Sun, sea, air, beach...

Written: 2 march 2009
Travel time: 19 february — 1 march 2009
Your rating of this hotel:
6.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 9.0
Service: 3.0
Cleanliness: 6.0
Food: 2.0
Amenities: 7.0
Flight: we flew by Ukraine International Airlines, via Borispol, we flew in ourselves, the bag with things remained at the airport, everything was there, imagine us in Hurghada, a foreign country, in the hands of a passport, a wallet and two winter jackets. This is how we arrived at the hotel (there were a lot of people whose bags were lost in Boryspil, by the way, at Hurghada airport you fill out a piece of paper about the loss of luggage, this request is sent to Kyiv and they solve it). The bag arrived on the third day, we were spoiled for three days of rest .
Hotel: good solid 2+ no more, service is a nightmare, 99% of Russians are drunk, swear, drinks were poured into plastic glasses because there weren’t enough dishes, they poured half a glass, you can take one drink per person. In the dining room, food is a nightmare, rice- potatoes-vermeshel-wiry beef-chicken - and twice there was fish, that's all. The only plus is that you can eat in any of the hotels, and any time (the same as in our hotel), we dined in all five hotels, the food is the same, no different. The room is very good, everything is in order: TV, safe (free), hairdryer , soap, fampun, two small towels, two large ones (changed every day), the bed was changed three times a week, the room had two balconies, some did not have balconies. Free mineral water 6 bottles, 2 forfeits and 3 tonics. Bring with with pistachios, chips, ram, and other snacks, this is not in the hotel, but on the territory it costs a lot of money, starting from $ 3 and that is, they only have chips, the alcohol is excellent, we really liked it, if all inclusive you can drink alcohol and soft drinks on the territory of the entire complex, in any hotel, if they say something is wrong, nevrte. All hotels have billiards - $ 8 / hour, table tennis $ 4 / hour, (golf, table tennis and linen table for one room, one hour for free). There is a disco, more than a decent one, drinks start from $5-beer, everything else is higher. Fresh juices from $5, (only yuppies in the dining room, there is no natural coffee in the whole complex, only an automatic machine). There are bicycles for rent. There are three heated pools in the complex, for children there is a pisochnik, a heated pool, and a children's deco. Go to the singing fountains, very, very impressions. Animators every day at the disco was a program.
Guide: he didn’t say anything about the hotel, but you could call for any question at night, all guides hide the truth that they are bred to the fullest on all excursions. If you have any questions about hotel maintenance, complain at the reception, they all know perfectly Russian and English, shake if necessary.

Beach: if you swim in a mask, go to the beach closer to Almaz, corals are super, whatever fish you want, we were delighted, towels were taken and handed over every day, clean excellent, there were always places on the beach, volleyball, there were always places in the water park, aerobics , gymnastics. From the hotel to go to the sea 10 minutes in the waddle. The sand is a small stone, I recommend walking in slippers, you can cut your legs.
Excursions: take all the excellent ones through a guide, only don’t pay for anything on the spot, if you’re filming water, pay at the hotel when the video is brought to you, many paid $ 35 on the ship, but they didn’t see the video, while the guides didn’t say anything about it do not warn, and so everywhere. In any case, do not give money in advance.
City: Taxi 30 pounds, round trip, minibus 4 pounds, however there is something to look at, the main thing is not to trust anyone, you hear there is no one, the taxi driver brings you to his store, after you unfasten the money they share with him, or other Arabs, all of them have from your purchases, CHOOSE A STORE yourself, believe it will cost you ten times cheaper. Beat the price by 6 times, if you don’t discount, don’t buy. We bought an allegedly handmade ashtray for 40 pounds (60 UAH), and initially it was sold to us for 250 pounds. We were at the Elmina fish restaurant, we didn’t like it, they fry all the fish and shrimp, and crabs, ask to boil it so tastier, we realized it too late. Body oils in the city cost 1-2.5 pounds more, do not buy.
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