The Red Sea is a fairy tale!

Written: 25 august 2011
Travel time: 11 — 21 august 2011
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: 7.0
Service: 8.0
Cleanliness: 8.0
Food: 7.0
Amenities: 9.0
We went to Egypt as a family with a child (8 years old). This is our first trip to the Red Sea. Therefore, they were fascinated by the sea at first sight and, I think, forever. This is paradise, a fairy tale, or rather the Little Mermaid's house from the cartoon. It is worth going there for the sake of the sea, and not for the sake of food, comfort, etc.
Now about the hotel. The territory is large, beautiful, well-groomed. Many pools, with bridges, islands, of different depths and purposes. There is a small jacuzzi, a children's pool with slides (for children under 3 years old), slides for older children, and 3 slides for adults. They work by the hour. Also on the territory there are football and volleyball fields, Kids Club, animation in the evening. 1 restaurant and 2 bars on site. 1 bar on the beach.
The hotel is located on the second line, but the beach (on the territory of the Sonesta Beach hotel) is 10-15 minutes on foot. There is a shuttle to the beach (hotel), in the morning it goes every hour, in the afternoon every half an hour. Transportation was used very rarely, only at the end of the holiday.

The food was good, we weren't hungry. The side dishes are the same (2 types of potatoes, 2-3 types of pasta, rice), there was meat and fish, salads, a lot of delicious and beautiful pastries, grilled vegetables, omelettes, muesli in the morning, etc. Fruits were not in such a variety, watermelons, melons and oranges.
In general, they were satisfied with the food, but by the 7th-8th day I began to get bored : )
The rooms are normal, there are individual air conditioners (and this is the main thing! ), otherwise the rooms are not bad.
We will not return to this hotel for the second time, not because we didn’t like it, but because there are still so many beautiful places in the world to be seen : ) I can say to everyone who is going to this hotel, if you are used to a luxurious vacation, it is not for you. If you are interested in comfort, and most importantly snork, fish, corals and the sea, sea, sea. . . You are here.
Although it was unpleasant news for us that the beaches are open (pools too) from 7-00 to sunset, and the sun sets at 18-30. In other words, it was not possible to just sit on the beach in the evening and breathe in the sea air.
But I think that this feature is connected with the fact that there are corals and various inhabitants in the sea, therefore they are reinsured against any accidents.
There will be questions, write. I do not visit the site often, but when I can, then I will answer.
Have a great holiday, wherever you are!
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