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Rooms:
7.0
Service:
8.0
Cleanliness:
7.0
Food:
6.0
Amenities:
7.0
A year ago, for the first time (and by chance) we found ourselves in the new resort region of Egypt, in Taba. We liked the place, and we decided to spend our current vacation there. I will make a reservation right away that we are not fans of disco and other parties, so Taba turned out to be a good option, including because of the proximity to Israel and Jordan.
My son and I went to Marriot, because The originally selected hotel went to the stop. We went through the Tez-tour, flew with Aeroflot, which we did not regret at all, despite the significant overpayment. The tour operator worked for 4-ku, for example, there was no information about departures at the information stand, and the guide appeared only at the meeting upon arrival, immediately saying that he was not at the hotel, because. few tourists. But a piece of paper about the departure was brought to us directly to the room.
In general, the hotel was not bad, but no more. I cannot say that I would like to return. It does not pull on full-fledged 5 stars, so, on 4+...
It is located quite far from the airport, if we had stopped at other hotels along the way, the road would have taken at least 3-3.5 hours, but we were lucky, our transfer turned out to be almost individual, and the minibus took us to Marriott somewhere in 2.5 hours. The road is not stressful, the landscape around is just Martian : )
There is absolutely nowhere to go around the hotel, only to neighboring hotels or to a small shopping center, which runs a free bus (a ride on it is another attraction). But from here it is ideal to go on an excursion to Jordan - we drove 10 minutes to the ferry.
The area is not huge, but not small. A lot of flowers, green (for Egypt). The territory is cleaned, but not always well. The building we got is quite distant. When we checked in, I tried to ask for a change, but received a categorical refusal, which was explained by the overcrowding of the hotel (pure lies). Although later it turned out that everything is not so scary, and some distance has its advantages (silence) : )
Beach, pools, sea.
The main disadvantage is the sea. Although, probably, for others it will be a virtue - a sandy bottom. There are quite sharp stones right next to the shore, but there are several passages among them, we didn’t even use slippers. But the sea itself is very shallow and boring. Those who want to see at least some fish should stomp (because it is impossible to swim) 200 meters from the shore to the nearest stones with few corals. Much better corals in nearby Hyatt. It is also shallow there, but there is a pontoon, and the corals are much closer to the shore and more diverse. Yes, they have enough life. Walk not far (spotted - 5 minutes from our beach). But to admire all this beauty, you had to get up early. And the point is not that there are no sunbeds (there were just enough of them), but that a strong wind rose closer to 10 in the morning, waves began on the sea, and because. the bottom is sandy and the depth is shallow, then the water became very, very muddy.
Because of the wind, sunbathing on the beach was almost impossible - even wicker fences were blown away. I had to stay by the pool, because. the hotel buildings somehow covered it from the wind.
In general, the hotel's beach is good, wide, fairly clean, but during a period of high occupancy there will be few umbrellas (but no one interferes with each other). Wooden sunbeds were a bit straining, but given the strong wind, I can understand their expediency : )
There is only one pool, big but small. There are 2 compartments (separated by a partition), one of which is cooler and deeper, from which there is a "float" into the bar, however, it is not very pleasant that you have to swim into the bar under a waterfall. On the last day, a jacuzzi was discovered (did not climb). The entrance to the pool is interestingly made - in the form of a stone slab. You can even soak in the water. There is a slide, it works all the time, but, of course, the slide is completely for children.
Separately, there is a children's pool - quite a paddling pool, but under an umbrella.
Sunbeds (alas, also wooden ones) were always enough and at any time, even when a bunch of Arabs came in large numbers (they ended Ramadan). It was not very pleasant to swim next to Arab ladies in full dress.
We were pleased with the size of the hotel beach towels, and the fact that they were issued from the very early morning until sunset. By the way, you can't just open the umbrellas by the pool, you have to call the servants (they have fasteners stuck).
Rooms.
We got a room on the first floor. On the ground floor, instead of balconies, there is a large terrace, but it does not have any fences. Unpleasant. The rooms themselves are large, even very. But some stupid ones, especially the bathroom. For example, a towel rack is located on the opposite wall from the bathtub, and there is not even a normal hook next to the bathtub. The bath is very small, the faucet is uncomfortable (too short, even washing your feet is inconvenient), the shower is hard, although the jet can be regulated. It is convenient that there is a hygienic shower. Very nice body lotion! I asked the cleaner to give an extra bottle - I gave out several at once without any problems, I took it home with me.
The room has luxurious beds with lots of pillows. But the lighting is not thought out, it is inconvenient to turn it off. And the TV has only 1 Russian channel (ORT). In our room, the telephone in the room did not work, we had to wait a week for repairs (they came only after a collision). The air conditioner worked well and was regulated well. Upon arrival, they put one small bottle of water, put a few bags of tea and coffee (sugar and cream are included), there is a kettle in the room.
Food.
I think that for Egypt we were fed well. True, when the influx of people began, food somehow became scarce. Although every evening the dinner was themed (some national cuisine with local flavor). Breakfasts are standard-ordinary (but there were 2 types of cereals, not one), freshly squeezed juice for free (grapefruit), and it seemed to me that the orange juice in the tub was also fresh, not from the package.
For lunch and dinner there was always fish, chicken and beef. Sometimes there was a liver (delicious), sometimes minced meat sausages (like kebab). In general, everything was cooked deliciously, with spices did not overdo it. There was enough variety of side dishes: there was always potatoes, rice, vegetables and 2-3 types of pasta. Very few fruits. At the very beginning of our holiday, there were much more of them (pomegranates, oranges, apples, pears, guavas, melons, watermelons, dates, grapefruits), but then everything was reduced to a minimum, and not only in terms of assortment (apples, melons, guavas, dates, watermelon for breakfast), but also in quantity.
There is no children's or dietary menu at all.
It was possible to have a bite to eat at the Grotto bar (near the pool) and on the beach, they brought pastries from breakfast, fried french fries, made burgers.
At the entrance to the restaurant, we were always asked for a number, and, it seems, we were noted at home. The waiters are not intrusive and friendly (especially if you yourself are friendly with them). And in general, the staff is not arrogant, which pleased.
Drinking.
What I liked was that you could go for drinks in the restaurant at lunch and dinner yourself, and not wait for the waiter. And you could easily take several glasses at once. Juices packaged, delicious. Canned beer is standard Egyptian (nothing), but it was possible to take the can closed. There was also a tonic in the jars. Water in large and small bottles was at any time in any bar, cold. All sorts of sodas are not diluted to the state of mineral water, draft wine too. Wine (dry red, white, rose) is poured from healthy bags. Of the hard liquors, it seems that only gin differed in taste from everything else. But in cocktails it didn't make much of a difference. The cocktails are delicious. In general, the range of drinks was the same everywhere, in all bars. Checks were signed everywhere except the main restaurant.
Entertaining.
What's missing is animation. Silent, assigned to this case, did only gymnastics in the morning (a couple of people came) and aqua aerobics in the pool (this is where people pulled themselves up). A little later, a girl with a belly dance joined him. In the evening, Arabic dances were sometimes danced on the site near the restaurant; on the holiday (when Ramadan ended), a small dance group arrived. If you wanted to, you could dance in the bar, a man and a girl sang there, but there was not enough space there. What kind of show was promised in Grotto, I don’t know - we didn’t get to it.
Tours
We went to Jordan (Petra). Still, they decided not to contact the local agencies, especially since the price from the tour operator was only 10 dollars more, and they, like the local ones, were transported by ferry.
I liked Jordan, a completely different country compared to Egypt, clean and richer. The tour was well organized (except for one moment when, when crossing the border, it turned out that one of the tourists did not have time to get a visa, they lost a lot of time on finding out). The bus had free cold bottled water, had a good lunch, the guide did his best.
Petra was impressed, although we only saw a small part of it.
We postponed the trip to Israel until the next time, only to rest, I hope, we will no longer be in Marriot...
My son and I went to Marriot, because The originally selected hotel went to the stop. We went through the Tez-tour, flew with Aeroflot, which we did not regret at all, despite the significant overpayment. The tour operator worked for 4-ku, for example, there was no information about departures at the information stand, and the guide appeared only at the meeting upon arrival, immediately saying that he was not at the hotel, because. few tourists. But a piece of paper about the departure was brought to us directly to the room.
In general, the hotel was not bad, but no more. I cannot say that I would like to return. It does not pull on full-fledged 5 stars, so, on 4+...
It is located quite far from the airport, if we had stopped at other hotels along the way, the road would have taken at least 3-3.5 hours, but we were lucky, our transfer turned out to be almost individual, and the minibus took us to Marriott somewhere in 2.5 hours. The road is not stressful, the landscape around is just Martian : )
There is absolutely nowhere to go around the hotel, only to neighboring hotels or to a small shopping center, which runs a free bus (a ride on it is another attraction). But from here it is ideal to go on an excursion to Jordan - we drove 10 minutes to the ferry.
The area is not huge, but not small. A lot of flowers, green (for Egypt). The territory is cleaned, but not always well. The building we got is quite distant. When we checked in, I tried to ask for a change, but received a categorical refusal, which was explained by the overcrowding of the hotel (pure lies). Although later it turned out that everything is not so scary, and some distance has its advantages (silence) : )
Beach, pools, sea.
The main disadvantage is the sea. Although, probably, for others it will be a virtue - a sandy bottom. There are quite sharp stones right next to the shore, but there are several passages among them, we didn’t even use slippers. But the sea itself is very shallow and boring. Those who want to see at least some fish should stomp (because it is impossible to swim) 200 meters from the shore to the nearest stones with few corals. Much better corals in nearby Hyatt. It is also shallow there, but there is a pontoon, and the corals are much closer to the shore and more diverse. Yes, they have enough life. Walk not far (spotted - 5 minutes from our beach). But to admire all this beauty, you had to get up early. And the point is not that there are no sunbeds (there were just enough of them), but that a strong wind rose closer to 10 in the morning, waves began on the sea, and because. the bottom is sandy and the depth is shallow, then the water became very, very muddy.
Because of the wind, sunbathing on the beach was almost impossible - even wicker fences were blown away. I had to stay by the pool, because. the hotel buildings somehow covered it from the wind.
In general, the hotel's beach is good, wide, fairly clean, but during a period of high occupancy there will be few umbrellas (but no one interferes with each other). Wooden sunbeds were a bit straining, but given the strong wind, I can understand their expediency : )
There is only one pool, big but small. There are 2 compartments (separated by a partition), one of which is cooler and deeper, from which there is a "float" into the bar, however, it is not very pleasant that you have to swim into the bar under a waterfall. On the last day, a jacuzzi was discovered (did not climb). The entrance to the pool is interestingly made - in the form of a stone slab. You can even soak in the water. There is a slide, it works all the time, but, of course, the slide is completely for children.
Separately, there is a children's pool - quite a paddling pool, but under an umbrella.
Sunbeds (alas, also wooden ones) were always enough and at any time, even when a bunch of Arabs came in large numbers (they ended Ramadan). It was not very pleasant to swim next to Arab ladies in full dress.
We were pleased with the size of the hotel beach towels, and the fact that they were issued from the very early morning until sunset. By the way, you can't just open the umbrellas by the pool, you have to call the servants (they have fasteners stuck).
Rooms.
We got a room on the first floor. On the ground floor, instead of balconies, there is a large terrace, but it does not have any fences. Unpleasant. The rooms themselves are large, even very. But some stupid ones, especially the bathroom. For example, a towel rack is located on the opposite wall from the bathtub, and there is not even a normal hook next to the bathtub. The bath is very small, the faucet is uncomfortable (too short, even washing your feet is inconvenient), the shower is hard, although the jet can be regulated. It is convenient that there is a hygienic shower. Very nice body lotion! I asked the cleaner to give an extra bottle - I gave out several at once without any problems, I took it home with me.
The room has luxurious beds with lots of pillows. But the lighting is not thought out, it is inconvenient to turn it off. And the TV has only 1 Russian channel (ORT). In our room, the telephone in the room did not work, we had to wait a week for repairs (they came only after a collision). The air conditioner worked well and was regulated well. Upon arrival, they put one small bottle of water, put a few bags of tea and coffee (sugar and cream are included), there is a kettle in the room.
Food.
I think that for Egypt we were fed well. True, when the influx of people began, food somehow became scarce. Although every evening the dinner was themed (some national cuisine with local flavor). Breakfasts are standard-ordinary (but there were 2 types of cereals, not one), freshly squeezed juice for free (grapefruit), and it seemed to me that the orange juice in the tub was also fresh, not from the package.
For lunch and dinner there was always fish, chicken and beef. Sometimes there was a liver (delicious), sometimes minced meat sausages (like kebab). In general, everything was cooked deliciously, with spices did not overdo it. There was enough variety of side dishes: there was always potatoes, rice, vegetables and 2-3 types of pasta. Very few fruits. At the very beginning of our holiday, there were much more of them (pomegranates, oranges, apples, pears, guavas, melons, watermelons, dates, grapefruits), but then everything was reduced to a minimum, and not only in terms of assortment (apples, melons, guavas, dates, watermelon for breakfast), but also in quantity.
There is no children's or dietary menu at all.
It was possible to have a bite to eat at the Grotto bar (near the pool) and on the beach, they brought pastries from breakfast, fried french fries, made burgers.
At the entrance to the restaurant, we were always asked for a number, and, it seems, we were noted at home. The waiters are not intrusive and friendly (especially if you yourself are friendly with them). And in general, the staff is not arrogant, which pleased.
Drinking.
What I liked was that you could go for drinks in the restaurant at lunch and dinner yourself, and not wait for the waiter. And you could easily take several glasses at once. Juices packaged, delicious. Canned beer is standard Egyptian (nothing), but it was possible to take the can closed. There was also a tonic in the jars. Water in large and small bottles was at any time in any bar, cold. All sorts of sodas are not diluted to the state of mineral water, draft wine too. Wine (dry red, white, rose) is poured from healthy bags. Of the hard liquors, it seems that only gin differed in taste from everything else. But in cocktails it didn't make much of a difference. The cocktails are delicious. In general, the range of drinks was the same everywhere, in all bars. Checks were signed everywhere except the main restaurant.
Entertaining.
What's missing is animation. Silent, assigned to this case, did only gymnastics in the morning (a couple of people came) and aqua aerobics in the pool (this is where people pulled themselves up). A little later, a girl with a belly dance joined him. In the evening, Arabic dances were sometimes danced on the site near the restaurant; on the holiday (when Ramadan ended), a small dance group arrived. If you wanted to, you could dance in the bar, a man and a girl sang there, but there was not enough space there. What kind of show was promised in Grotto, I don’t know - we didn’t get to it.
Tours
We went to Jordan (Petra). Still, they decided not to contact the local agencies, especially since the price from the tour operator was only 10 dollars more, and they, like the local ones, were transported by ferry.
I liked Jordan, a completely different country compared to Egypt, clean and richer. The tour was well organized (except for one moment when, when crossing the border, it turned out that one of the tourists did not have time to get a visa, they lost a lot of time on finding out). The bus had free cold bottled water, had a good lunch, the guide did his best.
Petra was impressed, although we only saw a small part of it.
We postponed the trip to Israel until the next time, only to rest, I hope, we will no longer be in Marriot...
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