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Written: 7 january 2012
Travel time: 24 december 2011 — 2 january 2012
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday
Your rating of this hotel:
3.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 3.0
Service: 3.0
Cleanliness: 3.0
Food: 2.0
Amenities: 4.0
We were in Egypt 6 times in different regions and hotels of different categories. I'll start with the pluses. that's where the pros end.
Cons - the food is conditionally edible, the dirt in the dining room is constant - they try to seat you at dirty tables without cleaning, queues are everywhere, you can’t ask for tea or coffee - the waiters don’t see you, one bar in the hotel with constant queues, there are bars on the beach, but they work with 11 o'clock and the bartenders are working with a sense of favor to you. There are a lot of Russian-speakers, from the "tagil", let the Russians not be offended. Their behavior was inadequate. New Year is a special song. They ripped off travel agencies for the New Year's dinner at $ 80 per person, filled the tent with us, put trays with "food" around the perimeter, and they let a crowd of thousands go to these trays, drinks are paid - for example, a bottle of champagne - $ 170... The roasted bull - the "highlight" of the evening - was half-baked, blood dripped from it under the top layer of meat, and 4 amateur artists were entertained on stage with melancholy singing and the uncomplicated plot of the New Year's performance. There were no salutes and raising glasses for the New Year from the presenter.
Whoever wants to go to Israel should put a free Sinai stamp at the airport in Egypt and not pay $15 for a visa, otherwise you will pay twice in Israel for leaving the country $31. And this is with a visa-free regime!

The excursion to Israel was full of "adventures": 3 hours of waiting at the border, without a guide (only got hooked in Jerusalem), without the opportunity to stop at market places to buy affordable souvenirs, dinner in terrible conditions, swimming in the Dead Sea on a public the beach in the cold and dark evening without any conditions, the driver who fell asleep on the road, groovy songs in the name of salvation to the border, etc. Although the impressions of visiting historical places cover all these troubles.
For some reason, luggage was not weighed at the airport upon return. Upon returning, it turned out that the suitcases were opened, something was missing... .
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