очень хорошо! very good!

Dahab is a resort for sports divers, windsurfers and boats. But all this does not apply to Le Meridian. This hotel, on the contrary, is great for relaxing in silence, at the foot of the sandy mountains, with its own good coral reef, heated pool, hammam, sauna, lazy aqua aerobics (good for exhausted office workers of any gender). The hotel is a solid 5. A newspaper in the morning with the main world news (if you want English) or Russian (if you position yourself as am-rush), pressure, humidity, wind, etc. (for the first time in 6 trips to Egypt, I learned that the humidity in Egypt is 7 (SEVEN! ) percent, this is against Moscow, then - 95-100. and then there are the mountains...
the hotel is located on ledges. to the beach - stairs.
to the right of the beach - emptiness with Crimean landscapes (practically violet))))), to the left - emptiness with a kilometer, and behind the emptiness - already hotels of athletes - LAGUNA. there is windsurfing and kiting.

Even the sunbeds here are not the same as everywhere else. natural sypathetic dark wood, there are no mattresses - instead of them there is a net. you throw a towel on top - it’s very convenient, you don’t sweat from below))) Beach guys bring 0.5 water from the morning. During the day you can buy beer, cocktails. Order a motorboat and ride to the other end of the lagoon (having bargained for $ 15, they will take you). from there it's great to walk along the shore, to see all these windsurfing clubs. I'll make a reservation right away - I'm not an athlete. But you can take an hour of windsurfing. stands in a Russian surf club - 4 squares inexpensively. 10-15 dollars per hour. you can take weekly lessons - for everything about everything 200uev somewhere. But it's convenient if you live in Laguna (good hotels are Swiss Inn and Hilton). But the Lagoon is sandy inlets and myriads of sails and boards. And Le meridian is a coral reef and a pontoon. The pontoon has sand and waist-deep water. To Koralaa - in a straight line along the coast of 50 meters and along it how much mood is enough. It is harder to swim back - there is a light current (keep in mind). There are enough fish. I counted 15 varieties. Not all even seatrip in Hurghada and Sharm can count so many. The hotel also has a surf station on the beach. but it is necessary to start from the wind (from the water). For beginners - not suitable. You can return from Laguna either by catching something on the road (10-15 pounds) or by motorboat (someone will bring you up for 5-10 bucks). we walked on foot, but this kilometer to the meridian is a wasteland and it’s unpleasant to go there, especially in the evening by the light of a lamp from the camera (we decided to take a walk and regretted it - the sun had set. Without the lantern of the video camera, my legs would have been broken). However, the guards in the meridian are sleepy. we entered freely from the shore. and from the street - figs will be missed.
The rooms have plasma panels. this is not very convenient - because. they are to the right of the beds - and you can only watch them from the sofa. The room itself is nice. The bath and tub have a separate shower. An interesting feature - the mirror doors turn out to be not a locker - but a window from the bath to the room)))). why this is done is a mystery. Wi-Fi is available for an additional fee (a little expensive - 10 bucks seems to be in half an hour. And there is a computer in the reception hall. The price tag, of course, is oborzeli. They take advantage of the fact that the hotel is out of the way. No shops or ANY entertainment). There is something in the city. But we must keep in mind that this is a resort for athletes. and Although the city has a bazaar and a bunch of shops, and on the embankment there are a myriad of cafes with (it seems that they didn’t risk it, they are very timid to authentic cuisine) with fresh fish and seafood. In the city itself - on the embankment - there are a lot of Internet cafes, there is an HOUR of Internet with a Russian keyboard FIVE POUNDS (less than a dollar).
You can call a taxi to the city (they ask a little expensive) - but what's the point if you can catch (although the road seems deserted) a ride and drive for 10-15 pounds (for a change), for example, in an army jeep)))))))))).
It is better to take a taxi back - there are a lot of them lying around idle.
The hotel is on the outskirts (as I said) and it’s really late better not to return. The picturesque road during the day is unpleasant and dark at night. Although the Laguna from a hill looks very beautiful, flashing lights.

The food is average. without fanaticism. We were almost immediately after the opening - in some places something was puttied in the rows of rooms somewhere to the left and above, but very quietly and noiselessly. And there were few people - for the whole hotel there were 100 people, half of them were Russians, the rest were different. There were even a couple of American aunts, France, Italy, Germany, and so on.
Well, meeting with wet towels upon arrival is the norm of 5-rock already. at 22-00 you can listen in a round glass bar overlooking the Laguna - live music (rehashing calm hits), drink wine (excellent Omar Khayyam). But in the city, a bottle costs as much as a glass here (25 pounds). Then smoke a hookah in the air under the strumming of some Arabic strumpet, drink hibiscus, play backgammon (they bring it without problems). there really isn't anything else to do there.
In the evening, a sauna (or a hammam - who cares) and a heated pool with sea water + a Jacuzzi with bubbles are still good. There are also several pools with fresh water. In the evening, you can still walk a couple of circles around the territory. sit by the room. All rooms with sea view. No 20 bucks at the reception - no point. But who knows what they'll think when they get going.
In short, an imposing lazy rest, with periodic soaking in the pools, leisurely snorkeling, clean mountain air, a pleasant view around. The staff (on the occasion of the opening of the hotel in October-07) was terribly friendly. There was even a Russian-speaking girl at the reception, but because she was new to the hotel - she herself did not know anything about the region, or about excursions or about the hotel))))))). But she really wanted to help.
Excursions are available in the city and surf clubs in Laguna.
You can go to Jordan (Petra) and Israel (Jerusalem). Quite expensive - for 200 uev somewhere (Acquaintances really from charm for 2 days at once for both for 300 they say they went).
By the way, it’s about an hour and a half to go to Dahab from Sharm along a pretty mountain road (without cliffs - everything is fine). There are no problems with moving, although Dahab is about 100 km from Sharm.
In general, if you go for a week, tired, so that no one touches you, read a book, relax, a little surfing, a little snorkeling, then this is a great option. Such a pension. or family. ))))))
But the hotel itself is correct.

Well, if it's sport-sport-sport, then it's in Laguna.