Ambiguous, but the second time will not come

Written: 4 november 2020
Travel time: 27 october — 3 november 2020
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For business travel
Your rating of this hotel:
5.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 7.0
Service: 4.0
Cleanliness: 7.0
Food: 5.0
Amenities: 4.0
1. The hotel - an ambiguous impression. Given that the weather was perfect and the food was good (once even octopuses were given), plus the hotel is really clean and well cleaned, so I can’t say that it’s a bad holiday, but there are nuances.
2. The reef is not very good, corals are dying... turtles, moray eels and other exotic things are not there, although once a huge stingray swam (unfortunately I didn’t take it off, but it was longer than me). The reef was perhaps the most upsetting, because it was the main selection criterion. The reef is a little more beautiful towards the Pyramisa - then you can swim there only when you don’t see the “whistle” looking at the pier.
3. There is no animation in the hotel at all, out of 7 days there was only one belly dance and "tanura skirt". For us it is not critical. The hotel is very quiet, complete silence in the evening. For us, this is more of a plus than a minus, a romantically illuminated pier with lanterns - where you can be together, look at the reef, which is also specially illuminated here. There are small romantic grottoes on the rocks, if you sail towards the abandoned Pyramisa, you can be there alone in complete solitude... For families with children or for those who want fun - the hotel is not suitable at all!

4. Very arrogant staff at the reception, they beat everyone from $ 30 to $ 70 for a settlement, otherwise they offer such accommodation options where you don’t want to at all - with a view of the wall, in a noisy place where the stage and music in the evening (the only noisy place in the hotel ). Communicated with many - and they knocked money from everyone upon arrival, this is not normal. Separately, a rare bastard guide Join-Apa - Akram, I will put a review about him somewhere, this has nothing to do with you at all.
5. Everywhere they write about a free transfer to the Old Town and Soho, but there is none - some of the reviews are apparently bogus, because they write about it even in fresh reviews.
6. There is a crisis in the hotel due to covid and low hotel occupancy (30% approximately), we heard that Albatros is now 100% full, that is, some hotels still feel better. The crisis is felt in the monotonous food, two of the three restaurants and some bars are closed, the grill bar on the beach - it worked only one day - as a bonus, there was a lot of delicious grilled meat.
7. The hotel has paid Internet, but you can use the Internet for free by connecting to the neighboring Sultan Garden Hotel, we used it all 7 days and even video calling was drawn...
In general, I do not recommend - you can find a better option for this money.
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