An excellent choice for a holiday with a child and not only

Written: 9 february 2011
Travel time: 15 — 30 january 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:
9.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 8.0
Service: 10.0
Cleanliness: 10.0
Food: 8.0
Amenities: 10.0
Traveled with my husband and 1 year old daughter in January. I chose the hotel for a long time, carefully read the reviews and compared Sharm hotels - all 4 * and 5 * on the first line for all inclusive, at a price for two weeks for two from 60 to 85 thousand. Since sad incidents with sharks occurred during the search, I decided narrow down the choice in favor of Nabq Bay, where, although it is considered the windiest place in Sharm (there was no particular wind, we have about the same breeze in St. Petersburg, it doesn’t bother at all), but go to a depth of 700 meters along the pontoon. Such a minus in the presence of sharks turned into a plus for us.
So, I liked the hotel. The general impression is that the hotel management does not rely on saving on guests or promoting guests for money, but on creating comfortable conditions so that people are satisfied and come again. Or they wrote good reviews about the hotel ....
We rested in the second half of January, off season. The hotel was full.

We were first given a room without a balcony and overlooking the fence. We refused to check in and after 15 minutes we were given the keys to a normal room with a balcony and sea view. Moreover, they refused baksheesh at the reception.
The buildings in the hotel are new, the furniture is from the 80s, but solid. The main thing is that the beds are large and the mattresses are of high quality))) And everything is OK with the plumbing, even the bidet in the bathroom is worth it. The child was immediately put on a playpen bed, new, of good quality. On the balcony are wicker chairs with cushions and a table pretending to be marble. In the room, among other things, a safe, a mini-bar (empty), a kettle, cups, a tea-coffee set. Parents of small children will appreciate how convenient a kettle is in the room. Water 1.5 liter bottle per person - replenished daily. Cleaning daily, at 5.
For nutrition. The hotel has 5 restaurants, the menu is 70% identical in each, the differences are only in hot dishes and some little things.
The first time we went to the east, I was very disappointed.
Everything is salty, peppery, overcooked...But many people like it. The second Mediterranean, there is more healthy food. The third is German, it has no windows, no doors, for lovers of twilight, but very pretty.
I forgot the fourth one, the fifth one we liked the most - Italian, Il Caminette. There they served stuffed artichokes, and tiny zucchini baked in cheese, and steamed fish, meat, poultry, even crabs once. I once condescended to try pasta - Macaroni Negresco - it turned out to be delicious, with mushrooms, chicken, cheese ...They also make pizza of normal quality. Soups - mashed potatoes for my taste seemed watery.
The territory is large, green, very well-groomed. The trees are trimmed. Wash and water continuously. Wooden beds with soft mattresses. There is no free Wi-Fi, paid Internet is $ 5 / 15 minutes.
There is small tennis, tennis, mini-golf, billiards.
Throughout the territory, with the exception of stairs between floors, all steps are duplicated by ramps. Comfortable for parents with strollers.

In general, there are a lot of children in the hotel. It seems to me that the hotel is the best for children from 3 years old. There is also a playground with a trampoline and various swings by the beach.

In short, the advantages that are not everywhere:
1) Availability of bottled water, kettle, tea and coffee set in the room.
2) On the beach all day long, 4 varieties of ice cream, put yourself from the refrigerator.
3) All inclusive is almost round the clock.
4) Tea, coffee, cola-sprite and UPI you pour yourself in restaurants, by the pool, on the beach all day long. The bartenders serve only alcohol. Moreover, beer is poured into normal-sized glasses, not 0.2.
5) A heated children's pool with small but intricate and numerous slides in the active zone (closer to the sea) and a full-fledged water park closer to the hotel exit.
This water park consists of 6 or 7 slides, one of them is double (for 2 people), they ride on inflatable double circles. There are those from which they roll on their own bottom, there are those from which they roll on a rubber mat. The water park is reinforced by a bar, a toilet, large 2 * 2 sunbeds covered with white leatherette, and the same regular size sunbeds.
6) The staff is not arrogant, behaves very correctly and respectfully.
7) Coffee lovers - in the central hall between the restaurants there is a bar where you can order brewed coffee - latte, cappuccino, etc...
Chaemanam - see above + everywhere not only black tea, but also anise, chamomile, hibiscus and even cinnamon.
8) Children's chairs are available in all restaurants, there has never been a situation where there was no high chair or place in the restaurant, although the hotel was almost 100% full.
9) On the beach, you can also eat fast food lovers. French fries were a bestseller for many + fish fries, rice, pizza.
To the above bottled Heinz ketchup. Bakery. As a lover of healthy food on the beach, I ate a salad with sour cream.
10) No one was poisoned by food.
11) This is no longer a plus specifically for the hotel, but nevertheless ...There is a footpath between the hotel and the beach, you can take a walk and see neighboring hotels. For reference. To know where else to go.

12) In the evening from 7 o'clock near the main restaurant on the street (where there are also tables) live music, including Russian. They sing with good voices. They can make anything to order. Dances for having fun vacationers are included. Every day at 9 o'clock show programs, so you won't be bored in the evening. There is also a children's disco.
Minuses. Insignificant, but for the sake of objectivity:
1) Entrance to the sea to a depth - along the pontoon. The view of the sea at low tide is depressing. But for children, small things knee-deep - on the ass - that's it. The bottom is sandy.
2) There is a construction site to the left of the hotel. Fenced off by a high metal fence.
This fence breaks the harmony only near the beach and near the water park. But construction is not heard.
3) If you really find fault - it would be nice to re-paint the large chess in the gazebo and the metal bases of the straw umbrellas on the beach.

Given that the hotel is positioned as an inexpensive five - an excellent choice.
I would be glad if my review helps someone decide.
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