Unfulfilled hopes

Written: 5 may 2010
Travel time: 26 april — 4 may 2010
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For families with children
Your rating of this hotel:
5.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 7.0
Service: 7.0
Cleanliness: 7.0
Food: 7.0
Amenities: 9.0
In Egypt, my family and I for the second time, the first time we were lucky enough to rest in Sharm El Sheikh at the Hilton. We gathered there on the wave of pleasant memories. . . But we didn't get anything like that here. Very old rooms (many of them) especially bungalows, it should be noted that the interior and exterior design of many buildings and premises is, to put it mildly, outdated; impudent waiters who are ready to serve well only those who generously pay them for their leisurely services. You won't overcrowd people in the main restaurant for breakfast, there are queues everywhere. The food is monotonous, few fruits, far from always fresh sweets, tomatoes and cucumbers (which are wildly popular in this hotel) are placed in the farthest corner to make it more difficult to get to (naturally there is pandemonium), tea, juices, cutlery - everything has to wait. Waiters - downright "hot Finnish guys"! Tables are not cleared, the place is dirty. In general, I visited such a mess for the first time!
Yes, it should be noted that now in this hotel the main pools are closed for reconstruction, only a small pool remains. The noise of jackhammers, I think, the newly arriving vacationers will not please!
Fortunately, we love the sea, so the beach has become our home in Jasmine - there are no pebbles, a clean, smooth sandy entry into the sea (best for children). But... there are no fish and corals at all, which my husband and son dreamed of, remembering Sharm El Sheikh (masks and flippers were not useful to us). On the beach of Aladdin Beach Resort there were woven fences from the wind, but in the summer they are not very relevant, entering the sea, I repeat, is rocky, you can only walk there in special slippers.

I hasten to say right away that we were very afraid that we would be shocked in the shower, but somehow we were lucky. But until we drove into our bungalow, no one was going to repair the plumbing there, in my opinion. I had to endlessly fix the shower, then clean the sewer, then dig next to the toilet. In general, by the end of our departure from the room, everything was just repaired. The only thing that pleased them was that after complaints they repaired all this quite quickly. My husband and I thought that at least the next tourists would have more luck!
Of all the above, only the hotel territory really smoothed the impression - really green and well-groomed. It remains to enjoy palm trees, flowering shrubs and green lawns. It was also possible to use the infrastructure of three hotels, which was also pleasing. If I knew where we were going, then we would only buy a ticket at Ali Baba. It should be noted that almost all the staff, at least a little, but understands Russian. Probably because Russians here are 2/3 of the total number of tourists. The conclusion is that we visited, looked, rested a little, but next time we will not come here to rest!
Translated automatically from Russian. View original