Весьма своеобразный отель A very unique hotel

EVERYTHING SEEMS WELL, BUT AN UNPLEASANT RESPONDENT REMAINS

From 26.10. 17 to 8.11. 17 were guests of ROYAL. In Egypt for the 10th time, visited 9 hotels. In order not to be accused of advertising, we will not list hotels and give their comparative characteristics. Tour operator "ANEX tour". Departure from the airport Bolispol.

Departure according to schedule. Representatives met us at Sharm, informed us about the bus number and quickly brought us to the hotel. Before boarding the bus, we managed to buy a 1.5 GB Vodofone Internet Kurta for $4.5. The hotel filled out questionnaires and, having learned that we were in Egypt for the 10th time, we were immediately informed that they would give a good room (and did not deceive us). At 10 o they put on bracelets and sent to the pool for a late breakfast. Upon returning, they gave us a key, cards for towels and poisoned us in room 232 of Ch. corps. It should be noted that no one was forced to wait for 14-oo, and although the hotel was almost fully booked, everyone was seated earlier, which does not always happen. We were already in the room at 11-40 and after 10 minutes our things were brought.
The room on the second floor is very spacious, everything worked, a large balcony with a beautiful view of the pool and the sea. Room cleaning etc. excellent.
The hotel lobby is relatively small for such a hotel complex. Representatives of ANEKS were in the lobby all day long, and besides that Guest relation, where Russian-English speaking girls DANUTA and LISA were on duty, ready to help all the guests. ALL THIS IS EXCELLENT. In general, almost all hotel staff speak Russian to a greater or lesser extent.
The territory of the hotel is not very big, well-groomed, a lot of greenery. The main pool bar (restaurant) and one bar on the beach. They work from 10-00, as in most hotels, although there are some hotels where bars work from 8-00, and in one even from 11-oo. In general, in such weather, the optimal opening time for bars would be at 9-00 or 9-30. With such a occupancy of the hotel, there are few of these bars and there is not enough one more point on the beach, because there is almost always a queue.
What we really liked was the presence of COFFEE MACHINES in all bars and the opportunity to drink instant coffee and choose espresso, macachino, etc. to your liking. All the bartenders are very friendly, friendly and never had a desire to “show things off” with them or with the manager. All this can be said about the bartenders of the lobby and the waiters in the restaurant. I would especially like to mention SHABAAN (main restaurant), SHABAAN MAHMUD, SALAN AHMED (beach bar and lobby), MUSTAFA. It was very pleasant to communicate with them.
Nutrition. Breakfast is almost the same as everywhere else. For lunch and dinner, there are always 1-3 types of fish, 2-4 types of meat. But the grill is very often not just overdried, but simply burnt, like fish. In the East, they like to add cumin (zira) to dishes, and if it goes in rice, meat, stew, then not so much in fried fish. Again same about meat (fish).

When something is baked whole, then portions are given to you the size of a matchbox, and such portions of meat (even large ones) were once given to your daughter in kindergarten. But when you say that it is not enough - silently, they give more. They also try to give a matchbox the underbelly of a lamb, where there is nothing but skin and veins. But in general, if they don’t overcook, then everything is delicious and there is something to choose from. Fruit is also sufficient. And for dinner, there are always WHOLE pomegranates, guava, persimmons, etc. In general, the food is quite decent, but not “excellent”. FRESH (mango or guava) in the morning for £.35 ($2). But those who are not the first time in this hotel wear "golden" bracelets and fresh juice are free of charge, as well as a bathrobe with slippers and replenishment of the mini-bar in the room. AND THIS IS COMPLETELY FAIR. But we didn't like the following.
From the very beginning, we were told that during lunch and dinner, in order to unload the main restaurant, a small restaurant corner is allotted in the lobby, where you can eat on a “reduced” menu. Once at 13-00 we came and ate. A couple of days later we were told that it would be open at 14-00 - they did not wait. Well, a couple of days later we were informed that this nook is ONLY FOR GOLD bracelets, and all second-rate ones are “past the cash register”. M. b. for the "gold" for the same money and made another menu. If this continues, we will not be very surprised when the best places on the beach are reserved for the "gold", and in the bars the "gold" will be served out of turn. It turns out that we are "second-rate"
Pools. There are only 3 of them, we can’t say anything - there was enough sea.
Beach. There are enough places on the beach, but there are better places, and you always have to take such places before breakfast. Entrance to the sea from the pontoon. The corals are beautiful but are slowly dying off.
There are not many fish, but there is something to see. There is a place on the beach where you can hang out with the kids, but it is advisable to do this in slippers, because relatively sharp stones get into it.
At 12-00 in this hotel they cut off bracelets and EVERYTHING. Before that, this was only in one of the hotels, but they say that there are more such hotels.
The flight was strictly on schedule, which is very pleasing.
Neighborhood. RIGHT 4 min walk shopping center MERKATO, left 7 min 1001 nights with shops where everything is cheaper than in MERKATO. When we were, then MANGO, GUAVA, POMEGRANATES - all for a dollar per 1 kg.
It takes 25-30 minutes to walk to the old town, and you can arrange a taxi.
Summarizing the above, we can say. That HOTEL / PRICE / QUALITY match each other.