Do not go children to Amwaj to rest

Written: 28 may 2017
Travel time: 19 — 27 may 2017
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For families with children
Your rating of this hotel:
4.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 3.0
Service: 4.0
Cleanliness: 4.0
Food: 4.0
Amenities: 6.0
Settlement:
We arrived at the hotel around 8 am.
The bracelets were given at 10:30 after breakfast was over so we didn't accidentally have breakfast on the way.
This despite the fact that only the three of us arrived at the hotel.
We were homeless until about 2:00 pm, after which we were given the number 3251, which had been killed in the trash. I did not have time to photograph it, because we ran in horror to change it. They immediately refused to change, because, according to them, they are all the same and we are not allowed to change.
After contacting the girl who is sitting at the table to the right of the reception, they gave us 3241, not much better, but if there were 2 double beds, then there was only one bed in this one. Again the reception, again a complaint to the girl.
Extra bad pulled dudes somewhere in an hour. Made a torn bed, but clean.
Then we passed out and slept until the evening.
Further, in principle, went monotonous rest.

The food in the dining room (and this is the dining room) is quite edible and sometimes even tasty, but not always fresh.
3-4 times came across fermented salads. A little monotonous.
After the mass exodus of Egyptians from the hotel, the food deteriorated sharply.
We got there the week before Ramadan. There were a lot of Egyptians, about 70%, then Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, Italy and Hungary and Germany. Ukraine and Belarus are settled in the 3rd building in which there is not a single normal room for 5 stars. Yes, they are big, but everything is either already broken or in a state close to breaking.
The territory of the hotel is green. This is a definite plus. It is watered at night from the sewer. Entertainment is very tight. A hotel for a quiet family holiday, who are over 60 or who do not like outdoor activities.
Attitude of service staff 4 out of 5
If you do not give money, you will not be noticed immediately.
Beach:
The beach has a bar, umbrellas and gazebos.
In one arbor, on the far left, soft mattresses cover the entire area of ​ ​ the arbor and it completely protects from the sun.
In all the rest there are sunbeds with mattresses with a partially closed roof.
In this part of Nabqa Bay, the ebbs and flows are very pronounced.
The length of shallow water is about 500 meters. To look at the fish you need to go along the pier and dive there, but only when swimming is allowed. In the morning, the wind blows almost every day, the sea is stormy and the red flag hangs until 14-00. The reef near the hotel is beautiful, there are a lot of fish, the water is clean.
At the entrance to the water on the pier, there is only one umbrella under which you can hide from the sun. Under him sits a cheerful and sociable lifeguard.
If there are a lot of people, then some crush is created, because there are many people who want to hide in the shade. It is strange that they will not put up a few more umbrellas, there is plenty of space there.

If you are not planning scuba diving, then there is not much point in traveling on sea excursions. The underwater world near the pier near the hotel is the same as in Dahab near the Blue Hole and near the island. Tyrant and in Ras Mohammed.
I did some scuba diving
. I like it and I finally decided to get Open Water next time.

In general, the impression was that we are doing a favor when served. I will definitely not go to this hotel for the second time.
For excursions:
The next day after arrival, at 10-00 we were gathered by a guide and began to sell excursions from the anchorage. I took a dive for 3 people, with two dives for 2. i. e. 3 dives in total. It came out to $150. They took us to the area about. Tyrant. I liked the tour. It's definitely worth the trip, but not from a guide. In principle, excursions for all agencies are more or less the same. We found Nemo tour on the internet, aka Nabqa tour. The price for the same excursions is cheaper than the annex tour. The choice is clear in my opinion. We went to Ras Mohamed in two, with two dives for each. Price 50$
A jeep trip to Dahab for 3 came out to $45. A little tiring, because it's 100 km to go to Dohab. Jeeps are old, but quite normal.
By internet:
Wi-Fi in the hotel is at the reception and on the ground floor on the street. Works intermittently. In the evening, almost no work.
Mobile Internet was bought at the airport upon arrival, operator Orange 5Gb for $5
Enough for local calls to Nemo tour and mobile Internet. At the beginning, even LTE worked, but then only 3g.
Skype only works with wifi in the hotel. Not always. Works well at Starbucks (15 min walk to the right of the hotel in front of the Hard Rock cafe)
Telegram works well through Orange, but only text. I couldn't speak with my voice. Apparently blocked.
Social networks and sites work without problems on both types of connections.
Flight:
The flight there and back is comfortable. Airline Azur air Ukraine. The plane has 2 rows of 3 seats. The seats are comfortable. Enough space ahead. No food, only drinks.

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Translated automatically from Russian. View original