If with good company, it will be great!

Written: 26 february 2015
Travel time: 2 — 10 february 2015
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For families with children; For recreation with friends, for young people
Your rating of this hotel:
8.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 8.0
Service: 8.0
Cleanliness: 6.0
Food: 7.0
Amenities: 8.0
After reading conflicting reviews before the trip, they no longer knew what to think. Some are delighted with the hotel, others do not like it. I will try to write objectively, if possible.
We arrived at the hotel after lunch, about half past three. We were seated quickly, very polite receptionists. They did not demand any bribes, they took into account our wishes, since we asked for rooms nearby. We traveled in two pairs, the rooms were side by side, in the main building. Very convenient, as there was a restaurant nearby and not far to go to the pool. The rooms are small, everything you need is there: beds, a wardrobe, a table, armchairs with a coffee table, everything in the bathroom is in good condition. Cleaning was poor, although we thought it was not the cleaner's fault. The problem is that they are not systematically taught how to properly clean. I caught a little cold on one of the days of rest and stayed in the room, that day I witnessed the cleaning. It seems like the cleaner is trying, but he really doesn’t succeed. I wound swans to cheer me up, left him a tip of $ 2, he was extremely happy about this.
The territory seemed modest to us in terms of vegetation, before that we rested in Reef Oasis, the difference is enormous. Pyramisa has much less greenery, flowers, and interesting design. Just lawns, bushes and sparse palm trees. This is despite the fact that the hotel is quite old and could grow much more. The hotel has a lot of stairs, it did not bother us, but we saw many families with children and the elderly, who found it difficult to constantly climb the stairs. Especially it seemed to those who had numbers almost on the second line. We were lucky because we got to the recession of the season and there were not so many tourists in the hotel and people were settled in rooms closer to the sea. I can imagine where we could be accommodated in the high season!

The beach is good, quite clean, there are a lot of sunbeds, there will be enough for everyone even in the high season. We always found four seats somewhere in the second or third row from the sea. We went only from the pier, it is convenient to swim and dive. The reef looked poorer after Reef Oasis, there were fewer fish and more space for swimming. Nevertheless, we came to enjoy the sea, and not to compare and complain. What really matched other tourists' complaints was the dirty toilets. In the morning they were still clean, but then they didn’t seem to be cleaned. This concerned the toilets on the beach and near the heated pool closer to the sea, as well as partly the toilets in the lobby. The most unpleasant thing is the pieces of paper, which by noon were already overflowing the bins, creating an unpleasant smell.
When it was too lazy to get to the sea, and for a change, they sometimes swam in a heated pool, which is closer to the beach, although the water there was so heavily chlorinated that the skin just started to itch. This only concerned me, since I am very sensitive to bleach, although my friends also smelled its strong smell.
The food at the hotel was perfect for us. The choice was always great, I liked the morning pastry the most. For breakfast there was a delicious scrambled eggs or scrambled eggs, sausages, pancakes, yogurt, cereals and muesli, coffee and tea, pastries, fruit salads. For lunch, thin soups, always chicken and beef, sometimes fish, pizza, pasta, rice, potatoes in different variations, sometimes seafood, cakes and a couple of types of fruit. For dinner there were themed evenings and a variety of dishes from meat, fish, chicken, grilled not every day, the same side dishes as for lunch, salads, beautifully decorated cakes and fruits. We had enough. For breakfast and lunch, you could go to an Italian restaurant without a reservation, there was less choice, but a pleasant atomosphere and music. The beer and wine were passable, but the powdered juices and cocktails were just terrible.
We liked the animation, especially the evening shows, every day something new. From the hotel we went to Soho once, we liked it, a beautiful place, a lot of entertainment, but a little expensive. We did not buy souvenirs, we know the quality there. On the Internet from the lobby ordered an excursion to Israel-Jordan. Everything was arranged, the border was passed for quite a long time, but then everything was organized. The main thing is that all the fees were already included in the price, although the guide frightened us with an additional $ 75 visa fee.
In general, the hotel is good and with a good mood and company, you can relax in it again.
Translated automatically from Russian. View original