Всё хорошо Things are good

1. To Taba Airport from the Hilton Taba hotel - a stone's throw! 20-30-40 minutes maximum...It depends on how many hotels (3-4) to bring other tourists along the way! From October to April there are direct charter flights from Moscow and St. Petersburg. Very comfortably.

2. To Israel - on foot (to the border and to the maritime museum). Yes, yes, on foot. The museum in Eilat is no more than 15-20 minutes. Checked, and more than once. But for each exit from the Israeli border, you need to pay approx. 31 dollars for a Russian. Thanks to the visa-free regime.

3. To Cairo - the closest, 5 hours by car or minibus...We went for 1 day with Ibrahim, 6 people in a minibus, $65 per person...Took a pillow from the room for comfort...Good trip done! We looked at Cairo, stood in the legendary traffic jams for 2-3 hours, visited the National Museum, saw the Pyramids and the Sphinx. Ate in a good restaurant (buffet, a large selection of delicious food).

Nearby visited a nice big souvenir shop where you can bargain well. We stopped on the way back to the mini-market for mangoes. Selling at 12 pounds/kg. But first they offer you a price of 18 to 25 pounds / kg.

4. Petra - nearby, ferry from Nuweiba 3 times a week. To Nuweiba 60 km at a speed of 120 km/h...

5. Dahab - close, St. Catherine - close. The four of us went ourselves in a private minibus, agreed on the road near the hotel ...I liked everything.

Regarding excursions: you must definitely buy from the locals, for example, from Ibrahim! He always controls everything in the course of your any trip, often speaks with you on the phone (the driver has one for this), corrects along the way, if you don’t like something, Russian-speaking escorts are with you ...For example, a trip to Jerusalem, Bethlehem and swimming in The Dead Sea (all in one day) cost us 90 USD each...Despite the fact that we were allowed in for an hour at 17.00.
30 to swim in the Dead Sea, and the Pegasus bus that arrived with us was turned off (Pegasus costs $ 180 is the same), they were told that after 17 it is not allowed to take procedures in the Dead Sea ...And Pegasus did not do anything, the bus drove off to the hotel ...You have to choose - to be afraid of decent Arabs and pay half as much for the best excursions, or then write reviews that everything is expensive and not in order. In general, Israel and Palestine did not like it. It became clear why the world does not like these Jews...

6. Good standard of the hotel throughout...Large rooms. Furniture in good condition. The beds are comfortable. The towels are good. The cleaning of the rooms on the 9th floor is very good. The food is 5 stars, that's for sure, although in the first days I didn't like everything, but after a week I realized that I like that the food is much more tasty - a variety of well-cooked meat (not only in red sauce!

yes, and I have never eaten chicken) plus fish than I can eat at dinner (including 2 dishes with vegetarian cuisine, there are always vegetables and lasagna well prepared according to different recipes), drinks are wonderful! Service - 5+ (you need to be a man, and not a "master", who should be bought by peasants for life), zero checks are not annoying (if you drink alcohol in moderation and behave culturally, they bring it once a night, where everything you have drunk is indicated ), your waiter is always there. Wonderful evenings in the restaurants Marhaba (Zayed waiter) and Nelson (1 time in 5 days for free by appointment on that day from 13 to 14). The best waiter in Palm Court is Mahdi (Al Mahdi). Let him know that you are his guests, he will always meet you and serve you well.

The beach is 5+, but there are cigarette butts in the sand, but you have not seen their number, probably in Vityazevo in Anapa !!!
We always came late to the beach, after 10 o'clock in the morning, sunbeds are always in abundance in the place where we liked, again, they are always ready to serve you and bring you a sunbed, and anything, subject to your civilized behavior, and one the hammock next to us by the locomotive was always free for us! The sea is clean, clean, with a current, there are few corals in the sea, but they are found in all colors, different fish are enough ...But this is not the Red Sea, this is the Gulf of Aqaba! We were cold here in November.

The animation team is amazing! Especially warm-up at 11 am (stretching) and belly dance at 3 pm with Xenia and other animators! And everyone enjoyed the evening with Bingo.

There is one BUT for relaxation in the Hilton: the ancient equipment of air conditioning and restaurants of theirs ...Everywhere there is a hum ...Both in the rooms and on the street ...There are few rooms in which there is complete silence or a slight sound of the sea ...About this no one writes or talks anywhere ...
And there is no way to get these numbers guaranteed ...

7. Regarding beer: in duty free you can buy imported beer every day, all 15 days or more! Subject to its availability ...0.33 for 1 dollar ...I just asked the seller, they just told me the terms of service in this store. You can buy WATER outside the hotel, but at 10-15 pounds per 1.5 liters. In Cairo, Sharm, Dahab, etc. , it costs 2.5-3 pounds.


8. Separately, regarding the quality of service and delivering Arabs: I recalled the words of many that the Arabs get in places ...I was alone in Hurghada once and immediately met a large Arab family from Beirut ...We went to a restaurant together with them for breakfast and dinner ...So I didn’t see other Arabs around - they didn’t come close to our company ...Then my husband and I were in Sharm in Baron, we only had breakfasts, we dined with fruits from the market, and dined in Italian restaurant on the waterfront in Naama Bay...
So we didn’t see any annoying Arabs either...And then in the first three days, these very words about some annoying Arabs became clear to me...But I quickly organized all the Arabs in the right direction...I immediately got acquainted with all the bosses and we were treated well at a great distance, so as not to lose the location of the chef and their qualifications ...At Hilton Taba, all the staff speak great Russian! And understands even more...But your primitive English is also needed! We have such a good relationship there with Houskeeping, and on the beach, and there were just magicians in the restaurant! We made friends with the general manager of all restaurants, Mr. Mario ...Our very good waiter from the Palm Court restaurant told us that after my questionnaire, where I wrote about his wonderful service after a week of stay, he was upgraded this very qualification ...He was on the seventh sky! He just deserved it. We also enjoyed...
A large Moscow-Petersburg company somehow unexpectedly gathered there, and everyone also wrote with pleasure about their good service ...

Summary: be the master of the situation (guests in the hotel are the most important people), always ask about everything, fill out questionnaires after three days of your stay, where you indicate everything that you like and don't like ...You will get the best answer you can expect! At the same time, do not forget to behave in a civilized way - ask nicely and with a smile, just ask ...

Your frequent tips - PROVIDED WHAT YOU LIKE! - (5 local pounds each day for cleaning; 5 pounds for a la carte dinner per person (visit once every five days); the same amount daily for your waiter in the main restaurant) will make your stay unforgettable! You will be carried in your arms! The staff is not obligated to serve you for your all inkl. Stick to the rules of tipping accepted around the world.
This is the main rule of civilized people!