Hotel for Russians

Written: 26 january 2008
Travel time: 17 — 24 january 2008
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For business travel; For recreation with friends, for young people
Your rating of this hotel:
6.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 8.0
Service: 8.0
Cleanliness: 9.0
Food: 8.0
Amenities: 8.0
The hotel is 100% filled with tourists from the CIS - this is his specialty. Accordingly, the service, cuisine, etc. imprisoned under "our" tourist.
= Numbers =
The hotel is old. For Europeans, this will no longer work. However, everything is quite clean and tidy. Two-story buildings - there are standards on the lower floors - they are darker and are almost at ground level. On the second floor - superiors - the same rooms, only a little lighter due to the lack of a canopy over the window-door. The rooms are big enough. Air conditioners do not work for heating (and in January-February this is sometimes true). The floor is tile, and if this is probably good in the summer, it is cold to stand barefoot in the winter. At the reception, ask for newer buildings (room numbers from 600 and above) - they have slightly more spacious rooms.
Grade 3+ on a 5-point scale.
= Hotel location and territory =

The hotel is a 5-minute walk from the Old Market. Near the hotel there are minibuses to Naama Bay for 1 pound, so there is no need to take a taxi for 15-20 pounds. The hotel has a fairly large area, green, and well-groomed. The hotel has a gorgeous beach, but more on that below. There are two swimming pools on the territory, one of them with a bar. To the left along the beach, on a hill, is the Pick Albatros hotel, I advise you to go up there and survey the bay - you can take some interesting photos.
Rating 5 on a 5-point scale.
= Food =
As always on "All Inclusive" - ​ ​ a lot of beautiful food, but really nothing to eat. Of course, I'm exaggerating... And for lunch and dinner there are always 3-4 meat dishes (and there are enough of them, and they are almost without queues). There is our usual potatoes, and some fruits, and 6-7 types of alcohol without restrictions (Vodka Finlandia, Red label, good local beer, brandy, wine for dinner, etc. ) and there is always enough of it. The all-inclusive system means that at any time of the day there is where to satisfy your hunger.
Grade 4 on a 5-point scale.
= Beach and coral =
Seti Sharm is famous for its palm-fringed beach. The beach is quite extensive and very well maintained. There is no coral reef near the beach, so entering the water is quite comfortable without special slippers and even for children. Sunbeds were in abundance, despite the high occupancy of the hotel. 300 meters to the left (if you are facing the water) begins the beach of the Pick Albatros hotel, which already has corals. And another 500 meters away is the wild beach of Ras Kathy (Ras Katy) with excellent coral, which is not inferior even to those that are taken to the Ras Mohammed reserve.
Rating 5 - on a 5-point scale.
= Service =
Well. . . there are some small problems here. But not fundamental. Of course, if you have been in good 4-5 * chain hotels in Thailand, then any service will seem to you no more than 4. But in this hotel it is more like 3+. Everyone wants at least a small penny and unobtrusively let you know about it. In addition, every third Russian begins any phrase "from the start", so the staff is forced to adapt. Almost all are explained a little in Russian. In addition, 3 Russian-speaking guides are constantly at the hotel, who will answer any question (however, without too much courtesy).
Grade 3 on a 5-point scale.
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