Very detailed review!

Written: 26 february 2020
Travel time: 18 — 25 february 2020
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For families with children
Your rating of this hotel:
4.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 2.0
Service: 4.0
Cleanliness: 4.0
Food: 5.0
Amenities: 6.0
Time of stay 18.02-25.02. Tour operator TPG. The plane was old, they gave only ice-cold bottled water. The flight to Egypt took 3.5 hours. They didn’t bring it to the main terminal, there was no choice on the mobile Internet network, only the Vodafone counter, they took the cheapest package for $ 12 for 15GB, they fooled me! Our tour operator did not show up for the meeting and throughout the rest we never saw him!
Settlement. We arrived at the hotel at about 13:30, they took our documents, put on bracelets and sent us to lunch. After reading the reviews, we knew that they would be placed in buildings on the second line behind the reception. Knowing this, they asked at least for the room to be on the sunny side. After dinner, we were given room 8215. This room overlooks the road along which the buses bring tourists and there is absolutely no sun in it! The one who carried the suitcases brought us to the room and said, let's say a chocolate bar or a dollar, I'm not a redneck, but I clearly don't understand why ?! , the request was not fulfilled, the sunny rooms are on the other side, where the pool, the balcony door is broken, the safe did not work , floor lamps beaten, out of 2 sconces only one works. They seem to do it on purpose so that you pay for the relocation. They called an engineer, who repaired the balcony door for 40 minutes. On the second day, the light in our room went out, the master was called, he went somewhere, called someone, then turned it on. If you want a room with a sea view, then it costs an additional charge of $ 10 per day. They also charge $10 for relocation. In the morning at half past four, their call to prayer is turned on in the columns, very loudly!
Weather. Compared to other parts of Egypt, it can be considered a windless bay, but the wind is still there, not so strong, but warm clothes will come in handy! It even rained twice.

Food. The devil is not so terrible as he is painted! The hotel has 2 restaurants on the 1st and 2nd floor, on the 1st does not work, only on the 2nd! The food is delicious. Instant coffee, pour yourself with a spoon from the common fund, only lipton tea, UPI juices, sprite, cola, and cheap alcohol. Life hack, take your coffee with you, they will pour you boiling water and milk in the bar. Everything that they write about the queues is true! At lunchtime in the evening, when a restaurant opens, people run in as if on a hunger strike, tumble in, as if it’s very wild to see who gets food faster! On the beach, a bar is just opening, immediately there is a queue. And all because they give out meat in portions or in the morning for an omelet, and on the beach the bar is open for only an hour. Tea and coffee is available only for breakfast, for lunch there is nowhere to drink tea, because. bars are closed too! Life hack, for dinner I wore tea from the bar on the 3rd floor. Strawberries and dates can be bought in the hotel shop, there is also a lot of things. Strawberries $1, dried dates $3 per kilo and fresh dates $2.
Territory. Awesomely beautiful, but a bit abandoned and battered. There is an amphitheater, it is clear that it has not been working for a long time, but it seems that they have begun to repair and put it in order, perhaps at the height of the season there will be good evening animation. Many rooms with sea views are empty, if you do not have a sea view voucher, then they will settle on the second line behind the reception! I did not notice strong dirt and unsanitary conditions, everything is very old and battered by life, if everything is updated, painted, staff service improved, it will be a very cool hotel! I understand that I allegedly did not pay much for the rest, but then this hotel does not need to be given 5 stars, it clearly does not reach this value, it is a solid 4 in comparison with Egyptian hotels! The largest pool near the beach is heated, but the temperature in it is about the same as in the sea. Slides work, but we did not use.
Beach. Beautiful with palm trees and a gentle entrance. Most of the mattresses are torn, beach towels are quite old, there are newer ones, in principle, tolerable. Pantone plastic, normal, do not run and do not break anything! There are corals, there are many different fish, snorkel from Pantone, to see beautiful corals you need to sail away from Pantone. The water is a bit cold for me, the baking sun and the cool breeze.
Internet. I wrote above that there was no choice of mobile Internet at the airport, there was only Vodafone. The manager at the operator's desk inserted the card and said that in an hour you can check the limit for the code *60#. I checked in an hour, I received an SMS in Arabic with the value of 2 digits 3800 and 3700. nothing is clear, I started asking the hotel staff how to understand it all, they said that these numbers are my limit and apparently 3700 GB is not 15, which means the manager at the airport fooled me! Ask the manager to show you the limit without leaving the counter! Wi-fi in the hotel is in the lobby, but when there are few people there, you can’t catch it in the evening!

Animation. Works on the beach, dancing, volleyball. And also in the evening after dinner at the hotel. mentality. 80% of Ukrainians have a rest. They write in the reviews about the dirt, I APPLY TO EVERYONE! Don't be pigs and don't leave dirt behind you either in the toilet or on the beach or in the room and it will be cleaner! Excursions. Sold by tour operators, also on the beach. They took on the beach from Misha for ATVs $ 20 per person. The tour includes quad and camel rides. Misha said that he would additionally need to buy a discount for $ 1, having arrived at the place, the locals were "delighted" that the discount costs $ 2, so take money with you. Everything is standard on quads, the cost of the photographer's services is $ 10 for all photos and videos, he said that he can reset it to a phone, a flash drive, to instant messengers, which is much more convenient for you! Excursion with rest at the Bedouins, where you will be driven for 1 lap on an old unfortunate camel. I was horrified that they were giving Pepsi to the camel! You can also buy a bottle of Pepsi or water for $2. We rode the quads for a total of 40 minutes.
Departure. standard eviction procedure. At the airport, tickets and passports are checked at each stage, some of their suitcases were opened, at the stage of hand luggage only water was taken away, a couple of buns were carried through. 0.5 water at the airport costs $4. Back on the same plane, flight 4.5 hours.
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