Your rating of this hotel:
5.0
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Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms:
5.0
Service:
6.0
Cleanliness:
6.0
Food:
8.0
Amenities:
7.0
In general, the hotel is quite good, in details somewhere like this:
Food is one of the strengths of the hotel, the menu is quite varied, meat (beef, lamb, chicken, turkey) / fish, vegetables / fruits (melons, apples, dates, watermelons, bananas, peaches, grapes) were enough. Non-alcoholic drinks - as usual, instant citrus blossom drink, of dubious quality cola / fanta / sprite. Of the alcoholic drinks, we tried only wine, which turned out to be disgustingly sour, and beer, which tasted pretty decent. At the bar you can order a cocktail of the same instant "juices" and smelly local moonshine (rum / vodka) mixed in arbitrary proportions and combinations (not repeated regardless of the name of the cocktail).
Territory - the hotel is large, the pools are not crowded, there are five slides in the water park and also without much hustle, palm trees / ficuses, green lawns are everywhere, the lobby and restaurants are quite cozy. Nafig there is an amphitheater, it remains a mystery.
If you come across rooms near the active pool, at night it can strain the noise from the disco on the beach. Above the hotel is the route of planes taking off from the airport, which also create a lot of noise throughout the day.
Rooms - we and our relatives got perhaps not the best ones, 60% of the area of our room was occupied by a bathroom, and in the bedroom instead of one king-size bed there were two beds (the promise to move them remained a promise - I had to do it myself) occupying half of the remaining space, the decor of the room did not impress a five-star hotel (compared to the four in Hurghada, where we rested last time) - on the ceiling in the bathroom there is some kind of lining with half-finished paint, instead of the usual light bulbs in the lamps, energy-saving ones that do not fit in the ceiling, obscenely made wiring (both power and telephone),
the door of the safe in the room was blocked (no one bothered to fix it), the telly was some kind of aging grundik (which was insignificant for us), the remote control cover was missing - instead we had a piece of black tape, relatives had just a piece of paper between the batteries (so as not to fall out), the corner cornice for the curtain in the bathroom sagged at the bend. The reception refused to change the room to another even after the promise of $ 20 - they answered that all their rooms are very beautiful. At night, you can meet small cockroaches in the room (the relatives were still alive, my wife found a dead one in our room). Room cleaning - no frills (no swans from towels), on the first day there were paper ribbons everywhere in the bathroom, informing the guests that the cleanliness in the room was as close as possible to washing and a hefty black hair on a white acrylic bath,
without additional reminders and incentives with green papers (the shortage of tourists obviously did not affect the hospitality of the staff), they may forget to change towels, bedding or add water to the refrigerator. Impressed by the room and the cleaning on the first day, they didn’t leave a tip to the cleaner in principle, in general, they spent very little time in the room, since they spent three days out of seven on excursions.
The staff is not the most friendly and helpful, with rare exceptions and in the absence of the same baksheesh incentive.
Beach - sun loungers (sometimes rather miserable), umbrellas, mattresses, as usual. Exit to the sea from the pontoon, the longest in the area (500m) - you can see on a Google map, the underwater fauna at the end of the pontoon is not impressive in diversity and abundance (in the Ras Mohammed reserve it was much more alive). During low tides, an unsightly coastal zone was exposed.
Entertainment - a couple of animators,
round dances of aunts in the pool, in the evenings a disco in a restaurant on the beach. For children - a children's pool with slides, children's animation in the evenings in a restaurant on the beach, in general, pretty good. Excursions can be bought from the operator or (much cheaper) on site.
Miscellaneous - the transfer and accommodation with the teztour were organized smoothly, the guides in good Russian conscientiously helped tourists and did not hesitate to use used SIM cards to call home and the most profitable (tour operator) excursions - we bought a "lost land" which turned out to be a primitive landing of tourists on loot - the land part included an hour and a half walk along the canyon in the desert (where, however, there were a couple of picturesque places for photographing), shaking (jeep safari) in a stuffy jeep along the bumps to the panorama (view of the junction of Egypt, Israel, Jordan and Saudi Arabia),
black tea (at least some local hibiscus was brewed) from dirty glasses surrounded by Bedouins and a visit to the images of pharaohs carved in the rock by the ancient Egyptians 10 years ago (maybe due to lack of awareness did not know about the spread of the ancient Egyptian civilization in Sinai), whom we are so and didn’t see it, the sea part meant swimming in a picturesque (in the photo in the photoshopped booklet much more than in reality) bay, but passed on a piece of coast adjacent to the bay, where there were no living creatures except for a cloud of sea urchins, as well as boating around a small island with a fortress from the time of Saladdin, the guide tirelessly inflated the artificial hype around the beauties that presented themselves to our eyes and reminded us that everything is included in the price of the tour - a shower on the boat (from a hose at the entrance to the deck so that tourists do not drag sand along the deck), lunch in the same place (from pasta,
soy sausages and cucumbers / tomatoes), drinks (water for the duration of the overland trip issued during the first stop to the guide in hard Egyptian currency, cola / sprite on the boat in the amount necessary to maintain the vital functions of tourists after walking in the desert), the impression of the trip complemented a broken pipe, rented during a stop in Dahab (the store refused to refund five bucks for a faulty set, the guide, invited by an employee who speaks uncertain English, clearly defended the interests of the latter). The expectation of positive emotions for the sake of which we were dragged 250 km from the hotel did not come to fruition. In addition to the "lost land" we took "VIP Ras Mohammed" - it was really beautiful in the reserve, the water world of the Red Sea was really impressive, at the end of the tour there was a lunch with seafood (fish, squid, shrimp) and traditional souvenir shops, guide Isam,
an extremely positive dude, he talked very interestingly about the history of Egypt, the customs of the Bedouins and the traditions of hashish smoking. In addition to the two excursions mentioned, we received as a gift quad biking (which lasted instead of the promised 2 hours 45 minutes) and a dolphinarium (with a rather mediocre 45-minute show performed by two dolphins and as many trainers). Regarding excursions, I would recommend "VIP Ras Mohammed", quadrics / scuba gear, etc. injuries and useless in case of, say, sunburn or heat stroke, unlike offered by other operators). Cairo / Israel / Alexandria is still better to buy from tour operator guides.
Total
Despite everything, we managed to maintain a positive impression from the trip only thanks to our own positive attitude. In addition, in order to avoid a huge number of "Russo tourists" - a clear illustration of the fact that communism is impossible in principle - even on an all-inclusive package they collect fruits and pastries in a volume greater than they can convey and even more so eat, ignoring the existing queue in the water park and silently raking up a rug/circle after descending a hill to ride "one more time", eating themselves unconscious in forty-degree heat (the tagil really rules, rules out), having a negative impact not only on others, but also on the staff, who get used to this specificity of tourists and project their own attitude on everyone else, I would not go to this hotel again.
Food is one of the strengths of the hotel, the menu is quite varied, meat (beef, lamb, chicken, turkey) / fish, vegetables / fruits (melons, apples, dates, watermelons, bananas, peaches, grapes) were enough. Non-alcoholic drinks - as usual, instant citrus blossom drink, of dubious quality cola / fanta / sprite. Of the alcoholic drinks, we tried only wine, which turned out to be disgustingly sour, and beer, which tasted pretty decent. At the bar you can order a cocktail of the same instant "juices" and smelly local moonshine (rum / vodka) mixed in arbitrary proportions and combinations (not repeated regardless of the name of the cocktail).
Territory - the hotel is large, the pools are not crowded, there are five slides in the water park and also without much hustle, palm trees / ficuses, green lawns are everywhere, the lobby and restaurants are quite cozy. Nafig there is an amphitheater, it remains a mystery.
If you come across rooms near the active pool, at night it can strain the noise from the disco on the beach. Above the hotel is the route of planes taking off from the airport, which also create a lot of noise throughout the day.
Rooms - we and our relatives got perhaps not the best ones, 60% of the area of our room was occupied by a bathroom, and in the bedroom instead of one king-size bed there were two beds (the promise to move them remained a promise - I had to do it myself) occupying half of the remaining space, the decor of the room did not impress a five-star hotel (compared to the four in Hurghada, where we rested last time) - on the ceiling in the bathroom there is some kind of lining with half-finished paint, instead of the usual light bulbs in the lamps, energy-saving ones that do not fit in the ceiling, obscenely made wiring (both power and telephone),
the door of the safe in the room was blocked (no one bothered to fix it), the telly was some kind of aging grundik (which was insignificant for us), the remote control cover was missing - instead we had a piece of black tape, relatives had just a piece of paper between the batteries (so as not to fall out), the corner cornice for the curtain in the bathroom sagged at the bend. The reception refused to change the room to another even after the promise of $ 20 - they answered that all their rooms are very beautiful. At night, you can meet small cockroaches in the room (the relatives were still alive, my wife found a dead one in our room). Room cleaning - no frills (no swans from towels), on the first day there were paper ribbons everywhere in the bathroom, informing the guests that the cleanliness in the room was as close as possible to washing and a hefty black hair on a white acrylic bath,
without additional reminders and incentives with green papers (the shortage of tourists obviously did not affect the hospitality of the staff), they may forget to change towels, bedding or add water to the refrigerator. Impressed by the room and the cleaning on the first day, they didn’t leave a tip to the cleaner in principle, in general, they spent very little time in the room, since they spent three days out of seven on excursions.
The staff is not the most friendly and helpful, with rare exceptions and in the absence of the same baksheesh incentive.
Beach - sun loungers (sometimes rather miserable), umbrellas, mattresses, as usual. Exit to the sea from the pontoon, the longest in the area (500m) - you can see on a Google map, the underwater fauna at the end of the pontoon is not impressive in diversity and abundance (in the Ras Mohammed reserve it was much more alive). During low tides, an unsightly coastal zone was exposed.
Entertainment - a couple of animators,
round dances of aunts in the pool, in the evenings a disco in a restaurant on the beach. For children - a children's pool with slides, children's animation in the evenings in a restaurant on the beach, in general, pretty good. Excursions can be bought from the operator or (much cheaper) on site.
Miscellaneous - the transfer and accommodation with the teztour were organized smoothly, the guides in good Russian conscientiously helped tourists and did not hesitate to use used SIM cards to call home and the most profitable (tour operator) excursions - we bought a "lost land" which turned out to be a primitive landing of tourists on loot - the land part included an hour and a half walk along the canyon in the desert (where, however, there were a couple of picturesque places for photographing), shaking (jeep safari) in a stuffy jeep along the bumps to the panorama (view of the junction of Egypt, Israel, Jordan and Saudi Arabia),
black tea (at least some local hibiscus was brewed) from dirty glasses surrounded by Bedouins and a visit to the images of pharaohs carved in the rock by the ancient Egyptians 10 years ago (maybe due to lack of awareness did not know about the spread of the ancient Egyptian civilization in Sinai), whom we are so and didn’t see it, the sea part meant swimming in a picturesque (in the photo in the photoshopped booklet much more than in reality) bay, but passed on a piece of coast adjacent to the bay, where there were no living creatures except for a cloud of sea urchins, as well as boating around a small island with a fortress from the time of Saladdin, the guide tirelessly inflated the artificial hype around the beauties that presented themselves to our eyes and reminded us that everything is included in the price of the tour - a shower on the boat (from a hose at the entrance to the deck so that tourists do not drag sand along the deck), lunch in the same place (from pasta,
soy sausages and cucumbers / tomatoes), drinks (water for the duration of the overland trip issued during the first stop to the guide in hard Egyptian currency, cola / sprite on the boat in the amount necessary to maintain the vital functions of tourists after walking in the desert), the impression of the trip complemented a broken pipe, rented during a stop in Dahab (the store refused to refund five bucks for a faulty set, the guide, invited by an employee who speaks uncertain English, clearly defended the interests of the latter). The expectation of positive emotions for the sake of which we were dragged 250 km from the hotel did not come to fruition. In addition to the "lost land" we took "VIP Ras Mohammed" - it was really beautiful in the reserve, the water world of the Red Sea was really impressive, at the end of the tour there was a lunch with seafood (fish, squid, shrimp) and traditional souvenir shops, guide Isam,
an extremely positive dude, he talked very interestingly about the history of Egypt, the customs of the Bedouins and the traditions of hashish smoking. In addition to the two excursions mentioned, we received as a gift quad biking (which lasted instead of the promised 2 hours 45 minutes) and a dolphinarium (with a rather mediocre 45-minute show performed by two dolphins and as many trainers). Regarding excursions, I would recommend "VIP Ras Mohammed", quadrics / scuba gear, etc. injuries and useless in case of, say, sunburn or heat stroke, unlike offered by other operators). Cairo / Israel / Alexandria is still better to buy from tour operator guides.
Total
Despite everything, we managed to maintain a positive impression from the trip only thanks to our own positive attitude. In addition, in order to avoid a huge number of "Russo tourists" - a clear illustration of the fact that communism is impossible in principle - even on an all-inclusive package they collect fruits and pastries in a volume greater than they can convey and even more so eat, ignoring the existing queue in the water park and silently raking up a rug/circle after descending a hill to ride "one more time", eating themselves unconscious in forty-degree heat (the tagil really rules, rules out), having a negative impact not only on others, but also on the staff, who get used to this specificity of tourists and project their own attitude on everyone else, I would not go to this hotel again.
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