There are few guests. Check in immediately upon arrival. At 11 in the morning we were settled, although according to the mind they should not have been earlier than 14.00. The sunbeds are free. Didn't see a line to eat. Saw the beef steak (really delicious) and the chicken skewers. The rest is ordinary. They make omelettes and pasta in thermonuclear seasoning.
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There are few guests. Check in immediately upon arrival. At 11 in the morning we were settled, although according to the mind they should not have been earlier than 14.00. The sunbeds are free. Didn't see a line to eat. Saw the beef steak (really delicious) and the chicken skewers. The rest is ordinary. They make omelettes and pasta in thermonuclear seasoning. The entire hotel is full of stairs. With strollers and poor health, not here. The beach is very close, palm tents and plastic sunbeds. Full of free. Not a pontoon, but a normal pier, 35 meters with a very good access to the water, really convenient. Half-dead coral up to two meters, then a sandbank. There is nothing to snort. There are no sea activities, everything is closed. The staff is unusually polite and smiling. The pool is good, it is cleaned, there are three children's slides 4 meters high (they are narrow).
Animators do not hesitate to entertain two children. The Spa-center has a sauna 80 degrees and a cool pool with a diameter of 6 meters, called a jacuzzi. The massage is great, they do it without hack. Attention! The hotel is separate. To the left and right there is nothing but the Martian landscape. Dahab is 9 kilometers by highway. You can cut along the primer, but it's better not to. 50-70 pounds, in short, no more than $ 5 for a taxi. There is a free shuttle 2 times a day from the hotel. Diving only by yourself in Dahab. You will be taken away, equipped, not drowned. Google to the rescue. Call Alexey, he's a pro.
Animators do not hesitate to entertain two children. The Spa-center has a sauna 80 degrees and a cool pool with a diameter of 6 meters, called a jacuzzi. The massage is great, they do it without hack. Attention! The hotel is separate. To the left and right there is nothing but the Martian landscape. Dahab is 9 kilometers by highway. You can cut along the primer, but it's better not to. 50-70 pounds, in short, no more than $ 5 for a taxi. There is a free shuttle 2 times a day from the hotel. Diving only by yourself in Dahab. You will be taken away, equipped, not drowned. Google to the rescue. Call Alexey, he's a pro.
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We are now in this hotel. In addition to us 3 people vacationers. 5 days ago, exactly on the day of our arrival, a congress was held at the hotel, there were many guests, delicious food, an evening show. But the congress ended and our pleasant life ended. There is not even butter for breakfast, there are bowls with yesterday's food, there is no choice of dishes, the waiter never came to the table to ask if we even want to drink water.
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We are now in this hotel. In addition to us 3 people vacationers. 5 days ago, exactly on the day of our arrival, a congress was held at the hotel, there were many guests, delicious food, an evening show. But the congress ended and our pleasant life ended. There is not even butter for breakfast, there are bowls with yesterday's food, there is no choice of dishes, the waiter never came to the table to ask if we even want to drink water. Animators play tennis at the bar, there are no bartenders behind the bar, even the background music is such that one track has been playing on the reverse for 3 days already. We are shocked! First time like this. I really want to go home. In no case do we recommend this hotel to adequate people.
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From pleasant: Beautiful, well made. Lots of greenery. Corps (cottages) at different levels, the larger the first number - the farther from the sea, but closer to the dining room. Mass of stairs. From the first level to the food - 143 steps, but there are gentle slopes between all levels. Shuttle bass runs constantly, at all levels of the stop.
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Beautiful, well made. Lots of greenery. Corps (cottages) at different levels, the larger the first number - the farther from the sea, but closer to the dining room. Mass of stairs. From the first level to the food - 143 steps, but there are gentle slopes between all levels. Shuttle bass runs constantly, at all levels of the stop. The pier is comfortable, short, and with a roof. Comfortable poolside bar.
TV 32 "Samsung reads most formats from a flash drive.
In the room there is a kettle, 2 glasses, 2 cups, Nescafe black coffee sticks, black tea and sugar sachets.
The first surprise - by default, beer is issued in bottles. First time encountered this.
The animators are very nice. Stretching at 10.30 at least every day.
There is a ping pong table near the bar and near the gym. There is a tennis court.
Very tasty grilled chicken, it feels like it is being marinated.
From neutral:
The Superior room (164) is surprisingly small. Room approx 21m2.
It seems like a lot, but in other hotels, even in a lower class, standard rooms are more spacious. It is partially offset by a large balcony, 12-13m2. Roofless balcony.
Everything is ok in the room, only the flush button in the toilet requires a lot of effort to press. The air conditioner is working fine.
The corals are modest even compared to the neighboring Happy Life Village.
There is an abundance of power simulators in the gym, but not all of the electric ones work. 1 treadmill, 1 orbitrek, and 2 bikes. All. Plugs in from below where the power cable enters.
And not immediately, a minute and a half.
Out of trouble
1. Manager Mohamed sent us to the indoor gym. He didn't seem to know it was closed. But. There are about a hundred video cameras in the hotel; any guest at any moment is visible on the monitor screens. As a result, first, after our repeated approach to his counter, he called a man to open the hall. He came in 10 minutes later, opened the hall and left. How to turn on the simulators - we did not know, again at the reception.
Another 10 minutes. A man came and turned it on. From the first appeal to the inclusion of the simulators, thus, about 20 minutes. All this time we can be seen on the monitors at the reception ...And such an attitude is towards all guests.
2. By the dining room.
There is enough food. Of the unpleasant, but understandable - constantly undercooked / undercooked beef. Beautifully cut into thin wide slices, with or without sauce, but hard to chew.
From the inexplicable:
- only black tea. It's basically the same price. Why they don't give another one is a mystery. The standard set in other hotels is black, green, anise, chamomile, cinnamon, hibiscus. there may be some more, but the ones listed are stable, in all. Besides.
Sauces for 11 days in gravy boats were only for dinner, once or twice.
True, at the counter on duty at the point you can always ask for ketchup, and they always give Heinz ketchup in bags of 5 grams. How many you want. Maybe it's inclusive, I don't know. Very likely.
The most annoying.
From the pocket of the jacket in the closet, in the room (not from the safe), they pulled out 65 dollars. They refused to call the police. After, really, a scandal, with unsuccessful attempts on the part of the administration to translate the conversation into the status of "closed-covered-quiet-quiet ... ", they returned (drumroll! ) 35 dollars. They also smiled, like, "that's what good fellows we are" ...Management is in the share.
If without the last incident the score could be at the level of 7, then with theft, even less than half will be enough ...3.
Beautiful, well made. Lots of greenery. Corps (cottages) at different levels, the larger the first number - the farther from the sea, but closer to the dining room. Mass of stairs. From the first level to the food - 143 steps, but there are gentle slopes between all levels. Shuttle bass runs constantly, at all levels of the stop. The pier is comfortable, short, and with a roof. Comfortable poolside bar.
TV 32 "Samsung reads most formats from a flash drive.
In the room there is a kettle, 2 glasses, 2 cups, Nescafe black coffee sticks, black tea and sugar sachets.
The first surprise - by default, beer is issued in bottles. First time encountered this.
The animators are very nice. Stretching at 10.30 at least every day.
There is a ping pong table near the bar and near the gym. There is a tennis court.
Very tasty grilled chicken, it feels like it is being marinated.
From neutral:
The Superior room (164) is surprisingly small. Room approx 21m2.
It seems like a lot, but in other hotels, even in a lower class, standard rooms are more spacious. It is partially offset by a large balcony, 12-13m2. Roofless balcony.
Everything is ok in the room, only the flush button in the toilet requires a lot of effort to press. The air conditioner is working fine.
The corals are modest even compared to the neighboring Happy Life Village.
There is an abundance of power simulators in the gym, but not all of the electric ones work. 1 treadmill, 1 orbitrek, and 2 bikes. All. Plugs in from below where the power cable enters.
And not immediately, a minute and a half.
Out of trouble
1. Manager Mohamed sent us to the indoor gym. He didn't seem to know it was closed. But. There are about a hundred video cameras in the hotel; any guest at any moment is visible on the monitor screens. As a result, first, after our repeated approach to his counter, he called a man to open the hall. He came in 10 minutes later, opened the hall and left. How to turn on the simulators - we did not know, again at the reception.
Another 10 minutes. A man came and turned it on. From the first appeal to the inclusion of the simulators, thus, about 20 minutes. All this time we can be seen on the monitors at the reception ...And such an attitude is towards all guests.
2. By the dining room.
There is enough food. Of the unpleasant, but understandable - constantly undercooked / undercooked beef. Beautifully cut into thin wide slices, with or without sauce, but hard to chew.
From the inexplicable:
- only black tea. It's basically the same price. Why they don't give another one is a mystery. The standard set in other hotels is black, green, anise, chamomile, cinnamon, hibiscus. there may be some more, but the ones listed are stable, in all. Besides.
Sauces for 11 days in gravy boats were only for dinner, once or twice.
True, at the counter on duty at the point you can always ask for ketchup, and they always give Heinz ketchup in bags of 5 grams. How many you want. Maybe it's inclusive, I don't know. Very likely.
The most annoying.
From the pocket of the jacket in the closet, in the room (not from the safe), they pulled out 65 dollars. They refused to call the police. After, really, a scandal, with unsuccessful attempts on the part of the administration to translate the conversation into the status of "closed-covered-quiet-quiet ... ", they returned (drumroll! ) 35 dollars. They also smiled, like, "that's what good fellows we are" ...Management is in the share.
If without the last incident the score could be at the level of 7, then with theft, even less than half will be enough ...3.
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About the good: a wonderful landscape (mountains and the sea, no garbage cans around you, like in the center of Dahab), very few people in the hotel, good food (but the menu doesn’t change much; almost all drinks are paid, but no one cares if they brought with them, as and everywhere in Dahab). On the bad: the spa and, possibly, other entertainment facilities do not work; those.
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About the good: a wonderful landscape (mountains and the sea, no garbage cans around you, like in the center of Dahab), very few people in the hotel, good food (but the menu doesn’t change much; almost all drinks are paid, but no one cares if they brought with them, as and everywhere in Dahab).
On the bad: the spa and, possibly, other entertainment facilities do not work; those. there is not much to do in the hotel itself; drive to the center ~10 km (ATTENTION: not all dive centers provide a free transfer to this hotel); the telephone and refrigerator did not work, I had to kick the reception all evening to change it; there are a lot of stairs, if you stop to go diving or to other places - it’s better not to settle below level 5, because. moving around the hotel is either up or down, and below (beach and pool) divers still have nothing to catch. Air conditioners and other equipment seemed to have been brought from an older hotel, it clearly does not correspond to the age of the hotel. At least one person who watches the lawns at night has a weakness for swimsuits drying on the chairs of the terraces of the rooms on the first floor (no kidding, that's what the national fashion for swimwear brings to the toes).
In general, a good hotel, if you close your eyes to the shortcomings. The normal price of a taxi to the center of Dahab is 20 pounds (it is better to immediately agree with some carrier and take a phone from him); the hotel asks for 40 + you have to wait a long time for the car. There is free Wi-Fi at the reception (but the router dies quite regularly, it's better to buy a local SIM card with mobile internet).
On the bad: the spa and, possibly, other entertainment facilities do not work; those. there is not much to do in the hotel itself; drive to the center ~10 km (ATTENTION: not all dive centers provide a free transfer to this hotel); the telephone and refrigerator did not work, I had to kick the reception all evening to change it; there are a lot of stairs, if you stop to go diving or to other places - it’s better not to settle below level 5, because. moving around the hotel is either up or down, and below (beach and pool) divers still have nothing to catch. Air conditioners and other equipment seemed to have been brought from an older hotel, it clearly does not correspond to the age of the hotel. At least one person who watches the lawns at night has a weakness for swimsuits drying on the chairs of the terraces of the rooms on the first floor (no kidding, that's what the national fashion for swimwear brings to the toes).
In general, a good hotel, if you close your eyes to the shortcomings. The normal price of a taxi to the center of Dahab is 20 pounds (it is better to immediately agree with some carrier and take a phone from him); the hotel asks for 40 + you have to wait a long time for the car. There is free Wi-Fi at the reception (but the router dies quite regularly, it's better to buy a local SIM card with mobile internet).
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This is not the first time in Egypt, but I have never really enjoyed complete relaxation, excellent service and a hotel in general. From the window of the room there is a beautiful view of the sea. I dined on the terrace of the restaurant and admired the bay. The hotel was half empty. Pleased with the complete absence of eternally dissatisfied and negatively tuned tourists from the CIS.
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This is not the first time in Egypt, but I have never really enjoyed complete relaxation, excellent service and a hotel in general. From the window of the room there is a beautiful view of the sea. I dined on the terrace of the restaurant and admired the bay. The hotel was half empty. Pleased with the complete absence of eternally dissatisfied and negatively tuned tourists from the CIS. The staff is very polite and unobtrusive. In general, only positive impressions. The only negative was annoying flies on the beach (but the hotel has nothing to do with it).
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Caution - here they cheat and extort! Recently (7.11) returned from this "hotel". I fully agree with previous reviews, but with significant additions. People quite rightly minimized contact with hotel staff and services. Unfortunately, we did not succeed in doing this, as a result, we got tired of communicating with the roguish hotel staff and "engaged" representatives of Anex Tour.
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Caution - here they cheat and extort!
Recently (7.11) returned from this "hotel". I fully agree with previous reviews, but with significant additions. People quite rightly minimized contact with hotel staff and services. Unfortunately, we did not succeed in doing this, as a result, we got tired of communicating with the roguish hotel staff and "engaged" representatives of Anex Tour. I have been going to Egypt for the thirteenth year with my family, as a rule, twice a year, and have been associated with the tourist business for about ten years. I know very well the hotels of Dahab in the lagoon and Le Meridien. All of them leave a more or less pleasant impression. Against their background, Mercure looks like a "black sheep".
At the first meeting I was struck by the reception management. No napkins, cocktail, hibiscus for you. Air conditioners do not work - closeness. Baksheesh is a common thing in Egypt, but for the first time I saw the manager of a five-star hotel, referring to the difficulties of settling (we had a company of three families), eagerly looking into my wallet. Further more. The porter at this "super hotel" is in the singular, there are no means of mechanization, and this despite the fact that the terrain is very difficult (steep mountain). No wonder that the angry porter broke one of the suitcases, tearing the handle out of it with meat, and it took about an hour to wait for the luggage to change clothes.
We didn't expect much from the food. It has long been considered that a bottle of wine plus tea, coffee, cola at dinner cost more than a chic dinner in an excellent Dahab fish restaurant with the same bottle of wine bought four to five times cheaper in a store. But even here Mercure managed to surprise. At breakfast - dirty napkins with crumbs, scanty greens, fruit purely from cans. Even vegetable oil (I'm not talking about olive oil) is in great short supply here - one lonely, always empty 100 gram jar for the entire restaurant. Dinner is even worse. In the worst traditions of public catering - salted and peppered dishes, tough, conditionally edible meat - an old dirty trick designed to make the client pay for unreasonably expensive drinks. At the same time, I saw for the first time that any sauces were completely absent at dinner. A similar disgrace with beach towels, dirty sunbeds, constant unlocking of plastic keys, forcing mountain climbs in the heat at the reception.
But even all these outrages of a hotel claiming to be 5 * could not spoil our impressions of the rest. Moreover, everything not related to the service of the hotel was very good. Spacious room with a gorgeous sea view, a kettle, a bit noisy for a modern hotel, but the air conditioner works properly. As an amateur underwater photographer, I responsibly declare that the hotel has an excellent coral reef, albeit not very bright, which is typical for Dahab, but with a lot of living creatures. On holidays, Paul's colleague, an octopus, comes. Really friendly bartender on the beach, very fond of our company for generous orders of expensive and tasteless food. We also became friends with the taxi dispatcher, Yasser. If you order a taxi in two directions - the price is 60 pounds and it makes no sense to take "Redvans" in Dahab for 25 (with bargaining), especially since taxis are served to the room.
And yet they managed to spoil the rest on the last day. Having requested a check on the eve of the day of departure, I was surprised by the final amount. I was also surprised by the reaction of the hotel manager Mismail, who was clearly upset and even outraged that we were only leaving tomorrow. The fact is that I had a suitcase with me, I took the equipment from the dive center. Therefore, "no hesitation", this "handsome man" added the amount of $ 180 (the bill is attached). However, even realizing his mistake (of course, not arithmetic, but tactical), he did not consider it necessary to "win back" back, citing a failure in system. Greed overpowered. I speak about the fact of fraud confidently, as I received confirmation of this. In the evening, an invoice with an identified postscript was presented to another Russian-speaking manager Ahmed (AADEL) (they changed). The guy turned pale, said that his friend would have big problems and asked I replied that the problem could be solved if the general manager of the hotel came with an apology, whose smug smile we saw only on the plasma screen at the reception (see photo). the reception desk is left to itself like our anecdotal law enforcement officers: "They gave me a computer - turn around as you like. " We were finally convinced of deliberate fraud when we began to deal with the account of our friends. It turns out that 170-180 dollars is a "tax". Even more indignant are the managers of the Anex Tour, whose only function is to play along in the petty fraud of the hotel managers. It was with the participation of the accompanying manager, Mohammed, that they managed to negotiate half of the amount of bad checks. In conclusion, I call on all tourists, friends of Dahab, the diving and surfing community to boycott this hotel, at least until a public apology from its management.
Recently (7.11) returned from this "hotel". I fully agree with previous reviews, but with significant additions. People quite rightly minimized contact with hotel staff and services. Unfortunately, we did not succeed in doing this, as a result, we got tired of communicating with the roguish hotel staff and "engaged" representatives of Anex Tour. I have been going to Egypt for the thirteenth year with my family, as a rule, twice a year, and have been associated with the tourist business for about ten years. I know very well the hotels of Dahab in the lagoon and Le Meridien. All of them leave a more or less pleasant impression. Against their background, Mercure looks like a "black sheep".
At the first meeting I was struck by the reception management. No napkins, cocktail, hibiscus for you. Air conditioners do not work - closeness. Baksheesh is a common thing in Egypt, but for the first time I saw the manager of a five-star hotel, referring to the difficulties of settling (we had a company of three families), eagerly looking into my wallet. Further more. The porter at this "super hotel" is in the singular, there are no means of mechanization, and this despite the fact that the terrain is very difficult (steep mountain). No wonder that the angry porter broke one of the suitcases, tearing the handle out of it with meat, and it took about an hour to wait for the luggage to change clothes.
We didn't expect much from the food. It has long been considered that a bottle of wine plus tea, coffee, cola at dinner cost more than a chic dinner in an excellent Dahab fish restaurant with the same bottle of wine bought four to five times cheaper in a store. But even here Mercure managed to surprise. At breakfast - dirty napkins with crumbs, scanty greens, fruit purely from cans. Even vegetable oil (I'm not talking about olive oil) is in great short supply here - one lonely, always empty 100 gram jar for the entire restaurant. Dinner is even worse. In the worst traditions of public catering - salted and peppered dishes, tough, conditionally edible meat - an old dirty trick designed to make the client pay for unreasonably expensive drinks. At the same time, I saw for the first time that any sauces were completely absent at dinner. A similar disgrace with beach towels, dirty sunbeds, constant unlocking of plastic keys, forcing mountain climbs in the heat at the reception.
But even all these outrages of a hotel claiming to be 5 * could not spoil our impressions of the rest. Moreover, everything not related to the service of the hotel was very good. Spacious room with a gorgeous sea view, a kettle, a bit noisy for a modern hotel, but the air conditioner works properly. As an amateur underwater photographer, I responsibly declare that the hotel has an excellent coral reef, albeit not very bright, which is typical for Dahab, but with a lot of living creatures. On holidays, Paul's colleague, an octopus, comes. Really friendly bartender on the beach, very fond of our company for generous orders of expensive and tasteless food. We also became friends with the taxi dispatcher, Yasser. If you order a taxi in two directions - the price is 60 pounds and it makes no sense to take "Redvans" in Dahab for 25 (with bargaining), especially since taxis are served to the room.
And yet they managed to spoil the rest on the last day. Having requested a check on the eve of the day of departure, I was surprised by the final amount. I was also surprised by the reaction of the hotel manager Mismail, who was clearly upset and even outraged that we were only leaving tomorrow. The fact is that I had a suitcase with me, I took the equipment from the dive center. Therefore, "no hesitation", this "handsome man" added the amount of $ 180 (the bill is attached). However, even realizing his mistake (of course, not arithmetic, but tactical), he did not consider it necessary to "win back" back, citing a failure in system. Greed overpowered. I speak about the fact of fraud confidently, as I received confirmation of this. In the evening, an invoice with an identified postscript was presented to another Russian-speaking manager Ahmed (AADEL) (they changed). The guy turned pale, said that his friend would have big problems and asked I replied that the problem could be solved if the general manager of the hotel came with an apology, whose smug smile we saw only on the plasma screen at the reception (see photo). the reception desk is left to itself like our anecdotal law enforcement officers: "They gave me a computer - turn around as you like. " We were finally convinced of deliberate fraud when we began to deal with the account of our friends. It turns out that 170-180 dollars is a "tax". Even more indignant are the managers of the Anex Tour, whose only function is to play along in the petty fraud of the hotel managers. It was with the participation of the accompanying manager, Mohammed, that they managed to negotiate half of the amount of bad checks. In conclusion, I call on all tourists, friends of Dahab, the diving and surfing community to boycott this hotel, at least until a public apology from its management.
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Approximately an hour from Sharm on a 4-lane (separated) highway. The general feeling (October 18-25.2010) is positive. Large rooms, large, no, rather, multi-level and therefore seeming large, the territory of the hotel. From the windows of the rooms you can see the sea, and the first floor or second..
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Approximately an hour from Sharm on a 4-lane (separated) highway.
The general feeling (October 18-25.2010) is positive. Large rooms, large, no, rather, multi-level and therefore seeming large, the territory of the hotel. From the windows of the rooms you can see the sea, and the first floor or second....? On the second one there is a large balcony, but you can’t go out through it, on the first one there is green grass from the balcony... I don’t even know which is better.
Large beach, half empty almost all the time. There is no sand strip, but there is a platform and a pontoon. Small detail: the steps of the stairs leading into the water are wrapped with a rope so that the legs do not slip. A trifle, but nice.
There are corals and even fish, but everything, as it were, is worn. But at 2. . 3 km, towards Dahab, there are very beautiful corals…. The main thing and the main thing in the hotel is a beach, family vacation, swimming and, most importantly, boarding (if there is a wind).
We came here for half board, but it turned out that for a month now, as all inclusive has been operating. The tour operator is clearly screwed up. For comparison: a can of beer in a hotel - $4. . 5, in Dahab - $1, a bottle of water in a hotel - about $6, against "less than a dollar" in Dahab.
The service staff is not arrogant, which was a pleasant surprise, although perhaps this is because there are only twenty percent of Russians and, mostly, families with children. A lot of Italians and French, and, which was also surprising, not noisy, not noisy, shrouded in cigarette smoke - no, quite decent people who know how to behave in society. A lot of Germans and Scandinavians, as a rule, with two, three children... , the eye rests on fair-haired children...
Nutrition - generally normal, ie. there is a choice, but there is also frankly tasteless: soy sausages, for example, or something grassy.
A small, but even more disgusting drawback: the fact that the only Russian-language TV channel is religious, but in Russia I have never heard of it. TBN is a good news channel whose materials are mainly Israeli, American, etc. produced, but dubbed into Russian. Very interesting, what is the orientation of the hotel management? And this despite the fact that there are official news channels in English, German, Italian. To set up a hotel satellite server, for example, on Channel 1 (ORT) of Russian television, it turns out that one has to wait for the arrival of a specialist almost from France....And once every half a year. Lie, probably…. .
When the wind blows from Dahab (3 km along the water), a huge amount of bags, bottles, garbage is washed ashore and under water. On the shore, on the territory of the hotel, all this is removed, but no one cleans it underwater, and the sight of corals in polyethylene is unpleasant. It is necessary to organize teams of underwater cleaners. And to the right or left of the hotel - just a big dump, as well as the territory of the Dahab settlement, well, except maybe a hundred or two meters along its embankment...
In general, there is no need to regret choosing this hotel, although the second time is unlikely.
The general feeling (October 18-25.2010) is positive. Large rooms, large, no, rather, multi-level and therefore seeming large, the territory of the hotel. From the windows of the rooms you can see the sea, and the first floor or second....? On the second one there is a large balcony, but you can’t go out through it, on the first one there is green grass from the balcony... I don’t even know which is better.
Large beach, half empty almost all the time. There is no sand strip, but there is a platform and a pontoon. Small detail: the steps of the stairs leading into the water are wrapped with a rope so that the legs do not slip. A trifle, but nice.
There are corals and even fish, but everything, as it were, is worn. But at 2. . 3 km, towards Dahab, there are very beautiful corals…. The main thing and the main thing in the hotel is a beach, family vacation, swimming and, most importantly, boarding (if there is a wind).
We came here for half board, but it turned out that for a month now, as all inclusive has been operating. The tour operator is clearly screwed up. For comparison: a can of beer in a hotel - $4. . 5, in Dahab - $1, a bottle of water in a hotel - about $6, against "less than a dollar" in Dahab.
The service staff is not arrogant, which was a pleasant surprise, although perhaps this is because there are only twenty percent of Russians and, mostly, families with children. A lot of Italians and French, and, which was also surprising, not noisy, not noisy, shrouded in cigarette smoke - no, quite decent people who know how to behave in society. A lot of Germans and Scandinavians, as a rule, with two, three children... , the eye rests on fair-haired children...
Nutrition - generally normal, ie. there is a choice, but there is also frankly tasteless: soy sausages, for example, or something grassy.
A small, but even more disgusting drawback: the fact that the only Russian-language TV channel is religious, but in Russia I have never heard of it. TBN is a good news channel whose materials are mainly Israeli, American, etc. produced, but dubbed into Russian. Very interesting, what is the orientation of the hotel management? And this despite the fact that there are official news channels in English, German, Italian. To set up a hotel satellite server, for example, on Channel 1 (ORT) of Russian television, it turns out that one has to wait for the arrival of a specialist almost from France....And once every half a year. Lie, probably…. .
When the wind blows from Dahab (3 km along the water), a huge amount of bags, bottles, garbage is washed ashore and under water. On the shore, on the territory of the hotel, all this is removed, but no one cleans it underwater, and the sight of corals in polyethylene is unpleasant. It is necessary to organize teams of underwater cleaners. And to the right or left of the hotel - just a big dump, as well as the territory of the Dahab settlement, well, except maybe a hundred or two meters along its embankment...
In general, there is no need to regret choosing this hotel, although the second time is unlikely.
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We can say that the hotel is super, everything is new, the room is large, the plumbing is excellent, the territory is huge, there are 15-20 people. Accordingly, the beach and near the pool is almost always empty. While the upper cases are working, the lower ones are in the process. Therefore, there are more workers than vacationers, but this does not bother, although they stare at the girls very well.
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We can say that the hotel is super, everything is new, the room is large, the plumbing is excellent, the territory is huge, there are 15-20 people. Accordingly, the beach and near the pool is almost always empty. While the upper cases are working, the lower ones are in the process. Therefore, there are more workers than vacationers, but this does not bother, although they stare at the girls very well. The food is excellent, but so far only half-board. The “buffet” system operated while the Germans were there... they left and the “Russians” were limited - one salad, meat or fish, and dessert. We ate normally, and it’s nice when they bring it up and serve it. A day later, the Turks or the Israelis arrived and, please, fly in. This shows the attitude towards "ours". Although our ticket cost $325, it was still unpleasant. Positive: staff, kitchen, coral, space. What I would attribute to the minuses: 1) far in the desert, 2) the shuttle runs inconveniently - there 9-30 back 12-30, there 17-00 back 21-30 (and dinner? ), 3) wind, 4) in the village you need to look for fruit (they didn’t give strawberries at the hotel. Separately, about PEGAS and excursions. We were interested in a tour to Jerusalem, so the Pegasus broke $ 220 per person, and on the street - 120. Naturally, we took it on the street in the Palma Bedouin Safari from Akhmeta (see photo). Already the jeep on which we were brought to the bus scared me, the bus itself was full, but the main thing was that we were not given a visa to Israel. That is, they gave us to others from Ukraine, but we were stupidly not on the list of the group. From Taba we we traveled at our own expense - $ 40. Actually, the guide from the Egyptian bus (the Arab "Dima") met us at customs, put us in a tarantayka and promised (20 minutes) that the money would be returned to us (sorry, I didn’t take a picture of him). , after a sleepless night at 10-00 in the office to Akhmet... there is no money, they will be in the evening or tomorrow and not all, but we ourselves are to blame for the 160 dollars that the Ukrainians. Then the search for the police and meeting with Akhmet in a tourist policy. There is no money again, and so the last two days. I managed to snatch $ 230 and that's the glory of the police officer. Lost 50 dollars for two days of rest, a lot of nerves.
A few more words about the hotel. This is not 5 stars, not enough chic - the deck chairs are plastic, in the bathroom there is only a shower, slippers, bathrobes, fragrances - know. In Tunisia, 4 is much better. But you can’t call the hotel a triple either - a huge territory, a chic pool, waterfalls, flowers, a digital safe, Wi-Fi in the lobby, all new beds, mattresses, but the TV is not plasma, and the cabinet doors no longer open. The gym was seen only through the glass - renovation, sauna, jacuzzi - renovation, etc. Diving center on site. There are no boards. There is no map yet. Lunch in the room 80 pounds. Accordingly, the price is $ 325 from Odessa. I think prices will rise over time - so why do you need it then. Judge for yourself…
A few more words about the hotel. This is not 5 stars, not enough chic - the deck chairs are plastic, in the bathroom there is only a shower, slippers, bathrobes, fragrances - know. In Tunisia, 4 is much better. But you can’t call the hotel a triple either - a huge territory, a chic pool, waterfalls, flowers, a digital safe, Wi-Fi in the lobby, all new beds, mattresses, but the TV is not plasma, and the cabinet doors no longer open. The gym was seen only through the glass - renovation, sauna, jacuzzi - renovation, etc. Diving center on site. There are no boards. There is no map yet. Lunch in the room 80 pounds. Accordingly, the price is $ 325 from Odessa. I think prices will rise over time - so why do you need it then. Judge for yourself…
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