Отдых на "пятерку" Rest on the "five"

I read a lot of bad reviews about hotels in Egypt and I think ...Either we were so lucky and we ended up in a relatively good place (we were in Egypt for the first time), or some vacationers have too high demands, or is it the traditional Russian desire to "mumble unhappily" with outstretched fingers?
In short, we liked Aladdin!
We went as a family of three - me, my wife, and my son (12 years old). All Inclusive. : ))) The cost of a tour from St. Petersburg (9 days for three): 1737 green. Travel agency "Riviera". The host company in Egypt is "Orange Line".

The most positive:

1) A large GREEN territory of three neighboring hotels, you can walk and relax everywhere without restrictions (only about eating a restriction - they give you a bracelet only on "their" territory). On the territory of "Jasmine" there is a mini-zoo.

2) A good beach of the neighboring "Jasmine", go swimming there - there is good sand, cool houses made of reed (or bamboo? ) and CORALS near the coast.

Take flippers, masks and buns (to feed hundreds of fish) with you - a lot of fun is provided without leaving the hotel beach. For those who want to sunbathe "topless" as if specially invented extreme (to the left along the coast) shallow beach. Houses blocking the view + a small (due to shallow water) number of sunbathers = quite intimate atmosphere. Tested! ))) The uninhibited example of the wife was followed by half of this beach. )))

3) The food is excellent: simple but tasty. Enough fruit! Pastries and biscuits - the best! For those who want to diversify their food, you can issue an invitation to the reception for free and go to eat at neighboring hotels. Only local wine should be approached with caution. We went through it once ...In addition to the traditional hangover, there was an upset stomach : ) Some tourists complained that food contributes to diarrhea. Nonsense!
Food can contribute to stomach disorders not because of poor quality, but simply because of unusualness. Or diarrhea can simply break through from climate change (many are prone to this).

4) Free disco, decent animation. We went to the disco every night.
From time to time there were cool shows, sometimes, however, the absence of invited artists was compensated by the "Aladdin" animation group (completely Russian, except for the "chief animator"). At the Jasmine pool, we once watched a good performance of girls in synchronized swimming. In addition, a good evening disco at the bar on the beach.
Some, however, said that "disco - atstoy" and went to a night disco in Hurghada itself ...But we were too lazy.

5) When checking in, they put 10 bucks at the reception with a request to give a normal number.
Result: a two-room suite in a new building with a safe (most of the rooms do not have a safe), with an individual terrace, two TVs and two air conditioners (each air conditioner has its own autonomous control). At the same time, in the voucher we had written: "room 1-room 2 + 1". : ))) In addition, in the room: all amenities, hair dryer, telephone, refrigerator with free water. The only minus of the room is the relative distance from the sea...But not near the disco! : )))

6) The proximity of Hurghada (this is if you want to go for souvenirs). The proximity is relative, of course - to Sakala Street in the city we went by minibus from the hotel for 15-20 minutes.


7) Availability (albeit for money, of course) of a full range of Egyptian entertainment: excursions on ships, yachts, submarines, desert safaris, diving, tours to Cairo, Luxor and even Jerusalem.

8) The basic phrases of the Russian language are understood by almost everyone.

Now for the minor downsides. DON'T TAKE THEM TOO SERIOUSLY.
These are rather nit-picking, they didn’t spoil our mood, but it’s worth talking about them too.

1) These disadvantages are typical for all of Egypt ...They specifically want to "warm up" on you. The concept of price tags in stores is missing! By your appearance, the sellers estimate how much you can "shod a sucker" and say the appropriate price (with which you always need to bargain at least half).
And one more minus of Egypt! The wife just enters the store in a dress - the seller is already almost engaged in masturbation ...It's not a pity, as they say, but you are perplexed by this menagerie.

2) Porters should not, with downcast eyes, wait for a tip if they dragged the bag to the room for an hour and a half (only after we went to the reception to find out where the porter got lost). They should rather just apologize.

3) I had to walk past the wing of the building under construction to get to the room. This somewhat detracted from the general, pleasing to the eye, background. Although it didn't cause any inconvenience.
On the contrary, they were surprised - there is a construction site nearby, and the footpath is perfectly clean, it’s not scary to walk barefoot.

4) Lack of night (after 2 nights) program!! ! This, as I understand it, applies not only to Aladdin, but to almost all hotels. WHY IS IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SWIMMING IN ANY OF THE POOLS AT NIGHT!! ! Why not arrange a night (not until one in the morning, but longer) disco on the beach (away from the rooms)?? ? Why can't you play minigolf or tennis on a lighted court at night? After all, during the day under the scorching sun, this is simply not realistic!


5) On the day of departure (more precisely, the morning of departure), we were not fed anything with breakfast! We left early, before the opening of the dining room ...In other hotels, early leaving guests were given packets of sandwiches (after all, breakfast was paid for by the ticket !! ! ).

Actually, everything...
If we gather again in Hurghada, we will go to Aladdin again. Good is not sought from good. Only we will go there already with a company - with friends. Then hold on Aladdin! ! : )))
And there are downsides everywhere.
You just need to be in a positive, benevolent mood and be able to relax a little, and not just "spread your fingers"!