Отличный отпуск Great vacation

Were with a friend in the hotel from November 16-29. Reading some of the reviews the expectations were much worse and turned out to be an unforgettable stay. Transfer, oddly enough, was normal (Pegasus - again, expected worse). We arrived at the hotel around 8-30 in the morning, immediately rushed to the reception in order to get into building 9, but no! They speak both English and Russian, but they immediately ceased to understand how the phrase about the building sounded, later other tourists said that they began to understand them and settled after $ 150. We were settled in the first building, the most remote, the view from the balcony is partially on the construction site. But since most of the view overlooks the garden, the city and the mountains, we quickly got used to it and did not pay attention. They never heard any noise from the construction site, no dirt, once they saw how the crane was moving, so they forgot about the construction site too. The room is normal, not 5 * of course, but the beds are normal, the bathroom too, TV with two Russian channels. For $ 1.2-3 days, not only swans are made from towels, but also much cooler: once they tied a little man, put him on a pillow, gave him a remote control, turned on the TV. The territory of the hotel is better than in the photos, neat, there are places where you can take beautiful pictures. The pool was not heated at first, they promised on December 1, but apparently there were too many requests, and they began to heat up and turn on the slides not at 15-00, but at 14-00. The sun left the territory at 16-00, at 17-30 it was dark, like at night, but apparently this is seasonal. Lots of sun loungers around the pool, there were always places. About the 9th building (where Russians really rarely settle) a warm pool with a bar, smaller and quieter sunbeds than at the first pool. In our race there were Italians, a few Russians, Estonians, British, in the end a lot of families with children arrived, which was very annoying. But you can’t guess whether you will get into the youth race or not. The animators said that there were very few Russians in spring and summer. Animators - a separate issue! Just great, very funny. For fans of mass events during the day, they were invited to gymnastics, aqua aerobics, ping-pong, darts, volleyball. I went only to aqua aerobics and darts 1 time - cool, there were those who go every day. An evening show for those who, in principle, like to sit, watch a show and go to bed, and those who go to hang out do not go to the show, but to the city. Animation in Italian, with translation into English. Once there was a fire show, Bedouin dances, belly dances. The animators are funny and cool: 2 Italians (they know English, they know "matryoshka" in Russian), 2 Italians, one Russian-speaking. Disco in the hotel 6 days a week is free, but better in the city. About the beaches: we were in Naama 2 times, I didn’t want to anymore: the bay is small, the feeling that you are swimming in a lake with salt water, dead coral, there were fish, but not enough, ol inclusive does not apply to the beach, there are a lot of sunbeds and crowded, but you can walk on foot - about 10 minutes, you can take a bus, every half an hour - an hour - they are not clogged, because everyone else goes to the coral beach, on this beach you can go on a banana, tablet, etc. When you first arrived at the coral The beach felt like I was in heaven. Cons - there is no toilet (soon) and a shower, and you have to go down to the beach by a large staircase (the hotel manager said that in the near future - to make this beach the best, everything will be equipped soon). The rest is only pluses: even if you arrive at 11-00 (the last morning bus to the beach), then if there is no sunbed, you can take a soft mattress, lay a towel and lie down next to the sea, there is a place. It is better to go into the sea in slippers: the corals start near the shore, it is insanely beautiful, there are a lot of fish. Near the beach there is a pantone of another hotel, one time we were lucky, the guard probably fell asleep and missed it, that's a miracle there! A coral underwater city, an unrealistic number of fish and everyone is different, paid excursions on a yacht come there. But the guard is nasty - he doesn’t take money, so you can break into this beauty through the corals, just be careful. On the beach you can buy beer (but it's expensive, it's better to buy a normal one in the city and take it with you), water, ice cream, fresh juices, there is where to smoke a hookah. About the food: before that I was in 5 *, there in a week the food with spices was so tired that I didn’t even want to look. It is much better here: for breakfast there is always an omelette, live yogurt, pancakes, fruit salad, etc. For lunch and dinner, there are always fruits: guava, bananas, oranges, grapefruits, dates, etc. and soups (cream soup, noodles and a few more delicious). Many salads, side dishes of spaghetti, rice, potatoes (always cooked in different ways), the fish was, but often salted, very tasty beef, lamb. In general, the food is not boring. Drinks at the bar give as much in one hand as you can carry, it's not a problem to ask for a double whiskey - they will pour it. There is a hookah bar on the territory, 2 funny Egyptians know how to swear in Russian, they often approach tourists (if they don’t mind, of course) with a piece of paper and a pen, asking to teach. So they do amazing massages near the pool and on the beach, there is a pharmacy, but much more expensive than in the city. There is a jacuzzi, sauna, etc. in the health club. One big minus is not the hotel, but Sharma as a whole - a lot of flies, and in the evening mosquitoes, they are small, bite from and to. On the territory in the pharmacy, the spray costs $ 18, in the city $ 6, so it's better to take it with you. Entertainment: 10 minutes walk to the city center, you can quickly: shops, hookahs, souvenirs, Rostix, McDonald's (it's better not to try), sushi, pizza, discos. Hard Rock - entry is free for girls, there are a lot of people, but you can dance, PACHA (entrance $ 30 - 1 drink included) - is considered the best club, music is ok, people are ok. But it's better to go to Dolce Vita - a disco in an open-air castle, a lot of people, fun (entrance 25 euros). There is a place to go, only prices were strained, because the travel agency said all the discos were $10 each. Duty Free in the center - you can not buy it on the first day, we introduced ourselves in English as animators, took off our bracelets, bought what we wanted with an extra charge of $ 5 because without a passport. The service is normal, not strained. Near the reception there is wi-fi, there is an Internet cafe in the city. Separately, I would like to say about the hotel manager - Mr. Amr: he likes to communicate with Russians in Russian, if there are any problems, questions, everything is solved very quickly, an excellent, cheerful man. Slides, by the way, began to turn on earlier, because we asked him. In general, the vacation was a success and exceeded expectations: the territory, the food, the beach (coral) are excellent, the hotel corresponds to 4 *, if you go to find fault, then there is something to complain about, and if you go to rest near Naama Bay for a small price, then everything will be fine