We go if it's cheap

Written: 19 april 2009
Travel time: 12 — 19 april 2009
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For families with children
Your rating of this hotel:
6.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 8.0
Service: 7.0
Cleanliness: 7.0
Food: 8.0
Amenities: 5.0
We read all the reviews on this hotel, we went with our company, at a super-burning price, so we are not offended by the hotel. For our period, there was a choice - a hotel in Sharm for breakfast and a bus to the beach, or Regina in Nuweiba with its own beach and all inclusive. Having paid $200 per person, we drove beyond the sea, the sun and a roof over our heads, although before that we were in the top five of a good level.
People with high expectations of service, or those who have previously rested in 5 * hotels, should not go here. You will feel the difference. But I note that some people trusted travel agencies and were deceived by them. Those who came from Omsk, Novosibirsk, Kazan - they did not know about the long transfer for more than 2 hours. People flew for 8 hours, paid $800 per person, they were sold as a four not far from Sharm el-Sheikh. . . came to have fun, and beer is poured into 150-gram cups! Vacationers from Russia literally pounced on the guide, what kind of nightmare is this, where they were settled, to which the guide replied: “Did I choose such a hotel for you? Did I put you here? " That is, people really did not understand where they came.
Service: everything seems to be based on tips. They left a dollar - they removed it, rolled the towels, sprinkled the bed with roses. We didn’t leave it - we blame ourselves. There is only one explanation for this. Nuweiba is one of the poorest areas in Egypt, and the hotel saves on everything. Talk to the bartender, he will tell you that his monthly salary is $120. We left a token tip, despite all inclusive, and enjoyed all the benefits of pouring without restrictions. So everything is in your hands, you can always agree peacefully and kindly.

Details about the beach: sandy beach, with a normal entrance to the sea. Several times passes into a shallow spit, suitable for the smallest children, and for poor swimmers, and for divers. So to speak, to any depth, and to the ankles, and to the waist, and sufficient depth. The incredibly beautiful coral reef 100 meters from the shore is especially praised. Our friends visited Hurghada, Makadi, Taba, but they appreciated these reefs especially highly. We still put on slippers from sea urchins just in case.
Moms with kids - beach sand, homemade food. For our baby, we took the usual long-term storage milk from home.
Food is normal. Nobody was hungry. We had all inclusive. Breakfast is modest, every day the same thing, scrambled eggs, vegetables, pancakes with jam, muesli with milk. Lunch and dinner are all edible - meat, chicken, fish, a few side dishes. Desserts - 3-4 types of cakes, only oranges from fruits. Who needs more - a 5-minute drive from the hotel market, $ 1 per car one way - buy yourself strawberries, melons, any fruit, juices, a 6-liter bottle of water - all for $ 1! Due to the cheapness of prices in the market, it is quite possible to take half-board meals. We heard the constant evening showdowns of vacationers in the evening with a guide - some complained of food poisoning... Our company has never had stomach problems. I asked a lady what she brushes her teeth with? And tap water… Yes, the hotel is not sterile, but vacationers create many problems for themselves. They go unprepared, swallow tap water, climb into the sea without slippers, lie in the sun at one o'clock in the afternoon and get burned, and in the evening they get the guide with their problems.
Our race turned out to be a unique team of Ukrainians and Russians, arranged volleyball on the beach, a kind of animation, “were friends against the hotel”  occupied sun loungers...
Serious problems, perhaps, I will name:
- The openness of the beach, which is why the frequent pestering of local Bedouins and their children, requests to buy at least something from handicrafts, beads, ask for food, poverty is simply terrifying.
- You need to bring your own beach towels. They are simply not available at the hotel. We hunted for them and did not let them out of our hands until the very departure. Or you can buy 4 pieces at the same market for $ 10.

- Not enough beach chairs for the number of people in the hotel. Although we are opposed to occupying sunbeds in the morning, we had to adapt to the hotel in many ways.
- Dirty, which is the fault of the hotel itself. Lack of staff, savings on everything, as a result, the unpopularity of the hotel. The hotel has potential, but in some ways it falls short…
Whom I advise: if you suddenly need to take a break from civilization in solitude, if the ticket is very cheap, if the main goal is an excursion to Israel or Jordan, if you are traveling with your company and will entertain yourself, if you deliberately lower a star at the hotel, although you know the quality 5 *. I categorically do not recommend going to the hotel: for whom the transfer at 2 hours and 15 minutes is too heavy, for people without a sense of humor, arrogant, demanding, as well as young people in search of fun, discos. Have a nice rest!
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