В Египет хочется, а денег мало! I want to go to Egypt, but I don't have enough money!

Two days ago I returned from Sharm. This was my first trip to Egypt so there is nothing to compare with. The overall impression of the rest and the country as a whole is very, very positive, the sea and fish are what make it worth returning to Egypt again and again. Since I went without a husband, I tuned in to the excessive clinging of the local population, but it turned out not to be so scary. Lovely and friendly people - they try to flirt nicely, but after the first polite bummer, they fall behind and do not make any more attempts. On the street, they readily explain how to get where they want, a couple of times they even, practically by the hand, took us to people when we climbed into some nooks and crannies in search of a short road.
About the hotel. The territory is small, but that's exactly what I liked - quiet, calm, you know everyone by sight. The rooms are really dark, but since I didn’t go there to read books, it somehow didn’t bother me either. There were no bedbugs in my room, that's for sure! Ate a noticeable smell of mustiness was present, perhaps because of the plumbing - the water in the washbasin hardly left, everything else was fine. I saw a cockroach once and he lay relaxed on the steps of my body and weakly twitched his leg. The girl we met at the hotel was less fortunate: she was chasing a cockroach all over the room. Cockroach is a diminutive name in the truest sense of the word, the size of these animals is approximately 5-7 cm + antennae.
High-quality cleaning and change of towels and bed linen was only after the dollar left on the bed. If there were no banknotes, dirty towels thrown on the floor were picked up, carefully shaken and hung in their rightful place. The toilet bowl worked as it should, the shower lived its own life - it suddenly changed temperature and pressure. It was not possible to think about the problems of reorganizing the world in such conditions, but it was quite possible to wash.

Nutrition. Quite decent, even sometimes tasty, but always the same. If you are a fan of rice, potatoes, eggplant, chicken and olives, you will not be lost. Breakfast was always pancakes and scrambled eggs. I liked the curd salty mixture with paprika, although everything is an amateur. Local wine is so-so, the first and second beakers are carried rather quickly, the third was never brought - they pretend that there is no time. There is always a salad on the menu from what has been left half-eaten since yesterday.
Beach. Small, but, for some reason, the people went to him reluctantly and there were always enough sunbeds for everyone. If you want a show, take a bottle of water out of your bag and drink a couple of sips from it - a tantrum will happen to the owner of the beach: “Know business!! ! or fanta or rent corals (slippers), he will love you. Renting slippers, by the way, costs 4 bucks, and you can buy the same slippers in the Old City for legal ownership for 3. Now about the main thing - corals of fabulous beauty, a lot of fish (more than in Ras Mohamed), often saw moray eels and stingrays . You don’t want to get out of the water, you get out only for 15 minutes to warm up. For such a pastime, it is better to have a bathing suit similar to the gymnastic leotards of circus performers of the beginning of the last century, because the priest, while contemplating the underwater world, contemplates the surface world and burns very quickly and painfully in the sun. You can return to the beach after lunch only on foot or by taxi, the return bus leaves at 17-00, sometimes it leaves early, so there is always a chance to walk to the hotel. The cost of a taxi is from 10 to 20 pounds (2-4 dollars), as agreed.
Overall. The atmosphere is great and I enjoyed my stay! But the second time I will not go to this hotel, unless I really want to go to Egypt, and there will be catastrophically little money. As for the previous negative reviews - in my opinion, the service is well worth the money spent. You should not pay three kopecks and expect 5 * service. By the way, if you want a more attentive attitude of the staff towards you, a tip can always save the situation - $ 1 in two days for the bartender, cleaner and waiter, a total of 9 bucks for a week, and your life will become a little more pleasant. Have a nice holiday everyone!