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9.0
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8.0
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7.0
Amenities:
8.0
More vodka, less negativity.
We arrived at this "magnificent" hotel on February 26.2007, the temperature in the shade was 23 degrees C, palm trees bent from the wind and there was no particular heat. When checking in at the reception for a room with a sea view, they immediately asked for $ 20, (the staff does not speak Russian at all), I was ready for this and immediately agreed, the view from the window was important to us, and it really was super. Ask for rooms from 300, we lived at 321, up to 300 the windows overlook the pool and you will listen to the songs of tipsy Germans with the impression that they are coming to Egypt and Turkey to swell by the pool. But everything else is complete f... n, in the room in the toilet there was constantly a puddle of unknown origin, the TV was once apparently color, but now it stubbornly broadcast in black and white. Every day we left 1 pound on the table, and everything was always tidied up, the bed was fresh every day, and sent beautifully, then a swan, then a snake and a bouquet of flowers on the table, nice. The individual air conditioner worked perfectly, this is not unimportant.
I want to warn you, take Reid or Raptor with you, mosquitoes got out all night, gnawed to the fullest, if we didn’t exterminate them in advance. We were taught by the bitter experience of cheap hotels in Turkey and stocked up on this very necessary thing. We were warned before leaving that 4 in Egypt had nothing to do with 4 in Turkey, so we didn’t bother much about any little things.
We had a half board meal, in principle, it was enough, breakfast was too monotonous, dinner was much better. For breakfast, scrambled eggs and pancakes will be prepared right in front of you, only sausages from meat, pastries are excellent, salads are like everywhere else, there are few fruits. Take drinks with you to the duty free, they have them in the city, and within 2 days after arrival, if you have a passport, you can buy goods there. Finding a store is very simple, ask any Russian. If buying drinks in a store is very expensive, although there is an “excellent” VOLGA vodka for 40 pounds a liter (about 40 UAH), it will do in an emergency. Surprisingly, they have a very good beer, compared to what is now badyazhat with us. It is better not to buy locally produced goods, even if it is very cheap, the quality is terrible. They are surprised that they live very poorly, and that almost all the souvenirs that they sell to us in huge quantities are made in China, this is normal.
Tip number 1. If you decide to buy something, drop the price by 2 times, but it’s better to find out who how much, what they bought from compatriots, so as not to bargain with the locals again, not the most pleasant experience. There are a lot of fruits and vegetables on the market and it is not yet clear what, it is better to buy for several families, not everyone will like it. But it's pretty cheap and delicious.
Tours.
Indeed, at the exit from the hotel, and at every step in the city, you will be offered any trip much cheaper than the guide of the host. We went from Teztour and decided that we would take a trip to Cairo and the pyramids of Giza from them for $75, and not on the street for $40-45, whoever saw a driver falling asleep at the wheel will understand what he is saving on. The road to Cairo is 600 km. overcome at night, there are no special rules, in principle there are none at all, but we had two drivers who rode with us to Cairo and security, a young man in a suit with a machine gun. In Cairo, we were met by a driver and a new guide, who were with us throughout the day. In the evening, our drivers and guide changed them again, who drove with us all night to the hotel, decide for yourself whether it is worth saving $ 30 or not. Again, one cannot fail to say about the attitude of the locals to their work, in Turkey, the guides on excursions talked about their history in choking, read poems, sang songs, and here, such a rich history and such an inability or unwillingness to share with us. They would rather take us shopping with fabulous prices, and we will run through the Cairo National Museum in 30 minutes. A separate topic is a trip to the Pyramids, we dreamed about it so much, but as a result it all came down to trying to fight off the local Mamedovs, who did not allow you to go to the Pyramids, stand right in front of you and push all sorts of rubbish in three ways, and so brazenly that we even dumbfounded.
TIP No. 2. When you arrive at the Pyramids, do not buy anything there, if they offer to take a picture with your camera, do not agree in any case, they will ask you for $ 20 !!! , it is better to ask your own or a guide. And most importantly, do not even start conversations with them, and if they run after them, feel free to send them, they already understand everything normally.
Cairo is something, poverty is adjacent to luxury, on the way back, do not be too lazy to make a small stop in the city, although you will be very tired of going on excursions and shops, you will not regret the impressions there will be a sea, we have not seen this yet !! ! By the way, it is quite safe there, although at first glance it is horror, in short, it must be seen.
Beaches.
A free bus from the hotel, according to the schedule, constantly carries to the beach. We walked 15 minutes through a nearby hotel. In the morning there is always a problem with sunbeds, leave earlier, there is nothing to sleep at all, why did you come. Do not forget sunblock, it feels like the sun is hanging over your head, even if it is not very hot, you will burn yourself in a moment and ruin the whole vacation. Access to the sea is only from a pontoon, and there it is immediately very deep, if you swim poorly, it is better not to try. Corals grow along the shore, and you can’t walk on them, the boy immediately whistles the whistle. We preferred to go to the bay to the sandy beach "Mexican". Free bus from the hotel, took at 10 o'clock picked up at 15, you can take a taxi (do not pay more than 10 pounds) or walk through the Old Town 35-45 minutes. There you will be offered good excursions at very reasonable prices, here take the “small” excursions, we called them that, excursions are real savings. Calling home is cheaper from their Telecom, about 1000 + 1 night, anyone will tell you.
Hotel.
The hotel staff doesn’t speak Russian, they don’t even understand, people are very friendly and welcoming, we didn’t notice the notorious discrimination regarding our Slavic origin. Although what's the difference, we communicated with the staff only about receiving and returning the keys at the reception and in the "dining room". The entertainment program, Tobish animation, is completely absent. Somewhere around in the hotels music played every evening, but we have silence, maybe it's better. Who wanted to hang out in the evenings in Naamabey drove and picked up a free bus if they took a walk back by taxi. Whatever you want there. . .
Have a good rest!
We arrived at this "magnificent" hotel on February 26.2007, the temperature in the shade was 23 degrees C, palm trees bent from the wind and there was no particular heat. When checking in at the reception for a room with a sea view, they immediately asked for $ 20, (the staff does not speak Russian at all), I was ready for this and immediately agreed, the view from the window was important to us, and it really was super. Ask for rooms from 300, we lived at 321, up to 300 the windows overlook the pool and you will listen to the songs of tipsy Germans with the impression that they are coming to Egypt and Turkey to swell by the pool. But everything else is complete f... n, in the room in the toilet there was constantly a puddle of unknown origin, the TV was once apparently color, but now it stubbornly broadcast in black and white. Every day we left 1 pound on the table, and everything was always tidied up, the bed was fresh every day, and sent beautifully, then a swan, then a snake and a bouquet of flowers on the table, nice. The individual air conditioner worked perfectly, this is not unimportant.
I want to warn you, take Reid or Raptor with you, mosquitoes got out all night, gnawed to the fullest, if we didn’t exterminate them in advance. We were taught by the bitter experience of cheap hotels in Turkey and stocked up on this very necessary thing. We were warned before leaving that 4 in Egypt had nothing to do with 4 in Turkey, so we didn’t bother much about any little things.
We had a half board meal, in principle, it was enough, breakfast was too monotonous, dinner was much better. For breakfast, scrambled eggs and pancakes will be prepared right in front of you, only sausages from meat, pastries are excellent, salads are like everywhere else, there are few fruits. Take drinks with you to the duty free, they have them in the city, and within 2 days after arrival, if you have a passport, you can buy goods there. Finding a store is very simple, ask any Russian. If buying drinks in a store is very expensive, although there is an “excellent” VOLGA vodka for 40 pounds a liter (about 40 UAH), it will do in an emergency. Surprisingly, they have a very good beer, compared to what is now badyazhat with us. It is better not to buy locally produced goods, even if it is very cheap, the quality is terrible. They are surprised that they live very poorly, and that almost all the souvenirs that they sell to us in huge quantities are made in China, this is normal.
Tip number 1. If you decide to buy something, drop the price by 2 times, but it’s better to find out who how much, what they bought from compatriots, so as not to bargain with the locals again, not the most pleasant experience. There are a lot of fruits and vegetables on the market and it is not yet clear what, it is better to buy for several families, not everyone will like it. But it's pretty cheap and delicious.
Tours.
Indeed, at the exit from the hotel, and at every step in the city, you will be offered any trip much cheaper than the guide of the host. We went from Teztour and decided that we would take a trip to Cairo and the pyramids of Giza from them for $75, and not on the street for $40-45, whoever saw a driver falling asleep at the wheel will understand what he is saving on. The road to Cairo is 600 km. overcome at night, there are no special rules, in principle there are none at all, but we had two drivers who rode with us to Cairo and security, a young man in a suit with a machine gun. In Cairo, we were met by a driver and a new guide, who were with us throughout the day. In the evening, our drivers and guide changed them again, who drove with us all night to the hotel, decide for yourself whether it is worth saving $ 30 or not. Again, one cannot fail to say about the attitude of the locals to their work, in Turkey, the guides on excursions talked about their history in choking, read poems, sang songs, and here, such a rich history and such an inability or unwillingness to share with us. They would rather take us shopping with fabulous prices, and we will run through the Cairo National Museum in 30 minutes. A separate topic is a trip to the Pyramids, we dreamed about it so much, but as a result it all came down to trying to fight off the local Mamedovs, who did not allow you to go to the Pyramids, stand right in front of you and push all sorts of rubbish in three ways, and so brazenly that we even dumbfounded.
TIP No. 2. When you arrive at the Pyramids, do not buy anything there, if they offer to take a picture with your camera, do not agree in any case, they will ask you for $ 20 !!! , it is better to ask your own or a guide. And most importantly, do not even start conversations with them, and if they run after them, feel free to send them, they already understand everything normally.
Cairo is something, poverty is adjacent to luxury, on the way back, do not be too lazy to make a small stop in the city, although you will be very tired of going on excursions and shops, you will not regret the impressions there will be a sea, we have not seen this yet !! ! By the way, it is quite safe there, although at first glance it is horror, in short, it must be seen.
Beaches.
A free bus from the hotel, according to the schedule, constantly carries to the beach. We walked 15 minutes through a nearby hotel. In the morning there is always a problem with sunbeds, leave earlier, there is nothing to sleep at all, why did you come. Do not forget sunblock, it feels like the sun is hanging over your head, even if it is not very hot, you will burn yourself in a moment and ruin the whole vacation. Access to the sea is only from a pontoon, and there it is immediately very deep, if you swim poorly, it is better not to try. Corals grow along the shore, and you can’t walk on them, the boy immediately whistles the whistle. We preferred to go to the bay to the sandy beach "Mexican". Free bus from the hotel, took at 10 o'clock picked up at 15, you can take a taxi (do not pay more than 10 pounds) or walk through the Old Town 35-45 minutes. There you will be offered good excursions at very reasonable prices, here take the “small” excursions, we called them that, excursions are real savings. Calling home is cheaper from their Telecom, about 1000 + 1 night, anyone will tell you.
Hotel.
The hotel staff doesn’t speak Russian, they don’t even understand, people are very friendly and welcoming, we didn’t notice the notorious discrimination regarding our Slavic origin. Although what's the difference, we communicated with the staff only about receiving and returning the keys at the reception and in the "dining room". The entertainment program, Tobish animation, is completely absent. Somewhere around in the hotels music played every evening, but we have silence, maybe it's better. Who wanted to hang out in the evenings in Naamabey drove and picked up a free bus if they took a walk back by taxi. Whatever you want there. . .
Have a good rest!
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