While the impressions are fresh...

Written: 14 april 2009
Travel time: 4 — 12 april 2009
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For families with children; For recreation with friends, for young people
Your rating of this hotel:
8.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 9.0
Service: 9.0
Cleanliness: 9.0
Food: 8.0
Amenities: 8.0
Location
It is located near the airport, and if you look from the reception, you can see it. I read that you can't hear the planes at all. In fact, it is audible, especially in the mornings, when there is still no music on the beach, but the noise did not interfere much. It's a 15 minute drive to the Old Town, and there you can already shop in full))

Accommodation

Here on the site I read that you can not give money when you check in, it seems that they settle normally anyway. We did not put a banknote in our passport, and as a result we were settled in a building for Russians with a view of the paddling pool on one side and a half-building - semi-desert on the other. When they went to change the room, we were refused, referring to the fact that there are no rooms with a sea view, they promised the next day. As a result, the next day, late in the evening, we were settled in a normal room in the main building, however, it was all worth one day of vacation and spent nerves. By the way, in the end I had to give money, so put it in right away, do not spoil your vacation.
I'll tell you about the difference in rooms in different buildings later.

Territory
Big enough, enough greenery. The beach is very inconvenient, divided into several sections by pontoons (there are three of them). For those who like to run in the morning on the seashore, there is nowhere to run, only on a treadmill in the spa center. Lots of pools. I really liked the main one. But one day they came to him at 8 o'clock and there were no sunbeds anymore ! ! We turned to the boy, there are a lot of them running around, with a request to help find him. What would you think? Without a twinge of conscience, he shifted the book from one occupied sunbed and brought it to us ! ! And this is normal! If their “branded” towel does not lie on the sunbed, consider that you scored a place in vain.
The reception is located on the 7th floor, but at the entrance to the hotel it is the first one, and then the floors go down to the sea.
As I said, there are three pontoons on the sea, one is old, completely submerged, so you can see whole flocks of fish there without even diving into the sea, this pontoon is quite stable, but it’s better to hold on - it can be slippery. Another pontoon is especially popular, but it shakes terribly, you need to go very carefully. and the third pontoon is adapted for scuba diving, boats and other boats. We always went to the old one, although it is further away than the other two, but it is easier to go into the sea from it, and get out too. In which case, you can step on the coral, but carefully. I liked the fact that they are allowed to lie on the grass here, they even give mattresses and large bags like pillows.

Nutrition
The main restaurant is large enough to sit indoors or outdoors, covered or not, as you wish. Huge queues around the table with food caused a big surprise.

Also, we were always unlucky with tables - a lot of broken ones. Once they almost dropped food on the floor when the table leaned heavily on its side))) But you can ask the waiter, he will find you a normal table, but you just need to ask. They will not help you on their own.
The choice of food is the same as in the whole buffet system. Before leaving, I came across a lot of complaints, like the fact that the boy cuts fruit into portions out of greed. In fact, this is done for the convenience of vacationers and, if you ask for more, he will give you everything you want with a smile. The only time we faced a refusal at the turkey table, but everything else is in unlimited quantities. For lovers of soups - mashed potatoes - they are there for breakfast, and for lunch, and for dinner)))
The waiters in the restaurant are not in such a hurry, it was often possible to see vacationers who brought their own cutlery. Empty plates can stay like this until you leave.
But in general, you can get used to this, but girls should not worry at all - everything that needs to be brought will be carried away and laid.

Number
We had a "happy" opportunity to compare 2 types of rooms. The price, of course, is the same, but the type of rooms is different. There is more space in the main building, in the bidet bathroom, there are 2 times more bags of coffee, tea, sugar and cream than in the worse building. In addition, in the outlying building on the second floor, not all rooms have a normal balcony. In some you can go out, sit, and in some you can only dry a wet towel.
As for cleaning - the boy cleaned well, maybe the tip on the bed played a role.

Animation
The animation team at Sole i Luna is beyond praise. The guys are trying hard, lit to the fullest. I liked Katya-Katya from Ukraine, turned everyone on. Every day, water gymnastics with some kind of joke, and then the obligatory Pi-pi-pi dance!! ! Now I'm looking for this song but I can't find it
In general, the feeling of the hotel is rather positive. If you want to relax, go to rest, there are flaws everywhere and paying close attention to them is worse for yourself.
Happy Holidays! ! Say hello to the Red Sea! !
Translated automatically from Russian. View original