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Travel time-June 20-July 8.2011. The hotel was chosen in the spring after long scrolling through catalogs, reviews and own intuition, the choice fell on the Royal Grand Charm. There were few fresh reviews on it, but the choice was made in favor of that hotel, this time they wanted to go to the bay of Ras Um El Sid (Sharks Bay, let it rest from us for now, we often went there). We are me and my 15 year old son. Here we are at Domodedovo airport, departure at 5.55-everything is on schedule, take-off, landing and we are at the airport of Sharm El Sheikh, familiar as the back of our hand. We quickly passed through passport control, but the luggage conveyor belt did not want to give out luggage. But this malfunction was quickly eliminated and the long-awaited luggage is in our hands. Although there is no particular hurry, we arrived early, local time at 8.30, and check-in at the hotel, as you know, takes place after 14.00.
having spent a little time on it, because there were few tourists. Our 4th stop and we are at the hotel. Time -10 a. m. , the bus guide handed us over to a nice girl Anna from Guest Relations and we sat down waiting. They immediately brought wet towels, drinks, Anya introduced us to the structure of the hotel, and now we are already given the keys to the room. Well done. did not become harmful and pause, the hotel is far from being 100% full. We plunged into a mini-car with things, drove, showed, looked around, we liked everything and we began to settle down. The room is the most common standard, it is not clear why the superior voucher is even smaller than some of the standards in which we have now lived countless times. Our room is 818, on the second floor, although I love the 1st floor, but this was a very good option. Yes, for variety. Room overlooking the patio with a small play pool and side sea view-beauty! Everything is clean, in good order, plumbing is new,
a shower stall with a high rim, so that water overflows did not happen in the future. Surprisingly quiet, I would say the quietest air conditioner is a trifle, but for me it is of great importance so as not to disturb my light sleep. Safe. Wardrobe, minibar - on arrival filled with 2 small bottles of water and 3 cans of carbonated drinks. Further, water could be taken in any of the bars and restaurants in unlimited quantities. So. We quickly unpacked our suitcases, time for dinner. We ran to the restaurant. The main restaurant is one, but with a large number of seats There is a hall in an air-conditioned room, and part of the restaurant on the street overlooking the sea, sit where your heart desires. In the restaurant, everything is sedate, calm, no fuss, queues and crowds of hungry tourists. The range of food is normal. Usual for Egypt: fresh vegetables, all kinds of dressings for them,
ready-made salads (which we never eat to avoid disaster in our stomachs), soups. For hot dishes: of course, delicious Egyptian rice, pasta of all varieties and configurations (well, what about without them? ), some kind of potatoes (either french fries, or stewed, or baked, or mashed potatoes), stewed dietary vegetables. Vegetable stew, meat in some form, very often lamb. Again, I was pleasantly surprised that in Egypt there can be the softest, chewing meat - before that, I mostly encountered absolutely chewy meat, so, I continue, chicken. - also in some version - stewed, grilled, in sauce, kebab. Fish cakes, fish stew, fried, grilled, baked, duck, squid. Crabs - mainly for the interior, mussels. Well, as you understand, this is not in one day, but variations from the above dishes. Drinks are served by the waiter, it's good that they canceled the system of signing bills for every drink drunk.
The service is very accommodating without much evidence of national discrimination. Well, we ate and ran to inspect the beach and the sea.
The coastline of the beach is very decent (in length), but the pontoon is not located quite well - it is only one and is located at the end of the beach. But this is perhaps the only inconvenience. Again, there are few people in the hotel and we were located closer to the pontoon and the bar, so we did not experience any inconvenience. In the future, free places were always and everywhere at any time of the day. The pontoon is long, but new, very clean, there were two entrances to the sea from it, there was never a crush and a queue either. The sea, as always, is beautiful, clean, gentle. Warm, sometimes absolutely calm, sometimes worried, but it was always possible to swim, this also has its charms. True, at first it seemed that the underwater world was not too diverse and numerous, or maybe
we are already acting up - we have seen many fish - only something supernatural could surprise us. I was pleased with a large moray eel, peacefully resting under a coral reef, and huge tuna, winding circles around the pontoon.
A bar on the beach - any drinks, from non-alcoholic bottles, packaged juices, to any alcohol, naturally locally produced - wine, beer, strong. Cocktails. Particularly pleased with espresso and cappuccino (mind you, free), usually coffee for some money. There is also a bar by the main pool, there is a late breakfast and lunch snack, but we did not go there. Yes, glasses, wine glasses, cups, everything is very clean, the glasses are large, glass (for beer lovers).
The hotel area is not very large, but very green: lawns, bushes, flowers, palm trees, trees. Cacti - everything blooms, fragrant. The territory is watered, cut, landscaped, work is in full swing from morning to evening, well done.
In the evening, mandatory treatment from all kinds of insects, which were not seen in the room.
The room was cleaned regularly, the bed was decorated with flowers, towel figures, and not from those that were intended for personal use. They were also changed every day, although I did not require this.
For dinner, the tables were set with candles, at the entrance to the restaurant, women were handed out flowers - it was very nice. Again, the part of the restaurant on the air overlooking the sea is very beautiful and romantic. So far, there are no complaints about the hotel, but we have another 1.5 weeks to rest.
Further rest flowed as usual. In the evenings, the animation forces hosted some shows - you can brighten up the evening. Often during dinner and a little later there was live music. As for the animation in general, it is calm and unobtrusive with a standard set of entertainment: aqua aerobics, gymnastics, oriental dancing, beach volleyball, boccia.
Once again about nutrition: daily themed dinners, especially colorful,
of course, the day of Egyptian cuisine, when there were many dishes of national cuisine. Yes, more about fruits: watermelon was daily 3 times a day, melon, bananas, peaches, grapes, fruit salad, cut oranges. An incredible amount of sweets - pastries for breakfast, a variety of cakes for lunch and dinner. Freshly squeezed juices for breakfast: mango, orange, strawberries (25 pounds), but the glass is very large.
No hotel guide, but we especially did not need it. His interest-excursions, while there was no printed price list, and approached the issue of prices in some empirical way, naming completely unintelligible prices. But we were informed about the departure time in time. About the flight delay, also almost on time and thanks for that.
For excursions, we decided to use the services of a street agency, or rather a pleasant young man. His prices were quite reasonable. We rode dolphins in the dolphinarium - a complete delight, relaxation.
But an expensive treat. For memory, a photo with dolphins is also a decent amount, but what about memory? Now I'm looking at them and dolphin therapy! We went again to Tiran for diving (although we planned to go to Ras Mohammed, but then a mistake came out) - at first we were upset, but when we met a huge flock of dolphins on the way, we had never seen such a number and so close - a good mood returned to us, and the negative disappeared by itself.
Well, it seems to be all. We really enjoyed our stay and the hotel. A hotel to return to. We stayed there, do not be surprised, 19 days, which we did not regret at all. It was our anniversary trip to Egypt_we have been going there since 2001, and more than once. Just do not tell me that there are many other good countries, well, I love Egypt, this is probably a diagnosis. We have been to many countries. But pulls on the Red Sea. ! Of course, you can also write. But I won't bore you. Thank you for your patience.
A hotelchik recommend, this is not advertising.
Feedback for 2012
Ahead shone the long May holidays, with a 3-day exit to work between them, and I had a crazy idea and not whether to fly to Egypt for a minute. But it wasn’t there - there were no departures for April 30 - May 1, with returns too deaf. Yes, I got it too late. But the thought of the trip drilled into my brain and I decided to check the 2nd approach of the holidays - May 9-May 12: there are departures, please, and the back-12 is all in the stop, but cheers, there are 13. time, I order tickets to a familiar travel agent until they sailed away and didn’t bother with the hotel either - there was plenty of choice, but I settled on the proven Royal Grand Charm (although in recent reviews people were increasingly dissatisfied with this hotel). The authorities carefully put before the fact,
that on the 13th my employees will cope perfectly well without me, and with a calm soul I announced the trip to my son, an indispensable companion and the same fan of Egypt. Joy knew no bounds, as exams, admission to college and other difficulties of graduation from school await us ahead. Once again I ran through the latest reviews, opinions are different, well, I don’t give a damn, we don’t have enough time to waste our time on trifles.
We flew from Coral, a few days later there was a flight with an early departure, I called the travel agent back about the possibility of changing the flight - everything was done: departure at 5 am, and from Sharm at 19.20 - if everything goes according to schedule, then we have full days in the days arrival-departure. It was a little annoying that we would fly on May 9 - our people would not have started celebrating Victory Day together - but surprisingly everything went quietly and calmly. The long-awaited day of departure has come - all without delay, arrived early,
there was no hope for an early check-in (the hotel was fully booked), so we prepared all the beach accessories closer so that we could immediately change clothes at the hotel and immediately go to the beach.
At about 9 am we arrived at the hotel, there we were met by the girl Anya, who was already introducing us to Guest Relations, put on bracelets, sent us to breakfast, gave cards for towels, and after breakfast we merrily ran to the beach. The suitcase was left in the storage room, and the rest at the reception desk (even documents) - nothing was missing. Since the hotel for the third time was guided quickly. By 14.00 we were settled in building 3, which I asked in advance, there we were waiting for pleasant compliments from the hotel - fruits, a welcome letter, bathrobes, a branded backpack, and a day later they issued a discount card for paid hotel services, which, unfortunately, does not apply , to extend the number.
Nothing has changed in the rooms - everything you need was present,
worked properly, towels and linen were snow-white. The furniture is old, but solid, the air conditioner is quiet, the room has a view of the sea, although there was no time to look at it from the room. During the May holidays there were a lot of people in the hotel, mostly Russian-Ukrainian tourists interspersed with Italians, Germans, Swedes, respectively, the problem with sunbeds, I had to take advantage of the early occupation of sunbeds. There were no ants, insects, flies on the beach, the beach was cleaned and cleaned regularly. The bar on the beach has a standard set of drinks, both strong and not very strong, cocktails, juices from packages, tea, coffee of quite good quality Yes, even ice cream . . Service has become more strict. The periodic accumulation of people at the bar and the lack of empty seats at the tables are also the costs of the May holidays. In the main restaurant, everything is the same, but the main hall and the veranda have been redecorated - the floor has been re-made and the chairs have been re-upholstered with new fabric.
Personally, I had no complaints about nutrition, a standard set of food for Egypt, but very few fruits. Puff pastries disappeared from morning baking, only baked pastries remained, what this is connected with is a mystery. Freshly squeezed juices fell in price - 20 pounds, while the dollar rose - the rate was 1:7. For lunch, there were small queues at the entrance to the restaurant, they were launched as they were released and clean tables were prepared. Not critical, we went for lunch only 2 times, it was too lazy, and did not want to. Dinners in the main restaurant are also quite decent, candles are lit, drinks are served by the waiter, while for lunch you can go to the counter and get drinks yourself (this was not the case last year).
One visit to an Italian restaurant became free (this was not the case last year either), though why it is Italian is not entirely clear, except for the tiramisu dessert, the rest of the menu food without a hint of Italy, but everything is delicious.
Also opened a barbecue restaurant by the upper pool - chicken and fish - the grill is tasty, but in small quantities, and the rest of the food is the usual buffet buffet. Nice environment, no crowds.
As for animation, I can’t say anything, my son played volleyball again, but we were not interested in anything else. We didn’t have enough strength for the evening shows, we wanted to take more from the sea and the sun in those few 5 days. The reef was somewhat disappointing - it was not very diverse, but became even poorer. A couple of times there was a short-term invasion of jellyfish. But the Red Sea is my love and nothing can spoil the impression and pleasure from it. The territory is still beautiful and green, delonix bloomed profusely - I love this shrub, bougainvillea is also good, but it blooms all year round, but not delonix. Everything is cut, cleaned, watered. 5 short days of rest flew by unnoticed, but I had a wonderful rest.
The room was extended until 18.00,
since the departure was late (extension is expensive, $ 60, I compare it with other hotels, only the Hilton is more expensive, in my opinion) I think that regular customers could get a discount . . When they came to pay at the reception, everything was fine . After 10 minutes, the manager changed and very politely said that the janitor called (whom we tip daily) and said that we broke a glass, which was not true. I also very politely said that he was wrong, and there was a barely noticeable damage on the glass upon arrival. Then he apologized and the problem was solved. What was it? A few words about the hotel guide Mustafa, I already read about him, everything is true, he lures you to a meeting with the need to present tickets, insurance, passports, they say everything is now strict after the revolution, they register with the police, etc. , and in the meantime, vparivaet excursions. And I, an Egyptian with experience since 2000, bought into this garbage.
I tried to give photocopies of my documents before the meeting. But she was refused, citing the fact that he would enter our data into a computer. But when we gathered in the conference room, of course, he did not have any computer. This is how, by hook or by crook, we are lured to these meetings. Although the services of guides have not been used for a long time.
Well, what else to say about the hotel, there are more young people and children. But in my opinion this hotel is not designed for this category of tourists. Something I can’t even rate better, the hotel has become worse. Probably a little better in terms of more strict and reserved staff, in general the hotel is quite decent.
Just arrived from a vacation from Sharm (August 2013) We rested 4 times in Royal Grand Sharm and did not regret it at all, because I read reviews on Top Hotels, which mostly exuded negativity. But my child and I decided that this year we will not change anything.
The restaurant has been re-upholstered. Floors. The open veranda was covered with an awning, which, I think, she lost - sitting in the open air by the sea is much more romantic. Since there were few people, Ramadan ended, the Arab guests left, the waiters service was very decent, they knew who was drinking what and drinks were always on the table. Of course. , for this they were periodically thanked (tips). As far as food is concerned, yes. It is not limitless. But meat, chicken, fish, were always present. Quite tasty cooked. Well, I won’t write about the rest of the food, salads, pasta, sweets, everything was there. The choice of fruits is rather poor, but every evening there was watermelon and melon, and that was enough. Why am I only writing about dinner? Yes, because they simply didn’t go to lunch, they were too lazy and didn’t want to. And for breakfast, we also developed a certain food regimen - fresh mango, fruit salad, cereal with milk, delicious croissants and a piece of cheese.
In the left wing of the hotel on the first floors, renovations began, so, probably. The hotel will be updated soon. They rarely went outside the hotel, not because it was scary, but again they got out during the day (they swam for a long time, my son again played volleyball, but I, like a real fan, watched all the games) The team did not always gather and then the employees came out to help diving club and the spectacle was even more interesting.
Once we visited the Fares fish restaurant, ate shrimp, squid, etc. , in the hotel, of course, there were no such delicacies.
This is how our two weeks of rest flew by in a feeling of complete happiness and relaxation.
Well, there was still a fly in the ointment. We rent a room, extended it to 3 hours, and the price of the extension is fixed, at least up to 3 hours, at least up to 6 hours, is it strange? We came to the reception, paid, handed over the keys, cards and again a call from the cleaner asking where the bedspreads had gone. Well, where
Of course, they took away for souvenirs. Explained where they were. It seems to be everything. But then another call followed, saying that there was only one coverlet, it would be necessary to check your things. I stand calmly, I don’t mind, I say please inspect the luggage, but only yourself. Here my magical girl with Gestrelations Anna was formed, whom I have known for more than a year, and she sorted out this “trouble”. I apologized. This is such an interesting attitude towards regular guests of the hotel. Or maybe it's just that I've been so "lucky" lately?
But even this trouble did not overshadow our last minutes of stay at the hotel and in Egypt as a whole. It's been a week in Moscow, but the expectation of a future meeting with the Red Sea is sitting in the brain.
Fifth visit to the hotel. (May 2014). Many pleasant surprises awaited us on this trip, and of course, the options were not even discussed, and I announced the trip to my son, an indispensable companion and the same fan of Egypt.
Once again I ran through the latest reviews, opinions are different, well, I don’t give a damn, we don’t have enough time to waste our time on trifles. We flew from Koral. Before leaving, I contacted the wonderful Anechka from Guest Relations and expressed her preferences for accommodation. The long-awaited day of departure came - everything was without delay, we were met by an individual transfer and we quickly drove to the hotel. I met a friendly Anechka at the hotel, the questionnaires were already filled out. all that was left was to sign, put gold bracelets on us, brought a welcome cocktail and sent us to our beloved 3rd building in room 830. The room is standard, clean, a little updated, from the window - a view of the internal pool and between the buildings you can see the sea - beauty! . Since the hotel for the fifth time was guided quickly. Since we arrived in the evening, we immediately went to dinner. The restaurant is quite free, easily found a free table.
Everyone was satisfied! See you!! !
having spent a little time on it, because there were few tourists. Our 4th stop and we are at the hotel. Time -10 a. m. , the bus guide handed us over to a nice girl Anna from Guest Relations and we sat down waiting. They immediately brought wet towels, drinks, Anya introduced us to the structure of the hotel, and now we are already given the keys to the room. Well done. did not become harmful and pause, the hotel is far from being 100% full. We plunged into a mini-car with things, drove, showed, looked around, we liked everything and we began to settle down. The room is the most common standard, it is not clear why the superior voucher is even smaller than some of the standards in which we have now lived countless times. Our room is 818, on the second floor, although I love the 1st floor, but this was a very good option. Yes, for variety. Room overlooking the patio with a small play pool and side sea view-beauty! Everything is clean, in good order, plumbing is new,
a shower stall with a high rim, so that water overflows did not happen in the future. Surprisingly quiet, I would say the quietest air conditioner is a trifle, but for me it is of great importance so as not to disturb my light sleep. Safe. Wardrobe, minibar - on arrival filled with 2 small bottles of water and 3 cans of carbonated drinks. Further, water could be taken in any of the bars and restaurants in unlimited quantities. So. We quickly unpacked our suitcases, time for dinner. We ran to the restaurant. The main restaurant is one, but with a large number of seats There is a hall in an air-conditioned room, and part of the restaurant on the street overlooking the sea, sit where your heart desires. In the restaurant, everything is sedate, calm, no fuss, queues and crowds of hungry tourists. The range of food is normal. Usual for Egypt: fresh vegetables, all kinds of dressings for them,
ready-made salads (which we never eat to avoid disaster in our stomachs), soups. For hot dishes: of course, delicious Egyptian rice, pasta of all varieties and configurations (well, what about without them? ), some kind of potatoes (either french fries, or stewed, or baked, or mashed potatoes), stewed dietary vegetables. Vegetable stew, meat in some form, very often lamb. Again, I was pleasantly surprised that in Egypt there can be the softest, chewing meat - before that, I mostly encountered absolutely chewy meat, so, I continue, chicken. - also in some version - stewed, grilled, in sauce, kebab. Fish cakes, fish stew, fried, grilled, baked, duck, squid. Crabs - mainly for the interior, mussels. Well, as you understand, this is not in one day, but variations from the above dishes. Drinks are served by the waiter, it's good that they canceled the system of signing bills for every drink drunk.
The service is very accommodating without much evidence of national discrimination. Well, we ate and ran to inspect the beach and the sea.
The coastline of the beach is very decent (in length), but the pontoon is not located quite well - it is only one and is located at the end of the beach. But this is perhaps the only inconvenience. Again, there are few people in the hotel and we were located closer to the pontoon and the bar, so we did not experience any inconvenience. In the future, free places were always and everywhere at any time of the day. The pontoon is long, but new, very clean, there were two entrances to the sea from it, there was never a crush and a queue either. The sea, as always, is beautiful, clean, gentle. Warm, sometimes absolutely calm, sometimes worried, but it was always possible to swim, this also has its charms. True, at first it seemed that the underwater world was not too diverse and numerous, or maybe
we are already acting up - we have seen many fish - only something supernatural could surprise us. I was pleased with a large moray eel, peacefully resting under a coral reef, and huge tuna, winding circles around the pontoon.
A bar on the beach - any drinks, from non-alcoholic bottles, packaged juices, to any alcohol, naturally locally produced - wine, beer, strong. Cocktails. Particularly pleased with espresso and cappuccino (mind you, free), usually coffee for some money. There is also a bar by the main pool, there is a late breakfast and lunch snack, but we did not go there. Yes, glasses, wine glasses, cups, everything is very clean, the glasses are large, glass (for beer lovers).
The hotel area is not very large, but very green: lawns, bushes, flowers, palm trees, trees. Cacti - everything blooms, fragrant. The territory is watered, cut, landscaped, work is in full swing from morning to evening, well done.
In the evening, mandatory treatment from all kinds of insects, which were not seen in the room.
The room was cleaned regularly, the bed was decorated with flowers, towel figures, and not from those that were intended for personal use. They were also changed every day, although I did not require this.
For dinner, the tables were set with candles, at the entrance to the restaurant, women were handed out flowers - it was very nice. Again, the part of the restaurant on the air overlooking the sea is very beautiful and romantic. So far, there are no complaints about the hotel, but we have another 1.5 weeks to rest.
Further rest flowed as usual. In the evenings, the animation forces hosted some shows - you can brighten up the evening. Often during dinner and a little later there was live music. As for the animation in general, it is calm and unobtrusive with a standard set of entertainment: aqua aerobics, gymnastics, oriental dancing, beach volleyball, boccia.
Once again about nutrition: daily themed dinners, especially colorful,
of course, the day of Egyptian cuisine, when there were many dishes of national cuisine. Yes, more about fruits: watermelon was daily 3 times a day, melon, bananas, peaches, grapes, fruit salad, cut oranges. An incredible amount of sweets - pastries for breakfast, a variety of cakes for lunch and dinner. Freshly squeezed juices for breakfast: mango, orange, strawberries (25 pounds), but the glass is very large.
No hotel guide, but we especially did not need it. His interest-excursions, while there was no printed price list, and approached the issue of prices in some empirical way, naming completely unintelligible prices. But we were informed about the departure time in time. About the flight delay, also almost on time and thanks for that.
For excursions, we decided to use the services of a street agency, or rather a pleasant young man. His prices were quite reasonable. We rode dolphins in the dolphinarium - a complete delight, relaxation.
But an expensive treat. For memory, a photo with dolphins is also a decent amount, but what about memory? Now I'm looking at them and dolphin therapy! We went again to Tiran for diving (although we planned to go to Ras Mohammed, but then a mistake came out) - at first we were upset, but when we met a huge flock of dolphins on the way, we had never seen such a number and so close - a good mood returned to us, and the negative disappeared by itself.
Well, it seems to be all. We really enjoyed our stay and the hotel. A hotel to return to. We stayed there, do not be surprised, 19 days, which we did not regret at all. It was our anniversary trip to Egypt_we have been going there since 2001, and more than once. Just do not tell me that there are many other good countries, well, I love Egypt, this is probably a diagnosis. We have been to many countries. But pulls on the Red Sea. ! Of course, you can also write. But I won't bore you. Thank you for your patience.
A hotelchik recommend, this is not advertising.
Feedback for 2012
Ahead shone the long May holidays, with a 3-day exit to work between them, and I had a crazy idea and not whether to fly to Egypt for a minute. But it wasn’t there - there were no departures for April 30 - May 1, with returns too deaf. Yes, I got it too late. But the thought of the trip drilled into my brain and I decided to check the 2nd approach of the holidays - May 9-May 12: there are departures, please, and the back-12 is all in the stop, but cheers, there are 13. time, I order tickets to a familiar travel agent until they sailed away and didn’t bother with the hotel either - there was plenty of choice, but I settled on the proven Royal Grand Charm (although in recent reviews people were increasingly dissatisfied with this hotel). The authorities carefully put before the fact,
that on the 13th my employees will cope perfectly well without me, and with a calm soul I announced the trip to my son, an indispensable companion and the same fan of Egypt. Joy knew no bounds, as exams, admission to college and other difficulties of graduation from school await us ahead. Once again I ran through the latest reviews, opinions are different, well, I don’t give a damn, we don’t have enough time to waste our time on trifles.
We flew from Coral, a few days later there was a flight with an early departure, I called the travel agent back about the possibility of changing the flight - everything was done: departure at 5 am, and from Sharm at 19.20 - if everything goes according to schedule, then we have full days in the days arrival-departure. It was a little annoying that we would fly on May 9 - our people would not have started celebrating Victory Day together - but surprisingly everything went quietly and calmly. The long-awaited day of departure has come - all without delay, arrived early,
there was no hope for an early check-in (the hotel was fully booked), so we prepared all the beach accessories closer so that we could immediately change clothes at the hotel and immediately go to the beach.
At about 9 am we arrived at the hotel, there we were met by the girl Anya, who was already introducing us to Guest Relations, put on bracelets, sent us to breakfast, gave cards for towels, and after breakfast we merrily ran to the beach. The suitcase was left in the storage room, and the rest at the reception desk (even documents) - nothing was missing. Since the hotel for the third time was guided quickly. By 14.00 we were settled in building 3, which I asked in advance, there we were waiting for pleasant compliments from the hotel - fruits, a welcome letter, bathrobes, a branded backpack, and a day later they issued a discount card for paid hotel services, which, unfortunately, does not apply , to extend the number.
Nothing has changed in the rooms - everything you need was present,
worked properly, towels and linen were snow-white. The furniture is old, but solid, the air conditioner is quiet, the room has a view of the sea, although there was no time to look at it from the room. During the May holidays there were a lot of people in the hotel, mostly Russian-Ukrainian tourists interspersed with Italians, Germans, Swedes, respectively, the problem with sunbeds, I had to take advantage of the early occupation of sunbeds. There were no ants, insects, flies on the beach, the beach was cleaned and cleaned regularly. The bar on the beach has a standard set of drinks, both strong and not very strong, cocktails, juices from packages, tea, coffee of quite good quality Yes, even ice cream . . Service has become more strict. The periodic accumulation of people at the bar and the lack of empty seats at the tables are also the costs of the May holidays. In the main restaurant, everything is the same, but the main hall and the veranda have been redecorated - the floor has been re-made and the chairs have been re-upholstered with new fabric.
Personally, I had no complaints about nutrition, a standard set of food for Egypt, but very few fruits. Puff pastries disappeared from morning baking, only baked pastries remained, what this is connected with is a mystery. Freshly squeezed juices fell in price - 20 pounds, while the dollar rose - the rate was 1:7. For lunch, there were small queues at the entrance to the restaurant, they were launched as they were released and clean tables were prepared. Not critical, we went for lunch only 2 times, it was too lazy, and did not want to. Dinners in the main restaurant are also quite decent, candles are lit, drinks are served by the waiter, while for lunch you can go to the counter and get drinks yourself (this was not the case last year).
One visit to an Italian restaurant became free (this was not the case last year either), though why it is Italian is not entirely clear, except for the tiramisu dessert, the rest of the menu food without a hint of Italy, but everything is delicious.
Also opened a barbecue restaurant by the upper pool - chicken and fish - the grill is tasty, but in small quantities, and the rest of the food is the usual buffet buffet. Nice environment, no crowds.
As for animation, I can’t say anything, my son played volleyball again, but we were not interested in anything else. We didn’t have enough strength for the evening shows, we wanted to take more from the sea and the sun in those few 5 days. The reef was somewhat disappointing - it was not very diverse, but became even poorer. A couple of times there was a short-term invasion of jellyfish. But the Red Sea is my love and nothing can spoil the impression and pleasure from it. The territory is still beautiful and green, delonix bloomed profusely - I love this shrub, bougainvillea is also good, but it blooms all year round, but not delonix. Everything is cut, cleaned, watered. 5 short days of rest flew by unnoticed, but I had a wonderful rest.
The room was extended until 18.00,
since the departure was late (extension is expensive, $ 60, I compare it with other hotels, only the Hilton is more expensive, in my opinion) I think that regular customers could get a discount . . When they came to pay at the reception, everything was fine . After 10 minutes, the manager changed and very politely said that the janitor called (whom we tip daily) and said that we broke a glass, which was not true. I also very politely said that he was wrong, and there was a barely noticeable damage on the glass upon arrival. Then he apologized and the problem was solved. What was it? A few words about the hotel guide Mustafa, I already read about him, everything is true, he lures you to a meeting with the need to present tickets, insurance, passports, they say everything is now strict after the revolution, they register with the police, etc. , and in the meantime, vparivaet excursions. And I, an Egyptian with experience since 2000, bought into this garbage.
I tried to give photocopies of my documents before the meeting. But she was refused, citing the fact that he would enter our data into a computer. But when we gathered in the conference room, of course, he did not have any computer. This is how, by hook or by crook, we are lured to these meetings. Although the services of guides have not been used for a long time.
Well, what else to say about the hotel, there are more young people and children. But in my opinion this hotel is not designed for this category of tourists. Something I can’t even rate better, the hotel has become worse. Probably a little better in terms of more strict and reserved staff, in general the hotel is quite decent.
Just arrived from a vacation from Sharm (August 2013) We rested 4 times in Royal Grand Sharm and did not regret it at all, because I read reviews on Top Hotels, which mostly exuded negativity. But my child and I decided that this year we will not change anything.
The restaurant has been re-upholstered. Floors. The open veranda was covered with an awning, which, I think, she lost - sitting in the open air by the sea is much more romantic. Since there were few people, Ramadan ended, the Arab guests left, the waiters service was very decent, they knew who was drinking what and drinks were always on the table. Of course. , for this they were periodically thanked (tips). As far as food is concerned, yes. It is not limitless. But meat, chicken, fish, were always present. Quite tasty cooked. Well, I won’t write about the rest of the food, salads, pasta, sweets, everything was there. The choice of fruits is rather poor, but every evening there was watermelon and melon, and that was enough. Why am I only writing about dinner? Yes, because they simply didn’t go to lunch, they were too lazy and didn’t want to. And for breakfast, we also developed a certain food regimen - fresh mango, fruit salad, cereal with milk, delicious croissants and a piece of cheese.
In the left wing of the hotel on the first floors, renovations began, so, probably. The hotel will be updated soon. They rarely went outside the hotel, not because it was scary, but again they got out during the day (they swam for a long time, my son again played volleyball, but I, like a real fan, watched all the games) The team did not always gather and then the employees came out to help diving club and the spectacle was even more interesting.
Once we visited the Fares fish restaurant, ate shrimp, squid, etc. , in the hotel, of course, there were no such delicacies.
This is how our two weeks of rest flew by in a feeling of complete happiness and relaxation.
Well, there was still a fly in the ointment. We rent a room, extended it to 3 hours, and the price of the extension is fixed, at least up to 3 hours, at least up to 6 hours, is it strange? We came to the reception, paid, handed over the keys, cards and again a call from the cleaner asking where the bedspreads had gone. Well, where
Of course, they took away for souvenirs. Explained where they were. It seems to be everything. But then another call followed, saying that there was only one coverlet, it would be necessary to check your things. I stand calmly, I don’t mind, I say please inspect the luggage, but only yourself. Here my magical girl with Gestrelations Anna was formed, whom I have known for more than a year, and she sorted out this “trouble”. I apologized. This is such an interesting attitude towards regular guests of the hotel. Or maybe it's just that I've been so "lucky" lately?
But even this trouble did not overshadow our last minutes of stay at the hotel and in Egypt as a whole. It's been a week in Moscow, but the expectation of a future meeting with the Red Sea is sitting in the brain.
Fifth visit to the hotel. (May 2014). Many pleasant surprises awaited us on this trip, and of course, the options were not even discussed, and I announced the trip to my son, an indispensable companion and the same fan of Egypt.
Once again I ran through the latest reviews, opinions are different, well, I don’t give a damn, we don’t have enough time to waste our time on trifles. We flew from Koral. Before leaving, I contacted the wonderful Anechka from Guest Relations and expressed her preferences for accommodation. The long-awaited day of departure came - everything was without delay, we were met by an individual transfer and we quickly drove to the hotel. I met a friendly Anechka at the hotel, the questionnaires were already filled out. all that was left was to sign, put gold bracelets on us, brought a welcome cocktail and sent us to our beloved 3rd building in room 830. The room is standard, clean, a little updated, from the window - a view of the internal pool and between the buildings you can see the sea - beauty! . Since the hotel for the fifth time was guided quickly. Since we arrived in the evening, we immediately went to dinner. The restaurant is quite free, easily found a free table.
Everyone was satisfied! See you!! !
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