No need la-la. Normal hotel.

Written: 2 february 2010
Travel time: 6 — 13 january 2010
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For business travel; 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: 9.0
Service: 10.0
Cleanliness: 10.0
Food: 8.0
Amenities: 9.0
Normal hotel and lives up to its Egyptian 5 stars. In Europe, I have not rested in 5 star hotels, so there is nothing to compare with. And if I had rested, I would not have gone to Egypt. Compared to other 5 star hotels in Egypt did not like the room - too small. In all other respects: food, service, beach - normal and standard. Yes, we can say that there are no corals, except for a small coral, but what we managed to see is more than enough. At low tide, a lot of different fish nailed to this small coral in the underwater desert. I don't understand why there are so many reviews about supposedly missing juices. At the entrance to the restaurant, on the right, there is a guy who makes fresh juices for only 3 dollars. I think you can hardly find fresh juices cheaper here. Or is everyone waiting for the balls????? ? There were no problems with the restaurant in principle, except for a fairly strong poisoning at the end of the holiday. I can’t say that I got poisoned in the restaurant, since the previous day I was from excursions in Luxor. The restaurant had both empty seats and the availability of food at any time allotted for lunch or dinner. Every evening there was a themed dinner at the restaurant, but by and large everything was almost the same, only the names were different. Everything was grilled from chicken, lamb, goat, beef. After a holiday in 5 star hotels, where, apart from chicken, this is not always the case, such an assortment of meat dishes cannot but rejoice. There were even some pigeons, but we did not try them. The staff is friendly and caring. This is the first Egyptian hotel where I wanted to leave a tip. Pleasantly pleased with the absence of vacationers with malnutrition, which made it possible to get rid of the stares of the staff with stupid questions.
We flew, like many others, with Wizz-air and Anex-Tour. Boarding without tickets is airline policy, who doesn't know. So landing without seats should be taken for granted. And the queue an hour before departure is our mentality. Although I agree - it's not convenient. In general, I am satisfied with the work of Aneks. The only negative is visas for 16 dollars, instead of the required 15. For those who care about it, upon arrival, do not go with the whole herd to the annex stall. Go deep into the airport terminal, there is a bank branch where you can easily buy a visa for $15. You will have to pick up an immigration card at the anex desk. We had no problems with immigration cards. Gave it without any questions. Tatyana is satisfied with the work of the hotel guide. Maybe because nothing bad happened to us.
Conclusion: especially for those who have never been to Egypt. This is one of the many standard 5 star hotels value for money. The indisputable advantage is the sandy beach and a smooth entrance to the sea. Relatively small, green and well-groomed territory, but I consider this a plus, since I don’t have to walk from the beach to the restaurant for half an hour.

P. S. And don't worry about souvenirs. The airport building is full of all sorts of shops at normal prices. The administration now and then gave announcements about the search for tourists lost in the malls, whose planes were about to fly away.
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