More pros than cons

Written: 7 december 2021
Travel time: 25 november — 4 december 2021
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For business travel; For families with children
Your rating of this hotel:
7.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 6.0
Service: 8.0
Cleanliness: 5.0
Food: 8.0
Amenities: 6.0
Rested alone from 25.11 to 4.12.
When choosing a hotel, I was attracted by the fact that it is located in Hollywood Park (I love beauty), it was written that the entire territory was renovated in 2021, there were no complaints about unsanitary conditions, discrimination in the reviews (although there were only 3 very good reviews ), I didn’t like the location (far from the sea), but for myself I decided that the pros outweighed and bought a tour from Coral travel (only they offered this hotel from Kemerovo, they have questions, especially about excursions to the pyramids, I will write a claim, but this does not apply to the hotel).
The flight went well, I was at the hotel closer to 15h, lunch was ending and I was offered to eat, then check in. I didn’t go to the sea anymore, because after lunch the bus to the beach is only at 15 o’clock and that’s it... This, of course, is a minus...

The room was given with a view of the construction site, but they said that it was quiet there and if you didn’t like it, you could change it. Oddly enough, the view of the construction site did not depress me (there is a beautiful construction site and it is in a frozen state, the work is not visible and inaudible), but there is also a view of the sunset and the mountains, and, indeed, it is quieter than in the other direction , because there is a show program until 23-23.30. There are photos of the room, view and sunset.
As for the renovation of the territory, I think that they are obliged to write that part of the territory is still being repaired, under construction, the furniture in the rooms is "tired", there is no fresh repair (maybe there is in some rooms, but I have not seen it). We need an honest description. In terms of cleanliness. There is no blatant insanity, they try to take revenge, wash, clean everything, but, all this is not very thorough, I think, the costs of mentality, for them it is clean... They would have a Slavic manager to restore normal cleanliness (at least wash the curtains).
The food is quite varied and tasty. For me, there was a lot of everything (except for fruits, there are two types of them), I especially liked eggplants in different interpretations. I think the one who cooked them is an eggplant god, I can’t do it like that...
But, again, a deception in the description, they gave me a printout at the agency, where there are already 4 a la carte restaurants... In fact, there is not a single one and the very place where food is served looks like a Soviet canteen - a huge dissonance with the hotel territory... I have always eaten outside.

The worst thing is the transfer to the beach, a huge minus that the drivers do not speak either Russian or English. There were situations, for example, the bus from the beach was scheduled at 17:00, but the driver’s assistant came to the beach at 16:20 and said that I needed to go to the bus, I was going, I came up, it turns out that there are no more seats (not only for me), you can’t stand. We have to stay until 17:00 (it makes no sense to change clothes anymore, it’s cold, it’s getting dark, we’re just waiting), the bus arrives at 17:00 and again not everyone is seated, there are enough, but this time they are allowed to ride standing... Why didn’t you take it before ? ? ? You can write a lot of such nonsense with a transfer (wait for half an hour in the heat, etc. )... this is a huge minus - it spoils the impression of the sea. And the sea gave a lot of impressions, a beautiful, long reef, clear water, nearby, an abandoned beach with the finest sand. . . There are many pluses, a beautiful view from above opens from the approach to the beach, there is where to take a photo, but there are also disadvantages: the entire infrastructure " beaten up", if there, at least tidy up, even without financial investments, it will be much more pleasant...
As for the beauty of Hollywood Park - of course, there is, especially in the evening, when the lights turn on, the fountain show is short at (21:00 and 22:00 for 1 musical composition), but beautiful. I only missed 3 days (I went to Cairo, Soho, Naama Bay. . . ) and I didn't get bored in 6 evenings. Evening show - first vocals (singer or singer), then oriental dances, artists are different, but the format is similar, I would like variety...
The staff (for the most part) are friendly, friendly - this is a huge plus for me.
The main negative for me is that there are very few people in the hotel, I think maybe because there were few reviews. . . So I wanted to write a realistic review with all the pluses and minuses (in my opinion).
Would I recommend a hotel? See what the price is. For what I paid, I highly recommend. Analyzing all the pros and cons (for me), I did not regret that I chose it. If you are a fan of highlights, fountains, then you won’t find it better in Sharm (except for hotels in Soho, but there is a price tag !!! )
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