Путешествие в Абу-Симбел.Часть1 "Отель". Journey to Abu Simbel. Part 1 "Hotel".

The year of my daughter’s whining: “Mom, let’s go to Abu Simbel. ” was crowned with success. The suitcases were packed: things, masks with tubes, a first aid kit (fortunately, only panthenol came in handy for 5 trips to Yegi, but God saves the safe), vouchers on hand-tour operator "Karya".
I will divide my story into 2 parts, because. I have a lot of impressions about traveling in Egypt, I’m afraid I won’t master it at once. Therefore, I’ll write about the hotel itself first.
We flew with "Karya" for the first time - the price for the hotel was arranged. There are no complaints about this tour operator.

I was in the Mirette 3 * hotel in the winter, so I had an idea about the hotel. And there were no special surprises for me. We were lucky - on the day of our arrival, a guy we knew from our last arrival worked at the reception. They met us like relatives, honestly. "Oh, madam, you have returned to us, we are glad to see you. " It was very pleasant. We were asked what kind of room we wanted - we wanted the 1st floor, preferably with a sea view. Room 1160 suited us perfectly - view of the main pool in the center , followed by the sea. By the way, the next day they gave us a fruit basket in the room, a trifle, but nice!
ROOM. Spacious enough, 2 beds, dressing table, armchairs, coffee table, minibar - everything is not new, but not ragged. The interior is quite modest. I will say right away that a 3 * room in this network was better. , and you are not embarrassed by the 2nd line - it is quite possible to live in Miretta 3 *, especially since the whole service is still on the territory of 4 *. Of the minuses of the room, I note that ill-conceived lighting - for some reason there are no lamps near the dressing table. Well, already, It seems traditionally the absence of a flexible hose in the shower is very inconvenient, of course.
Despite the fact that the room was on the ground floor, no one was seen from the living creatures, although the terrace was open almost all the time.
FOOD. DRINKS. The food is normal, there are few fruits. Several times for dinner they made meat, crabs, and grilled fish, very good. There were few queues in the restaurant, but we tried to come in 15-20 minutes after opening. in the pool bar. This became especially noticeable when, in the second half of our stay, the number of guests at the hotel increased. After dinner, everything was diluted to a complete lack of taste of drinks. cola and juices, but went to the lobby, because he has: "Already a very bad juice, a lot of water. " Well, thanks to him for that.
They took only wine from alcohol. Also, the wine was better at the beginning, then, obviously, of a different quality.
ANIMATION. Standard set:
I didn’t like water aerobics, the animator admired himself more beautifully than showed the exercises,
Bel dance, Latino is not bad, just don’t learn how to conveniently perform movements on the sand - the lesson takes place on the beach,
there was also beach volleyball and something else, I don’t remember.
Children's animation is represented by a playground and an evening mini-disco with a standard set of songs that everyone has already learned by heart.

We didn’t go to evening shows, but we know that there were Miss and Mister Hotel contests, belly dancing, they offered a disco at Sunny El Palacio.
BEACH. The entrance to the sea near the corals has improved. The lagoon is still muddy. There are enough sun loungers for everyone !!! ! We came to the beach after breakfast, and there were free sun beds !! . , but does not work yet, the "scoop" is simply not displayed.
SERVICE. Separate respect to the reception staff, as well as to the Russian girl at the guest relation. We had a problem - the eaves fell - of course they called the GR, everything was repaired quickly, they apologized for the inconvenience. The girl from the GR called us back to the room, asked if the problem was fixed, whether everything suits us in terms of the quality and time of cleaning in the room. She said that we can contact her with any questions about the service at the hotel, and not only, in general, a very nice girl.
Cleaning in the room without fanaticism - at least with 1 dollar, at least without it. The floor was wiped, the bathroom was washed, the towels and the bed were changed - that's all. it didn’t bother us, we only slept and changed in the room, and even then, taking into account the trip to Egypt, not always.
In my opinion, the hotel management saves on the number of staff - this was especially noticeable when there were more guests. The restaurant simply did not have time to wash the dishes, especially for drinks. And I will not say that the staff is leisurely. I looked at the bartender in the main restaurant at dinner, there, in a good way, 2 people are needed in order to have time to serve everyone.
VACATION. There were many Poles, Slovaks in the hotel, a few Germans and Italians were seen, and, of course, representatives of the CIS countries.

FOR PARENTS WITH CHILDREN! Be sure to take something light with a sleeve for the child. In extreme cases, you can buy a light shirt or T-shirt right there. years old, I almost drowned in an adult pool. I didn’t see exactly what happened, I jumped out only when I heard my mother screaming. The child was already out of breath. I still get goosebumps when I remember. I don’t blame my mother, because this is a matter of seconds - maybe she went for a drink, maybe she turned away for a minute. But still, parents should not forget that on vacation with children, especially small ones, they will relax by 100 % it is forbidden.
SUMMARY. The hotel is normal for its little money. There are better 4 *, but they are more expensive, for example, the neighboring Azuras. This is a hotel for a budget holiday.
Abu Simbel to be continued. . .