Your rating of this hotel:
5.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms:
8.0
Service:
7.0
Cleanliness:
9.0
Food:
8.0
Amenities:
8.0
We spontaneously gathered on vacation . . Literally in 3 days we bought a ticket and flew. The ticket cost 45.000 for two. Of the hotels offered Hilton, Sonesta, Morgana. Morgana was rejected immediately, I didn’t really want to go to Sonesta, because they were embarrassed by the reviews about the lack of sun loungers, they began to book the Hilton, but they didn’t confirm it. As a result, they chose Sonesta, because they wanted to meet the 45.000.
We arrived at the hotel at 5.00 in the morning, settled only at 12.00, until that time they did not feed or drink. The room got a good one with a sea view and absolutely free of charge, which is almost unrealistic in Egypt.
Alcohol is free until 23.00. Then for money. Hookah, brewed tea, too, for a separate fee.
NUTRITION:
Reading the reviews, I always didn’t understand the people who wrote: BAD and SINGLE food, etc. , then I realized that this really happens. For breakfast, exclusively sour tomatoes that remained from dinner, eggs (fried, boiled, baked, twisted, spun), mashed potatoes (not natural), sausages (it is impossible to eat), cucumbers (if you're lucky), sausage (for an amateur), cheese ( the only thing that is really DELICIOUS), pastries (they didn’t shine here either, although it’s strange for Egypt, I never had problems with this, I rested in Egypt for the 4th time). Teaspoons are exclusively plastic, which was also surprising, the first day there were no saucers! I would rate lunch and dinner at 4, you could always find something tasty, but with fruits and cucumbers - trouble. Fruit - finely chopped melon, dates, oranges, watermelon was 2-3 times all the time (also finely chopped). Ice cream from 14 to 15 at the pool bar.
NUMBERS:
The rooms are standard. The room has a mini-bar, TV with 1 Russian channel, hairdryer, safe. The room was cleaned in a day. Cleaning consisted of changing linen and towels. Everything. They did not sweep, a layer of dust grew before our eyes. Dear compatriots, at first they personally booked a Cliff Top room for us, it was cheaper by 5.000 rubles, in the end it was not confirmed and we arrived at the Standard. And thank God. Cliff Top are rooms that are located on the other side of the reception, on the mountain, though there is a pool and a restaurant, but it's a complete. . .
BEACH:
The sea is beautiful, those who travel to Egypt for the first time will be pleasantly pleased. The sun loungers are terrible, old, some broken. If you burn easily in the sun and you need an umbrella, then be prepared for the fact that you have to get up at 7.00 in the morning, otherwise they are already gone, towels, caps, panama hats are everywhere . . anything except people, although there are stand on which it is written "Reservation of sun loungers is FORBIDDEN". We arrived at about 10-00 and lay down on the first line by the sea, there are always places there, but without umbrellas. Beach towels are living their life. . Faded and old, but they will live for a long time : )) until obvious holes appear.
POOL:
There are 2 pools on the territory. The pool in the main building always had free places, I don’t know about the other one. No obvious dirt was seen.
ANIMATION:
Volleyball, water polo, belly dance, aqua aerobics, exercise, evening show, disco for kids from 21 to 22. From 23 to 2-00 nights disco for adults : ) Various music. The animators are trying, although it doesn’t pull 5 stars either.
SPORT:
This is a separate song . . I could not resist not to write about it . . 5 simulators on which it is DANGEROUS to practice. Such a terrible junk that KAPETS, come in, look, laugh, one treadmill is worth something. But at the same time, they are allowed to approach them only in sneakers, for your own safety (as they explain). There is also table tennis, it is located where the Kids CLub is and is open until 16.00, this is also a must see.
THE SHOPS:
The hotel has about 5 shops: Jewelry, souvenir shop, shops with all sorts of nonsense (chocolates, chips, masks, fins, slippers, T-shirts, hygiene products), papyri and fragrance. oils. Prices leave much to be desired, however, as usual, ie. you need to bargain everywhere, but they are in a better position, since the nearest stores are in the city of Nuweiba, which is 20-30 km from the hotel (round trip 25 dollars)
TOURS:
We bought excursions from the One Tour company. We found their website at home, chose excursions, talked on the phone upon arrival, and paid already on the bus . . Israel 1 day - $ 110, Jordan on the ferry - $ 195. We were taken to Israel from the hotel at 23-00 and arrived on the trail. day at 21:00. The tour is challenging but educational. Take shower gel with you, because after the Dead Sea it is difficult to wash off, it forms on the skin like an oil film. Mud, salt, soap, hand cream can be bought on the way back at the border in Duty Free for $5 each. There is also an interesting offer for alcohol, a whole wall and everything for 10 dollars (1l - Bacardi, Whiskey (various), martinis, liqueurs, Finlandia vodka). On the tour I met a woman, she bought the same tours but from the Pegasus operator, in the end they cost her much more Israel - 180, Jordan 240, and everything else was the same for us.
We went on a sea trip. Worth $50. A good boat, they give masks, flippers, food, drinks are also included. They carry along the coast, it can be seen due to the fact that you can’t swim far - the border, but it’s beautiful.
TOTAL: The phrase "Tonny, remove the extra stars" (C) from the Tele 2 advertisement went through our entire vacation, because we wanted to pick out an extra couple of stars. It's not clear where they came from. 3 star hotel and no other options.
BUT. . .
We liked the rest, although the hotel was shocked. We set ourselves up in such a way that the main thing for us is the sun and the sea, and the rest is nonsense. Maybe my review seemed very critical to someone - sorry, but this is the truth of life, there is simply something to compare with. I have been to many places and seen many things. If it is possible not to go to this hotel, then it is better not to. Choose Radisson Blu, they have excellent food and amazing territory, and the Internet in the lobby is free, and not like in Sonest $ 7 for 30 minutes. Good luck and have a great holiday. Do not forget that you make your rest yourself. The main thing is the mood!
We arrived at the hotel at 5.00 in the morning, settled only at 12.00, until that time they did not feed or drink. The room got a good one with a sea view and absolutely free of charge, which is almost unrealistic in Egypt.
Alcohol is free until 23.00. Then for money. Hookah, brewed tea, too, for a separate fee.
NUTRITION:
Reading the reviews, I always didn’t understand the people who wrote: BAD and SINGLE food, etc. , then I realized that this really happens. For breakfast, exclusively sour tomatoes that remained from dinner, eggs (fried, boiled, baked, twisted, spun), mashed potatoes (not natural), sausages (it is impossible to eat), cucumbers (if you're lucky), sausage (for an amateur), cheese ( the only thing that is really DELICIOUS), pastries (they didn’t shine here either, although it’s strange for Egypt, I never had problems with this, I rested in Egypt for the 4th time). Teaspoons are exclusively plastic, which was also surprising, the first day there were no saucers! I would rate lunch and dinner at 4, you could always find something tasty, but with fruits and cucumbers - trouble. Fruit - finely chopped melon, dates, oranges, watermelon was 2-3 times all the time (also finely chopped). Ice cream from 14 to 15 at the pool bar.
NUMBERS:
The rooms are standard. The room has a mini-bar, TV with 1 Russian channel, hairdryer, safe. The room was cleaned in a day. Cleaning consisted of changing linen and towels. Everything. They did not sweep, a layer of dust grew before our eyes. Dear compatriots, at first they personally booked a Cliff Top room for us, it was cheaper by 5.000 rubles, in the end it was not confirmed and we arrived at the Standard. And thank God. Cliff Top are rooms that are located on the other side of the reception, on the mountain, though there is a pool and a restaurant, but it's a complete. . .
BEACH:
The sea is beautiful, those who travel to Egypt for the first time will be pleasantly pleased. The sun loungers are terrible, old, some broken. If you burn easily in the sun and you need an umbrella, then be prepared for the fact that you have to get up at 7.00 in the morning, otherwise they are already gone, towels, caps, panama hats are everywhere . . anything except people, although there are stand on which it is written "Reservation of sun loungers is FORBIDDEN". We arrived at about 10-00 and lay down on the first line by the sea, there are always places there, but without umbrellas. Beach towels are living their life. . Faded and old, but they will live for a long time : )) until obvious holes appear.
POOL:
There are 2 pools on the territory. The pool in the main building always had free places, I don’t know about the other one. No obvious dirt was seen.
ANIMATION:
Volleyball, water polo, belly dance, aqua aerobics, exercise, evening show, disco for kids from 21 to 22. From 23 to 2-00 nights disco for adults : ) Various music. The animators are trying, although it doesn’t pull 5 stars either.
SPORT:
This is a separate song . . I could not resist not to write about it . . 5 simulators on which it is DANGEROUS to practice. Such a terrible junk that KAPETS, come in, look, laugh, one treadmill is worth something. But at the same time, they are allowed to approach them only in sneakers, for your own safety (as they explain). There is also table tennis, it is located where the Kids CLub is and is open until 16.00, this is also a must see.
THE SHOPS:
The hotel has about 5 shops: Jewelry, souvenir shop, shops with all sorts of nonsense (chocolates, chips, masks, fins, slippers, T-shirts, hygiene products), papyri and fragrance. oils. Prices leave much to be desired, however, as usual, ie. you need to bargain everywhere, but they are in a better position, since the nearest stores are in the city of Nuweiba, which is 20-30 km from the hotel (round trip 25 dollars)
TOURS:
We bought excursions from the One Tour company. We found their website at home, chose excursions, talked on the phone upon arrival, and paid already on the bus . . Israel 1 day - $ 110, Jordan on the ferry - $ 195. We were taken to Israel from the hotel at 23-00 and arrived on the trail. day at 21:00. The tour is challenging but educational. Take shower gel with you, because after the Dead Sea it is difficult to wash off, it forms on the skin like an oil film. Mud, salt, soap, hand cream can be bought on the way back at the border in Duty Free for $5 each. There is also an interesting offer for alcohol, a whole wall and everything for 10 dollars (1l - Bacardi, Whiskey (various), martinis, liqueurs, Finlandia vodka). On the tour I met a woman, she bought the same tours but from the Pegasus operator, in the end they cost her much more Israel - 180, Jordan 240, and everything else was the same for us.
We went on a sea trip. Worth $50. A good boat, they give masks, flippers, food, drinks are also included. They carry along the coast, it can be seen due to the fact that you can’t swim far - the border, but it’s beautiful.
TOTAL: The phrase "Tonny, remove the extra stars" (C) from the Tele 2 advertisement went through our entire vacation, because we wanted to pick out an extra couple of stars. It's not clear where they came from. 3 star hotel and no other options.
BUT. . .
We liked the rest, although the hotel was shocked. We set ourselves up in such a way that the main thing for us is the sun and the sea, and the rest is nonsense. Maybe my review seemed very critical to someone - sorry, but this is the truth of life, there is simply something to compare with. I have been to many places and seen many things. If it is possible not to go to this hotel, then it is better not to. Choose Radisson Blu, they have excellent food and amazing territory, and the Internet in the lobby is free, and not like in Sonest $ 7 for 30 minutes. Good luck and have a great holiday. Do not forget that you make your rest yourself. The main thing is the mood!
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