Відпочинок після відкриття Rest after opening

Rested in early October. Direct flight from Kiev (Zhulyany) Bees Airline (operator TPG) to Mars Alam. Flight without delays, give 0.5 still water, hand out a declaration of health. Visas were bought in a bank for $ 25, at customs control and guides are offered without a queue for $ 28. We were at the hotel at 8.00 (from the airport to the hotel 30 minutes), put on bracelets and checked in at 10.00 (after breakfast). There were problems with the settlement (the room was changed several times) - paid Superior Garden for 3 adults, and tired of the night flight, eventually settled in a two-room room overlooking the desert (room 8021), as it turned out rooms with garden views are not enough .
The room has a large kitchen (unclear purpose - except for 1.5 liters of water (we did not have enough water for 3 adults, there are no coolers with water in the hotel, had to bottle in lunch or dinner), kettle and a set of coffee / tea / sugar (nothing more) .
The bedroom has a double bed with a new orthopedic (very comfortable) mattress, the other room has a double sofa bed, with a very crowded bed (sleeping was very uncomfortable). Bedding, towels are clean - there is almost no cleaning (make the bed, take out the trash). There are also problems with hot water. Two-room family rooms are divided into two double standards with a shared kitchen and a balcony into two rooms, so when paying for the standard, be prepared to live with neighbors.

The hotel does not have internet, seven bought from a 16GB guide for $ 20. Special thanks to the guide - the meeting was no more than 20 minutes (everything is clear, fast, clear) - the tour did not "steam", who is interested in the tour - talked to everyone separately. We took a trip to Luxor ($ 90. Approximately 6.5-8 years. One way, tired, but really liked whether to go, the story floats before our eyes.
) The deciphering word "understandable" - communication in the hotel in English, mostly vacationers British, Germans, Austrians, Poles, Czechs, Italians - aged 50+, very few Ukrainians. You will not be hungry for standard food, one type of soup: for lunch-carrot, for dinner-spinach, and it is 5 *. Local alcohol (arrived with their own), white and red wine very diluted, I liked the beer, coffee machine (took hot milk for croissants). Pleased with the "pre-quarantine" service - you put all the dishes yourself, there are no queues. I was especially disappointed by the presence of fruits - there were dates, oranges, grapes, melons, pears, pomegranates - all green, only persimmons and guavas were edible (were 1 time). There's not even a word about ice cream at the pool bar with ice water and cocoa grinders. There are no complaints about the staff, waiters, bartenders - they run, very friendly and polite, always ready to help.
I will not write much about the sea - it is beautiful, the beach across the street from the hotel (the road is not very active, translate employee). The sunset is comfortable, sandy, you can without corals, the beach in the bay, so even in strong winds you can swim and watch the marine life, especially children. The best time to observe is in the morning (you can swim from 6 o'clock), in the afternoon the water becomes muddy (tides) and visibility is very poor. In the morning we watched in the bay, on the ground for turtles (saw 5 pieces, in my opinion you should not spend $ 50 on a tour of the bay turtles), waited for them to rise to catch their breath, saw squid, great octopus, lionfish, fish- crocodile, flounder, moray eel, stingrays, sea urchins and many colorful fish.
In the afternoon we sailed into the open sea - there is a brighter coral reef and turtles that gnaw corals, but are very bothered by big waves.

Visited the Spa - I recommend on arrival Cleopatra complex - sauna, coconut peeling, massage, hammam, jacuzzi, price $ 15. There is almost no animation in the hotel (charging, aqua aerobics, volleyball, etc. , very primitive evening programs, disco for children), very boring, especially young people, a hotel in the desert, nowhere to go. Up to 5 * hotel Aurora Bay Resort does not live up to, but given the price of 15000.00 UAH (for two), which we paid, we did not expect much luxury. In general, satisfied with the rest, flew for the sea, turtles… The hotel can be considered for a budget holiday at a price of not more than $ 500-600 for two.
PS Our compatriots can be found even in Egypt.
It was very unpleasant at six o'clock in the morning to watch the picture of busy deckchairs in the evening, unfolded T-shirts and crushed by stones (as in the Gulf), and this despite the fact that there are enough deckchairs. We always had a beach worker with a smile found free sunbeds at 10 o'clock and at 13.00.