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9.0
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We were in this hotel at the end of February. We (a married couple) rested with a small child of 2 years.
Aimed specifically at this hotel, because. were delighted with the last holiday in MagicLife in Sharm El Sheikh.
Briefly about yourself and your experience of past travels, so that it is clear what we are comparing this hotel with. We are 30-34 years old, rested in different countries: Turkey, Spain, Montenegro, Tunisia. We love Egypt very much because of its dry climate and stable weather. In Egypt, before that, they rested in Savoy, Ritz Carlton, Conrad, MagicLife Sharm El Sheikh. We are not fans of respectable hotels, so we really liked MagicLife in Sharm El Sheikh with its cheerful democratic atmosphere, combined with excellent service and quality food.
The weather all this time was from cloudy with a strong wind to complete calm with a temperature of about +40.
On the advantages and disadvantages in order:
1. Location. 90 km. from the airport. On a half-empty bus, taking into account the arrival of only one hotel, the journey took 1.5 hours, which, in principle, is tolerable. But the return transfer lasted for 3 hours, which is more than tiring. A taxi to the airport from the hotel costs 100 euros. Catching a taxi on the road is almost useless, because. Mostly trucks pass along the highway, and then rarely. Outside the hotel at a distance of 20 km. there is no settlement.
Given all of the above, the location of the hotel can be considered a disadvantage, but of little significance.
2. Territory. Big. All life is concentrated near the main entrance: restaurants, beach, swimming pools - main and relaxation, disco, fitness center and more. In this regard, everyone who lives in distant buildings, and this is more than half of the residents, is forced to get to the entertainment and food center for about 5-10 minutes at a brisk pace. It seems a little, but once again you won’t go to the room. To the services of those living in remote buildings, only a pool with slides. The main pool is very large, good for those who like to swim rather than bathe, but the water is cool (not cold). Adjacent to it is a small swimming pool with almost hot water. Nearby is a children's pool, which is very convenient for families with children. A little lower is a relaxation pool, also with hot water. Below the relax is the beach along the lagoon. The lagoon is very shallow, half of the lagoon can be waded by an adult. The sand on the beach is fine, but not soft, for unprepared feet it may seem uncomfortable. There is a pier in the sea, but it is mainly used by divers, because. There are few marine life in the area. On the beach there is a sea a la carte restaurant, which duplicates the main restaurant at lunchtime, but only opens a little earlier and closes later. Pool with slides is small, the water is cool. There are three slides for all tastes, there is a steep enough one even for adults. Between the pool with slides and the main one, there is a pond with a green meadow. For lovers of sunbathing in the "nature" there are several sun loungers. The remaining a la carte restaurants are located in the building of the main entrance, there is also a fitness and wellness center, a disco, an amphitheater, shopping malls and tennis courts nearby. The territory is quite green, but the grass cover is present in a small area of the hotel. The rest of the plants, planted directly in the sand, try to survive with varying degrees of success. There are several places where banana trees grow with hanging green bunches of bananas.
3. Numbers. The rooms are of decent size, about 30 sq. m. In this hotel, rooms are divided into only two types: ordinary and family room. The family rooms are designed for 4 people but are slightly larger than the regular rooms. The family is divided into two rooms, but one room is, in fact, a corridor with two sofas. Sleeping on a sofa instead of a bed is an unattractive pleasure. The rooms have ordinary TVs with one Russian channel, a refrigerator with a free minibar, and air conditioning with many functions. In the shower, according to the Magiclife tradition, shampoo and shower gel in one bottle, but of good quality. We noticed one unpleasant feature of the MagicLife hotel rooms in Hurghada compared to Sharm's MagicLife - it was impossible to connect the travel iron that we brought with us to the existing sockets. I had to move the bedside table with the TV and plug the iron into the outlet from under the refrigerator. Some of the rooms in the hotel overlook the nearby road, and on the road, as I said, mainly freight transport travels. In general, while studying the hotel during this time, we did not understand which buildings are ideal for living. Those facing the sea and next to the main entrance are subject to constant noise from the evening entertainment, plus, on the other side of the lagoon, the hotel's diesel power station is located and its activity is very clearly audible at night. Next to the buildings along the sea, located further, there are treatment facilities of the hotel with a specific smell, near the buildings along the sea, located even further from the main entrance, strong winds constantly blow. I know all this because I regularly ran in the evening along the paths around the hotel. But all these shortcomings are minor and, perhaps, that most of them will not notice. I noted them, expecting that the hotel, built on a vacant lot in the absence of neighbors, could be more thoughtful.
4. Nutrition. For adults - 5+. You can eat at this hotel around the clock. Freshly squeezed juices and pastries for breakfast, constantly high-quality fruits (apples, pears, melon, grapes, tangerines, strawberries every other day, etc. ), grilled vegetables and meat, seafood for lunch and dinner every day. Dinners are themed every evening (French, Italian, Mexican, Indian, etc. ). I will list the dishes that surprised me: grilled lobsters, tiger prawns, veal and dorado carpaccio, salsa nachos, aged French cheese, avocado and salmon rolls, beef stroganoff. Ice cream is offered for lunch and dinner. Everything is very well prepared. By this parameter, food can be compared even with RitzCarlton, with a much larger assortment. The exception was all sorts of cold appetizers made from the pickled leftovers of the previous day's food - this is purely my opinion, it may not actually be so. For children (for our child) - 3. The so-called children's table consists of french fries, fried chicken nuggets and questionable cutlets, accompanied by ketchup and mustard. I must say that German children were really very pleased with this menu, and adult Germans constantly crowded around the table with deep-fried products, ignoring the delicious dishes offered. We had to feed our daughter from the common table, carefully choosing products with the least addition of spices and sauces. The result - the child lost 1 kg. In addition to the main restaurant, you can have sandwiches in all bars of the hotel, except for the beach bar, and in the late evening or, if you suddenly feel like it, at night, cold snacks and sandwiches are served at the reception bar. In addition, next to the main restaurant there is a place where the so-called "tea time" (tea time) starts at 17.00, where drinks and pastries are served, but this event did not arouse much interest among the guests. Once we were in the most popular a la carte restaurant - Thai. I didn’t like it - the food is too rustic for a restaurant, in principle, everything is the same as in the main restaurant for dinner, only with serving and service. About the booze. Everywhere and always you can get white, red dry wine, beer, local vodka, rum, whiskey, tequila, as well as cocktails based on them. Local dry rose wine and dry champagne are available at the reception bar. In the same place, you can find imported alcohol. During our stay, there was a replenishment in this bar. As a result, on the shelves one could see Hennesy VSOP cognac, Absolut vodka, Jameson whiskey, Gordon's gin, Campari and Martini of all colors. I will say right away that half of all this was finished off that evening, and part of the rest was removed from the shelves, so I recommend that lovers of quality alcohol make friends with the bartenders of this bar. Those who do not drink alcohol are offered tea of all kinds, espresso and drinks based on it, hot chocolate, juices, cola, fanta, as well as cocktails based on strawberries, coconut milk and juices. Hookah only works in the evening near the pond. The quality of the hookah itself is average.
5. Service. Excellent. I don't remember anything bad. The rooms we were given were very good, just on request and without corrupting people at the reception. There was a significant case that we observed during the settlement of a Russian couple, when a hotel employee gave our compatriots the keys to their room and gave back their passports and a twenty-dollar bill put in there. Tipping, when left, when not, but even without them they cleaned the room perfectly. Of the minor shortcomings, I note the periodic absence of cards for beach towels in the evening and at times the absence of the towels themselves during the day, which was solved by going to the wellness center, where there were always plenty of towels. There were no problems with the sun loungers, although there is always a guy at the pool, whose task is to provide you with sun loungers.
Summary: the hotel is very good, but I would advise Russians to go to this hotel only to those who speak German well, otherwise a good part of the services offered will be inaccessible to you. To whom I strongly do not recommend: lonely or in search of adventure - a family hotel; party-goers and cheerful youth - the Germans are not the best audience for parties, besides, at the disco there are only completely pimply teenagers, accidentally wandering fathers of the family and pensioners under the closet. Once again I want to draw your attention to the fact that there are about 99% Germans there, very few Russians, and you can miss Russian speech if you are not a Russophobe. We will go to this hotel ourselves only if it is cheaper than MagicLife in Sharm, while the situation is reversed.
Aimed specifically at this hotel, because. were delighted with the last holiday in MagicLife in Sharm El Sheikh.
Briefly about yourself and your experience of past travels, so that it is clear what we are comparing this hotel with. We are 30-34 years old, rested in different countries: Turkey, Spain, Montenegro, Tunisia. We love Egypt very much because of its dry climate and stable weather. In Egypt, before that, they rested in Savoy, Ritz Carlton, Conrad, MagicLife Sharm El Sheikh. We are not fans of respectable hotels, so we really liked MagicLife in Sharm El Sheikh with its cheerful democratic atmosphere, combined with excellent service and quality food.
The weather all this time was from cloudy with a strong wind to complete calm with a temperature of about +40.
On the advantages and disadvantages in order:
1. Location. 90 km. from the airport. On a half-empty bus, taking into account the arrival of only one hotel, the journey took 1.5 hours, which, in principle, is tolerable. But the return transfer lasted for 3 hours, which is more than tiring. A taxi to the airport from the hotel costs 100 euros. Catching a taxi on the road is almost useless, because. Mostly trucks pass along the highway, and then rarely. Outside the hotel at a distance of 20 km. there is no settlement.
Given all of the above, the location of the hotel can be considered a disadvantage, but of little significance.
2. Territory. Big. All life is concentrated near the main entrance: restaurants, beach, swimming pools - main and relaxation, disco, fitness center and more. In this regard, everyone who lives in distant buildings, and this is more than half of the residents, is forced to get to the entertainment and food center for about 5-10 minutes at a brisk pace. It seems a little, but once again you won’t go to the room. To the services of those living in remote buildings, only a pool with slides. The main pool is very large, good for those who like to swim rather than bathe, but the water is cool (not cold). Adjacent to it is a small swimming pool with almost hot water. Nearby is a children's pool, which is very convenient for families with children. A little lower is a relaxation pool, also with hot water. Below the relax is the beach along the lagoon. The lagoon is very shallow, half of the lagoon can be waded by an adult. The sand on the beach is fine, but not soft, for unprepared feet it may seem uncomfortable. There is a pier in the sea, but it is mainly used by divers, because. There are few marine life in the area. On the beach there is a sea a la carte restaurant, which duplicates the main restaurant at lunchtime, but only opens a little earlier and closes later. Pool with slides is small, the water is cool. There are three slides for all tastes, there is a steep enough one even for adults. Between the pool with slides and the main one, there is a pond with a green meadow. For lovers of sunbathing in the "nature" there are several sun loungers. The remaining a la carte restaurants are located in the building of the main entrance, there is also a fitness and wellness center, a disco, an amphitheater, shopping malls and tennis courts nearby. The territory is quite green, but the grass cover is present in a small area of the hotel. The rest of the plants, planted directly in the sand, try to survive with varying degrees of success. There are several places where banana trees grow with hanging green bunches of bananas.
3. Numbers. The rooms are of decent size, about 30 sq. m. In this hotel, rooms are divided into only two types: ordinary and family room. The family rooms are designed for 4 people but are slightly larger than the regular rooms. The family is divided into two rooms, but one room is, in fact, a corridor with two sofas. Sleeping on a sofa instead of a bed is an unattractive pleasure. The rooms have ordinary TVs with one Russian channel, a refrigerator with a free minibar, and air conditioning with many functions. In the shower, according to the Magiclife tradition, shampoo and shower gel in one bottle, but of good quality. We noticed one unpleasant feature of the MagicLife hotel rooms in Hurghada compared to Sharm's MagicLife - it was impossible to connect the travel iron that we brought with us to the existing sockets. I had to move the bedside table with the TV and plug the iron into the outlet from under the refrigerator. Some of the rooms in the hotel overlook the nearby road, and on the road, as I said, mainly freight transport travels. In general, while studying the hotel during this time, we did not understand which buildings are ideal for living. Those facing the sea and next to the main entrance are subject to constant noise from the evening entertainment, plus, on the other side of the lagoon, the hotel's diesel power station is located and its activity is very clearly audible at night. Next to the buildings along the sea, located further, there are treatment facilities of the hotel with a specific smell, near the buildings along the sea, located even further from the main entrance, strong winds constantly blow. I know all this because I regularly ran in the evening along the paths around the hotel. But all these shortcomings are minor and, perhaps, that most of them will not notice. I noted them, expecting that the hotel, built on a vacant lot in the absence of neighbors, could be more thoughtful.
4. Nutrition. For adults - 5+. You can eat at this hotel around the clock. Freshly squeezed juices and pastries for breakfast, constantly high-quality fruits (apples, pears, melon, grapes, tangerines, strawberries every other day, etc. ), grilled vegetables and meat, seafood for lunch and dinner every day. Dinners are themed every evening (French, Italian, Mexican, Indian, etc. ). I will list the dishes that surprised me: grilled lobsters, tiger prawns, veal and dorado carpaccio, salsa nachos, aged French cheese, avocado and salmon rolls, beef stroganoff. Ice cream is offered for lunch and dinner. Everything is very well prepared. By this parameter, food can be compared even with RitzCarlton, with a much larger assortment. The exception was all sorts of cold appetizers made from the pickled leftovers of the previous day's food - this is purely my opinion, it may not actually be so. For children (for our child) - 3. The so-called children's table consists of french fries, fried chicken nuggets and questionable cutlets, accompanied by ketchup and mustard. I must say that German children were really very pleased with this menu, and adult Germans constantly crowded around the table with deep-fried products, ignoring the delicious dishes offered. We had to feed our daughter from the common table, carefully choosing products with the least addition of spices and sauces. The result - the child lost 1 kg. In addition to the main restaurant, you can have sandwiches in all bars of the hotel, except for the beach bar, and in the late evening or, if you suddenly feel like it, at night, cold snacks and sandwiches are served at the reception bar. In addition, next to the main restaurant there is a place where the so-called "tea time" (tea time) starts at 17.00, where drinks and pastries are served, but this event did not arouse much interest among the guests. Once we were in the most popular a la carte restaurant - Thai. I didn’t like it - the food is too rustic for a restaurant, in principle, everything is the same as in the main restaurant for dinner, only with serving and service. About the booze. Everywhere and always you can get white, red dry wine, beer, local vodka, rum, whiskey, tequila, as well as cocktails based on them. Local dry rose wine and dry champagne are available at the reception bar. In the same place, you can find imported alcohol. During our stay, there was a replenishment in this bar. As a result, on the shelves one could see Hennesy VSOP cognac, Absolut vodka, Jameson whiskey, Gordon's gin, Campari and Martini of all colors. I will say right away that half of all this was finished off that evening, and part of the rest was removed from the shelves, so I recommend that lovers of quality alcohol make friends with the bartenders of this bar. Those who do not drink alcohol are offered tea of all kinds, espresso and drinks based on it, hot chocolate, juices, cola, fanta, as well as cocktails based on strawberries, coconut milk and juices. Hookah only works in the evening near the pond. The quality of the hookah itself is average.
5. Service. Excellent. I don't remember anything bad. The rooms we were given were very good, just on request and without corrupting people at the reception. There was a significant case that we observed during the settlement of a Russian couple, when a hotel employee gave our compatriots the keys to their room and gave back their passports and a twenty-dollar bill put in there. Tipping, when left, when not, but even without them they cleaned the room perfectly. Of the minor shortcomings, I note the periodic absence of cards for beach towels in the evening and at times the absence of the towels themselves during the day, which was solved by going to the wellness center, where there were always plenty of towels. There were no problems with the sun loungers, although there is always a guy at the pool, whose task is to provide you with sun loungers.
Summary: the hotel is very good, but I would advise Russians to go to this hotel only to those who speak German well, otherwise a good part of the services offered will be inaccessible to you. To whom I strongly do not recommend: lonely or in search of adventure - a family hotel; party-goers and cheerful youth - the Germans are not the best audience for parties, besides, at the disco there are only completely pimply teenagers, accidentally wandering fathers of the family and pensioners under the closet. Once again I want to draw your attention to the fact that there are about 99% Germans there, very few Russians, and you can miss Russian speech if you are not a Russophobe. We will go to this hotel ourselves only if it is cheaper than MagicLife in Sharm, while the situation is reversed.
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