Vacation was great!

Written: 1 august 2011
Travel time: 13 — 20 june 2011
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For families with children; For recreation with friends, for young people
Your rating of this hotel:
7.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 8.0
Service: 8.0
Cleanliness: 8.0
Food: 8.0
Amenities: 8.0
Good afternoon!
Rested at the hotel from 13 to 20 June. Tour operator "Interist", aka Riviera.
Flight "Ural Airlines". From St. Petersburg to Hurghada flew without delay and adventure.
Check-in: we arrived at the hotel around 22.00 local time, settled immediately, the room was given 2304. arrival was late, in one hotel restaurant we were offered a bite to eat, the so-called "late dinner". Apparently, we were going for a long time, because. having come there from the “dinner”, nothing was left... By what lay there, one could guess that these were pasta and meatballs. We didn’t really want to eat, so we managed with coffee and buns. At the reception, when they handed over the keys, they gave more coupons / per person, for free: 30 min. billiards, 30 min. tennis (big or ping pong you choose), a trip to the city (you need to sign up 1-3 days in advance) and 30 min. mini football games. They were not used, so I can’t tell you about what is there and how.

The standard room was just amazing. A spacious room with two huge beds, a sofa with a table, a large closet with a safe inside, a TV with two Russian channels: ORT and MuzTV, plus there was a Belarusian channel. There were also 2 mirrors: one full-length, one in the boudoir. Two chairs, floor lamp. With the bathroom, at least we had no problems at all. There was always hot water, hair dryer. No, really shower gels and all that rubbish, but there is liquid soap by the sink and tub. By the way, we had a bathroom, with a shower and a curtain. And then I read that someone had a shower. I don’t know what it depends on... There are already 5 towels hanging in the bathroom. Two large ones, two smaller ones and one for the legs. Towels are good and thick. There was one drawback. . . In the evening, ants ran into the bathroom !! ! 10-15 pieces - (every day)! I had to put pressure... It was certainly funny . . but not very pleasant! They specifically asked for hearts and swans on the bed, gave 10 pounds in person and left! Then coming, we observed the beauty...
The territory is huge, at least it used to be in hotels where there were no such open spaces! It is difficult to judge how green it is... Where there are numbers, there are grass and bushes and flowers. As you go out onto the path that leads to the sea, there is already sand.
The beach area is a different story! It's just huge (by my standards of course)! There you have such a sunset, and such a logunka, and corals, and sand... For all tastes! There are places where you can retire... =))) There were a lot of free sun loungers, but the hotel was only 30 percent occupied. Jellyfish were lying along the beach, they were also in the water, but they are not dangerous.... I don’t know, maybe this is seasonal, but they were and that's a fact. There are no special remarks about this, it's still the flora and fauna for which we go there... And in the evenings, crabs crawl out onto the shore and hide in the sand for the night. They do not touch people, and they are not visible, unless you know that it is here in this place that he buried himself. For us, or rather for my young man, it was a fairy tale, because. he, and later I began to dig them up. . . Well, what can you do. . . childhood played out in one place. . . =) I'll warn you. They walk along the beach, like waiters and offer drinks and snacks - this is all for a fee and is not included in on-kyuziv!
Pool there 2. One big, the second for children. Which is almost always free for children, and if someone wanted to be alone, then he could easily go there and rest. On the large Pool-Bar pool, as it should be... We didn’t drink alcohol, I can’t say anything about the quality and taste, but I think those who were already in Egypt know its taste.

Our room was next to the main restaurant, large pool and amphitheater where the evening show was. In this regard, when after 23.00 (in my opinion) the disco began, the music interfered with us a little, especially these tyts-tyts-tyts, but we tried not to pay attention to this, tired and exhausted, we calmly fell asleep.
We went to the disco on the first day, I personally liked it there, if there were people. But since there was not a single soul there at that moment, we left and did not appear there again. But if you go with a cheerful, mischievous company, then you could have a good time! =)))
Food. This is my third trip abroad… My young man, I can say one thing: VERY big picky eater… Hard to please! But there he was always full! For breakfast: scrambled eggs, scrambled eggs, which can be added at will: tomatoes, cucumbers, some kind of sausage. Boiled eggs, muesli to which there were all sorts of syrups and yogurt. Pancakes, and to them chocolate and some other stuffing. Dinner. Meat: chicken, beef, the most delicious fish, some bacon, vegetables, salads... There were soups, I ate a couple of times, and I never got poisoned! =) All kinds of buns, breads, etc. We had no questions about food, except for the small amount of fruit offered by the hotel. There were - melons, oranges and dates... Like everything. But how many confectionery delights there were!! ! And cakes, and pies, and jelly, and cream... There was something for the sweet tooth to profit from! I almost forgot to mention the bryndza!! ! She's just there to lick your fingers!! ! Overeat! I even bought a box for myself in St. Petersburg later in the market... =) I would like to write about the fact that watermelons were sold in the main dining room... A quarter of a watermelon costs 2 dollars. In the city 1kg. costs 2.5 pounds. The benefit is obvious. Watermelon from the city, calmly carried into the room and greedily ate . . yummy.
Animation. Every day, they arranged something... We really visited only one evening program, and then only for 30 minutes. But I can say that the children were very pleased with the way they were entertained there. I know that there was yoga, and exercises and belly dancing... But I was not there. So I can't say anything. There is also a playground on the territory, there are different swings, slides, some kind of climbing…

Relatively not far from the hotel, there is a Senzo Mail supermarket. Big like our okeas and carousels. A bunch of different products, from appliances to baking. Prices are basically the same as ours. Plus branded clothing stores. Prices, respectively, are also "branded". =) But alcohol lovers have nothing to profit from there... I don’t sell it there in principle... Muslims.
What can be said about the city… Who knows how they get everything… Don’t go there, it’s snowing, your head will fall… There’s not much to see… Everything is the same everywhere. It is enough to go to one store, buy everything (I mean souvenirs), and then just walk, walk... We were in the El Mina fish restaurant, I really liked everything! Firstly, only Arabs go there, there are few tourists... There is also a menu in Russian. The waiter immediately offered us to take a platter of fish, there: 3-4 king prawns, fish cakes, lobster, squid, whole eel, salad and something else in my opinion... But to everything they bring you: 3 salads, buns, tomatoes, In short, the table was littered!! ! And all this cost us, in my opinion, 300 pounds, i. e. at 50 dollars.
I want to say a few words about the taxi. Just for reference. As far as I know, all tourists go there from the hotel for 5-10 dollars. Guys! Every taxi has meters! If you ask a taxi driver to turn it on and go from the hotel to the Sheraton (the main street of Hurghada), it will cost you 13-15 pounds, i. e. 2 dollars. They will not breed, say that the counter is in dollars, that it does not work - do not believe it! On the windshield of every taxi there is a phone number, it says “For complaints”, pretend that you call or dial it, they immediately begin to sing in a different way. For my young man, it was fundamental not to overpay... Sometimes, of course, we heard not very flying exclamations in our backs... but you can survive.
Excursions were taken from Intourist. The prices are quite acceptable. I wouldn't say I overpaid. We didn’t go on excursions to Cairo . . the revolution is still going on . . they didn’t dare. Were on 2 boat trips: the island of Utopia and Makhmia. Utopia has beautiful corals, decent yachts, fed quite decently. Mahmya Island. It is located in the same place as Paradise... we were told that it was some kind of secret... or military island... As a result, you can walk from Makhmia to Parays without much bother. Of course, the beauty is indescribable . . white sand, mountains, blue water... There was also a buffet, overeat decently! We were also on the "Super Safari", my boyfriend was delighted! We saw Jeeps, a mirage, quad bikes, small buggies, a donkey, camels, a show program, a hookah, a buffet, as well as viewing the moon through a telescope.

I think the hotel is suitable for a relaxing family holiday, as well as fun and reckless courage! The territory is huge - there is enough space for everyone!
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