Sea, I will definitely return to you

Written: 1 february 2010
Travel time: 3 — 17 january 2010
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For business travel; 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: 9.0
Service: 8.0
Cleanliness: 9.0
Food: 9.0
Amenities: 9.0
I was looking for a hotel for the New Year holidays for a very long time, read reviews, asked for advice and. . . A MIRACLE happened! no matter how much they tried to save on the tour, it turned out to be $ 1138 + $ 70 (mandatory Christmas dinner) = $ 1208 per person, $ 4832 for four for 14 days. we flew through Coral Travel from Boryspil, there were no delays when flying there, back - we waited an hour for permission to take off. flew out on January 3 at 7 am, at 10-30 were in Sharm. air temperature in the morning +25, in the afternoon +35*С. in Egypt for the 5th time, (1 in Hurghada and 4 in Sharm), so I want to add up an objective assessment, in the hope that my review will be useful to someone. everywhere the law applies: smile and you will be answered the same. I don't know English. when settling they did not ask for money at all !! ! First I said hello, said Salam Aleykum, the receptionist jumped for joy, answered me. (Probably, they don’t often greet them “their way”). I explained in broken English-German that we are a family of 4, can we get closer? without delay, in 2 minutes we were given the keys to two standards in one building and cards for towels. we did not expect settlement. We were there for 14 days, during which time we rested more than SUPER. Rehana Sharm 4* is territorially located on the 2nd line, behind Rehana Royal 5*, across the road from the sea. the first day we walked in fives, outwardly she had not seen repairs for a very long time, dirty, dry, almost no greenery, maybe they feed better there... but we are not talking about fives. Who cares if Rehan Sharm is allowed in there? they only let us into our check-in at night at the disco. and during the day, neither from the main entrance, nor from the sea from two sides can not break through.
SEA: you have to go to the sea through a lighted underpass, immediately pick up a small bus and take it 300-400 meters to the sea for free, the ride takes 1.5 minutes. we crossed the road for a change. there are 2 bars on the sea, common with fives, we used one. only on the beach in the bar BEER is paid, all other local drinks are free. also from 11-30 in the morning you can eat on the beach: french fries, a hamburger with liver, chicken. entry into the sea from pantone and so, by swimming. in one and the other case, you can’t do without coral slippers, they cost $ 4. They bought it there. It was written correctly earlier, there’s nothing to do here without a mask! (a mask with a tube costs from 5 to 10 dollars) and YES! found what she was looking for. the water is warm, the sea here is fabulous - corals of such unprecedented beauty, of different colors, sizes, in the form of flowers, trees, sway like grass, are simply mesmerizing. the sheer coral reef is all alive, about 30 m deep. swim and view the reef only from morning until 12 o’clock, then the sun goes to the side and the reef remains in the shade. colorful fish swim very close to the shore, even Napoleon was, I saw horned fish for the first time. here, it’s not always in the Nabq area, but there was a strong undercurrent. It’s not scary, you just need to navigate where it carries and where to swim, for convenience, many put on flippers. There’s no need to be afraid, it’s impossible to drown, the water pushes out. nothing happened without fins. There was a storm for 2 days and I wanted to test its power of action for myself. I got hit by a big wave, she turned me around and threw me onto a reef. I got 3 scratches, it didn’t hurt, but for prevention I smeared myself with ointment, there is a first-aid kit with “putty” on the pantone. there are microorganisms in the corals, if not anointed, it will take a long time to heal. scratches and bruises disappeared in two weeks. I almost forgot, there were always enough sunbeds, for convenience we put them closer to the sea.
FOOD and DRINKS: Drinking water, 2 bottles per room, is given free of charge upon check-in, then replenished in coolers in each building, on the 1st floor. Since the hotel has 3 restaurants and 3 bars on site, then just have time. 1 restaurant is considered the main one and we always ate there, the 2nd Italian and 3rd East I don’t consider restaurants. We haven't been to them in 2 weeks. I had to sign up at 12-30 to get there for dinner once for free, each. who went, everyone was hungry. You can also eat pasta at home. And you can't even call them restaurants. in the main restaurant breakfast from 7 to 10, dinner from 13 to 15, dinner from 19 to 22. is divided into "smoking" and "non-smoking", often eaten outside. They try very hard to diversify the food, well, they used to repeat stuffed zucchini, but it's not scary. On January 9-10, there was such a race that there were not enough places in the restaurant. The people fussed so much that there was not enough, the dishes were beating, noisy, like in a market. the Arabs stand and watch, when the dish ends, it is immediately brought. a lot of food. stewed and fried meat - beef, lamb, duck, chicken, fish fillet and fried whole. rice, grilled wings, sausages, meatballs. stewed vegetables - cauliflower, zucchini, carrots, potatoes. fresh vegetables and salads, they separately have different sauces to taste. in the mornings, the Arab fried pancakes (he was so proud of his work, he did it so gracefully and tediously that I didn’t go to the 2nd test. Sorry) soups. dried apricots, prunes, cheese in assortment, hot and cold milk, any tea. It is simply impossible to look at multi-tiered sweets in unlimited portions, you will definitely take something. decorated the sweet table with strawberries and scarcity grapes. they didn’t indulge in fruits, each time they gave bananas, guava and viscous persimmons from fruits. this is the first hotel that I met where it is customary to take food and drinks out of the restaurant and carry them to your room. no wonder where the flies come from in the pools. you can take all drinks, without exception. alcohol from 10-00 am to 24 night. poured in bars into glasses made of strong plastic, similar to our faceted ones, in restaurants - only in glass glasses and glasses. pour a little, if you ask, they will add. they ask and imagine themselves, God knows that, don’t pay attention! I don’t drink alcohol, but my husband and my mother tried beer, rum, tequila, vodka, whiskey and decided to take only whiskey, they liked it the most. my daughter and I drank sprite, cola and soda. There are NO juices even for money. There is UPI and Turkish cold apple tea.

ROOM: one room was on the 2nd floor, the 2nd was on the 3rd floor. both my daughter and we had a view of the sea. The room is large, 30 meters, the corridor is spacious, the bathroom is large, the shower is miserable, behind a curtain, but there is where to turn around. liquid soap replenished. We took all our shampoo and soap. the rooms are not new, the humid climate is doing its job, the furniture is peeling. I promised to judge objectively. but everything worked out for me. room cleaning every day, but it was clean for us, we set "do not disturb" so as not to flicker and let them clean it 1 time in 3 days, changed the bed and towels every time (at home we change once a week). $ 1, the guy is executive and not lazy. traditionally, from 16-30 to 17 they poison mosquitoes and fleas from plants with kerosene, terribly smelly smoke, so close the windows to the room. this procedure is valid in all hotels throughout Egypt, it is strange that this surprises many, most tourists are on excursions at this time, closed in rooms or drinking in bars and do not hear, and when they meet this rumbler, then oh horror and disgrace...
POOLS: are there 5 or 8? I'm tired of counting, because they built a pool in the pool, from cascades and waterfalls with many bridges, it's very convenient and fast to get to any side of the hotel and not get lost. 2 pools are heated, those where 2 slides are separate for adults and 1 separately for children. rode on 2 adult slides, great. water aerobics took place in the middle pool.
ANIMATION: it is. head animator smart Katya from Ukraine. Amir from Tunisia, Mino, Mido, Ahmed and Chickabum from Nigeria. what is their task? at 10-30 in the morning they are already doing morning exercises, then darts, tennis, various games, belly dancing, latino, aqua aerobics in the pool, football and volleyball. There is also tennis without their participation. They only have a break for lunch. then at 20-30 in the amphitheater a children's performance, my daughter went to have fun with small children. and at 22-00 performance for adults. every evening they have a different show program, dances, tricks, competitions. the only time there were stupid jokes, the British laughed... and at 24-00 everyone is invited to a disco, which is located above the reception, near the lobby on the 2nd floor. lasts until 3 am. disco are also animators.
HOTEL TERRITORY: huge! all blooming, fragrant, in green bushes and ficuses. a lot of paths and bridges. stretches along all the pools from the reception to the main restaurant. is divided into 3 main pool bars. between them there is a lawn with 6 gazebos, swings, there is a separate playground with swings and slides. guys from fives came to us and, seeing our territory, were disappointed that they overpaid and live in fives. there was a general opinion that in fours it was better in everything, at least a bus drove us, and the people from the fives, who lived further away, warmed on foot, is it a shame?

EXCURSIONS: since they were already everywhere, they lay on the sea. in Petra did not dare. this time, only my grandmother was sent to Israel for $ 90. We bought a tour on the street, exit the hotel and turn left, behind the Park Inn, behind the bazaar. We always took it on the street, the Arabs are not fooling. taxi drivers are stupid. the meeting with the guide did not suggest anything new and interesting. Traditionally, we went to Naama Bay and the old city. Souvenirs were taken only... vodka and onyx dishes. their sphinxes, pyramids, camels with cats are already tired.
MEANS OF TRANSPORT: if money is tight, you can ride for $5 one way to naam or old taxi. if they don’t press, blue minibuses with a white belt go very often, the driver can name the price 2 dollars, you have to say 2 pounds per person, he can agree, or he can ask 4-5 pounds, this is 1 dollar. pounds. for a taxi driver who drives a passenger car or a blue minibus without a white stripe, carefully count the change, he can slip paper pounds instead of pounds, these are pennies - in 1 pound 100 pounds.
CHRISTMAS DINNER: we drove all the tourists from 2 hotels into one tent, on the territory of Rehana Royal. it was festive and tasty. the first time it happened that they paid for the obligatory dinner and did not have to pay for alcohol again. on the table stood a bottle of rum, vodka, sprite, cola, and soda. the buffet was also very large, there were strawberries and grapes. (maybe it will seem to someone that I was hungry, but it’s very noticeable that I don’t like pasta and bananas and bastard from grapes and strawberries) they showed everyone a boring show from skirts. at 22 o’clock everyone got bored and went home to the amphitheater for an evening show.
GYM: located near the main restaurant, in the spa. if you don’t want a massage, spa salon workers should immediately say NO, otherwise zae... in tr. I went to the gym at night from 17 to 18. There is a live orbit track, barbells, dumbbells, equipment for the press, arms, legs. broken bike and treadmill. I had enough workers.

PUBLIC: mostly Poles and British, fewer Russians and Ukrainians, very few Germans. To be honest, we Slavs have forgotten how to relax. you look, if they drink quietly and tell jokes - OURS! and if they yell, neigh, jump and vomit, the Poles and the British, and children with adults sit in a smoky lobby, brag about what kind of tattoos someone has in intimate places. I wonder how the Arabs tolerate us?? ? and that they characteristically tolerate US, and lick the British ass. and all because, as they say, the Russians will come for free. not without the fact that the husband gave baksheesh to the bartenders, they love it. dollars are especially welcome, they have a good memory for faces. the bartender remembers that the husband drank, that the child, that the grandmother, that I. if the sprite is over or diluted with water not from the cooler, but from the tap, dissuades, please do not take it. there are good people everywhere. met guys from Kharkov, my husband played volleyball with them in the morning at the seaside, in the evening at the hotel.
GENERAL CONCLUSION, DIAGNOSIS: we did not go anywhere for a year and waited so long for summer in the middle of winter that we plunged into an atmosphere of warmth, joy and happiness, like into water! We took the mood with us, and there, at the sea, we got a super charge, a lot of fun and even more positive emotions. sorry for the inconsistency and pun, I was worried not to forget anything. I hope my review will help many when choosing a hotel. ask, I will answer all
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