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Without delay, because when you come home there are always more important things to do and you forget to write a review about the rest, but I promised to write it.
So, in the OTIUM HOTEL AMPHORAS SHARM, a company of 6 adults and a child of 3 years old rested. I note right away that the hotel does not charge for children under 4 years old (check with CoralTravel for more details).
We arrived early in the morning and were already at the hotel at about 9. We were immediately put on bracelets, treated to a cocktail and sent to breakfast. When buying tickets, we asked the tour operator to indicate the requirements for rooms, we also wrote Guest Relation on our own with a request to settle us together on the first floor near the sea. I don’t know what influenced more: our requests, the tour operator, or $ 20 per room. But we were settled as we requested in zone #4 at exactly 14:00.
Now more about the hotel:
Rooms: we lived in rooms 4163.4165 and 4162. All rooms with old furniture and completely different bathrooms. 4162 has a family room with a bathtub, 4163 has a shower cabin (which has seen its life). The hotel needs to replace plumbing and furniture, but for us it was not the main thing when choosing a place to stay. We went into the room to change and sleep.
Housekeeping: leaves a lot to be desired. That says it all. The rooms are not cleaned, only a blanket is made, towels are changed, garbage is thrown out and the mini-bar is filled. The mini bar consists of 4 half-litre bottles of water, 2 waffles and 2 juices with a straw, and is replenished as needed.
Food: it has been said more than once: if you are going to Egypt, then forget about the variety. Breakfast and lunch are monotonous, you will not stay hungry, but on the 5th day it gets very annoying. Dinners are different, we had seafood and crab, tuna, turkey, veal, liver. But the Egyptians, alas, overcook them and do not know how to cook. The Italian, due to the fact that the hotel is half full of Italians, cooks pasta and now it was excellent. What I really didn't like was the behavior of the guests. Arriving on the very first evening, we saw a picture of people crowding near the doors of the restaurant, and then rushing to take tables and grab food. Behavior to put it mildly, just terrible and I have never seen anything like it. Even due to the lack of free tables, we were not allowed to move two small ones, well, really everything in the hotel should be decided for $? And a request to the management: take away from the tables these terrible artificial flowers, which are covered with dust. On the beach you can eat a late breakfast from 10:00 to 11:30, and for those who do not want to go in the heat for lunch, there is a lunch from 12:30 to 15:00, which completely replaces lunch (there is soup, side dishes, meat, vegetables and sweets, but less variety than in the main restaurant).
We also visited a la carte restaurants: Egyptian Orient, where they served spicy soup and meat from the grill, and Italian Belavista, where we chose the seafood menu and did not fail, everything was very tasty.
Animators: there are a lot of them. There are two animations: one for Italians, the second for Ukrainians, Poles, Kazakhs, etc. The guys try, contact, lure. For all the visits to Egypt, I was dragged into water aerobics for the first time (hello Migo). For vacationers, they offer exercises, aqua aerobics, belly dance, zumba, volleyball, water slides, darts. Maybe I forgot something, because I'm not a fan of animation and I can only watch in between snorkeling. Special thanks to Kiko for White Roses. In general, the guys are trying very hard and if you like to actively relax and have fun, they will help.
Every evening we went to the mini disco for the kids and stayed for the evening show program. Mini disco with heavy movements for children, I would like it to be simpler. But the show program is interesting and funny, thanks to Sasha, who has the talent of a comedy host.
Beach: it is not big and what was unpleasant was that all the sunbeds on the beach were already occupied at 7 in the morning. When do these people have time to occupy them? But still, you can always find a place. Moreover, the pool with slides is located nearby and it is quite acceptable to relax there, and go down to the sea to swim.
If you don’t know how to swim and are counting on a gentle entrance here, then alas, the coastline here is shallow, acceptable only for children, and adults at high tide will be at most waist-deep, and then entry is desirable in corrals, since the bottom is rocky. But this is the norm for Sharm, if you want a gentle beach, then you are in Hurghada or in Reef Oasis Beach (there is a gorgeous beach and cancel the reef). Terribly disliked the old wooden beds, which are not possible to move and old mattresses. Why can't they be updated? After all, the beach is the main attraction of the hotel. It is also not clear how one umbrella can protect 4 loungers from the sun at once? The hotel staff should have been more polite and just like that, and not for $ 1, which immediately changes their attitude towards themselves.
Sea: it's gorgeous. If you eat behind the reef, like me, then here it is and alive. The reef is walled and you can swim along between the hotels, but be prepared for waves. For the whole rest, we had complete calm for only two days, but we never reached the red flag. There are many fish and they are all very beautiful. I've seen a few that I've never seen before.
The downside of the hotel for us was a non-working elevator, which we really counted on. For people who have problems with their legs, there are quite a few stairs, of course you can get around them, but then you had to make a huge detour, which does not simplify the situation.
We flew out late in the evening, so without any problems we extended one room for all for $ 30 until 18:00. Thanks to the hotel service for the fact that the bracelets were not cut off from us, they did not require cards for towels, and we were able to spend the last day on the beach, as well as have a normal lunch.
In general, if you eat for emotions in order to swim and sunbathe, then this is your hotel in terms of price and quality. Do not count on super service and food, but the sea is at your disposal from dawn to dusk.
So, in the OTIUM HOTEL AMPHORAS SHARM, a company of 6 adults and a child of 3 years old rested. I note right away that the hotel does not charge for children under 4 years old (check with CoralTravel for more details).
We arrived early in the morning and were already at the hotel at about 9. We were immediately put on bracelets, treated to a cocktail and sent to breakfast. When buying tickets, we asked the tour operator to indicate the requirements for rooms, we also wrote Guest Relation on our own with a request to settle us together on the first floor near the sea. I don’t know what influenced more: our requests, the tour operator, or $ 20 per room. But we were settled as we requested in zone #4 at exactly 14:00.
Now more about the hotel:
Rooms: we lived in rooms 4163.4165 and 4162. All rooms with old furniture and completely different bathrooms. 4162 has a family room with a bathtub, 4163 has a shower cabin (which has seen its life). The hotel needs to replace plumbing and furniture, but for us it was not the main thing when choosing a place to stay. We went into the room to change and sleep.
Housekeeping: leaves a lot to be desired. That says it all. The rooms are not cleaned, only a blanket is made, towels are changed, garbage is thrown out and the mini-bar is filled. The mini bar consists of 4 half-litre bottles of water, 2 waffles and 2 juices with a straw, and is replenished as needed.
Food: it has been said more than once: if you are going to Egypt, then forget about the variety. Breakfast and lunch are monotonous, you will not stay hungry, but on the 5th day it gets very annoying. Dinners are different, we had seafood and crab, tuna, turkey, veal, liver. But the Egyptians, alas, overcook them and do not know how to cook. The Italian, due to the fact that the hotel is half full of Italians, cooks pasta and now it was excellent. What I really didn't like was the behavior of the guests. Arriving on the very first evening, we saw a picture of people crowding near the doors of the restaurant, and then rushing to take tables and grab food. Behavior to put it mildly, just terrible and I have never seen anything like it. Even due to the lack of free tables, we were not allowed to move two small ones, well, really everything in the hotel should be decided for $? And a request to the management: take away from the tables these terrible artificial flowers, which are covered with dust. On the beach you can eat a late breakfast from 10:00 to 11:30, and for those who do not want to go in the heat for lunch, there is a lunch from 12:30 to 15:00, which completely replaces lunch (there is soup, side dishes, meat, vegetables and sweets, but less variety than in the main restaurant).
We also visited a la carte restaurants: Egyptian Orient, where they served spicy soup and meat from the grill, and Italian Belavista, where we chose the seafood menu and did not fail, everything was very tasty.
Animators: there are a lot of them. There are two animations: one for Italians, the second for Ukrainians, Poles, Kazakhs, etc. The guys try, contact, lure. For all the visits to Egypt, I was dragged into water aerobics for the first time (hello Migo). For vacationers, they offer exercises, aqua aerobics, belly dance, zumba, volleyball, water slides, darts. Maybe I forgot something, because I'm not a fan of animation and I can only watch in between snorkeling. Special thanks to Kiko for White Roses. In general, the guys are trying very hard and if you like to actively relax and have fun, they will help.
Every evening we went to the mini disco for the kids and stayed for the evening show program. Mini disco with heavy movements for children, I would like it to be simpler. But the show program is interesting and funny, thanks to Sasha, who has the talent of a comedy host.
Beach: it is not big and what was unpleasant was that all the sunbeds on the beach were already occupied at 7 in the morning. When do these people have time to occupy them? But still, you can always find a place. Moreover, the pool with slides is located nearby and it is quite acceptable to relax there, and go down to the sea to swim.
If you don’t know how to swim and are counting on a gentle entrance here, then alas, the coastline here is shallow, acceptable only for children, and adults at high tide will be at most waist-deep, and then entry is desirable in corrals, since the bottom is rocky. But this is the norm for Sharm, if you want a gentle beach, then you are in Hurghada or in Reef Oasis Beach (there is a gorgeous beach and cancel the reef). Terribly disliked the old wooden beds, which are not possible to move and old mattresses. Why can't they be updated? After all, the beach is the main attraction of the hotel. It is also not clear how one umbrella can protect 4 loungers from the sun at once? The hotel staff should have been more polite and just like that, and not for $ 1, which immediately changes their attitude towards themselves.
Sea: it's gorgeous. If you eat behind the reef, like me, then here it is and alive. The reef is walled and you can swim along between the hotels, but be prepared for waves. For the whole rest, we had complete calm for only two days, but we never reached the red flag. There are many fish and they are all very beautiful. I've seen a few that I've never seen before.
The downside of the hotel for us was a non-working elevator, which we really counted on. For people who have problems with their legs, there are quite a few stairs, of course you can get around them, but then you had to make a huge detour, which does not simplify the situation.
We flew out late in the evening, so without any problems we extended one room for all for $ 30 until 18:00. Thanks to the hotel service for the fact that the bracelets were not cut off from us, they did not require cards for towels, and we were able to spend the last day on the beach, as well as have a normal lunch.
In general, if you eat for emotions in order to swim and sunbathe, then this is your hotel in terms of price and quality. Do not count on super service and food, but the sea is at your disposal from dawn to dusk.
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