the hotel is good, but the sea is not

Written: 28 november 2018
Travel time: 20 — 27 november 2018
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For families with children
Your rating of this hotel:
7.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 7.0
Service: 6.0
Cleanliness: 6.0
Food: 8.0
Amenities: 7.0
We were in Sharm for the first time, before that we flew twice to Hurghada and the feeling left from the rest is twofold. There are no complaints about the hotel itself. We got to the place closer to dinner and the room was given about an hour later. Inside, everything is as in the description, the room is large, the furniture is still strong, we didn’t use the safe, firstly we somehow didn’t figure it out, secondly we have a good suitcase with a code, and we keep the main money only on the card, we only have a change on our hands just in case . The only negative about the room is the shower, not the bath, but that's my personal preference. The hotel area is large and beautiful, a lot of green spaces, fountains, some kind of statue, paths, trimmed bushes, in short, there are great pictures to take. There is a very moving animation, the ripples are polite, they constantly invite you to do something, but we only went to play volleyball and visited the gym a couple of times, which of course is so-so. There are a lot of pools, but they were of little interest to us, there is no desire to swim in the bleach at the sea, and people complained about the cold water in them, but they didn’t understand in all or not. There are a number of different shops on the territory, but the prices there are clearly too high for everything, across the road everything the same can be found much cheaper. There are no problems with food at all. Everything is very varied and tasty, there is always a choice, there is a lot of meat in different forms, chicken, there was a whole day of fish with seafood, but this is past me, I don’t eat that. The main side dishes, of course, are repeated every day, but there is usually nothing to replace potatoes, rice and pasta at home, except for buckwheat, for example, we personally have it. But the meat dishes are constantly changing. There are also a lot of vegetables both in their pure form and already in salads, in the morning delicious pastries, in the evening pies again pass by, we have such a plan tastier and better. There are several additional restaurants by appointment, but they are paid and we did not go. Alcohol is all locally produced, only beer tastes good, strong drinks usually mixed with cola, none in its pure form. The beach is nearby, large and sandy, we always found two free sunbeds. Now for the biggest downside. . This is a windy bay and a shallow sea from the shore, at first there was an irresistible desire to change the hotel, because it was flying to the sea. You can somehow swim from the pier, but sometimes the waves throw you onto the reefs, which is also not very pleasant, the reef itself is not very picturesque, compared to Makadi, where we were, it’s just a kindergarten, we really didn’t see so many fish. Only now we understand that it was necessary to choose in the bay. They decided to save the situation with the help of excursions. Twice we took boat trips with a call from a calm bay, where we sank to the bottom and decided to go to Cairo and Alexandria by plane on the penultimate day, I think that this trip left the main positive emotions. Tours were booked online from Mido Bikham in advance, the hotel only made sure that the guide from the operator is much more expensive. They didn’t dare to go to Israel, since several people get off each bus, especially those who don’t have a single account on social networks, like my husband, for example, so they decided not to risk it. I also note the evening animation, which was on the level and we did not have to be bored. So our vacation turned out like this, if you are not a big fan of the sea and you are interested in food, entertainment and only the beach, then you can go here, otherwise look for another place.
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