Clearly and in order: what to do to have a good rest

Written: 22 march 2021
Travel time: 15 — 21 march 2021
Your rating of this hotel:
2.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 2.0
Service: 1.0
Cleanliness: 2.0
Food: 7.0
Amenities: 3.0
Input data: the hotel was chosen immediately, as suggested (there were no seats on the planes a couple of days before departure), then they read the reviews, paid 330 USD. per person for 7 days.
1. Check-in/out.
We arrived early in the morning, put on the bracelets immediately, but the check-in was after 14:00. You have to pay extra for early. We did not pay: we changed in the toilets and went to eat and drink. Tip: Pay attention to the essentials in the rooms: towels, toilet paper, etc. Beach towels for each issue in the rooms.
We left in the evening, left before 12, so as not to pay extra, no one took off the bracelets before leaving.
2. Repair.
Old, cosmetic made here and there. Pay attention to the essentials in the rooms: refrigerators, lights, working sockets are not everywhere (or not, or may not work).
Tip: take powerbanks, it saved us.
3. Cleanliness.

Dirty. We are not spoiled by 5 * hotels, but so far it has never been so dirty. Cleaning in the rooms was 1 time for all 7 days, the most scarce - toilet paper. But after remarks at the reception they brought it. The pools are cleaned, but the pools themselves are dirty all the same. BUT! On the day of departure, they chlorinated, so they can disinfect it once a week.
Beach towels are issued once for the entire stay.
Tip: bring towels and bath accessories with you (they are not changed)
4. Pool(s).
In fact, on the 1st floor there is 1 figured pool, not heated. You can’t swim everywhere (although the pool is actually 1, without partitions), only in certain places. There is a second one on the 4th floor, it didn’t get warm in March, and there is no sun there, and there are only 4 sun loungers nearby.
5. Number.
Old repair, everything is very old and rusty in the bathroom, there was no hot water (breakdown, but as soon as they threw a tantrum, it suddenly went off). The bed linen was torn, did not fit, gray in color, but not dirty. There was no refrigerator. Outlets didn't work in neighboring rooms.
They say that all rooms have a sea view, but this is not true. On the old pool and some utility rooms.
The room itself was large, 1858 (on the 8th floor), 2 beds: 1 double, 1 one and a half, although we had a room for 2 people.
There were no chairs on the balcony, we never waited for them
6. Bars.
There are 4 bars on the territory: 1 close to the beach (similar to a bar somewhere near Odessa - plastic chairs and tables, open from 10 to 17), 2 in the pool (drinks are not served in the pool itself, open from 10 to 17), 3 nearby with a dining room (everything is like a USSR Hotel - from the atmosphere to the terrible heat, non-alcoholic drinks and alcohol are served around the clock from 12 to 17), 4 main near the reception on the 7th floor (from 12 to 12). In the 4 bar in the evening there is a children's disco and a little music (up to 9-10 hours).
7. Drinks at the bar.
Here's a tip: take large glasses. We read the reviews, took it and did not lose - everyone asked to buy them. Pour into plastic glasses. They also refused to pour into our glasses, but we always persuaded them either with a gingerbread (chocolate or a dollar) or a whip (with tantrums and screams).

Alcohol. Everywhere it is diluted. But only here pure rum is a 10 degree drink of terrible quality. I am not kidding. They tried to drink clean, spat and went to Soho in Dutik.
Tip: buy drinks at Dutik right away, because that's the only way we survived. On the third day, you can still get to Soho in Duty, they will sell it, but everything there is not cheaper than 17 USD, in Boryspil you can take shares for 2 times cheaper.
8. Sea.
1 pontoon works, there are 2 exits: on the reef and on the steps into the water (waist-high). On the second one, you can do it without corrals.
The reef is beautiful, not Ras Mohamed, of course, but there are fish, and you can swim above the reef itself.
The sea is the best in this hotel.
There are a lot of people on the pontoon and in the water, we had to sail away so as not to get flippers.
9. Beach.
Very small, crowded with sunbeds, and there are no seats all the time. But we only swam in the sea there, we didn’t lie on the beach.
10. Nutrition.
The food itself is very good. Several types of meat and there was fish for lunch and dinner. As for such a hotel - the food is simply excellent quality. BUT! Very long queues, there are not enough tables in the dining room, sometimes there are not enough plates or forks... But the food was delicious.
11. Staff.
Well, here you have to choose: either spend your nerves or pay the staff to pour. Is your ruined vacation worth $20?
12. Territory.
There are a lot of places for photos, really beautiful.
13. Infrastructure.
Near Soho. Tip: don't go around. Exit the hotel gate, turn left and go straight all the time without turning.
14. Internet.
Tip - buy a flash drive at the airport. We took Orange for 2 for 10 ye for 16 gig. Internet no.

Honestly? We didn't have a choice and we're glad we basked in the sun. If you have the same situation - just get ready. It will take time and gobble up money, but it will save the rest.
I will never recommend anyone to go there. Brace yourself, brothers.
And the very last piece of advice: upon arrival, for exactly a day, I want to cry, there is no mood. Then you get used to the horror that is happening and try to find pluses.
Translated automatically from Russian. View original