Dead reef, queues, sunbeds are not enough. Good area, seafood for dinner

Written: 3 april 2021
Travel time: 25 march — 2 april 2021
Your rating of this hotel:
5.0
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Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 4.0
Service: 5.0
Cleanliness: 7.0
Food: 6.0
Amenities: 5.0
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In Egypt 6 times and compare with hotels 4-5 stars (budget).

In short - did not like! The reef is dead, there are very few fish! Almost all day the red flag is a current in this bay. There is no normal sandy event for children either, the reef with pebbles is cut.

Now in order:

1. Maintenance:

Arrived at 9 am - put on bracelets and allowed to have breakfast. Check-in was expected until 14.00. We witnessed scandals when several people paid $ 20-30 to check in earlier and in the best room, and at 14:00 their suitcases were still standing next to ours. I don't know if they got their money back ...

We went with 3 families with children. Both I and our travel agent wrote to the manager to check us into the next room. As it turned out, no one read anything and there were no marks at the settlement. But after a reminder of 5 times, still gave the neighboring numbers.

The only thing I liked about the service was cleaning the room. Very nice and diligent worker.

2.

Territory:
The hotel is large and be prepared to walk a lot ...and have to walk, because the whole hotel has only 2 toilets (near the dining room and by the pool with slides). Therefore, if you are relaxing in a warm pool or sitting in a bar, you will have to run to your room. It's really very stressful!

But when you run - look around - there are many flowers, herons walk, the water flows beautifully! ; )

3. Sea:

It took a long time to choose a hotel, because the company is large - some wanted a sandy entrance to the sea, others a beautiful reef. We read a lot of good reviews, but in vain! The reef is awful! I have not seen such a dead reef in the previous 5 times in Sharm. Fish near the shore are larger than near the pontoon. So the pontoon is open for a maximum of 3-4 hours a day. The red flag is constantly hanging!

There is really no sandy sunset from the shore, the reef is cut off and the sea is knee-deep.

And another big minus - coming in the morning after breakfast, you will not find a free deck chair. They are occupied at 6 am, and some in the evening.
More than once we watched as the "clogged" sunbeds were empty, and families with small children basked in the sun. Neither myself nor the people!

4. Food:

I compare nutrition with the evidence period, so it may not be entirely objective. But no breakfast at all - eggs ...and puffs ...and feta can still be taken. . and no more choice; Pancakes are creamy, sausage and cheese - I do not advise (cellulose).

Lunch is a little better - 2 types of soup. Twice gave very tasty - with crabs and squid and chicken. Lunches are mostly monotonous, but you can choose - grilled chicken, greased fish, some cutlets, liver. Side dishes include pasta, rice and french fries. Sometimes they gave ice cream, fruit (oranges, tangerines, bananas, guavas, melons and watermelons - not all at once).


You can dine in a cafe near the slides. There, as in the central canteen, at 12:30 they start giving fruits / vegetables, potatoes, pizza and snacks. It is not clear why a snack about the same time as lunch in the cafeteria.
There are no fruits or snacks for children between breakfast and lunch. Only the bar is open from 10:00, where there is always a queue.

Dinner began at 6:30 p. m. During the day there were "fish days". They gave crabs (empty, suitable only for photos). I liked stewed shrimp with squid. Once squid was given in batter - also not bad. Twice on "tuna day" - cut from a huge fish and grease. But, to be honest, it is dry and tasteless, not even pickled. It looks good, but suddenly did not take. Grilled chicken is always delicious, there were turkey, duck and beef.

In general, for lunch and dinner you can choose something to taste, but it does not guarantee well-being. Our whole company (9 people) suffered from digestive problems.

5. Number:

They got a room with a view of the backyard, but did not change it, because they wanted 3 rooms next to friends. The room itself is large, the mattresses and bedding are new, the towels are also white and clean.
The furniture is old, but it is not fundamental for us, it can be tolerated. In critical condition, the bathroom is fear! It can be seen that the toilet and the sink have been changed recently, everything else is probably older than my grandmother! Despite careful cleaning, a rusty bathtub, a rusty faucet and a shower will not save anything!

6. Animation:

I liked the animation, the girls are always friendly and not intrusive. We spent the whole day with the children and held a mini-disco in the evening. Well done!

Entertainment program - standard - Miss Hotel, Mr. Hotel ...live music (disco for retirees).

Conclusion: no one from our company liked the hotel! And for the first time I gladly returned home!
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