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Rested from 26.08 to 01.09. We arrived at the hotel late, around 2 am. They settled in right away. Now let me tell you a little about the room. We were settled on the first floor. I don’t know how well the sea was visible, but we heard the screech of vehicles and the music from the beach very clearly. Dinner was credited to us in the form of a dry ration: fruits (oranges and dates), vegetables (cucumber, tomato), a few buns and cheese with sausage (spicy). The condition of the room is good. Oak furniture, although old, creaky, but we were not going to sit all day in the room. The door to the room was closed only on a banal chain. The room has a sliding wardrobe, which contains a safe, a spare pillow and a blanket (I still don’t understand why it is needed), a double bed, two bedside tables, a dressing table, a TV (three Russian channels), a refrigerator. AIR CONDITIONING. He worked solely on his own initiative. No matter what degree you set, he will work diligently and continuously. The only thing I didn't like about the bathroom was that the sink was clogged.
Food. 07:00 - 11:00. Breakfast is monotonous. Repeated always, but we do not complain. There was something. Basically and always there was scrambled eggs, beans, some kind of cakes in the form of meatballs, rice with milk, cereals, salads. Baking from the same dough and nothing but the shape did not differ. Tea and coffee were placed on the table. A teapot with two bags is a tradition.
Dinner. 13:00 - 15:00. Always almost different. There was soup, there was fish, there was chicken, noodles, pasta, rice, again salads. Desserts at lunch were already varied. Any biscuits, jelly, semolina pudding. Of the fruits, only dates and melon.
Dinner. 19:00 - 21:00. Almost the same as at lunch, only without soup and sometimes there were potatoes. They gave beef a few more times, but very finely chopped. From fruits, dates and in the evening oranges were put instead of melons. For dessert, too, biscuits and jelly, but several times there was a cake. Went to bbq twice.
Beach across the road. Can't say it was clean. Walking with a rake on the sand, pretending "we did everything in our power" - it does not roll. Sometimes the staff or residents of the hotel picked up garbage, but the indigenous people of this country considered themselves above this. And they littered more. The music was turned on to wave and mock. Not only is it very loud, but every day the playlist does not change in any way. Only during the day the music was more or less. The sea is clear only early in the morning, then it becomes cloudy. Glasses and any rubbish like it floats only in the evening. At the expense of all sorts of boats and that they pollute the sea, it’s true, but I noticed once that from the port side, a terrible stench of diesel fuel is pulling. Despite this, it is possible to see fish. Tourists fed them and now, when you swim up to the buoys, the fish immediately begin to surround you from all sides. True, they pinch, but they won’t bite off a leg or arm.
I will write about the coral beach. Walk for about 20 minutes. Max said that going straight through other beaches is not worth it, because others do not like it. OK. But it is better to walk calmly under contemptuous glances than along a road where honking every second.
Animation. In the morning, Memo (if I'm not mistaken) calls people to gymnastics, aerobics, twice called to darts. Volleyball was played by vacationers not often. About discos. Once there was something similar to a competition where they really danced. And that's it. Then Max took everyone to expensive clubs. When you go somewhere with Max - blame yourself, because you will pay twice as much.
Separately, about the dog. How she interferes with others is not clear. If you do not approach it, then there will be no problems.
Staff. I can not say that there was friendliness, but they treated us normally. There is nothing more to write. I just liked the hard work of the staff.
Drinks or as in a "restaurant" were cowardly for every poured drop. Tea has already been mentioned. Coffee is tolerable, but "Jackdaw" is specific. You need to beg for milk (is that the milk of a camel or a cow that does not eat grass, but cacti? ). I saw how alcohol is diluted, but I didn’t drink it, so I can’t answer if it’s tolerable or not. Here at the pool bar, things are much better. They pour normally, judging by the number of CIS citizens. On the beach you can only drink tea, coffee and water. I read in the reviews that you can not get water in the restaurant. They recruited. They looked askance, but said nothing.
Territory. Beautiful and spacious. The plants were looked after, everything looked very neat. There were many cats. It is surprising that the cat could lie down on the table and no one would drive him away.
Not far from the hotel is the Old Town. It is better to go with a partner or not to go to stores where you are very persistently invited. Getting out of there will be difficult. You also have to bargain with the Egyptians. Persistently. In fruit stores, this does not roll, sellers do not drop the price a cent. But the attempt is not torture.
Internet. Yes yes exactly. Buying a Vodafone card in Egypt for $10 (2 GB), which can be spent in two days, is a lot of fun. Everyone and everyone is screwed on this. In my opinion, it’s better to have a weak Internet in a hotel for $5 (7 days) than for $10 (2 days), which will burn out without a trace and very quickly, and your complaints to the SIM card seller are useless.
Tours. We took one free and one paid tour. The "free" type is the "City tour". The most delicious and interesting of the entire walk was the Cathedral of the Virgin Mary and the Mosque. Well, the guide had a lot to say. But here, how lucky. After these two places, you are taken to the "Nefertiti" factory, where they will powder your brains so that you will not have time to come to your senses, but there is no more money in your pocket. Don't get fooled by their 50% discount - it's all a lie and a scam. A bottle of oil (no matter what) for 300 ml - $ 25, for 400 ml - $ 35, for 500 ml - $ 50. In addition to oils, you can buy perfumes. We got a very "friendly" consultant. It was immediately evident from him that he "madly" wanted to help us. So be careful and think carefully before buying something - you need it or not. Then you are taken to a candy store. It is cheaper to buy at the bazaar in the Old Town, if you really need "oriental" sweets. Then they are taken to the market. They cut down the loot there from tourists no less. And if you are buying jewelry, it is best to buy silver. Their gold is lousy and has no value. We wanted to buy a backpack at this "bazaar". But for the Chinese cheap stuff, they wanted $30 from us. "Bazaar" - the last stop, the furthest they deliver to the hotels.
Paid - it's Moto-Safari. Separate story. You can choose a trip very early in the morning, that is, sunrise or sunset. We were told that it was a very beautiful sunrise. OK. Settled for sunrise. The meeting was scheduled for 4:00 am. But in the evening before the trip, they called us back and moved the time to 3:30. As a result, the bus arrived at 4:00. We arrived at the place and... silence. No one said anything, and then it became clear that we were the only foreigners. All the rest were Muslims. I'm not a racist, but it seems stupid to me to mix foreigners with residents of a hot country. And that's why. After everyone was tied up with rafats, they began to tell us how to drive an ATV. True, in a language unknown to us. And then it was our turn. All that we were told "Gas" and "Brake". They didn't even show me how to start the thing. A wonderful explanation, given that we are on this tour for the first time.
And so it has always been. They didn't explain anything to us. Pleased only camel. So to say, the highlight of this trip.
Outcome. Well, if you are here to stay in a hotel, this option is not for you. Despite all the disadvantages, the rest turned out to be very good for the first time.
Rested from 26.08 to 01.09. We arrived at the hotel late, around 2 am. They settled in right away. Now let me tell you a little about the room. We were settled on the first floor. I don’t know how well the sea was visible, but we heard the screech of vehicles and the music from the beach very clearly. Dinner was credited to us in the form of a dry ration: fruits (oranges and dates), vegetables (cucumber, tomato), a few buns and cheese with sausage (spicy). The condition of the room is good. Oak furniture, although old, creaky, but we were not going to sit all day in the room. The door to the room was closed only on a banal chain. The room has a sliding wardrobe, which contains a safe, a spare pillow and a blanket (I still don’t understand why it is needed), a double bed, two bedside tables, a dressing table, a TV (three Russian channels), a refrigerator. AIR CONDITIONING. He worked solely on his own initiative. No matter what degree you set, he will work diligently and continuously. The only thing I didn't like about the bathroom was that the sink was clogged.
Food. 07:00 - 11:00. Breakfast is monotonous. Repeated always, but we do not complain. There was something. Basically and always there was scrambled eggs, beans, some kind of cakes in the form of meatballs, rice with milk, cereals, salads. Baking from the same dough and nothing but the shape did not differ. Tea and coffee were placed on the table. A teapot with two bags is a tradition.
Dinner. 13:00 - 15:00. Always almost different. There was soup, there was fish, there was chicken, noodles, pasta, rice, again salads. Desserts at lunch were already varied. Any biscuits, jelly, semolina pudding. Of the fruits, only dates and melon.
Dinner. 19:00 - 21:00. Almost the same as at lunch, only without soup and sometimes there were potatoes. They gave beef a few more times, but very finely chopped. From fruits, dates and in the evening oranges were put instead of melons. For dessert, too, biscuits and jelly, but several times there was a cake. Went to bbq twice.
Beach across the road. Can't say it was clean. Walking with a rake on the sand, pretending "we did everything in our power" - it does not roll. Sometimes the staff or residents of the hotel picked up garbage, but the indigenous people of this country considered themselves above this. And they littered more. The music was turned on to wave and mock. Not only is it very loud, but every day the playlist does not change in any way. Only during the day the music was more or less. The sea is clear only early in the morning, then it becomes cloudy. Glasses and any rubbish like it floats only in the evening. At the expense of all sorts of boats and that they pollute the sea, it’s true, but I noticed once that from the port side, a terrible stench of diesel fuel is pulling. Despite this, it is possible to see fish. Tourists fed them and now, when you swim up to the buoys, the fish immediately begin to surround you from all sides. True, they pinch, but they won’t bite off a leg or arm.
I will write about the coral beach. Walk for about 20 minutes. Max said that going straight through other beaches is not worth it, because others do not like it. OK. But it is better to walk calmly under contemptuous glances than along a road where honking every second.
Animation. In the morning, Memo (if I'm not mistaken) calls people to gymnastics, aerobics, twice called to darts. Volleyball was played by vacationers not often. About discos. Once there was something similar to a competition where they really danced. And that's it. Then Max took everyone to expensive clubs. When you go somewhere with Max - blame yourself, because you will pay twice as much.
Separately, about the dog. How she interferes with others is not clear. If you do not approach it, then there will be no problems.
Staff. I can not say that there was friendliness, but they treated us normally. There is nothing more to write. I just liked the hard work of the staff.
Drinks or as in a "restaurant" were cowardly for every poured drop. Tea has already been mentioned. Coffee is tolerable, but "Jackdaw" is specific. You need to beg for milk (is that the milk of a camel or a cow that does not eat grass, but cacti? ). I saw how alcohol is diluted, but I didn’t drink it, so I can’t answer if it’s tolerable or not. Here at the pool bar, things are much better. They pour normally, judging by the number of CIS citizens. On the beach you can only drink tea, coffee and water. I read in the reviews that you can not get water in the restaurant. They recruited. They looked askance, but said nothing.
Territory. Beautiful and spacious. The plants were looked after, everything looked very neat. There were many cats. It is surprising that the cat could lie down on the table and no one would drive him away.
Not far from the hotel is the Old Town. It is better to go with a partner or not to go to stores where you are very persistently invited. Getting out of there will be difficult. You also have to bargain with the Egyptians. Persistently. In fruit stores, this does not roll, sellers do not drop the price a cent. But the attempt is not torture.
Internet. Yes yes exactly. Buying a Vodafone card in Egypt for $10 (2 GB), which can be spent in two days, is a lot of fun. Everyone and everyone is screwed on this. In my opinion, it’s better to have a weak Internet in a hotel for $5 (7 days) than for $10 (2 days), which will burn out without a trace and very quickly, and your complaints to the SIM card seller are useless.
Tours. We took one free and one paid tour. The "free" type is the "City tour". The most delicious and interesting of the entire walk was the Cathedral of the Virgin Mary and the Mosque. Well, the guide had a lot to say. But here, how lucky. After these two places, you are taken to the "Nefertiti" factory, where they will powder your brains so that you will not have time to come to your senses, but there is no more money in your pocket. Don't get fooled by their 50% discount - it's all a lie and a scam. A bottle of oil (no matter what) for 300 ml - $ 25, for 400 ml - $ 35, for 500 ml - $ 50. In addition to oils, you can buy perfumes. We got a very "friendly" consultant. It was immediately evident from him that he "madly" wanted to help us. So be careful and think carefully before buying something - you need it or not. Then you are taken to a candy store. It is cheaper to buy at the bazaar in the Old Town, if you really need "oriental" sweets. Then they are taken to the market. They cut down the loot there from tourists no less. And if you are buying jewelry, it is best to buy silver. Their gold is lousy and has no value. We wanted to buy a backpack at this "bazaar". But for the Chinese cheap stuff, they wanted $30 from us. "Bazaar" - the last stop, the furthest they deliver to the hotels.
Paid - it's Moto-Safari. Separate story. You can choose a trip very early in the morning, that is, sunrise or sunset. We were told that it was a very beautiful sunrise. OK. Settled for sunrise. The meeting was scheduled for 4:00 am. But in the evening before the trip, they called us back and moved the time to 3:30. As a result, the bus arrived at 4:00. We arrived at the place and... silence. No one said anything, and then it became clear that we were the only foreigners. All the rest were Muslims. I'm not a racist, but it seems stupid to me to mix foreigners with residents of a hot country. And that's why. After everyone was tied up with rafats, they began to tell us how to drive an ATV. True, in a language unknown to us. And then it was our turn. All that we were told "Gas" and "Brake". They didn't even show me how to start the thing. A wonderful explanation, given that we are on this tour for the first time.
And so it has always been. They didn't explain anything to us. Pleased only camel. So to say, the highlight of this trip.
Outcome. Well, if you are here to stay in a hotel, this option is not for you. Despite all the disadvantages, the rest turned out to be very good for the first time.
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