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Good day to all! I will leave my unvarnished opinion about this hotel.
I have been eyeing him for more than a year, reading reviews and, waiting for the price to fall, a week before departure, I bought a tour to Shedvan. For 9 full days, the vacation for me with my husband and 15-year-old son cost 860 dollars, plus 150 for visas and gasoline. Total 1000 with a ponytail. My brother's family also traveled with two children.
At 9 am we were already at the hotel. There were at least 40 new arrivals, plus then buses also drove up, so the check-in was long and we didn’t really count on a quick settlement. We left our luggage, went to have breakfast, walked around the hotel, sat in the bar. By 10.30 I went to the reception, gave a large chocolate bar and asked if possible to give a room as soon as possible and next to my brother's family. To which they answered that there were no rooms yet and asked me to walk for another hour.
Exactly 5 minutes later, an employee imperceptibly approached me and asked me to follow him.
After another 5 minutes, we stood at the door of our rooms in building 6 on the 1st floor.
ROOMS
They arranged us, we stayed. Everything fresh, after repair, hair dryer in the room. They wrote here that you need to ask only not for the 1st floor - why didn’t you understand? ! They went out from their balcony directly to the pavement and to the pool, very convenient. On the contrary, I saw how hard vacationers climbed the spiral staircases. No one walked past our building, I counted three cats for the whole hotel, and even those were not stationed with us. There was no safe in the room, all things remained in the room, they were not handed over to the reception. Nothing is missing. The room was cleaned daily, towels thrown on the floor were changed. The glass door in the shower closes only one side, on the floor of the other we put a towel. The bathroom after cleaning just shone with cleanliness. There is a regular TV set with three Russian-language channels. But there were hardly any in the room.
BEACHES.
For these beaches, I am ready to forgive the hotel for all its shortcomings. My brother even joked that there were too many of them and since all the beaches had different offers, I had to stomp a lot during the day. For example, we went to the beach near the slides to play boccia and ride the slides, but we didn’t stay there, because the music is loud there. We spent most of the day on the spit, there is less wind, the water is warmer and you can swim with masks. Everywhere there is a gentle sandy entry, cleanliness, there is a bar and M and F near each beach. We were lucky with the weather, we swam every day and only in the sea (children are also in the pool), the wind was once, but very strong, but before lunch .
NUTRITION
Everything took place in a single dining room-restaurant. We had enough, you could always choose something to your taste: delicious yoghurts for breakfast, cheeses, pastries, scrambled eggs, etc. I don’t see the point in listing the products. I missed the grill and seafood. They certainly were, but not exactly the way I like.
I didn't like that there were no tables outside. Of course, they are - near the pool and in the evening we went out there with glasses, but you can’t go there with food during a meal. We prefer to eat in silence in the open air. During rush hour the restaurant is quite noisy. From time to time there were not enough cups, cutting or some dishes ended. Whoever wanted to - stood waiting, we just approached a few minutes later, when the queue cleared up. It didn't bother us. But since there are practically only Slavs in this hotel, quite often I had to observe disgruntled screaming faces or a murmuring crowd of FIVE! ! ! people dissatisfied with the fact that they are standing in line. But that was in the early days when the hotel was full. Then, somehow, there were fewer people. I still didn’t like the greed of our fellow citizens, who will pick up huge plates of everything in a row, but they can’t put everything in themselves and the mountains of food remain untouched.
As if someone forbids you to come up to food several times or strained with plates there. I don't understand this! And then they stand in line and are indignant that something was not enough for them.
I was very impressed by the Christmas dinner, smart chefs and waiters, the change of interior in the dining room and boots with gifts on the doors of each room. It was very nice. On the same day, we talked with men who walked around our territory, they came to us from neighboring Triton: their dinner was almost identical to the daily one and they paid 1000 Russian rubles for it.
By the way, I was surprised to learn how simply in the evening people from other hotels penetrate us, because and then I already met women at a disco in a sea restaurant. Somehow we need to take security more seriously! I have nothing against my compatriots who came to see how we live, but can they come with bad intentions? !
Lunch lasts exactly until 14.30.
Once we were a little late, they didn't let us in. Here it is useful to know that in the bar on the spit they cook pizza until 4-5 (they also took raw dough for fish for feeding), and in the bar near the slides - hamburgers. There is also a bar near the warm pool with drinks, where you can also buy delicious ice cream. All bars have the same set of drinks, bottled beer. Cappuccino tastes best in the reception lobby and by the pool. There are no natural juices, there are all sorts of sprites, cola, etc.
There are coolers in the dining room and on the spit (maybe somewhere else - I didn’t look for it). I saw how vacationers pour water into bottles from there. We bought a six liter bottle of water from a store behind the Mafia cafe a minute's walk from the hotel, which was just enough for the three of us.
From time to time there are not enough glasses in bars, but part of the blame for this lies with us vacationers. The beaches are large, and 1-2 people work near the bar, they also run and collect cups scattered all over the sunbeds.
On the first day we saw salsa and zumbo shows by the pool. We decided that we were not interested in it, because everyone who lies by the pool stares at the dancers.
My daughter-in-law and I really wanted water aerobics and step aerobics (the steps are right on the street near the slides). Several times we approached the animators first with the questions when? And then with a request to hold. No reaction. Two more times we saw from afar how there was gymnastics on the beach with music and some other twitching on the rugs behind the bar on the same beach. Probably, such confusion occurs due to the remoteness of the beaches from each other. In the morning, around 10 am, they speak in three languages the daily program over the microphone, but lying on the middle beach, if the breeze is not in your direction, you won’t hear or recognize anything. In other hotels they call you, beg you, pull you straight out of the sunbeds, but here it’s exactly the opposite. We followed him. Then they spat on their program and entertained themselves. For example, boccia.
If anyone is interested: in the house from which the music rushes right at the entrance there is a large rubber bag with balls. We got the balls out of there, went to the side, behind the house away from the bar, drew a platform for ourselves and set off. Once we were stopped by one of the animators and wanted us to play under his nose, under the very speakers, while noting that where we play is a strange beach. We told him that if someone chases us out of there, we will leave. But it was empty and no one touched us anymore. By the way, where he offers his boccia, it is very inconvenient to play. There is a descent to the water and the balls roll along a completely different trajectory. I would like to be able to play boccia until dark, and not until 4 o’clock, because it’s already getting cool to swim, it’s too early to go to the room (a lot of time before dinner). By the way, the same offer applies to the gym, which closes at five in the evening.
Children's animation is good, and there are programs for them during the day and in the evening, there is also a good children's room and a playground on the central beach. There is table tennis (please light it up in the evening! ) and big chess.
Evening adult animation begins immediately after the children's one, in the same hall where the reception and the lobby bar are located. It is inconvenient that not everyone can sit down. Many have to stand, not everyone can see equally well, as, say, it would be in the amphitheater. I suppose that in the summer it happens on the street, I saw two scenes there. From what I saw (even participated in some things): dance with skirts, fakir show, belly dance, Mr. and Miss hotel, something like Irish dances, but they didn’t go to everything.
SERVICE
Cleaning is daily, cleaning of cups and plates is lightning fast, everyone smiles at you, sings something. We are friendly guys, not greedy. We got acquainted with all the bartenders-waiters, personally I have no complaints.
One positive.
No, I remembered, all the same, there was one incident, but again I consider this the fault of our compatriots, greedy for freebies. We went to the local market and bought strawberries and some things like tiny tangerines. They took all this with them for dinner, poured a mountain into plates and ate. Naturally, something remained, I calmly poured the contents into the bag and got up to leave. Then their leader, who stands in the center, flies up to me and asks me to open the bag. All this is in the mind of a small number of people, but still. It was very unpleasant. I opened it, showed him the fruits I bought (of course, there were no such fruits at dinner), he apologized. The next day, before dinner, I complained about it to our guide, fortunately all the hotel authorities were sitting in nearby chairs and showed interest in my problem.
This employee was immediately called, I asked him not to punish, but only wanted to hear from him a more intelligible apology. Which he did, explaining that I was far from being the first carrier that evening, but the only one who had non-hotel products and that people endure kilograms, so he was a little angry. Here is the answer for you, if suddenly something is missing there, where everything goes.
By the way, I confess, I repeatedly took out boiled eggs for fish and buns for Max's camel from the dining room (he already ran to meet me when I was walking and poked me gently at first on one shoulder, then on the other, and then looked into the bag) . He is such a charm!
TOURS
Since we have already been to many places, this time we went from Ramses on the beach to Paradise Island. I liked that only our hotel guests went, therefore, there were not many of us and we didn’t call for anyone else at other hotels.
In other boats, the people were like herring in a barrel, we were 11 people. The island itself was not particularly impressive, but I liked the boat trip itself with two snorkeling dives and a little fishing. The guys on the boat did their best to entertain us.
We also used the services of a diving club on the beach. Scuba diving (albeit from our own beach on the spit) cost us $100 for six of us. Nothing superb, but it was our first experience, we had enough impressions. By the way, if it’s cold for someone to swim, you can rent a wetsuit in a diving club (if for a long time - $ 4, if for the whole day - $ 7). Perfectly keeps not only heat, but also you on the water.
The son went surfing, they took only a trial lesson.
PURCHASES
A trifle was bought almost immediately behind the hotel in shops to the left of the hotel (a mask with a snorkel 5, a snorkel - $ 2, a vest for me - 11 euros). For larger purchases, we went to the Sheraton. In Pharaoh they bought a leather bag and jacket, wallet and belts.
Prior to this, the taxi driver insisted that we first go to another leather store - Moscow, but although there were all bags, all 25, but of poor quality.
For sweets, we went to the confectionery El Zahra. Located halfway from the hotel to the market. From the hotel to the left, to the crossroads past the Triton empire hotel (which is on the second line) to a large fork in 5-7 minutes. Conveniently pack sweets for the road. If you go around this shop on the right, then in another 5 minutes, past the Coptic church, go to the market with vegetables, fruits, shrimps, fish ....Don't let the oriental "color" of the market bother you, the fruits are delicious.
WI-FI. Free for Smartline guests. For Shedwan at the hotel costs 3$, can be used in installments for three days. At the reception there is a computer with headphones with Skype. You can also use the services of the fish restaurant and the Mafia cafe immediately to the left of the hotel, ordering any trifle from them. Hookah is free of charge.
DEPARTURE
Men handed over things at 12, they cut off their bracelets. The rest were not even asked. We enjoyed all the bars and the dining area quietly until we left. Heard earlier from other vacationers waiting to check out that cut bracelets were not served in the lobby bar. But there are plenty of others! Rather than sit, exhausted in the lobby, we still got enough to swim, took a walk, and at 5 pm we were like that!
TOTAL
We gained strength, rested, sunbathed, no one got poisoned or got sick. The hotel is not bad, and in many ways even surpasses not only the fours, but also some fives. It must be taken into account when going there that all of us are there. The main thing is a good mood, setting for a good rest.
People with show-offs, dissatisfied with life, in Egypt in any hotel are unlikely to be satisfied with everything!
Shedvan! Maybe see you soon! We miss!
I have been eyeing him for more than a year, reading reviews and, waiting for the price to fall, a week before departure, I bought a tour to Shedvan. For 9 full days, the vacation for me with my husband and 15-year-old son cost 860 dollars, plus 150 for visas and gasoline. Total 1000 with a ponytail. My brother's family also traveled with two children.
At 9 am we were already at the hotel. There were at least 40 new arrivals, plus then buses also drove up, so the check-in was long and we didn’t really count on a quick settlement. We left our luggage, went to have breakfast, walked around the hotel, sat in the bar. By 10.30 I went to the reception, gave a large chocolate bar and asked if possible to give a room as soon as possible and next to my brother's family. To which they answered that there were no rooms yet and asked me to walk for another hour.
Exactly 5 minutes later, an employee imperceptibly approached me and asked me to follow him.
After another 5 minutes, we stood at the door of our rooms in building 6 on the 1st floor.
ROOMS
They arranged us, we stayed. Everything fresh, after repair, hair dryer in the room. They wrote here that you need to ask only not for the 1st floor - why didn’t you understand? ! They went out from their balcony directly to the pavement and to the pool, very convenient. On the contrary, I saw how hard vacationers climbed the spiral staircases. No one walked past our building, I counted three cats for the whole hotel, and even those were not stationed with us. There was no safe in the room, all things remained in the room, they were not handed over to the reception. Nothing is missing. The room was cleaned daily, towels thrown on the floor were changed. The glass door in the shower closes only one side, on the floor of the other we put a towel. The bathroom after cleaning just shone with cleanliness. There is a regular TV set with three Russian-language channels. But there were hardly any in the room.
BEACHES.
For these beaches, I am ready to forgive the hotel for all its shortcomings. My brother even joked that there were too many of them and since all the beaches had different offers, I had to stomp a lot during the day. For example, we went to the beach near the slides to play boccia and ride the slides, but we didn’t stay there, because the music is loud there. We spent most of the day on the spit, there is less wind, the water is warmer and you can swim with masks. Everywhere there is a gentle sandy entry, cleanliness, there is a bar and M and F near each beach. We were lucky with the weather, we swam every day and only in the sea (children are also in the pool), the wind was once, but very strong, but before lunch .
NUTRITION
Everything took place in a single dining room-restaurant. We had enough, you could always choose something to your taste: delicious yoghurts for breakfast, cheeses, pastries, scrambled eggs, etc. I don’t see the point in listing the products. I missed the grill and seafood. They certainly were, but not exactly the way I like.
I didn't like that there were no tables outside. Of course, they are - near the pool and in the evening we went out there with glasses, but you can’t go there with food during a meal. We prefer to eat in silence in the open air. During rush hour the restaurant is quite noisy. From time to time there were not enough cups, cutting or some dishes ended. Whoever wanted to - stood waiting, we just approached a few minutes later, when the queue cleared up. It didn't bother us. But since there are practically only Slavs in this hotel, quite often I had to observe disgruntled screaming faces or a murmuring crowd of FIVE! ! ! people dissatisfied with the fact that they are standing in line. But that was in the early days when the hotel was full. Then, somehow, there were fewer people. I still didn’t like the greed of our fellow citizens, who will pick up huge plates of everything in a row, but they can’t put everything in themselves and the mountains of food remain untouched.
As if someone forbids you to come up to food several times or strained with plates there. I don't understand this! And then they stand in line and are indignant that something was not enough for them.
I was very impressed by the Christmas dinner, smart chefs and waiters, the change of interior in the dining room and boots with gifts on the doors of each room. It was very nice. On the same day, we talked with men who walked around our territory, they came to us from neighboring Triton: their dinner was almost identical to the daily one and they paid 1000 Russian rubles for it.
By the way, I was surprised to learn how simply in the evening people from other hotels penetrate us, because and then I already met women at a disco in a sea restaurant. Somehow we need to take security more seriously! I have nothing against my compatriots who came to see how we live, but can they come with bad intentions? !
Lunch lasts exactly until 14.30.
Once we were a little late, they didn't let us in. Here it is useful to know that in the bar on the spit they cook pizza until 4-5 (they also took raw dough for fish for feeding), and in the bar near the slides - hamburgers. There is also a bar near the warm pool with drinks, where you can also buy delicious ice cream. All bars have the same set of drinks, bottled beer. Cappuccino tastes best in the reception lobby and by the pool. There are no natural juices, there are all sorts of sprites, cola, etc.
There are coolers in the dining room and on the spit (maybe somewhere else - I didn’t look for it). I saw how vacationers pour water into bottles from there. We bought a six liter bottle of water from a store behind the Mafia cafe a minute's walk from the hotel, which was just enough for the three of us.
From time to time there are not enough glasses in bars, but part of the blame for this lies with us vacationers. The beaches are large, and 1-2 people work near the bar, they also run and collect cups scattered all over the sunbeds.
On the first day we saw salsa and zumbo shows by the pool. We decided that we were not interested in it, because everyone who lies by the pool stares at the dancers.
My daughter-in-law and I really wanted water aerobics and step aerobics (the steps are right on the street near the slides). Several times we approached the animators first with the questions when? And then with a request to hold. No reaction. Two more times we saw from afar how there was gymnastics on the beach with music and some other twitching on the rugs behind the bar on the same beach. Probably, such confusion occurs due to the remoteness of the beaches from each other. In the morning, around 10 am, they speak in three languages the daily program over the microphone, but lying on the middle beach, if the breeze is not in your direction, you won’t hear or recognize anything. In other hotels they call you, beg you, pull you straight out of the sunbeds, but here it’s exactly the opposite. We followed him. Then they spat on their program and entertained themselves. For example, boccia.
If anyone is interested: in the house from which the music rushes right at the entrance there is a large rubber bag with balls. We got the balls out of there, went to the side, behind the house away from the bar, drew a platform for ourselves and set off. Once we were stopped by one of the animators and wanted us to play under his nose, under the very speakers, while noting that where we play is a strange beach. We told him that if someone chases us out of there, we will leave. But it was empty and no one touched us anymore. By the way, where he offers his boccia, it is very inconvenient to play. There is a descent to the water and the balls roll along a completely different trajectory. I would like to be able to play boccia until dark, and not until 4 o’clock, because it’s already getting cool to swim, it’s too early to go to the room (a lot of time before dinner). By the way, the same offer applies to the gym, which closes at five in the evening.
Children's animation is good, and there are programs for them during the day and in the evening, there is also a good children's room and a playground on the central beach. There is table tennis (please light it up in the evening! ) and big chess.
Evening adult animation begins immediately after the children's one, in the same hall where the reception and the lobby bar are located. It is inconvenient that not everyone can sit down. Many have to stand, not everyone can see equally well, as, say, it would be in the amphitheater. I suppose that in the summer it happens on the street, I saw two scenes there. From what I saw (even participated in some things): dance with skirts, fakir show, belly dance, Mr. and Miss hotel, something like Irish dances, but they didn’t go to everything.
SERVICE
Cleaning is daily, cleaning of cups and plates is lightning fast, everyone smiles at you, sings something. We are friendly guys, not greedy. We got acquainted with all the bartenders-waiters, personally I have no complaints.
One positive.
No, I remembered, all the same, there was one incident, but again I consider this the fault of our compatriots, greedy for freebies. We went to the local market and bought strawberries and some things like tiny tangerines. They took all this with them for dinner, poured a mountain into plates and ate. Naturally, something remained, I calmly poured the contents into the bag and got up to leave. Then their leader, who stands in the center, flies up to me and asks me to open the bag. All this is in the mind of a small number of people, but still. It was very unpleasant. I opened it, showed him the fruits I bought (of course, there were no such fruits at dinner), he apologized. The next day, before dinner, I complained about it to our guide, fortunately all the hotel authorities were sitting in nearby chairs and showed interest in my problem.
This employee was immediately called, I asked him not to punish, but only wanted to hear from him a more intelligible apology. Which he did, explaining that I was far from being the first carrier that evening, but the only one who had non-hotel products and that people endure kilograms, so he was a little angry. Here is the answer for you, if suddenly something is missing there, where everything goes.
By the way, I confess, I repeatedly took out boiled eggs for fish and buns for Max's camel from the dining room (he already ran to meet me when I was walking and poked me gently at first on one shoulder, then on the other, and then looked into the bag) . He is such a charm!
TOURS
Since we have already been to many places, this time we went from Ramses on the beach to Paradise Island. I liked that only our hotel guests went, therefore, there were not many of us and we didn’t call for anyone else at other hotels.
In other boats, the people were like herring in a barrel, we were 11 people. The island itself was not particularly impressive, but I liked the boat trip itself with two snorkeling dives and a little fishing. The guys on the boat did their best to entertain us.
We also used the services of a diving club on the beach. Scuba diving (albeit from our own beach on the spit) cost us $100 for six of us. Nothing superb, but it was our first experience, we had enough impressions. By the way, if it’s cold for someone to swim, you can rent a wetsuit in a diving club (if for a long time - $ 4, if for the whole day - $ 7). Perfectly keeps not only heat, but also you on the water.
The son went surfing, they took only a trial lesson.
PURCHASES
A trifle was bought almost immediately behind the hotel in shops to the left of the hotel (a mask with a snorkel 5, a snorkel - $ 2, a vest for me - 11 euros). For larger purchases, we went to the Sheraton. In Pharaoh they bought a leather bag and jacket, wallet and belts.
Prior to this, the taxi driver insisted that we first go to another leather store - Moscow, but although there were all bags, all 25, but of poor quality.
For sweets, we went to the confectionery El Zahra. Located halfway from the hotel to the market. From the hotel to the left, to the crossroads past the Triton empire hotel (which is on the second line) to a large fork in 5-7 minutes. Conveniently pack sweets for the road. If you go around this shop on the right, then in another 5 minutes, past the Coptic church, go to the market with vegetables, fruits, shrimps, fish ....Don't let the oriental "color" of the market bother you, the fruits are delicious.
WI-FI. Free for Smartline guests. For Shedwan at the hotel costs 3$, can be used in installments for three days. At the reception there is a computer with headphones with Skype. You can also use the services of the fish restaurant and the Mafia cafe immediately to the left of the hotel, ordering any trifle from them. Hookah is free of charge.
DEPARTURE
Men handed over things at 12, they cut off their bracelets. The rest were not even asked. We enjoyed all the bars and the dining area quietly until we left. Heard earlier from other vacationers waiting to check out that cut bracelets were not served in the lobby bar. But there are plenty of others! Rather than sit, exhausted in the lobby, we still got enough to swim, took a walk, and at 5 pm we were like that!
TOTAL
We gained strength, rested, sunbathed, no one got poisoned or got sick. The hotel is not bad, and in many ways even surpasses not only the fours, but also some fives. It must be taken into account when going there that all of us are there. The main thing is a good mood, setting for a good rest.
People with show-offs, dissatisfied with life, in Egypt in any hotel are unlikely to be satisfied with everything!
Shedvan! Maybe see you soon! We miss!
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