I just read the food review. I don’t know what the rest of the requirements are, we all liked the food very much. I even got fat noticeably, that with me for the first time at sea. I don’t know who didn’t have enough food in Kahraman in August. And it goes without saying that this is not 5 stars, and even luxury in the UAE or Turkey. For those who haven't figured this out yet, I'm sorry. Not there, gentlemen, in this case. And you need to read the reviews. Although they do not always really reflect the picture of what is happening. After all, to each his own.
5) The road from / to the airport. Since there are no Kyiv-Marsa Alam flights yet, we flew to Hurghada. We drove there comfortably for 3-3.5 hours with a check-in at 2 hotels. After ours, there was still Braika. Only our family drove back in a bus - very comfortable, 2 hours 55 minutes. Personally, my son and I like the road even very much. There is a special thrill in this. The daughter would like to make the path closer, but there were no problems.
6) Numbers.
I didn't like Kahramana Gaden's rooms. I wouldn't say it's terrible, but I didn't like it. First, they are small. Second, they just didn't like it. In Beach, there are definitely more rooms. If you're on your honeymoon, you might need to look elsewhere. Although it is not numbers that make a family or just a life together happy. If only they were the problem...Alas...Numbers are the last thing I pay attention to in Egypt. It's clear that everything works. Everything worked for us. Free safe in the room. But what kind of floor and ceiling is there is already secondary. It's clear that I always want to live in luxurious conditions, but, gentlemen, let's look at things realistically. If you want luxury, pay money and you will have at least everything in gold. We all understand for what money and WHERE we are going. Some hotel will lose the beach, pool, remoteness or something else. This number. My opinion. Although personally we only spent sleep time in the room.
In the morning for breakfast and to the beach. Lunch at Beach. At lunchtime, which of us wanted to sleep - we did it very well in the special. sun loungers near the pools, and sometimes I'm in a hammock. It is very comfortable. Even if your room is five steps from the sea and you go to bed at lunchtime, it takes time and gets a little out of rhythm. When you sleep on the beach (attention: a prerequisite is a shadow) is very cool. Woke up - and immediately to the pool, bar or sea. There is no feeling of some cloudiness, which happens when you wake up at lunchtime. Fresh sea breeze...Yes, I admit that we owe such comfortable conditions for sleep to the wind, which did not make the August African heat unbearable, but vice versa. This is the first time we have slept (sometimes) on the beach. But we liked it! ! ! Moreover, the choice is huge - any blue (at least near the bar, at least near the pool, at least at the end of the beach / away from everyone. Shade and a place could always be found).
We returned from the beach very late, because it was very nice to sit in the water (near the shore) on a dark warm evening, just sit, build castles (and barricades from sunbeds), walk along the beach, look at crabs, etc. And when after dinner we crawled home, then fell asleep in a minute. The territory of Gaden is very quiet, which was a plus for us. And the night (or daytime) mountains and the desert were just a thrill for us - they were specially looking for. During our stay, the hotel was crowded with Italians, but we saw our neighbors in the bungalow only 1 time.
7) TAM-TAM. This riddle remains unsolved for me. Yes, there is a pink bead type. Yes, there is a schedule. But he does not take to the beach! ! ! We never saw how he traveled during the day (yes, on some evenings he drove to a paid Bedouin show, it was). On the last day, we wanted to ride, asked at the reception, they under our nose this schedule. We came, but no one there-there does not go.
We got on a bus to Dabab and drove to the reception, although this one didn’t make much sense, because you need to go from the Beach reception to the beach. If you walk along the paved paths from Gaden directly to the beach, it will be literally a few meters further than from the Beach reception. It makes sense to go to the reception if you want to lie down near the main pool. I wanted to make a scandal, but I didn’t have time right away, because I sat down on the Dabab, and in the evening I was already overwhelmed. Why then write about there-tame. Say there is no such thing! ! ! While we came to the reception, while we were waiting for the bus, we were driving, and then we were still walking - it took a lot more time if we had immediately gone from our bungalow to the beach.
8) Cleaning. Standard as for Egypt. Tips do not really affect, the birds were made only once - for the first time so few. There were no complaints about cleaning. Since we do not take a magnifying glass with us, we did not check the toilet bowl for sterility. And in general! What kind of cleaning is there in Egypt!
You are not a pig that you need a cleaning team after you. Very busy the last few days, falling asleep right on the couch. I remembered what my bedroom looked like this morning. No, I'm writing this at work. The bedroom still looks like this. And I doubt that I will clean it up in the evening - there will be even more cases. Anyone who understands my point is great. If we don't understand, then we're on the wrong path. Take a magnifying glass and go.
9) Other details. There were no problems during the holiday. I am fluent in English. Although even if they did not know Ukrainian, and I only knew it, we would understand each other. A little smile, a sheet and paper in case of emergency, gestures, a good mood - and in front of you, believe me, almost all doors open. And those that do not open are simply not your doors. Went for a walk to other hotels. On the left is Oasis. You can go. There are mostly Germans. To the right after Kalimera and the dive center is the Blue Reef. Definitely not mine. Pierce length in "I do not want. " Hilton Dabab and Sol y Mar in Dabab.
Good hotels, and the beach seems to be good, because Dababsky. But I don't want to be in any of them. Too big area. Yes, and somehow ...But we'll see. My husband and son went to Luxor. I thought they would die from the heat. August though. But no. They say they liked it very much. I myself love Luxor very much, but I have not been there in the summer. Next time we will definitely go to Aswan. Were in Port Khalib (also not for the first time). I love this city very much. Good as always.
10) Summary. Good hotel. I don't know if I will go again, I just want to visit many hotels in Marsa Alam. But if the circumstances and finances turn out like this, that this hotel will be the best choice, I will definitely go. In the windy season, of course, it will be worse, but I will find something to do and where to swim. And the holiday was just amazing.
P. S. I have not yet been to the mountain of Moses, I really want to. It would be more logical next time to go to Sharm. But it will be later, because on the next trips I want to go to Marsa. Very bored.
I already had to book rooms in one hotel, but at the last minute I decided to choose Kahramana Garden. First, the difference in price (but this is not the main thing !! ), and secondly, that it is a small and secluded hotel and you can go for free to Dabab. When everything was paid for, I started reading (not watching all of them in 10 minutes) the reviews and was very upset. I really wanted it to be close to the sea. When traveling to the sea, I always have the following conditions - 1 line (no transport), sandy beach, no pier or its length.
For example, the Tulip Pier, which I went to last year, shocked me a little.
Unfortunately, I never went to sea. Of course, I still want a small hotel area and the absence of Russian-Ukrainian tourists, but that's how it will turn out. During my vacation I found answers to some questions about these hotels (Kahraman Beach, Kahramana Garden, Calimera Habiba), some questions remained a mystery. So, personally, my opinion and perception.
1) Is the sea far away? The answer is simple - CLOSE. I noticed. My walk from our bungalow to the nearest beach is 3 minutes, to the far 6. If you go with children, etc. , a little longer, but it was quite relaxed and really close.
2) the beach. There are essentially 3 of them. Gaden, who is closest to Kahraman, is the most beautiful (to me personally), because you can see the mountains there. It was in this puddle that my 5-year-old child learned to swim with a mask and saw fish. I love it! Our regiment has grown! The far one, where the whole animation takes place, is also very beautiful.
The puddle is a little different, but it's also a puddle. There you can see a stingray nearby - very, very close.
My daughter is delighted. I am delighted with her admiration. And from the slope itself. By the way. You can still see very small fish. Picasso with little finger. Cool. Slippers are desirable everywhere. To swim from the pier, you need to go to the main pool, and there is a path. The sea and the reef are amazing. Well just amazing. Turtles, dolphins (in the morning), huge barracuda (s), large rhinos and Picasso. By the way, did not see the lionfish. Shorter. The sea is what you should go there for (although I like not only the sea). So much has been written about Dababa Beach that ...Honestly, I didn't like it very much. That is, I liked it, but there is not enough bar, there is very muddy water, and the reef itself is not special. Yes, it is beautiful, but the hotel's reef is not great. Plus on it, the hotel, not so muddy, because there is no such sand. But turtles. These feelings are indescribable.
For the sake of these turtles and underwater moments, I am ready to give up expensive clothes and any other nonsense. And I'm ready to work harder to see more often. Dugon was not seen. We asked divers, went to the next bay Equinox El Nabaa Resort 3 *, but never saw. Although many said that he was swimming somewhere, they saw him a few days ago and regularly. But it is best in the morning before breakfast or after 16-17. The boys went scuba diving in Port Galib. Those who did not scuba diving saw DUGON. Someone gave the signal and everyone on the ship sailed to him in a friendly manner. When the boys arrived, the dugong had already surfaced. It was our biggest disappointment on this trip. The bay where he was seen is the first bay to the right of the city of Port Khalib.
The only disadvantage of Kahraman beach is the red flag. Only 1 day the yellow flag hung all day, and so you could swim only in the afternoon.
We used to swim, because in the morning we often go to Dabab, and in the evening to swim from the pier is just crazy. Yes, by the way, you can come to breakfast when there are no overseers. Very cool. But if you go in autumn or winter and the flag is always red - it's not very good. The bus to Dabab runs on schedule. It is advisable to make an appointment at the reception. But not everyone does this and not always. Personally, we always drove without problems. On the last day, the daughter did not want to leave Dabab. It is very cool to swim with a mask on the right reef right on the shore. Water is like tea, in which only fish are visible. Well, I can't convey that feeling. SUPER! !!
3) Pools. Everything is good. The main three-level - generally excellent. I never swam in our Gadenivskyi. The man bathed in it at night. No one was expelled. In summer everything is warm. By the way, the Kalimera pools are quite old, in many places the film has peeled off. And Active pool is very deep.
My daughter and I were walking, we decided to try it, but it wasn't here.
But to be honest, I love hotels with 1 pool. I like to have everything at hand, on the first day to choose your favorite lounger by the sea and pool, and not go to the pools as a tour.
4) Power. As for Egypt, it's just wonderful. WARNING! We rested in the Italian season. In Gaden we were the only ones from Ukraine or Russia. There were 3-5 Russians in the Beach. During our stay in Gaden food was no different from Beach. I even liked it more. And the fact that there are no queues and crowds for breakfast and dinner - that's all. Our cheese has always been tastier. No less fruit. Only tea in the bags did not seem to be. Although I do not remember exactly. No animals, as someone wrote, fell into the plate. And more. We used all the bars of the Beach. And french fries at 11 took, and watermelons, and ice cream kids themselves. And near the main pool so always. And beer or wine in particular.
As we were told, we were only allowed to use the beach bars. But everyone enjoyed it.
By the way, for the entire hotel chain we were the only ones with transparent bracelets (inscription in blue). What they mean - and did not understand. Italian AI without alcohol (these are green bracelets in Gaden). They saw that they occasionally bought something at the bar. Personally, we did not see any Italian drunk or even more intoxicated. We have never been to a disco. I wanted to, my husband did not. And did not go. In the Beach bracelets are white or red. I do not know the difference.
BEACH. It was stormy almost every day on the hotel beach and it was allowed to enter the sea from the pontoon only in the morning, and even then not always, depending on the strength of the waves. The flag was usually red. It was possible to swim from the pontoon only in one direction (against the current). On the beach there are quite large lagoons near the coast, to which the waves do not reach. You can always swim there, but there are no corals and there are very few fish. They are great for kids or those who can't swim. The maximum depth is up to the chest. The reef itself, compared to Sharm, seemed poor to us and there were few fish, so we went to Abu Dabab Bay. Free trips to this bay is a huge advantage of this hotel.
From other hotels they take you there on an excursion (for Pegasus, such an excursion cost $ 45). For us, the trips were absolutely free (although the Pegasus guide said that we would have to pay for entry and a sunbed, but this is not true). In this bay, the beach is always open. The entrance to the sea is sandy, coral reefs are located on the right and left sides along the coast. There is no reef in the center of the bay, but grass grows on which turtles graze. This is exactly what it is worth going to Marsa Alam for. I never expected to see such huge turtles (about 1.5m long)! And there are quite a few of them. The reefs at the edges of the bay are not bad, but to be honest, Sharm has better reefs and more fish there, and storms are much less common. But such healthy turtles and in such numbers can be seen, probably, only here. The bus from the hotel went according to the following schedule: there at 8:00.9:00.10:00.13:30.14:30; you could leave back at 12:00.12:30.16:30. Ride min. 10 on the highway (not walking distance).
The bus must be booked at the hotel the day before the trip. Bus one for two hotels (Kahramana Garden and Kahramana Beach). Only 6 places are given for our hotel in the record (there are 25 places in the bus). It can be difficult to sign up for the first 2 morning flights, but this does not mean that you will not leave. You can go to the bus and there are often empty seats. Starting from 10 o'clock the bus rides half-empty, you can not even sign up. At the Kalimer Khabib hotel (these 3 hotels have one owner and a common territory), the bus is larger than ours, it always drove past us half empty, but did not pick us up. It is better and safer to swim with fins, as strong currents often occur due to storms. Fins can also be bought at the hotel (they cost from $20). There are 2 hotels in Abu Dabab Bay: Sol Y Mar and Aqua Blue. There is no hotel bar in the bay, so you need to take it with you. /
HOTEL - small, cozy, located on the 2-o1 line. The windows of all rooms overlook the decorative patio. It has a common territory with Kahramana Beach 5* and Calimera Habiba 5*.
You can freely walk around the territory of these hotels. Kalimera Habiba is a very large, beautiful and green hotel. In the evening it is very pleasant to take a walk and lie down by the sea, while you will meet very few people. Around the hotels desert. Taxis can only be called upon request, but are very expensive. The contingent in the hotel is mostly Russian-speaking. But the staff in Russian knows only a couple of words. They know English and Italian.
FOOD - in our hotel we had breakfast and dinner, we dined in Kahramana Beach, which is about 8 minutes walk. In our hotel, the range of dishes was very weak. In Sharm, they feed like this only in triplets. Of course, you will not starve, but if you are picky in food, then you will not like it here. The lunch at Beach was much better and there was more fruit. There were no problems with water, they were given in bottles of 0.6 liters for breakfast, lunch and dinner. If finances are not running out for you, then it is better to go to Kahramana Beach.
It is on the 1st line, the food there is much better and the rooms speak more. Or in Kalimer Khabib there is even cooler.
SHOPPING. Each of these 3 hotels has souvenir shops. Their prices are different, but quite high. Fruit is not sold anywhere. On the way back to Hurghada (3.5 hours drive to the airport), we were taken to an oriental sweets shop, which was opened by the director of Pegasus. The prices there are outrageous. And if the seller told you that a box of Turkish delight or halva costs $10 or $13, it doesn't mean anything. Look at the box, there is a price sticker (like in supermarkets), which you will pay. In our case, instead of $13, we paid $20 (for one box). There is also a shop with very expensive fruits: dates $ 4 / kg, mango and guava $ 10 / kg (in Sharm, dates and guava market $ 1, mango $ 4). You won’t be able to bargain there, there are a lot of people, they stand in line. Be careful with change, because the seller has a tendency not to give it.
People in this store are all rowing, thinking that this is the last chance to buy something and that there will either be nothing at the airport or it will be even more expensive. But in vain! The airport in Hurghada is a big market, with a bunch of shops where prices are very affordable and you can bargain a little. For example: a box of Turkish delight $6-7; halva 4$; oriental sweets up to $10. And there are all kinds of souvenirs, T-shirts, towels, in a word, everything except fresh fruit.
Breakfast and dinner at your hotel, lunch in Beech. Each meal was given 0.6 liters of water, so there was enough water. ). Good meat was only once for dinner, and so basically fish with sauces (tasty, but very fatty), chicken (stewed or grilled), vegetables - cabbage, carrots, peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes, all separately, if and there were ready-made salads, usually from boiled vegetables. From booze, you could drink only beer, gin and rum for an amateur. On the last day, we finally managed to try gin, and we didn’t particularly clear up as it started and ended. In addition to eating in restaurants in food bars there isn't any. Pool bar in Gardena only biscuits after breakfast, and hot dogs and fries in Beach by the pool at One Mine Bar.
The staff speaks either Italian or English. There is one Russian-speaking bartender at the pool bar - Mukhamed, so there are no problems with drinking in his hotel. At lunch, you can’t wait for beer from the bartenders, all attention is only to Italians. All hotels and 4 * and 5 * designed for Italians only.
There is no animation in Gardena 4 * at all, neither for children nor for adults. Music on the territory plays only for the background, it stops at 21.30. they don’t count for people, no one takes into account the fact that people or paid money and want to relax. There is animation in Beach, there were a couple of times that was enough. Everything in Italian is a lot of words, gestures and dialogue with the public. Disco every other day, once in Beach once in Gardena, this is again with Italian animators and Italians who come to the disco with children of all ages, with strollers and all their elderly relatives. Boredom is mortal.
The territory is not large, well-groomed to the best of its abilities. The hotel is made in an old Arabic style. The owner of the hotel is probably a fan of doors, because everywhere there are doors of incredible size and a very strange look as decorations.
The beach in Beach is good sandy, it takes 7-10 minutes to go to the beach, you can call Taf-Taf, this is such a bus, which is fun to ride, a very friendly and cheerful driver. The sea is shallow, if you want to swim with a mask only from the pier. There are a lot of corals with hedgehogs near the shore, so I recommend not to be too lazy and take your shoes. You can go to the beach in Abu Dabab for 15-20 minutes, the bus runs free of charge from the hotel according to the schedule, if you want to leave in the morning, it’s better to write at the reception, after lunch you can leave without records. This beach has a reef where the fish are more diverse and the sea is deeper.
The weather for the entire stay was air +36, sea +30. In the morning there were winds, the sea was stormy, you can swim, but not far, a red flag hung.
We went from Coral, excursions are not justified expensive. Compared with other tour operators, the difference reached $ 30 per person.
In general, the rest is only for those who love silence and just stupidly lie on the beach. It’s good to relax with small children, the sea is just right for them. we were taken away from the hotel at 03 nights. Feel free to order lunch packages if you have late or early departures. They save a lot on us.
Yes, more about *hot* pools. . they are cold everywhere. As I understand it, they turn on the heating everywhere from December! The sea was very warm water! : ) And about the local reef. Not bad (although not the same as in Domina Korel Bay, almost the same as in Savoy (Charm)) It is interesting that you can swim above the reef, about 2 meters deep. (To the left of the pontoon). We saw a 2-meter moray eel! Although the storm may be related. small, corals at a safe distance but may not be allowed to swim : (. They may not be allowed to swim without fins either. One man somehow made his way into the storm over the reef (on the right), so they pulled him out for 40 minutes, with a boat ! , could not pull him out . . but everything ended well. Who with children, or who can not swim, then for you there is a magnificent lagoon, with blue water.
In general, we swam a little, because of the storm. Although, I think, if we didn’t look at the permanent red flag, we would swim more often.
The rooms are brand new (in the bathroom it's only time to replace the tiles), very good. big, good. There are discos. Animation is, but ONLY in Italian. Everything is good!
I liked Gaden even more than Domina, Sheraton and Savoy . . Approximately one level. But who - what! : )