Reviewed by Savita Resort and Spa, June 2010.
1. The hotel is quite nice, however, a little shabby and minor repairs would not hurt. But, a couple of cracks in the facade, worn tiles are instantly forgotten at the sight of the interior decoration of the main building - stone, marble are everywhere, everything shines and is cleaned to a shine. The hotel consists of the main building, 8 floors, and a couple of outbuildings on the left, including 3 bungalows. All the buildings are arranged in steps, and it looks not like a nightmarish high-rise building, but rather a nice cascade of floors. Each floor has its own paths, lawn, palm trees, and pools in the annexes! It’s not very pleasant to walk there in the heat, but there are a couple of elevators on the sides. Air conditioning is always working inside, both in the rooms and in the halls, restaurants, bars.
The only thing that can cause dissatisfaction is the slight remoteness of the hotel - 2 hotels are being built on the right and left, there is no noise from the construction (obviously, the main work is done in winter, when it is not so hot), and they are so clearly not visible from the rooms. They don't spoil the view.
2. There were no complaints about the number. Upon check-in, there was a smile with a request to give a room closer to the sea, without any investment in the passport. The room went right behind the bungalow, the view is super! And go to the sea, to the pool - 1 minute. Everything in the room was standard, everything worked properly, there was even an electric kettle with Koche-tea. Minibar - 1.5 liter bottle of water every day, free of charge. If there is not enough water, you can collect water in a restaurant or bar. They cleaned every day, left 5 pounds ALWAYS - this is somewhere around 1 dollar, the bed is made, the water is standing, the towels are replaced. Sometimes the truth had to be reminded to put their shampoos, shower gels, creams and soaps (they have it incomparable, it does not dry the skin! ).
But this is basically trifles.
3. Food and restaurants. The hotel has 1 buffet restaurant. They serve breakfast 7-10, lunch 13-15, dinner 19-22. Sea food is different, chicken meat, lamb, fish is always different, on the grill on the street they bake Swordfish, ham, bacon, but not every day. Snacks are also always plentiful and the selection is good. As well as salads. The only thing is that vegetables and fruits are slightly monotonous: cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, cabbage, lettuce, carrots. In the side dishes, however, there are stewed, and boiled, and fried zucchini, eggplant, broccoli, etc. And fruits are dates, citrus fruits, melons, peaches, apricots and bananas. In general, I think the choice is normal.
In addition to the main restaurant, there is a SAVITA bar - it is located at the exit to the left of the reception, near the small pool. They feed from 10 to 19, french fries, some meat, pasta or spaghetti, vegetables. If you are hungry, or missed a meal, you can eat there. From 15 to 17 they give ice cream there. The rest of the time, ice cream is paid.
In bars it costs 10-12 pounds (2 bucks), in a store 15-20 (3.4 bucks). There are several bars.
A bar on the beach, a bar near the animation site (you can also grab a snack there after dinner), a bar in the pool (1 part in the water, the second outside) - they also give something from provisions, a bar by the fountain - it can be seen from the reception, and a bar near the main restaurant - the largest in area, and excellent service. The bartender there is a young lady, he remembered everyone who drinks what, always updated drinks, or made surprises, for which he received a lot of satisfied smiles, and tips! Alcohol is there, as elsewhere. Beer is super light, you drink a lot, but the effect is zero, wine is not inspiring with any bouquet, whiskey rum, gin, local vodka, and soft drinks. Too bad there are no juices. The bar has freshly squeezed ones, but they pour them into cocktails a little bit, otherwise they are diluted nectars from the machine. In any case, whoever is looking for a reason to get drunk will always find something to drink with
4. Sea of atas!
Very short pontoons, and there are 2.1 of them - main, 2 - additional, boats and catamarans often moor there, which entertain tourists. Immediately corals, there are many of them, and the variety is fabulous! A little further there is a cliff and the depth is huge, only for divers. The beach is also made gradually, 3 floors, due to this it is quite compact, and the bars and the pool are within easy reach. Sunbeds are occupied in the morning, it's true. We came at 6.7, and 8. We didn't come later .8 is the hardest place to find a place, so we changed the policy. They came as soon as we wake up, swam, sunbathed, and then ate, leaving the places occupied. Unfortunately, that's what everyone does. After breakfast they returned and continued their rest. At the pool, things are capital, the bulk of the pool all the time, so there are almost no sunbeds at 8. But at 10-11 will already begin to be released. In general, there was no obvious problem. Someone always left, someone came.
But maybe a little more sunbeds would not hurt. But then they'd be pretty close...
5. Animation. Pretty good, by the pool, music, dancing, lessons and exercises, besides water polo, bocha, football, ping-pong, volleyball, etc. They try. In the evenings, all sorts of animations, performances, karaoke. There are no discos for young people, but the animators are always inviting to some parties (for a fee), they say fun and cool, but we didn’t go, we rested calmly. Minus - the music from the animation during the day is not heard everywhere, so the people probably run to the pool.
6. Shops - there are several in the hotel, jewelry, oils, souvenirs, bags and other sherpotrep, 1 minimarket with groceries. Everyone can change money or pay with foreign currency. Unfortunately, there is no exchanger in the hotel! Behind the hotel, if you walk through 1 hotel under construction, there will be a row of shops, which will lead to the SOHO shopping center - opposite the Savoy hotel.
There are great singing fountains, everything in kmne and glitters, various shops and a disco club. There is an exchanger there. Food, chips, cigarettes and juices are, of course, cheaper there than in a hotel. Walk 5-8 minutes. Anyone will show you where.
7. There are buses to the city, free of charge, you need to sign up in advance. There are bananas, pills and other fun on the beach - super boys ride, you can tear your throat; In ala carte restaurants, there are 3-4 of them, you can eat 1 time for free (from a certain menu), but any drinks are paid. Good menu - pay. So if you want lobsters, you have to shell out 100 bucks;
8. Internet: unfortunately, Wi-Fi is paid. There are a couple of computers, there is Wi-Fi, but it costs something like 8 bucks per hour. In short, not so hot.
Total:
Advantages: excellent infrastructure, beach, swimming pools, food, sea with corals
Cons: there is no exchanger, if you are an owl, you need to learn how to take sunbeds, for SOHO you need to go through a construction site (but it’s normal, not scary, just a road), and perhaps RUSSIAN! Not all of course.
But more than once we have seen a drunken muzzle smoking in the main restaurant after dinner, when children and a pregnant woman are sitting nearby, climbing onto the bar in the pool and shouting cheers - jump into the water, or yell at the poor Egyptian - turn off your watering, water splashes on path, and my passion is right there! And all with mats, no respect. In general, it does not spoil the rest, but why do they behave like this? No one knows.
1. The hotel is quite nice, however, a little shabby and minor repairs would not hurt. But, a couple of cracks in the facade, worn tiles are instantly forgotten at the sight of the interior decoration of the main building - stone, marble are everywhere, everything shines and is cleaned to a shine. The hotel consists of the main building, 8 floors, and a couple of outbuildings on the left, including 3 bungalows. All the buildings are arranged in steps, and it looks not like a nightmarish high-rise building, but rather a nice cascade of floors. Each floor has its own paths, lawn, palm trees, and pools in the annexes! It’s not very pleasant to walk there in the heat, but there are a couple of elevators on the sides. Air conditioning is always working inside, both in the rooms and in the halls, restaurants, bars.
The only thing that can cause dissatisfaction is the slight remoteness of the hotel - 2 hotels are being built on the right and left, there is no noise from the construction (obviously, the main work is done in winter, when it is not so hot), and they are so clearly not visible from the rooms. They don't spoil the view.
2. There were no complaints about the number. Upon check-in, there was a smile with a request to give a room closer to the sea, without any investment in the passport. The room went right behind the bungalow, the view is super! And go to the sea, to the pool - 1 minute. Everything in the room was standard, everything worked properly, there was even an electric kettle with Koche-tea. Minibar - 1.5 liter bottle of water every day, free of charge. If there is not enough water, you can collect water in a restaurant or bar. They cleaned every day, left 5 pounds ALWAYS - this is somewhere around 1 dollar, the bed is made, the water is standing, the towels are replaced. Sometimes the truth had to be reminded to put their shampoos, shower gels, creams and soaps (they have it incomparable, it does not dry the skin! ).
But this is basically trifles.
3. Food and restaurants. The hotel has 1 buffet restaurant. They serve breakfast 7-10, lunch 13-15, dinner 19-22. Sea food is different, chicken meat, lamb, fish is always different, on the grill on the street they bake Swordfish, ham, bacon, but not every day. Snacks are also always plentiful and the selection is good. As well as salads. The only thing is that vegetables and fruits are slightly monotonous: cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, cabbage, lettuce, carrots. In the side dishes, however, there are stewed, and boiled, and fried zucchini, eggplant, broccoli, etc. And fruits are dates, citrus fruits, melons, peaches, apricots and bananas. In general, I think the choice is normal.
In addition to the main restaurant, there is a SAVITA bar - it is located at the exit to the left of the reception, near the small pool. They feed from 10 to 19, french fries, some meat, pasta or spaghetti, vegetables. If you are hungry, or missed a meal, you can eat there. From 15 to 17 they give ice cream there. The rest of the time, ice cream is paid.
In bars it costs 10-12 pounds (2 bucks), in a store 15-20 (3.4 bucks). There are several bars.
A bar on the beach, a bar near the animation site (you can also grab a snack there after dinner), a bar in the pool (1 part in the water, the second outside) - they also give something from provisions, a bar by the fountain - it can be seen from the reception, and a bar near the main restaurant - the largest in area, and excellent service. The bartender there is a young lady, he remembered everyone who drinks what, always updated drinks, or made surprises, for which he received a lot of satisfied smiles, and tips! Alcohol is there, as elsewhere. Beer is super light, you drink a lot, but the effect is zero, wine is not inspiring with any bouquet, whiskey rum, gin, local vodka, and soft drinks. Too bad there are no juices. The bar has freshly squeezed ones, but they pour them into cocktails a little bit, otherwise they are diluted nectars from the machine. In any case, whoever is looking for a reason to get drunk will always find something to drink with
4. Sea of atas!
Very short pontoons, and there are 2.1 of them - main, 2 - additional, boats and catamarans often moor there, which entertain tourists. Immediately corals, there are many of them, and the variety is fabulous! A little further there is a cliff and the depth is huge, only for divers. The beach is also made gradually, 3 floors, due to this it is quite compact, and the bars and the pool are within easy reach. Sunbeds are occupied in the morning, it's true. We came at 6.7, and 8. We didn't come later .8 is the hardest place to find a place, so we changed the policy. They came as soon as we wake up, swam, sunbathed, and then ate, leaving the places occupied. Unfortunately, that's what everyone does. After breakfast they returned and continued their rest. At the pool, things are capital, the bulk of the pool all the time, so there are almost no sunbeds at 8. But at 10-11 will already begin to be released. In general, there was no obvious problem. Someone always left, someone came.
But maybe a little more sunbeds would not hurt. But then they'd be pretty close...
5. Animation. Pretty good, by the pool, music, dancing, lessons and exercises, besides water polo, bocha, football, ping-pong, volleyball, etc. They try. In the evenings, all sorts of animations, performances, karaoke. There are no discos for young people, but the animators are always inviting to some parties (for a fee), they say fun and cool, but we didn’t go, we rested calmly. Minus - the music from the animation during the day is not heard everywhere, so the people probably run to the pool.
6. Shops - there are several in the hotel, jewelry, oils, souvenirs, bags and other sherpotrep, 1 minimarket with groceries. Everyone can change money or pay with foreign currency. Unfortunately, there is no exchanger in the hotel! Behind the hotel, if you walk through 1 hotel under construction, there will be a row of shops, which will lead to the SOHO shopping center - opposite the Savoy hotel.
There are great singing fountains, everything in kmne and glitters, various shops and a disco club. There is an exchanger there. Food, chips, cigarettes and juices are, of course, cheaper there than in a hotel. Walk 5-8 minutes. Anyone will show you where.
7. There are buses to the city, free of charge, you need to sign up in advance. There are bananas, pills and other fun on the beach - super boys ride, you can tear your throat; In ala carte restaurants, there are 3-4 of them, you can eat 1 time for free (from a certain menu), but any drinks are paid. Good menu - pay. So if you want lobsters, you have to shell out 100 bucks;
8. Internet: unfortunately, Wi-Fi is paid. There are a couple of computers, there is Wi-Fi, but it costs something like 8 bucks per hour. In short, not so hot.
Total:
Advantages: excellent infrastructure, beach, swimming pools, food, sea with corals
Cons: there is no exchanger, if you are an owl, you need to learn how to take sunbeds, for SOHO you need to go through a construction site (but it’s normal, not scary, just a road), and perhaps RUSSIAN! Not all of course.
But more than once we have seen a drunken muzzle smoking in the main restaurant after dinner, when children and a pregnant woman are sitting nearby, climbing onto the bar in the pool and shouting cheers - jump into the water, or yell at the poor Egyptian - turn off your watering, water splashes on path, and my passion is right there! And all with mats, no respect. In general, it does not spoil the rest, but why do they behave like this? No one knows.
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