holidays in Taba

Written: 18 january 2011
Travel time: 31 december 2010 — 6 january 2011
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday
Your rating of this hotel:
7.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 7.0
Service: 8.0
Cleanliness: 8.0
Food: 8.0
Amenities: 7.0
We rested in "Aquamarine" for 6 days. We flew to Sharm, from there we took a minibus with a breeze in 2 hours and 40 minutes to the hotel. The staff is polite, speaking Russian quite tolerably, English. all employees know. They quickly processed the documents and provided a room on the 1st floor (beg for the 2nd or better the 3rd floor, there is a stunning view of the sea from the balcony. Therefore, we moved to the 3rd floor the next day, we didn’t pay any extra money... just asked. A few hours later we went to celebrate the New Year. I must say right away that this is not a holiday for the Arabs. They provided a disgusting dinner of seafood and wine. There was no champagne in sight, only a few dance numbers from the entertainment program. Therefore, we entertained ourselves. Dressed up in costumes and danced. . .
The food in the hotels is quite good. varied. Minus - the lack of whole fruits, everything is cut into small pieces... The bar is also functional... they pour everything without restrictions. Enjoy delicious ice cream by the pool during the day.
The rooms are cozy, the furniture is new, although the doors do not close well, the electricity often goes out... BUT!!!!! ! an engineer is immediately sent on a call and all the shortcomings are eliminated as far as possible. There is a TV, a hairdryer, a bar, there are no electric kettles, there are no irons at all in the hotel, so there will be nowhere to iron...

On the territory there is a beautiful sandy beach, umbrellas, shelters from the wind (it blows almost constantly, young people play volleyball, pools with cold water. A spa was to open soon (but for an additional fee, there is a massage on the beach. A big minus is the lack the sea is contraindicated for children and those who are not able to stand on their feet (by age or who have taken on their chest) The reef immediately begins with corals, sea urchins, which sit literally under every stone (many will immediately receive "pleasure" from sea urchins and expensive treatment Coral slippers are required (in the hotel store they cost $ 10, and behind the fence at the Bedouin $ 7-8, masks with a snorkel for 10 (in the store -20) the quality is the same Chinese. Fins are not needed, because they you need to crawl 5-6 meters, and then immediately dive... The reef is very beautiful, there are a lot of fish, we saw a medium-sized octopus a couple of times, caution is also needed in the sea, constantly nailing to the reef with a wave and you can hit about corals... Such an extreme. BUT BEAUTIFUL!!!!!
It is better to enter the water from the edge on the left side, there is a small sandy backwater and a very beautiful lagoon in the reef, where the octopus lives.
Of the entertainment, only a disco, it is very noisy and everything is smoky through and through + animation during the day. It's all for an amateur. There is nothing near the hotel... only construction sites, to go to Taba for $ 5 (and there are also only hotels and several shops. So tune in to your beach and the sea, as well as to the pleasant impressions of excursions.
I wish you all the best!
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