Why 4*?!

Written: 3 february 2018
Travel time: 12 — 23 january 2018
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For business travel
Your rating of this hotel:
9.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 10.0
Service: 9.0
Cleanliness: 9.0
Food: 10.0
Amenities: 9.0
For ten years I dreamed of getting into this hotel, I climbed all the way and across, but for a long time it was not sold on our market. Some Russians, outraged by this fact, made their way to the Fort through Germany. And now the dream came true, I won’t say who) As it should be for a dream, I took 11 days to dream it out. Written off with the hotel, put on the reservation superior. At the hotel at 9 am. My room was not ready yet. Gave the keys to the standard to take a shower and change. The room is spacious, pleasant, the furniture is tired but solid... the bathroom is excellent. After the beach, I got into my superior and choked with delight. Huge, pretentious, with cool furniture, a dressing room and a large bathroom with a shower, a wonderful bathtub and a bidet. 4th top floor, view of all your favorite Makadi bay. . . the dream of all dreams. Lovely bed linen, the best I've found in Egi, fluffy towels and robes. Soapy-ryl are good... I even ventured to try a harmful head, the rating is excellent. We had fun with the keys with a huge wooden knob. Doors-windows left the old wooden... and so the panorama begs. But this is a feature of the hotel... in some places they retain retro little things for the spirit of antiquity.
The hotel was the first built in Makadi, the best place and a huge beach strip were chosen. The fort does not need to grow in depth, as the others do out of hopelessness. Protected from the wind by high buildings and landscape + the northern part of Makadi is the most windless in the region. This is rightfully a winter hotel and the sea is always calm here. The building is monumental, solid, surprisingly warm. The building looks like a fort and everything in it is stylized antique. And the ancient English elevator with an opening door is simply a marvelous miracle. The territory is luxurious, lush green, walking is a pleasure. Everything is played with excellent taste, and the evening lighting enchantingly emphasizes the color.
The contingent of euros is pensioners... there are practically no young people, only a few children. Although there is a kids club, football and volleyball court, boccia, archery. They even started soft animation, but it does not belong here. Everything is geared towards the elderly, their number is over the top, they travel in whole clans. Even tepma in bassiks at will from +32 to the bathroom. Of ours, I was a lonely accordion, several Belarusians and a couple of Russians by self-tour. English or German is required. There used to be an Italian reservation here, now I haven't heard a single Chao! Looks like they were afraid of peace and quiet. The atmosphere is relaxation, comfort and carelessness... just relax and think about what you want. The entire staff is imprisoned for an instant reaction and not a hint of baksheesh... entirely goldfish. Every evening live music in East and West bars. Lovely gatherings and dancers... truly a retirement paradise

The beach is a separate song... huge with sunbeds widely spaced. The entrance to the water is sandy, while there are various hummocks near the shore, the richest living creatures, even a turtle met. It is much more interesting and pleasant to snorkel than on the neighboring grand wall. There is a system for booking sunbeds, 40 euros per week for an umbrella place. . incl. a thermo box with drinks and fruits. But the 1st line for larks is not a problem for free, it calmly took its chosen place after early swims. In beach bars, refrigerators with a mass of cans of cola sprites, beer, juices, ice cream in packs... open and take as much as you want.
Food. . . haven't seen such frills for a very long time. Meter fish, saddles of lambs, baked lambs, turkeys, various sliced ​ ​ meats. Everything is delicious and properly prepared, with almost no salt. Chefs are not greedy, they give as much as you can take away. She leaned on fish, and purposefully ate tuna. They admired limes in bags... both beautifully and squeezing aesthetically. Non-standard and high-quality salads. Completely unrealistic desserts, cakes, brews... it's better not to sniff because it's fraught. Selected fruits. The hotel has 2 mains. In the West it is more comfortable, the assortment is smaller. East more, the choice is richer. These are exactly restaurants, not Egitian canteens. Here you can’t pile it in many tiers into several plates... lovers of biting are not here. Service, as in the best houses... in the evening they decorate tables, put candles, the serving crunches, the waiters are like guards (in a good way). By the end of the holiday, people arrived, but this did not affect the quality. In the evenings, a grill restaurant smokes on the beach (not mine). Also for meat lovers a la carte 159. Everywhere they wrote for a fee, it turned out to be fries.
And minor flaws. There is no free Wi-Fi....20 euros per week, and even then not everywhere. Simka is needed without options (in the port around the clock 2 stands vodafone and orange). The SPA center is huge and chic, but in a strange way there is no sauna, everything is paid. A team of taeks is working... we can not continue) The simulator is also paid, small, the shells are miserable. There is only one Russian channel on the box, it is strange that it exists. Beach towels and mattresses need to be changed. The west beach bar needs a makeover. The central lobby is completely with ancient furniture. Everywhere high-quality repairs and suddenly collapse (maybe a GM connoisseur of antiques). Such trifles do not spoil the overall picture of a high-level hotel, but still.
Lived in 2 hotels. Country Sunrise bordered on the Western building, where there was my room and a beach place. Comparing Sunrise Royal Makadi and Fort Arabesque is a utopia... fundamentally different concepts. Sunrise is democratic, youthful, noisy, sweeping. The fort is exclusive, monumental, calm, thoughtful. I constantly went to Sunrise for the VIP zone with friends. Sometimes I ran to a restaurant to eat delicious soups and eat the right rice... in Fort this was not enough. Sunrise has long been a home, but in the Fort while visiting (but kind). I would like to always enjoy the benefits of two hotels. But I'm afraid they won't forgive betrayals for a long time in Sunrise. Will I return to the Fort? Definitely! The first impression is a reaction to expectations, but I hope this cute hotel will please you for a very long time
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