вернулись неделю назад.... came back a week ago...

We flew through Intourist on "burning" vouchers, the flight and resettlement were normal. In Egypt for the first time, so there is not much to compare with. But the fact that this is not 5 * - definitely! Solid good "C grade", no more. It’s boring, there are few young people, there is no entertainment, you can’t escape into the city, the animation is average, but the guys are trying (Adam is well done! Animators manager and “lighter”), there is no disco in the hotel, the dance floor is tiny . . I agree with the reviews about the food: what is not eaten for breakfast, carried over to lunch and dinner. The city is sooooo far away, there is a paid bus 5 USD from the hotel. per person or taxi - 35 (per person). They didn’t clean our place every day (they expected a tip, apparently), towels were also not changed every day, only the water was changed... They called and went with my sister several times to the reception... a weak response to requests, I had to quarrel, to say that the hotel has a status of 5 *, why disgusting service? I will write bad reviews etc. after that, everything returned to normal immediately)), the condo did not work, they made it so that it did not turn off at all! )) we froze, then, thank God, we fixed it... We went for 7 days... not enough . . There is a sea, but far away, although you can splash around, you can swim)) if you get used to walking on stones and scouting the right route . . The sea, however, is very, very beautiful, and there are a lot of fish - Beauty, it's worth seeing! In general, the staff is friendly, especially if they are kind to them... We made friends with a couple of waiters, and they occupied tables for us, they always cleaned everything, brought everything and poured it, we didn’t even have time to ask)), there were no problems with this was, except that the queue to eat - it's true, especially at dinner. We also went to lunch in an open "restaurant-dining room" . . There was always a lot of food, even somehow they fed crabs for dinner, there was a shashlik of lamb ribs, chicken, sweets (although the dates with figs were green... ), well, these are trifles...
I would like to say special thanks to the waiter Alaa, who works in the hotel lobby. Very polite and good. He will always help you, and even guide you where it is cheaper. And another waiter is also good, I don’t remember the name, unfortunately, he is small and either balding or short-haired - he works in an open bar near the pool... Who will be there, say hello to them from 2 sisters Lena and Rita . Shops at the hotel - everything is expensive! Buy the same thing in Hurghada, it’s really 2-3 times cheaper, and you can (and should) bargain. . Therefore, sellers of shops at the hotel guard visitors so that until they get used to it, sell their "products"... Especially on the right in oils, there are still those "bugs" and bred! Who will be there, say hello from Lena and Rita to Jack, Nadia and Kiro (this is a gift shop, to the right of the hotel entrance, normal guys) and HUGE hello to Angelo and Vanya)) - this is the grocery and souvenir shop to the left of the hotel entrance ))) Say hello "from Lena and Rita", it's like a kind of password - you can ask for a discount! ))))
Well, in principle, there is more good than bad! For the first time, on a last minute trip, it’s very good... The impressions were good both from the people and from the rest in general . . I even shed tears when we left....In short, Harmony Makkadi Bay is a hotel of contrasts . .

All good weather, warm sea, wonderful rest and mood!!! ! Good luck