Отель когда-то был крут, но сейчас немного устал The hotel used to be cool, but now it's a bit tired

I largely agree with the previous review, but I will also write something on my own.
We rested in this hotel from August 19 to August 31.2019 with my wife and a child of 6 years. There was a hot TEZZ price - 1500+$ for 12 nights with 3 people with an early arrival and a late departure. The complex is located in the Safaga area, from Hurghada airport the road took a little less than an hour. There is always wind, heat +40 is easily transferred with the wind. Lots of paragliders and surfers.
Arrived early, arrived at the hotel around 8 am. When asked about the possibility of early check-in, the porter replied that this was excluded, even for an extra charge, wait for 14-00. The bracelets were put on at 10-30 and released into the bar - to drink coffee and tea. This attitude was also towards the Arabs and the Czechs and the Germans, who arrived early. That is, we were simply not allowed to have breakfast. They argued that it takes time to clean up. And the hotel is full.

When leaving - according to the rules check out before 12-00. And they cut the bracelets off their hands. Late check-out until 15-00 - offered for 20 euros per adult. Until 18-00 - 25 euros per adult. For this money you can stay in the room and dine. Dinner is not included. We refused - for lunch on the day of departure they asked to pay in a restaurant - $ 8 per adult. From 12 to the bus you can use the infrastructure - the beach, the pool and do not hand over beach towels. Bags from 12 to the bus were stored in the storage room. They said that they have a shower - if you need to swim and change before the bus. But we swam in the pool from 12 to the bus.
ROOM. Everything is wooden, but old. You can live. The door opens with a key - no cards for you. TV flat 32 inches. We watched a couple of series from a flash drive. They gave the number g25 - at the ground level with access towards Shams Safaga and water slides. The handle fell off in the chest of drawers - screwed it on. There is no toilet brush in the bathroom. There is a hair dryer. The room is big. A cot was later brought for the child. There were no towels - they brought them in a couple of hours (I think this is such an easy tip extortion). There was a safe.
HOTEL. Very compact. It looks like it was once a richly built hotel. Lobby with a stained-glass window in the entire ceiling, many pools - including children's ones. restaurants and bars. smoking in the lobby. Trestle beds on the beach - wooden, well-worn, on them - such pillows made of leatherette - VERY CONVENIENT, even though they are not new.
Beach towels - most of them are old, need to be replaced, but there are also quite fresh ones. Immediately a hint - on the right, behind the "SPA center" - there is a mini-water park of the neighboring hotel of the same chain, you can go there for free to ride the slides, and there is a paddling pool for children.
Children's animation - we sometimes went only to the mini-disco at 20-30 in the evening. The animators are trying, but the program is hackneyed and very busy. In addition, right behind the amphitheater, where the disco sewer passes, sometimes it was simply covered with the smell of sewage. there is also a playground nearby - it's just old, it needs to be changed.

SEA: the sea, in principle, was the decisive factor why we chose this hotel after all. It is warm and clean. Starts immediately from the pools and pool bar. The beach is sandy, the bottom - mostly too. In this place, there is a natural shallow - even with a small child, you can go 150-200 meters into the sea, shallow. Further there is a sandy beam, where at low tide there is generally ankle-deep water, and already behind it the depth begins, and there are even several half-dead coral islands at the bottom. In general, it is safe to play with children in the sea, and swim to see fish, corals, jellyfish.
FOOD: You can get used to food. The choice is not so great (compare with other trips to Egypt), they cooked beef and chicken normally. Often on the street grill - lyulya, pizza, fried fish. Breakfast is ok - eggs and fried omelettes, vegetable salads, fruit salad, cereal, pastries - strudel, muffins and so on. For lunch there were always 2 soups, fried fish, beef, potatoes, rice, salads. You can choose delicious ones. There was always something delicious to eat for dinner. The pastry is very tasty. And different.
During the day, the snack bar is open by the pool 13-15 (french fries and a couple of hamburgers, hot dogs / sandwiches, fresh vegetables, ketchup). Snacks in it - exactly at the same time as lunch in the main restaurant. There is no drinking water in the rooms;
Cleaning: DAILY in the rooms there, the staff is friendly.
Guests: the hotel has a lot of people from Germany, the Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine, enough local Arabs and met a few - from Russia.
SUMMARY: The hotel is clearly not 5 *, as it is offered by many tour operators, rather a weak 4. The hotel needs renovation and better food. It is worth going here if there is a good price and if you need a shallow sea with a sandy bottom and a convenient entry.
Excursions - we went on a VIP boat (a large yacht and 20 people in total) for diving. Adult - 60. Child - 30. And ATVs, buggies, camels with Bedouins (25 adults, 15 children). Bedouin - nothing. All these tea parties, camels, massages, herbs - everything is tiring, unsanitary and expensive.
Overview to Hurghada - looked at the mosque and the Marina promenade. Well, they brought soaring oils to the shopping center. How could it be without it. All these oils can be bought in Ukraine - all stories about originality are lies and provocations. Everything is checked for coffee and tea and oils - everything is sold there is the most common.