Red Sea-white steamer

Written: 29 november 2008
Travel time: 12 — 19 november 2008
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday
Your rating of this hotel:
7.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 9.0
Service: 8.0
Cleanliness: 9.0
Food: 8.0
Amenities: 8.0
This year, the family went on vacation to Egypt. We chose the hotel for a very long time: both on the net according to reviews and Tez Tour catalogs, in the end, they took Savita on the advice of friends.
The ticket was taken through Teztour. There are no special claims against the operator, except for the body that issued documents in Boryspil, and some unpleasant moments at the hotel. But more on that later.
At the airport in Sharma, representatives of Teztour met and immediately turned on the scam: if you want, fill out the registration yourself and pay $ 15 to the cashier, if you want: 20 and fill out the application for you.
The guys speak Russian well (+). The buses to the hotel are good, the drivers are neat. On the way to the hotel, a brief acquaintance with the country and further actions.
The hotel also met, prompted with a settlement: Alesya, a girl from Belarus; Zulfiya (Zuya); and an Arab guy (I don’t remember his name).
Next in order:

1) The hotel is large, clean; at the reception there were no problems with the settlement. For $ 10 we got a room on the 4th floor with a balcony, overlooking the sea and with access to a warm pool. The room was cleaned every day, well and without baksheesh. Constantly new shampoo , soap, shower gel, snow-white bath towels, clean bedding (+). In the room every day they brought 1.5 liters. a bottle of drinking water, coffee in sticks, sugar, tea in bags (+). so-so (-), but neatly. The doors to the closet moved with difficulty, but there was a safe with an electronic lock. But the safe is more from vacationers than from servants. , hot water constantly. Air conditioning, although central, worked properly.
2) the beach and the sea. The beach is divided into: a pool, places on the lawn, and the beach itself. In order to choose a place you want, you need to get up at 6.30, or give a beach boy 1-2 bucks, and he will reserve you. Beach towels - 50% -50% - old and new, but all clean, although after lunch it may not be enough.
The sea is beyond competition, just crazy: all these corals, fish, purity and temperature of the water. It is advisable to take diving equipment with you: rent a mask with a snorkel-3, fins-3 bucks. 6 * 7-42 bucks per week.
banana, tablet, paragliding, skiing, wake, scuba diving, etc. Here you can have a bite to eat on the beach and drink at the bar (+).
3) Animation. The animation team consisted of 5 people. The leader was a very cheerful and groovy Italian named Polo. Personally, I liked their work: gymnastics, water aerobics, competitions, disco, volleyball, football. nothing, due to the lack of on-line (up to 5 years old), although there is a swimming pool and a children's room in the restaurant. In principle, you should not go here with children under 8 years old, corals.
4) Food. Not very diverse, but in principle delicious. Baking and sweets-5+. I really liked camel cutlets, beef and chicken. corals.
The main restaurant is clean, the waiters are constantly scurrying about, clearing the tables. New dishes are brought to the buffet as they are consumed; score 4.
5) We went on excursions only around the city and on a yacht to Ras Mohamed. Accompanied by a great guy Ahmed: knowledge of the language, tact, politeness-5+.
If you look in the city, everything is cheaper by an order of magnitude, like diving, you just need to contact those who have a license, otherwise it’s fraught.
6) Shopping. According to my observations, shopping is best done (souvenirs, knitwear, ) at the hotel. Great guys work in these shops, you can always negotiate with them, get good discounts. And you don’t have to worry about quality.

Who is more experienced in matters of bargaining, welcome to the Old Market, or Naama Bay.
7) Tez Tour. As I already wrote, there are no special complaints about the work of representatives, but they earn on the gullibility of their customers: from excursions to shops.
And in conclusion, I want to say that if you come to rest, it’s not necessary to look for flaws with a magnifying glass.
29.11. 08
Translated automatically from Russian. View original