Luxury vacation

Written: 1 december 2008
Travel time: 16 — 26 november 2008
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For recreation with friends, for young people
Your rating of this hotel:
8.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 10.0
Service: 9.0
Cleanliness: 9.0
Food: 10.0
Amenities: 10.0
And so about the rest. Let's start with the tour operator. We drove through Pegasus, were satisfied. The most adequate employee in the hotel. She sits in the lobby, from 10.00 to 12.00-13.00 and from 18.00 to 21.00. We received all the answers to all our questions, so there is no reason to complain about them. We flew from Kyiv to Sharm, and from there it took 2-3 hours by bus. The road is gorgeous, the bus is comfortable, so the time flew by. Unless once I had to brake sharply - camels crossed the road. The hotel is wonderful. If you suddenly want to take a room with a beautiful view, I do not recommend investing money in your passport - they do not take it, but politely return it to you. The feeling is stupid.
Corps
A-located near the upper pool, view of the green pool and the sea

To be honest, they are located at the end of the complex and the windows offer a view of the mountains and the rock garden. If anyone likes this, please, next to the pool, but to be honest, the view is not a fountain.
S-the same but a little better-view of the mountains and a beautiful garden and greenery.
D, E - view of the sea and the territory of the hotel - a spectacle, by the way, is sooo pleasant.
F-They are the furthest away from the restaurant, but have a nice view of the beach and greenery.
J, K - great rooms with sea view, garden view and J rooms with pool view.
The most luxurious rooms are G (laguna view), but you have to pay extra $ 40 per day for them. The beauty of these rooms is that they are 2 meters from the lagoon and the sea. Although I'll tell you honestly, no matter where you are settled, everywhere is good (except for rooms B overlooking the mountains : )).
Rooms
Large, comfortable, with air conditioning and a large terrace.
The room is cleaned every day, towels are changed every day, bed every 2-3 days. Cause a smile of indignation where they write that their bed is not changed every day, but every 2-3 days. Please tell me, do you also wash bedding every day at home? We left a tip in the amount of 1 to 5 pounds, or a dollar, to the cleaner.
A couple of times we didn’t have small bills and we didn’t leave anything - it didn’t affect the cleaning and attitude towards us. But it is better to leave them - they honestly and work well !! ! And yet, a bathrobe, slippers, a kettle, etc. are supposed to be in the room. They don’t always put it in the room, but you tell them at the reception and everything will be in your room within half an hour.
Territory

The botanical garden is resting. A sea of ​ ​ greenery, real thickets of palms, flowers, trees...insanely beautiful. By the way, before the trip, we read in detail all the reviews about Taba hotels and, having arrived at the place, for the sake of sports interest, we bypassed Sofitel, Mariott and some other to look at the territory. We were satisfied with the result - Hyatt is the most beautiful of all seen. Sofitel has one long building and one healthy pool. We also have several multi-level pools, which gave the impression that there were few people, although the hotel was 90 percent full.
I think that words cannot convey the beauty of the territory, but it feels like in paradise !!! ! In the evening, everything is illuminated and fragrant - in short, insanely beautiful. Own beach, sea access from two pontoons. Experienced people say that the fish are poorer than in Sharm, but I personally liked it. Although when the wind and waves, the water is muddy and the fish are zero. On the last day we saw a turtle in the water.
Pools
By the method of scientific poke, they calculated the Olympic and upper pools with heating (24-27 degrees), in the jacuzzi 33 degrees, all the rest without heating. I don’t know how it is in summer, but in November it’s cool to climb in them (unless you cool down after overheating in the sun). There are also children's pools, very nice by the way.
Weather
In mid-November, the sun is hot during the day, cool in the evening, that is, either in a T-shirt or over an olympic jacket. That's enough for the head. Determined that the wind at sea regularly every other day. The sun rises early but also sets early, at 17.00 at night.
Restaurants
Although my friends and I are not whimsical in food, but here we were not satisfied with everything. Of the 6 restaurants, we liked two - Limoncello where we had breakfast and dinner, and a Lebanese restaurant by the upper pool - very tasty and quickly prepared + adequate staff.
El Fresco-staff slows down with incomprehensible force (we waited for our order for 40 minutes, and then it turned out that the waiter forgot to transfer half of the order to the kitchen. We thought that this was a one-time promotion - they came another time - the same thing.
Breeze is positioned as a bullshit fish restaurant. Not only does it work strictly on hours from 12.00 to 16.00 and from 19.00 to 23.00 fish appear only (!!! ) in the evening and not in the best possible way. From the bottom of our hearts we do not recommend eating there, drinking is another matter.

Breakfasts and dinners are great. Every day they have a new cuisine - Egyptian, Lebanese, Israeli, Italian ....Sweetness and bread are beyond praise. Beer is expensive - 35 pounds one bottle (about 35 UAH. ) In general, there is a lot of food and it is varied.
Staff
Very welcoming, friendly, not arrogant. I recommend making acquaintances - this has its advantages. For example, having made friends with the electric car driver Hanni, we got wonderful free car tours around the hotel. And in the restaurant where we ate, after making friends with their manager Aladdin we had our table outside always reserved for us. The main thing with them is not to bully, not to be rude, but to smile. Even if you are a little dissatisfied with something, it’s better to smile, only residents of the CIS show rudeness there, and alas, it’s a shame for our fellow citizens. In short, the friendlier you are, the friendlier your attitude will be. That's what we didn't like is the chubby guy from the reception. Reminds me of a katala from the market. Although this may be my opinion.
Animation is not intrusive. Even though we didn't need it.
Tours
We went to Israel and Jordan. Everywhere in one day.
If you want to go to Israel, then tell the representative of the tour operator about it on the day of arrival - a visa is issued within 4-5 days. Israel is the hardest. Heavy passport control (we overcame 150 meters for 3 hours). Do not get fooled by excursions of local firms - there may be a scam. We witnessed how a group that bought an excursion from a local company was not allowed in, as they forgot to open a visa. But all this torment at passport control is nothing compared to what he saw. We came to our senses only the next day when we looked at the pictures and realized where we were. This is SOMETHING INCREDIBLE!! ! With Jordan, everything is simpler, but the impression is the same !!!!!!!!!!!!! ! In short, I recommend it to everyone. We also went on a boat trip - a very pleasant pastime. Along the way, there were three stops at the coral reefs, with the last stop at the island of the pharaohs, where the Crusader castle is located.

Now you can’t get to the island - excavations and restoration are underway, but a dolphin swims off the coast, which was obviously fed by guides and divers. Unforgettable sensations - corals, fish and a dolphin that swims near you, and when you emerge - a beautiful castle. All in all, I also recommend it.
Outcome

I really liked everything and most importantly, there is a desire to return here again. Very beautiful and comfortable place for a relaxing holiday.
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