We chose a hotel between Marsa Alam and Sharm, chose a windless bay in Sharm Upon check-in, they offered not to wait for 14-00 and two rooms overlooking the pool for 30 USD, agreed for 10. The rooms are clean and cleaned regularly, there will be swans for a dollar, etc. . d. The food for lunch and dinner is good, there was green and red borscht, beef, chicken and fish all the time, there were also seafood.
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We chose a hotel between Marsa Alam and Sharm, chose a windless bay in Sharm Upon check-in, they offered not to wait for 14-00 and two rooms overlooking the pool for 30 USD, agreed for 10. The rooms are clean and cleaned regularly, there will be swans for a dollar, etc. . d.
The food for lunch and dinner is good, there was green and red borscht, beef, chicken and fish all the time, there were also seafood. Fruits: melon, orange, persimmon and pomegranate. Bananas 2 times a week. Breakfast is the same and that's a minus. Brewed coffee is tasteless and mostly instant Nescafe is served. There is no snack, the only bar where they make burgers is by the pool, the opening time coincides with lunch and this is a huge minus. There is no grill bar. Delicious bottled beer.
The SEA is beautiful as always, the fish were not enough the first day, but then everything was super. We went on an excursion Sea trip on the Mermaid, so-so, I don’t recommend it, the guide’s story was beautiful, the realities did not match expectations either in terms of impressions or in duration. We left the hotel at 6-45, while everyone was gathered at the port, we were somewhere around 7-30 and at 13-00 we were already at the hotel. I would not have gone the first time, let alone the second.
Every evening there is a show program, many thanks to the guys for their numbers, there is live music in the Royal bar.
Soho Square is already in the New Year's lights, we went there almost every day, the distance is 400 meters.
Rest spent well, for a change, you can come to rest. The price corresponds to the quality.
The food for lunch and dinner is good, there was green and red borscht, beef, chicken and fish all the time, there were also seafood. Fruits: melon, orange, persimmon and pomegranate. Bananas 2 times a week. Breakfast is the same and that's a minus. Brewed coffee is tasteless and mostly instant Nescafe is served. There is no snack, the only bar where they make burgers is by the pool, the opening time coincides with lunch and this is a huge minus. There is no grill bar. Delicious bottled beer.
The SEA is beautiful as always, the fish were not enough the first day, but then everything was super. We went on an excursion Sea trip on the Mermaid, so-so, I don’t recommend it, the guide’s story was beautiful, the realities did not match expectations either in terms of impressions or in duration. We left the hotel at 6-45, while everyone was gathered at the port, we were somewhere around 7-30 and at 13-00 we were already at the hotel. I would not have gone the first time, let alone the second.
Every evening there is a show program, many thanks to the guys for their numbers, there is live music in the Royal bar.
Soho Square is already in the New Year's lights, we went there almost every day, the distance is 400 meters.
Rest spent well, for a change, you can come to rest. The price corresponds to the quality.
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For the fifth time in Egypt. Arrived at the hotel at eight in the morning, settled at ten without surcharges. Hotel with very good area, normal staff and good reef. Food is a little worse than others, soups are great, everything else is Egyptian standard, you will not be hungry. Animators and excursions on the beach are not stressful, the Annex is stressful with three years of talking about nothing, last time we flew with TUI for 15 minutes and that's it! Tourists: 60% - Ukraine, 30% - Russia (deep), the rest of Italy, Kazakhstan, Belarus.
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For the fifth time in Egypt. Arrived at the hotel at eight in the morning, settled at ten without surcharges. Hotel with very good area, normal staff and good reef. Food is a little worse than others, soups are great, everything else is Egyptian standard, you will not be hungry. Animators and excursions on the beach are not stressful, the Annex is stressful with three years of talking about nothing, last time we flew with TUI for 15 minutes and that's it! Tourists: 60% - Ukraine, 30% - Russia (deep), the rest of Italy, Kazakhstan, Belarus. I can recommend this hotel, but we are unlikely to return here.
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The hotel took a long time to choose. I wanted something closer to the places of the walk (in this version - Soho). We were seated immediately upon arrival. They offered to pay extra and get a room with a wonderful view... As a result, they settled in a room overlooking the pool on the 1st floor. The room had 1 bathrobe and 1 pair of slippers for two.
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The hotel took a long time to choose. I wanted something closer to the places of the walk (in this version - Soho).
We were seated immediately upon arrival. They offered to pay extra and get a room with a wonderful view... As a result, they settled in a room overlooking the pool on the 1st floor. The room had 1 bathrobe and 1 pair of slippers for two. They said that we were lucky, because. it is not provided at all. The territory of the hotel is large, well-groomed, a huge swimming pool with a gorgeous view of the sea. But the water is cool (end of November). In another part of the hotel (Sport) there is a heated pool, we went there (every 15 minutes a bus ran). The food was monotonous, but we were not hungry. Animators worked during the day: volleyball, exercises, water aerobics, dancing, entertainment in the evening. The only negative is the sun loungers on the beach! Beach area workers occupied them, and then sold them for 5 dollars. for a couple. We watched this for the first day, and then insolently came and threw off the lying towels and made our own. Of course, they looked at us with indignation, but did not say anything. In general, they were satisfied with the rest.
We were seated immediately upon arrival. They offered to pay extra and get a room with a wonderful view... As a result, they settled in a room overlooking the pool on the 1st floor. The room had 1 bathrobe and 1 pair of slippers for two. They said that we were lucky, because. it is not provided at all. The territory of the hotel is large, well-groomed, a huge swimming pool with a gorgeous view of the sea. But the water is cool (end of November). In another part of the hotel (Sport) there is a heated pool, we went there (every 15 minutes a bus ran). The food was monotonous, but we were not hungry. Animators worked during the day: volleyball, exercises, water aerobics, dancing, entertainment in the evening. The only negative is the sun loungers on the beach! Beach area workers occupied them, and then sold them for 5 dollars. for a couple. We watched this for the first day, and then insolently came and threw off the lying towels and made our own. Of course, they looked at us with indignation, but did not say anything. In general, they were satisfied with the rest.
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Well what can I say...the hotel was ok until it got crowded with mouse brothers. Food, rooms, area - everything is ok. But there are CATASTROPHICALLY not enough places on the beach - everyone goes to take places at 5-6 in the morning). It is impossible to take it in the evening - the scourge fights vigilantly watch and requisition any rags-things).
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Well what can I say...the hotel was ok until it got crowded with mouse brothers. Food, rooms, area - everything is ok.
But there are CATASTROPHICALLY not enough places on the beach - everyone goes to take places at 5-6 in the morning). It is impossible to take it in the evening - the scourge fights vigilantly watch and requisition any rags-things).
tourists lie even just on the ground on some rags near the water - they burn under the sun ...it can be difficult to push through to the pontoon)
On the whole beach, the situation is like in a bazaar on a market day - the sunbeds are close to each other - you won’t be able to move into the shade / turn around, everywhere there is noise and din ...some kind of starry children are running around, raising heaps of sand. Like a cherry on a cake - there is a radio cabin, from which rutsuke music rattles all day like in a disco ...in short, complete relaxation is guaranteed to you))
Two hotels go to the beach - the second line of Concorde El Salam SPORT too ...and there and there are now a full house of tourists : (.
The reef is not bad, but without frills - you need to swim towards Baron, towards Fo Sizn, there is a strong current right around the corner - it’s hard to go back ...we once swam to Albatros Palace - there (Montazah) is really the most beautiful reef for snorkeling - once again was convinced of this; )
In addition to laying seals on sunbeds, 3 days (out of 7) I went diving (Ras Mo, Tiran) ...but that's a completely different story - for other forums; )
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On the last day, some kluchka almost stole my flip flops - left them near the pontoon (in the shops near the hotel they cost $ 6-10) ...stupidly hid it under a sunbed - she says that she thought it was someone from their company - she barely squeezed it back : )
But there are CATASTROPHICALLY not enough places on the beach - everyone goes to take places at 5-6 in the morning). It is impossible to take it in the evening - the scourge fights vigilantly watch and requisition any rags-things).
tourists lie even just on the ground on some rags near the water - they burn under the sun ...it can be difficult to push through to the pontoon)
On the whole beach, the situation is like in a bazaar on a market day - the sunbeds are close to each other - you won’t be able to move into the shade / turn around, everywhere there is noise and din ...some kind of starry children are running around, raising heaps of sand. Like a cherry on a cake - there is a radio cabin, from which rutsuke music rattles all day like in a disco ...in short, complete relaxation is guaranteed to you))
Two hotels go to the beach - the second line of Concorde El Salam SPORT too ...and there and there are now a full house of tourists : (.
The reef is not bad, but without frills - you need to swim towards Baron, towards Fo Sizn, there is a strong current right around the corner - it’s hard to go back ...we once swam to Albatros Palace - there (Montazah) is really the most beautiful reef for snorkeling - once again was convinced of this; )
In addition to laying seals on sunbeds, 3 days (out of 7) I went diving (Ras Mo, Tiran) ...but that's a completely different story - for other forums; )
P. S.
On the last day, some kluchka almost stole my flip flops - left them near the pontoon (in the shops near the hotel they cost $ 6-10) ...stupidly hid it under a sunbed - she says that she thought it was someone from their company - she barely squeezed it back : )
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Everything was ok as expected from this hotel but we had a very early flight back. I asked the administrator to collect 3 dry rations for us in the morning, no one prepared anything in the morning, the child was left hungry, I had to buy a "very tasty" croissant for $ 9 at the airport. The reef at the hotel is dying as is the service.
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Everything was ok as expected from this hotel but we had a very early flight back. I asked the administrator to collect 3 dry rations for us in the morning, no one prepared anything in the morning, the child was left hungry, I had to buy a "very tasty" croissant for $ 9 at the airport. The reef at the hotel is dying as is the service.
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Let's start from the settlement: We arrived at the hotel at about 08.00 at the reception and gave a printout that they would bring us buns and coffee at the Piano Bar. Check-in began after 10.00 (no surcharge). We were 3 adults and what was my surprise that there were 2 single beds in the room! I returned to the reception, explained the reason for my indignation, to which I was told that this issue would be resolved within 10 minutes, 10 minutes passed, nothing has changed, I called the travel agent from whom I bought this tour, she wrote a letter to the representative of the agency, who sits in the lobby and said to come and talk, which I did, after all the manipulations, within 5 minutes we resolved the issue! Nutrition Breakfast throughout the rest was the same type! Lunch and dinner was always fresh meat (beef, quail, chicken) and fish, once they gave crabs! Salads and greens were not always fresh! The pastries were great! If you are a person of Slavic appearance, then they will put smaller portions on your plate, if you want more - show the distributor to put more, there are no problems with this (not all distributors put small portions on the plate).
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Let's start from the settlement:
We arrived at the hotel at about 08.00 at the reception and gave a printout that they would bring us buns and coffee at the Piano Bar.
Check-in began after 10.00 (no surcharge).
We were 3 adults and what was my surprise that there were 2 single beds in the room! I returned to the reception, explained the reason for my indignation, to which I was told that this issue would be resolved within 10 minutes, 10 minutes passed, nothing has changed, I called the travel agent from whom I bought this tour, she wrote a letter to the representative of the agency, who sits in the lobby and said to come and talk, which I did, after all the manipulations, within 5 minutes we resolved the issue!
Nutrition
Breakfast throughout the rest was the same type!
Lunch and dinner was always fresh meat (beef, quail, chicken) and fish, once they gave crabs! Salads and greens were not always fresh!
The pastries were great!
If you are a person of Slavic appearance, then they will put smaller portions on your plate, if you want more - show the distributor to put more, there are no problems with this (not all distributors put small portions on the plate).
The territory is really big and well-groomed.
The beach is cleaned every day.
If you came to the sea earlier than 7.00, you can count on the fact that the passage to the pontoon is closed! But as soon as the sun sets, you will definitely be kicked out of the water with whistles!
The guy sitting on the pontoon will be happy to show you an octopus, moray eel, turtle and many other inhabitants of the Red Sea (only in the morning). Coral reef.... so-so (not the first time in Sharm)
The pool is also cleaned every morning, but if you haven’t taken a sunbed before lunch, goodbye! But maybe you'll be lucky and one sunbed will be free! Also during lunch in the pool they give fries, hamburgers, hot dogs. But be prepared for the fact that the tables near the sunbeds, near the trash cans will be full of buns after hamburgers and hot dogs, ketchup (NOT the Slavs usually leave them! ).
A free tour of Sharm, this is pure divorce because you will see the President's Mosque, which will not be opened for the Slavs! They will also show the dinosaur park. Then they will be taken to the state. factory of oils and perfumes and state. a store where they will tell you that you will not find cheaper prices, this is a lie! Because at the end of the holiday, our cleaner told us about George Clooney's store (we wanted to buy mango, and there was a lot of everything in addition), where everything is the same, only cheaper!!!
Excursion to Cairo, lasted a day! The tour and lunch itself is no more than 5 hours, but riding the bus, where you make stops at each police post, it takes a lot of time! And if your bus breaks down in the desert, be prepared to be attacked by Bedouins! Policemen in the amount of 4 people with machine guns will not help you!
The staff is friendly and will tell you or show you what interests you!
Once we went to the second line, the water park is one name, 2 out of 3 slides worked, the area near the pool is dirty! We were among the Slavs and two more people, they paid attention to us, since they were all Arabs! We didn’t go to the night show, but the animators and dancers invited me to visit the show every day! What is strange, you had to go for the show on the 2nd line!!!
Check-out at 12.00, and the bus for the plane at 15.00 and in order not to sit in the lobby, I went to the reception to agree, I thought it would cost $ 20-30, but I was told $ 50, which plunged me into a not very pleasant shock !
We arrived at the hotel at about 08.00 at the reception and gave a printout that they would bring us buns and coffee at the Piano Bar.
Check-in began after 10.00 (no surcharge).
We were 3 adults and what was my surprise that there were 2 single beds in the room! I returned to the reception, explained the reason for my indignation, to which I was told that this issue would be resolved within 10 minutes, 10 minutes passed, nothing has changed, I called the travel agent from whom I bought this tour, she wrote a letter to the representative of the agency, who sits in the lobby and said to come and talk, which I did, after all the manipulations, within 5 minutes we resolved the issue!
Nutrition
Breakfast throughout the rest was the same type!
Lunch and dinner was always fresh meat (beef, quail, chicken) and fish, once they gave crabs! Salads and greens were not always fresh!
The pastries were great!
If you are a person of Slavic appearance, then they will put smaller portions on your plate, if you want more - show the distributor to put more, there are no problems with this (not all distributors put small portions on the plate).
The territory is really big and well-groomed.
The beach is cleaned every day.
If you came to the sea earlier than 7.00, you can count on the fact that the passage to the pontoon is closed! But as soon as the sun sets, you will definitely be kicked out of the water with whistles!
The guy sitting on the pontoon will be happy to show you an octopus, moray eel, turtle and many other inhabitants of the Red Sea (only in the morning). Coral reef.... so-so (not the first time in Sharm)
The pool is also cleaned every morning, but if you haven’t taken a sunbed before lunch, goodbye! But maybe you'll be lucky and one sunbed will be free! Also during lunch in the pool they give fries, hamburgers, hot dogs. But be prepared for the fact that the tables near the sunbeds, near the trash cans will be full of buns after hamburgers and hot dogs, ketchup (NOT the Slavs usually leave them! ).
A free tour of Sharm, this is pure divorce because you will see the President's Mosque, which will not be opened for the Slavs! They will also show the dinosaur park. Then they will be taken to the state. factory of oils and perfumes and state. a store where they will tell you that you will not find cheaper prices, this is a lie! Because at the end of the holiday, our cleaner told us about George Clooney's store (we wanted to buy mango, and there was a lot of everything in addition), where everything is the same, only cheaper!!!
Excursion to Cairo, lasted a day! The tour and lunch itself is no more than 5 hours, but riding the bus, where you make stops at each police post, it takes a lot of time! And if your bus breaks down in the desert, be prepared to be attacked by Bedouins! Policemen in the amount of 4 people with machine guns will not help you!
The staff is friendly and will tell you or show you what interests you!
Once we went to the second line, the water park is one name, 2 out of 3 slides worked, the area near the pool is dirty! We were among the Slavs and two more people, they paid attention to us, since they were all Arabs! We didn’t go to the night show, but the animators and dancers invited me to visit the show every day! What is strange, you had to go for the show on the 2nd line!!!
Check-out at 12.00, and the bus for the plane at 15.00 and in order not to sit in the lobby, I went to the reception to agree, I thought it would cost $ 20-30, but I was told $ 50, which plunged me into a not very pleasant shock !
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The hotel is terrible! We came to Sharm for the 4th time, there is something to compare with. If you are offered to choose this hotel, do not be fooled, otherwise you will ruin your vacation. Pros: good rooms with a fresh renovation, beautiful territory, although a little run down, few staff, they don’t have time.
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The hotel is terrible! We came to Sharm for the 4th time, there is something to compare with. If you are offered to choose this hotel, do not be fooled, otherwise you will ruin your vacation. Pros: good rooms with a fresh renovation, beautiful territory, although a little run down, few staff, they don’t have time... everything, the pluses are over. As soon as we entered the hotel, we immediately wanted to run away. The guys at the reception are rude. We were 4 families with children, we were asked to settle in the same building and not very far from the sea, as we were with strollers, as a result, they scattered everyone in different buildings on the outskirts.
It will not work out for $20-50, they require an additional payment officially to the cashier from $15 per day. The hotel is dirty, all the windows, and there are a lot of them, slick, chairs in the lobby in the trash, the hotel just asks to wash. The queues at the canteen are huge, you can stand for an hour looking for food. Chicken and beef, fried fish… everything. For 10 days there were squids 2 times. Sadness with fruits: melon, banana, pears, grapes. For 5 stars and not a small price, the concept of “you won’t stay hungry” by no means rolls.
The beach is large, cascading, there are enough sunbeds. There is 1 small pontoon for 2 hotels, and a very small swimming area, fenced with buoys, even in the water everyone pushes. The reef is dying, gray, not a lot of fish. There are no lagoons near the coast for children, although they have been declared to be. We went to the nearby beach of the Island View hotel, there is sand. Drinks on the beach are poured by a guy in a trailer on the beach, there is always a queue. At lunch, you can eat burgers and fries at the main pool if you are lucky and there is no line of Arabs, otherwise 1-1.5 hours of waiting is provided. There is no animation at all, neither for adults nor for children.
At the mini-disco in the nearby Sport, we just fell asleep, such boredom has not yet been seen anywhere in Sharm hotels. 90% of vacationers are Arabs, everything is there for them, so do not expect a normal attitude towards yourself, in this hotel we are nobody for them. First they serve them, and then they look in our direction. It’s hard to get into the main pool after 10 am, they stuff everything like sprats in there and sit all day. They come here on vouchers from their jobs, so they don’t worry, and we pay a lot of money to have a normal rest, but this will not work in this hotel. Bypass him
It will not work out for $20-50, they require an additional payment officially to the cashier from $15 per day. The hotel is dirty, all the windows, and there are a lot of them, slick, chairs in the lobby in the trash, the hotel just asks to wash. The queues at the canteen are huge, you can stand for an hour looking for food. Chicken and beef, fried fish… everything. For 10 days there were squids 2 times. Sadness with fruits: melon, banana, pears, grapes. For 5 stars and not a small price, the concept of “you won’t stay hungry” by no means rolls.
The beach is large, cascading, there are enough sunbeds. There is 1 small pontoon for 2 hotels, and a very small swimming area, fenced with buoys, even in the water everyone pushes. The reef is dying, gray, not a lot of fish. There are no lagoons near the coast for children, although they have been declared to be. We went to the nearby beach of the Island View hotel, there is sand. Drinks on the beach are poured by a guy in a trailer on the beach, there is always a queue. At lunch, you can eat burgers and fries at the main pool if you are lucky and there is no line of Arabs, otherwise 1-1.5 hours of waiting is provided. There is no animation at all, neither for adults nor for children.
At the mini-disco in the nearby Sport, we just fell asleep, such boredom has not yet been seen anywhere in Sharm hotels. 90% of vacationers are Arabs, everything is there for them, so do not expect a normal attitude towards yourself, in this hotel we are nobody for them. First they serve them, and then they look in our direction. It’s hard to get into the main pool after 10 am, they stuff everything like sprats in there and sit all day. They come here on vouchers from their jobs, so they don’t worry, and we pay a lot of money to have a normal rest, but this will not work in this hotel. Bypass him
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3 adults and a child 12 years old, bought 2 standard rooms. Upon check-in, on their own initiative, they gave $ 20 and received 2 neighboring rooms with sea views, 1 minute walk from the restaurant / reception / pool / bar. The rooms are tired, but given the long-standing renovation, everything is working and absolutely normal.
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3 adults and a child 12 years old, bought 2 standard rooms. Upon check-in, on their own initiative, they gave $ 20 and received 2 neighboring rooms with sea views, 1 minute walk from the restaurant / reception / pool / bar. The rooms are tired, but given the long-standing renovation, everything is working and absolutely normal. Food: for every taste, but after 10 days it is already boring. In order not to stand in queues, it is worth walking an hour before the end of breakfast / lunch / dinner. Few people know how it turned out that there are 2 restaurants for breakfast / lunch, the guide will tell you about this at the meeting. In the second "Italian" restaurant, the choice is small, but a minute's walk from the beach and a gorgeous view of the sea, it has an extended breakfast / lunch time from the main restaurant. I don’t understand those who think that they don’t pour enough - we had a problem to finish eating and stop the cook in time.
Cleaning: daily and persistently, with or without tips, swans, elephants, dogs spun daily : ) In one room, there was a problem with air conditioner condensate and a leaking toilet (did not notice when checking in) - the cleaner himself called those support and everything was done in half an hour even without our application for reception. Most of the staff (reception/bars/animators/restaurant) can speak Russian. Reef: at first it seemed dying and small, but then we realized where to swim and for 14 days we saw someone new every day. Rays, lionfish (various), moray eels, tuna, flute fish, Napoleon, barracuda and all the usual inhabitants of coastal reefs - everything is there. Pools: depth 1.20 m in all, from the main pool there is a gorgeous view of the sea, but it is very crowded and noisy.
Animation Entertainment: we were not particularly interested, the animators are very pleasant and do not give a damn, but they devote time to all the guests. The evening program takes place in the neighboring Concord Sport Hotel in a separate building that resembles a cinema with carpet and white plastic chairs, you can also drink warm beer and cocktails at the bar : ) If you choose this hotel, stock up on Roshen chocolate, for local staff it is more valuable than a dollar, it is highly quoted and everyone asks : ) Upon departure, the bracelets are cut off at 12.00, but there is lunch in the “Italian” restaurant already without bracelets, and if you gave tips / chocolates to bartenders / waiters a couple of times during your vacation, you can count on being serve without bracelets and see off "as relatives" : ) Normal, humane, respectful attitude towards the staff is the key to your good rest.
Cleaning: daily and persistently, with or without tips, swans, elephants, dogs spun daily : ) In one room, there was a problem with air conditioner condensate and a leaking toilet (did not notice when checking in) - the cleaner himself called those support and everything was done in half an hour even without our application for reception. Most of the staff (reception/bars/animators/restaurant) can speak Russian. Reef: at first it seemed dying and small, but then we realized where to swim and for 14 days we saw someone new every day. Rays, lionfish (various), moray eels, tuna, flute fish, Napoleon, barracuda and all the usual inhabitants of coastal reefs - everything is there. Pools: depth 1.20 m in all, from the main pool there is a gorgeous view of the sea, but it is very crowded and noisy.
Animation Entertainment: we were not particularly interested, the animators are very pleasant and do not give a damn, but they devote time to all the guests. The evening program takes place in the neighboring Concord Sport Hotel in a separate building that resembles a cinema with carpet and white plastic chairs, you can also drink warm beer and cocktails at the bar : ) If you choose this hotel, stock up on Roshen chocolate, for local staff it is more valuable than a dollar, it is highly quoted and everyone asks : ) Upon departure, the bracelets are cut off at 12.00, but there is lunch in the “Italian” restaurant already without bracelets, and if you gave tips / chocolates to bartenders / waiters a couple of times during your vacation, you can count on being serve without bracelets and see off "as relatives" : ) Normal, humane, respectful attitude towards the staff is the key to your good rest.
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For me, the main condition when choosing a hotel in Sharm is a beautiful "home" reef. And this hotel clearly meets this requirement. This was my third trip to Sharm, but this is the first time I see such an interesting reef near the hotel. It is inhabited by Napoleon fish (2 for sure, but the rescuers said that there were 3 of them), moray eels (I met her in the reef right at the pontoon), lionfish, stingrays, and some vacationers saw turtles.
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For me, the main condition when choosing a hotel in Sharm is a beautiful "home" reef. And this hotel clearly meets this requirement. This was my third trip to Sharm, but this is the first time I see such an interesting reef near the hotel. It is inhabited by Napoleon fish (2 for sure, but the rescuers said that there were 3 of them), moray eels (I met her in the reef right at the pontoon), lionfish, stingrays, and some vacationers saw turtles. I have explored virtually all of Sharks Bay and I can safely say that Concord has the best site in this bay. True, the reefs in this area are gradually dying ...
Now a little about the hotel itself.
Nutrition. Diverse and in general, you can even call it delicious. Sometimes they delight with delicacies such as crabs.
Alcohol. From local alcohol you can drink not only beer (as in many hotels in Egypt), but gin and tonic and white wine. They also make cocktails in the lobby bar - it seems to be something similar to a pino colada.
Rooms.
Without surcharge, they will settle in the buildings farthest from the beach overlooking the road. If you pay a little extra (10 dollars), then they will settle in buildings closer to the pools. BUT not all rooms on the second floor have balconies - for some vacationers this is critical.
Staff. I have not seen rudeness from the staff, and some bartenders really try to make you a delicious cocktail. The only character that causes strong antipathy is the Anex Tour guide Ahmed. You can’t just take and refuse excursions without rudeness on his part. I advise you not to waste time meeting this type at all.
The only criticism of the hotel: the lack of breakfast for guests arriving early in the morning. They offer tea/coffee with buns, which may not be enough for everyone. But it would be better to make the cost of the tour more expensive by $ 10 and include the usual breakfast on the first day.
Now a little about the hotel itself.
Nutrition. Diverse and in general, you can even call it delicious. Sometimes they delight with delicacies such as crabs.
Alcohol. From local alcohol you can drink not only beer (as in many hotels in Egypt), but gin and tonic and white wine. They also make cocktails in the lobby bar - it seems to be something similar to a pino colada.
Rooms.
Without surcharge, they will settle in the buildings farthest from the beach overlooking the road. If you pay a little extra (10 dollars), then they will settle in buildings closer to the pools. BUT not all rooms on the second floor have balconies - for some vacationers this is critical.
Staff. I have not seen rudeness from the staff, and some bartenders really try to make you a delicious cocktail. The only character that causes strong antipathy is the Anex Tour guide Ahmed. You can’t just take and refuse excursions without rudeness on his part. I advise you not to waste time meeting this type at all.
The only criticism of the hotel: the lack of breakfast for guests arriving early in the morning. They offer tea/coffee with buns, which may not be enough for everyone. But it would be better to make the cost of the tour more expensive by $ 10 and include the usual breakfast on the first day.
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We arrived early in the morning, at 08:00 in the morning we were already brought to the hotel. On the way, the guide-accompanying said - "upon arrival you will need to fill out a questionnaire so that you would be given bracelets. " After getting off the bus, we immediately went to the reception, and here was the first obstacle - the employee does not speak Russian / Ukrainian, only Arabic and English.
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We arrived early in the morning, at 08:00 in the morning we were already brought to the hotel. On the way, the guide-accompanying said - "upon arrival you will need to fill out a questionnaire so that you would be given bracelets. " After getting off the bus, we immediately went to the reception, and here was the first obstacle - the employee does not speak Russian / Ukrainian, only Arabic and English. Without losing hope, we tried to explain in "broken" English about further actions, but our attempts were unsuccessful. By 09.00 we came back to the reception and Hurray! an employee appeared with whom we understood each other and we were told that now there can be no breakfast only for a surcharge, and since the settlement at 14.00 we can go to the upper bar, they will make tea / coffee and bring buns. We did just that and went to the bar, ordered 2 coffees and buns (even 5 small ones), the wait was 15 minutes. It was also said that we can use everything except food, bracelets will be issued around 12.00 and at 13.00 we can go for lunch. But since we had an anniversary, they went to meet us and settled at about 11.00, but the bracelets were still at 12.00.
Settled and bracelets with us - cheers !! ! The happy ones ran to dinner, took tomatoes, cucumbers, white peppers, cheese (feta), potatoes, which turned out to be raw (but as the result Ukrainian chef Denis explained to us, they say, all Egyptian potatoes are quite hard no matter how you cook them) , beef in gravy (it was quite tasty), desserts (buns were hard, the same), fruits - orange, melon, apple cut in sugar syrup, guava - tart (because green) and sometimes there were bananas.
For dinner, everything was extremely the same potatoes, beef, vegetables. We have already said jokingly that we know what will happen tomorrow for lunch and dinner =) There is food for diabetics in the canteen. Tried to take pasta in tomato sauce, turned out to be raw, did not eat. We also tried pizza - did not like it, although people took it.
During the 10 days of our vacation, there were crabs 2 times, but they put them on 3 pieces per person, when I asked to add they looked like I don’t know who. Many will say why not take a couple of pieces and come again? Because it's impossible, you stand in line for 20 minutes to get food. You try to take as much as possible so as not to stand in this HELL several times. And 4 times there were squids in tomato sauce with pepper and some kind of fish quite spicy. 2 more times there was a whole fried fish - well, ochcheeennn delicious.
The location is good, on the way out of the SOHO hotel where the prices are above the norm.
The sea is amazing!! ! Crazy reef, already breathtaking, a variety of fish. But in order to get to the sea, you need to overcome obstacles - namely, to go “over the heads” of tourists, but basically it’s 80-90% of the Arabs who just hung on the stairs near the pontoon.
The pontoon was plastic (NOT STATIONARY) - it staggers, but you can safely walk. In the description of the hotel, it was said about 2 plastic pontoons, as a result it turned out that 1 was open, and boats moored on 2, boats on which tourists ride (parachute, bananas, plates, etc. ) which create inconvenience for vacationers due to constant waves and disgusting smell of solarium. A lifeguard was sitting on the pontoon who helped if something happened with a mask (it leaks, you can’t put it on, etc. ). In the evening after 15.00 there were 2 lifeguards, but since this hotel consists of 2 lines (1 - Front, 2 - Sport), people were simply unmeasuredoooooooo, it was extremely difficult to push through to get down the stairs into the water, many CIS (our tourists) took and jumped from a pontoon - it was much faster that way.
Beach - consists of 3 tiers. In the middle there is a bar where you can take ice cream, water, juices, cola, fanta, sprite, from 10.00 you can take alcohol.
The sunbeds are disgusting (white plastic), everything is broken, only 2 positions of the backrest (lying and sitting), the mattresses are torn.
Towels in both lines are blue. And the tourists - the Arabs who came from the 2nd line did not take their towels, they brazenly poked those that were on the sunbeds. And this did not bypass us, we came to the beach in the morning, while swimming and enjoying the reef - our towel was stolen. Such a situation for 3 times in Egypt for the first time! I found a young man who works on the hotel's beach, but he also does not speak ours, he led me to the main beach - a wonderful man who speaks Russian, they brought me a towel without any problems. After talking with him, it became clear that this situation is not new, but the norm - alas.
Animation. This is quite a different story. When choosing a hotel, the tour operator claimed that the animation in the hotel is quite active and will not be bored when. But alas… the animation started its hourly work at 10 am. On the beach there was Bocha (throwing balls 1 set for everyone), Darts (1 target again for everyone), gymnastics. The pool had water aerobics for about 20 minutes, and what captivated us was water volleyball - the animators played with us for about an hour.
In the evening, a man was playing the piano from upstairs at the bar. There was live music in the dining room on the outdoor terrace. This completes the animation on line 1. If you want activities for adults and children, you need to wait for the bus and go to line 2. Disco for children, show dances, songs, disco for adults.
Swimming pool. There are 3 on the territory.
Main pool. The entrance is only from the stairs, there are about 4 of them in a circle. There was a bar right in the water. Alcohol from 10 am, until soft drinks only. The pool itself was in tiles - which were crumbling and moldy, all the drains were constantly clogged with flowers, leaves, cups, etc. Why they were not removed is unclear. We saw personally that in the morning when the vacationers were already swimming, an employee came and cleaned something inside the pool, but not drains.
Swimming pool with exercise equipment. Entrance from stairs and steps. Nearby was a small bar that had everything but water. The pool is quite small, it did not have any animation, although it had a fun schedule.
Swimming pool "lounge-zone". It is not allowed to turn on music from the phone speaker, as the pool is a quiet relaxing place. NOoooooooo it wasn't there. As a rule, the Arabs rested with him, mostly their children, they raised such a crazy cry that they did not hear each other, but the music was not allowed. The lifeguard sat and did nothing.
The first night at the hotel, but we can’t sleep because our neighbors, or rather their children, are kicking the walls, the doors have the impression that they will kick the door for us too. It was 01.00 at night, we could not stand it and called the reception, switched to a Russian speaker. Within 10 minutes of our call, there was peace and quiet.
Well, guides are, as usual, a scam of tourists. The sightseeing tour cost $ 15 per person, it was taken to the presidential mosque and some kind of dinosaur park (it might be interesting for children) and after that a shopping tour began, in which the prices were sky high. If you want to buy something, go to the Old City.
Settled and bracelets with us - cheers !! ! The happy ones ran to dinner, took tomatoes, cucumbers, white peppers, cheese (feta), potatoes, which turned out to be raw (but as the result Ukrainian chef Denis explained to us, they say, all Egyptian potatoes are quite hard no matter how you cook them) , beef in gravy (it was quite tasty), desserts (buns were hard, the same), fruits - orange, melon, apple cut in sugar syrup, guava - tart (because green) and sometimes there were bananas.
For dinner, everything was extremely the same potatoes, beef, vegetables. We have already said jokingly that we know what will happen tomorrow for lunch and dinner =) There is food for diabetics in the canteen. Tried to take pasta in tomato sauce, turned out to be raw, did not eat. We also tried pizza - did not like it, although people took it.
During the 10 days of our vacation, there were crabs 2 times, but they put them on 3 pieces per person, when I asked to add they looked like I don’t know who. Many will say why not take a couple of pieces and come again? Because it's impossible, you stand in line for 20 minutes to get food. You try to take as much as possible so as not to stand in this HELL several times. And 4 times there were squids in tomato sauce with pepper and some kind of fish quite spicy. 2 more times there was a whole fried fish - well, ochcheeennn delicious.
The location is good, on the way out of the SOHO hotel where the prices are above the norm.
The sea is amazing!! ! Crazy reef, already breathtaking, a variety of fish. But in order to get to the sea, you need to overcome obstacles - namely, to go “over the heads” of tourists, but basically it’s 80-90% of the Arabs who just hung on the stairs near the pontoon.
The pontoon was plastic (NOT STATIONARY) - it staggers, but you can safely walk. In the description of the hotel, it was said about 2 plastic pontoons, as a result it turned out that 1 was open, and boats moored on 2, boats on which tourists ride (parachute, bananas, plates, etc. ) which create inconvenience for vacationers due to constant waves and disgusting smell of solarium. A lifeguard was sitting on the pontoon who helped if something happened with a mask (it leaks, you can’t put it on, etc. ). In the evening after 15.00 there were 2 lifeguards, but since this hotel consists of 2 lines (1 - Front, 2 - Sport), people were simply unmeasuredoooooooo, it was extremely difficult to push through to get down the stairs into the water, many CIS (our tourists) took and jumped from a pontoon - it was much faster that way.
Beach - consists of 3 tiers. In the middle there is a bar where you can take ice cream, water, juices, cola, fanta, sprite, from 10.00 you can take alcohol.
The sunbeds are disgusting (white plastic), everything is broken, only 2 positions of the backrest (lying and sitting), the mattresses are torn.
Towels in both lines are blue. And the tourists - the Arabs who came from the 2nd line did not take their towels, they brazenly poked those that were on the sunbeds. And this did not bypass us, we came to the beach in the morning, while swimming and enjoying the reef - our towel was stolen. Such a situation for 3 times in Egypt for the first time! I found a young man who works on the hotel's beach, but he also does not speak ours, he led me to the main beach - a wonderful man who speaks Russian, they brought me a towel without any problems. After talking with him, it became clear that this situation is not new, but the norm - alas.
Animation. This is quite a different story. When choosing a hotel, the tour operator claimed that the animation in the hotel is quite active and will not be bored when. But alas… the animation started its hourly work at 10 am. On the beach there was Bocha (throwing balls 1 set for everyone), Darts (1 target again for everyone), gymnastics. The pool had water aerobics for about 20 minutes, and what captivated us was water volleyball - the animators played with us for about an hour.
In the evening, a man was playing the piano from upstairs at the bar. There was live music in the dining room on the outdoor terrace. This completes the animation on line 1. If you want activities for adults and children, you need to wait for the bus and go to line 2. Disco for children, show dances, songs, disco for adults.
Swimming pool. There are 3 on the territory.
Main pool. The entrance is only from the stairs, there are about 4 of them in a circle. There was a bar right in the water. Alcohol from 10 am, until soft drinks only. The pool itself was in tiles - which were crumbling and moldy, all the drains were constantly clogged with flowers, leaves, cups, etc. Why they were not removed is unclear. We saw personally that in the morning when the vacationers were already swimming, an employee came and cleaned something inside the pool, but not drains.
Swimming pool with exercise equipment. Entrance from stairs and steps. Nearby was a small bar that had everything but water. The pool is quite small, it did not have any animation, although it had a fun schedule.
Swimming pool "lounge-zone". It is not allowed to turn on music from the phone speaker, as the pool is a quiet relaxing place. NOoooooooo it wasn't there. As a rule, the Arabs rested with him, mostly their children, they raised such a crazy cry that they did not hear each other, but the music was not allowed. The lifeguard sat and did nothing.
The first night at the hotel, but we can’t sleep because our neighbors, or rather their children, are kicking the walls, the doors have the impression that they will kick the door for us too. It was 01.00 at night, we could not stand it and called the reception, switched to a Russian speaker. Within 10 minutes of our call, there was peace and quiet.
Well, guides are, as usual, a scam of tourists. The sightseeing tour cost $ 15 per person, it was taken to the presidential mosque and some kind of dinosaur park (it might be interesting for children) and after that a shopping tour began, in which the prices were sky high. If you want to buy something, go to the Old City.
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