefully. We asked friends, the tour operator, watched videos on youtube, read reviews. Liked. Paid. And let's go.
Upon arrival in Sharm, we were surprised that our plane was the only one at the airport. Bored customs officers issued forms where you need to indicate whether you need a visa or not. We loaded our luggage onto the bus and off we went.
Upon arrival at the hotel at eight in the morning local time, we were told that there were no rooms, but if we give money, they will now settle in the best restored rooms. Ok, to hell with you. Two small children who are tired of the Airbus 320, which is worse than Bogdan ...They said to come for bracelets at 10 in the morning. A little later we found out the reason for this. And the reason is that breakfast ends at 10 and the restaurant closes. Although, according to the agreements that we learned about at the end of the race, they were obliged to feed the children.

Ok, they gave us a guide, he, in turn, gathered a crowd of the same sufferers and we crowded into the rooms.
Number. Our number was 207. What can I tell you. They saw the renovation 10 years ago. As is the renovation. Shabby but clean.

Cleaning. Arrogant cleaners who like to come at lunchtime and try to kick you out of your room. They clean up badly, they heard about the vacuum cleaner, but they don’t complain. However, it really depends on the shift. Changed every three days. The second shift was very good, with the famous swans). And in the beginning it was the first. Which first of all rummaged unceremoniously through things and bags. They were looking for money, which I immediately closed in a safe. I went to the reception and made a small kipish. They promised to sort it out.

Nutrition. It is very scarce and with the feeling that yesterday is being warmed up. The Turks have much better food and variety. Porridges and soups are not edible. The waiters make sure that you do not, God forbid, do not eat them.

Swimming pools and sunbeds. Not bad, there are slides, both for children and adults.
The maximum depth is 1.6 meters. Heavily chlorinated. It is better not to dive without glasses.

Sea. Large puddle near the shore. Buy corrals right on the spot, it will be cheaper. It costs about three bucks. If you want a normal sea, go to the pontoon and swim there. The depth is about 20 meters. At six they kick everyone off the beach. Leave towels where you got them. And only there.

Entertainment. As an everywhere. Boring and nothing

Tours. They have fallen in price, as there is no demand, as well as people.


Territory. It looks like it was once a luxury hotel. He's really healthy. Very beautiful, especially in the evening. There are abandoned places. For example, the Poseidon restaurant and a deep (2.5 meters deep) pool. Bungalows are empty. The hotel is apparently designed for 2000-2500 thousand people. In fact, the occupancy is no more than 20 percent. Therefore, the administration is lying about the lack of rooms. Therefore, it all looks deserted. I now know where the creators of Dead Island drew inspiration from)))
And now the most delicious. Departure day.

As the guide told us, we must release the room before twelve. Departure at three. Extending rooms before this time costs $40. No food. On the day of departure, only breakfast is included in the meal. Lunch $10 per person. Children are free. We found this out after a small scandal, when we tried to count the children as well. But the conversation with the guide convinced the impudent managers. That day I ate the most expensive french fries in my life))) I learned that you can cut off half of chicken legs and put them whole. There was no such zhlobstvo even in the Crimea) Managers went to watch how we eat, apparently they were afraid that we would put potatoes in our pocket)))

Ok, the bus has arrived. We loaded our things and went to the airport. Three inspection zones. It's the inspection. You must take off your shoes, put your shoes in the tray and go through the frame. Barefoot. Bahil is not. The floor is really dirty. They look at quality. The official reason is if you're bringing corals and shells.

In fact, they are looking for explosives. We went through two inspections, handed over our suitcases and went to the third inspection. This is where the bored Egyptians turned to the full. The screening procedure is the same, but after the frame, your things are simply shredded. Even the Kyiv gopnik-cops are much more adequate. For example, a stupid question - why do you need condoms? In general, they did not like the case for the camcorder, HDD, . Android TV Box, gamepad and flashlight battery. They took him out of the inspection zone and decided to force him to hand over his backpack with things. When asked who would be responsible in case of theft, they decided to scoff. In vain. I made a scandal, forced to wrap the backpack with film (although before that they sang songs about the fact that the winding does not work), give out a number on the backpack. Finally, he invited them to Kyiv, where our border guards will do the same with them, and invite a proctologist for a full inspection. The joyful smiles on the faces of the assholes faded. I didn’t get into communication with you, they asked for it.
You spoiled my mood, I spoiled you. We're even.

In general, I will say this, this is not the Egypt that was five years ago. Treating tourists like a bag of money. The main thing is to get out as much money as possible, and then at least the grass does not grow. This applies to all Sharma. Nabqa Bay is empty. Lots of abandoned buildings and unfinished buildings. The guide complained that the Turks, in cahoots with the government, were buying out hotels and abandoning them. I do not know how true this is, but the Egyptians themselves successfully cope with this. Plan a better vacation in another country.
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