Your rating of this hotel:
7.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms:
8.0
Service:
8.0
Cleanliness:
9.0
Food:
6.0
Amenities:
8.0
I recommend reading the review, as it will answer my own questions from the Forum.
So, rested 8 days / 7 nights. Composition: me (41 years old), brother (37 years old), son (12 years old). The company is purely male, but of different ages, so the interests are different and, accordingly, the range of issues covered below is oh, how wide.
First and foremost is the sea. My forum question is titled "Sea, current, wind and reef". In order. The sea is warm, without cold layers, but due to the coral "wall" - a constant surf at the point of entry into the water (600m from the coast), even with a white flag. White flag (calm sea) was 1 time, half a day. Black (not allowed in the sea) - daily for half a day, 1 day - from morning to evening. The rest of the time - red, surf, but within normal limits, while the entrance to the sea was controlled by a rescue worker, he also pulled "dummies" out of the sea in emergency situations and helped normal people get in and out, tracking the wave. I especially appreciated this when swimming with my son - I insured the boy from the water, the lifeguard - from the handrails. Special thanks to the hotel for the work of the lifeguards. Russians, s. . ka blah - DO NOT GO INTO THE WATER, DRINKING LIKE PIGS!!! ! It was really a shame for the brothers-Slavs. I myself watched how such a handsome wave first cracked on the handrail, and then on the step. The result is on the face. It was like being kicked. For a long time. Speaking of injuries - they were daily, and many managed to drive their faces through the corals. How - I did not understand, but the fact. A Frenchman walked around the hotel with such a face... It was sad to look at him. It's about the sea.
The current was due to wind and surf, but tolerable. I swam without problems myself, but I had to insure my son.
Wind. This is a topic for a separate and soul-tearing song. At least about the Petrel. I haven't pulled this one yet. Coming in the morning to the paddling pool (400 meters along the pantone from the shore) to do exercises, we hid things under the mattress of the lounger standing right there. And then the wind blew a T-shirt (1 pc. ), And a cap (1 pc. ) Tore off his brother's head and carried it into the sea. We fished out one more cap (of the neighbors) "gone with the wind", and the fraternal one drowned. Score 2:1 in favor of the sea. Or rather, the wind. It's scary to even imagine what's going on there in December. True, by 9 am the wind weakened and instead of a hurricane there was just a strong wind. But, as many wrote, he did not strain in the heat.
Coral is boring and poor. In addition to a snake (namely, snakes, not moray eels) in shallow water and 1 moray eel 1 time - they did not see anything interesting. Perhaps because they swam nearby. How far can you swim in this current? You may not return... My son, who was in Egypt for the first time, was interested, I was not. In Taba (Hotel Movenpick - border with Hilton) and in Makadi Bay (Hotel Stella Makadi) the sea and living creatures in the sea are much better. My reports about these hotels are on the same site.
Diving - center - Arabs work, there is a Russian-speaking girl. Certificate prices are average Egyptian. You can get it if you want.
Conclusion about the sea / wind / coral. 3 points on a 5-point system. Boring and stressful.
The water park - the son is delighted - it was not to be kicked out, I also liked it. The only negative is that you need to borrow sunbeds from the very morning, they are comfortable, with thick mattresses, and there are not many of them. But, on the other hand, a small number of sunbeds guaranteed a small number of people on the slides, so it was not a problem to take a mat / bagel / big bagel. And without them, they simply won’t let you go down the hill. As a result, the day was planned as follows - early in the morning - exercises at the sea with swimming in the paddling pool, after - taking places in the water park, breakfast, water park, lunch (at 13.00 the water park is cut down), the sea with swimming along the coral.
Food. After reading the rave reviews on the site, I was just expecting WOW!! ! Wow. . . Sweets - ROBOTS, go to TAB MOVENPICK - there are sweets there. There is an idea to invite the local chief to Minsk, to put those. process. Well, there is no normal seafood anywhere in Egypt - this is not Thailand or India, you know. Fruit - were, but limited. That's what pleased - it's pizza, french fries, soups and COFFEE from the coffee machine. They give at one point, but they give for FREE. Prior to that, in the above hotels - only for a fee. VERY IMPORTANT!!!!!! ! DO NOT GO TO A THAI RESTAURANT AND DO NOT TAKE SUSHI!!!!!! ! On the last evening, my brother and son went there to eat sushi and sashimi - the son was fooling his head from the first day, he really wanted to go there. This is the only paid restaurant in the hotel. Attendance - you can imagine. As a result, the freshness of the products is the same. The result is $70 for a dinner for two and two assholes in the evening and in the morning. And in the morning - on the plane. And I still want to have breakfast and swim in the sea goodbye... Figo, give the toilet in turn! What else upset - the complete absence of packaged juices. I really wanted to mix guava juice with Finland brought with me - it didn’t work out. I had to drink clean.
By the way, about alcohol. As always, local, but! For the first time in Egypt, I did not notice cases of dilution of local, already weak, alcohol. Either they quickly remembered me (the rule is a smile - not a word in Russian - Shukram and another 3-5 words in Arabic and $ 1-2 from time to time), but alcohol was always normal by local standards. Another question is that, apart from local beer, I take everything with me... But it's true, details. But what the hell are the details? Take along a normal 12-year-old whiskey, tequila for the company and vodka for the holiday. A freebie is a freebie, but its own head, and in the morning you need to go to the sea to meet the dawn, and not think where to get medical treatment.
Rooms. Well, at first they settled us in room 816. With a view of the water park, a toilet, a wall and a pile of things that were not working - a hairdryer, a door to the balcony, no safe and other annoying little things. They quarreled, shook the rights in 3 languages - Russian (brother), English (me), German (son, he lives in Germany). Workers came after 1.5 hours, changed the hair dryer. But we wound up getting used to the service within 10 minutes, I spoke with the guide from TEZ-Tour, asked to change the room. The next day we moved for FREE to a room in the active zone, between the sea and the restaurant. Yes, I forgot to specify - the distances in the hotel are just awesome, and if we walked from room 816 to mroy 20 minutes, then from the new one (273) - 10 minutes. Although experienced people immediately put $ 10-20 in their passports and an approximate number wherever they wanted. Works.
Animation - is, in the evenings. In the afternoon - it does not bother, that is, there is none. Well, okay, they did without it.
Hotel guide TEZ - TOUR Mohammed - respect and respect. At the meeting - nothing superfluous, everything is concise and specific. Excursions did not sell, but recommended. And professionally. As someone who has been almost everywhere, I can appreciate it. Help was real, fast and free - all inclusive, e-my! In general, well done, thank you very much.
SUMMARY. For the first visit to Egypt, go. If before that you were only in 3-4 stars in Egypt, it will also do. If you are with children, and most importantly - so that they do not fool around and let them rest on vacation from themselves - a great option. But if you clearly understand that the main thing for you in Egypt is the sea, and not a water park and french fries - don’t, don’t spoil your mood. All in all, I won't come back here again.
So, rested 8 days / 7 nights. Composition: me (41 years old), brother (37 years old), son (12 years old). The company is purely male, but of different ages, so the interests are different and, accordingly, the range of issues covered below is oh, how wide.
First and foremost is the sea. My forum question is titled "Sea, current, wind and reef". In order. The sea is warm, without cold layers, but due to the coral "wall" - a constant surf at the point of entry into the water (600m from the coast), even with a white flag. White flag (calm sea) was 1 time, half a day. Black (not allowed in the sea) - daily for half a day, 1 day - from morning to evening. The rest of the time - red, surf, but within normal limits, while the entrance to the sea was controlled by a rescue worker, he also pulled "dummies" out of the sea in emergency situations and helped normal people get in and out, tracking the wave. I especially appreciated this when swimming with my son - I insured the boy from the water, the lifeguard - from the handrails. Special thanks to the hotel for the work of the lifeguards. Russians, s. . ka blah - DO NOT GO INTO THE WATER, DRINKING LIKE PIGS!!! ! It was really a shame for the brothers-Slavs. I myself watched how such a handsome wave first cracked on the handrail, and then on the step. The result is on the face. It was like being kicked. For a long time. Speaking of injuries - they were daily, and many managed to drive their faces through the corals. How - I did not understand, but the fact. A Frenchman walked around the hotel with such a face... It was sad to look at him. It's about the sea.
The current was due to wind and surf, but tolerable. I swam without problems myself, but I had to insure my son.
Wind. This is a topic for a separate and soul-tearing song. At least about the Petrel. I haven't pulled this one yet. Coming in the morning to the paddling pool (400 meters along the pantone from the shore) to do exercises, we hid things under the mattress of the lounger standing right there. And then the wind blew a T-shirt (1 pc. ), And a cap (1 pc. ) Tore off his brother's head and carried it into the sea. We fished out one more cap (of the neighbors) "gone with the wind", and the fraternal one drowned. Score 2:1 in favor of the sea. Or rather, the wind. It's scary to even imagine what's going on there in December. True, by 9 am the wind weakened and instead of a hurricane there was just a strong wind. But, as many wrote, he did not strain in the heat.
Coral is boring and poor. In addition to a snake (namely, snakes, not moray eels) in shallow water and 1 moray eel 1 time - they did not see anything interesting. Perhaps because they swam nearby. How far can you swim in this current? You may not return... My son, who was in Egypt for the first time, was interested, I was not. In Taba (Hotel Movenpick - border with Hilton) and in Makadi Bay (Hotel Stella Makadi) the sea and living creatures in the sea are much better. My reports about these hotels are on the same site.
Diving - center - Arabs work, there is a Russian-speaking girl. Certificate prices are average Egyptian. You can get it if you want.
Conclusion about the sea / wind / coral. 3 points on a 5-point system. Boring and stressful.
The water park - the son is delighted - it was not to be kicked out, I also liked it. The only negative is that you need to borrow sunbeds from the very morning, they are comfortable, with thick mattresses, and there are not many of them. But, on the other hand, a small number of sunbeds guaranteed a small number of people on the slides, so it was not a problem to take a mat / bagel / big bagel. And without them, they simply won’t let you go down the hill. As a result, the day was planned as follows - early in the morning - exercises at the sea with swimming in the paddling pool, after - taking places in the water park, breakfast, water park, lunch (at 13.00 the water park is cut down), the sea with swimming along the coral.
Food. After reading the rave reviews on the site, I was just expecting WOW!! ! Wow. . . Sweets - ROBOTS, go to TAB MOVENPICK - there are sweets there. There is an idea to invite the local chief to Minsk, to put those. process. Well, there is no normal seafood anywhere in Egypt - this is not Thailand or India, you know. Fruit - were, but limited. That's what pleased - it's pizza, french fries, soups and COFFEE from the coffee machine. They give at one point, but they give for FREE. Prior to that, in the above hotels - only for a fee. VERY IMPORTANT!!!!!! ! DO NOT GO TO A THAI RESTAURANT AND DO NOT TAKE SUSHI!!!!!! ! On the last evening, my brother and son went there to eat sushi and sashimi - the son was fooling his head from the first day, he really wanted to go there. This is the only paid restaurant in the hotel. Attendance - you can imagine. As a result, the freshness of the products is the same. The result is $70 for a dinner for two and two assholes in the evening and in the morning. And in the morning - on the plane. And I still want to have breakfast and swim in the sea goodbye... Figo, give the toilet in turn! What else upset - the complete absence of packaged juices. I really wanted to mix guava juice with Finland brought with me - it didn’t work out. I had to drink clean.
By the way, about alcohol. As always, local, but! For the first time in Egypt, I did not notice cases of dilution of local, already weak, alcohol. Either they quickly remembered me (the rule is a smile - not a word in Russian - Shukram and another 3-5 words in Arabic and $ 1-2 from time to time), but alcohol was always normal by local standards. Another question is that, apart from local beer, I take everything with me... But it's true, details. But what the hell are the details? Take along a normal 12-year-old whiskey, tequila for the company and vodka for the holiday. A freebie is a freebie, but its own head, and in the morning you need to go to the sea to meet the dawn, and not think where to get medical treatment.
Rooms. Well, at first they settled us in room 816. With a view of the water park, a toilet, a wall and a pile of things that were not working - a hairdryer, a door to the balcony, no safe and other annoying little things. They quarreled, shook the rights in 3 languages - Russian (brother), English (me), German (son, he lives in Germany). Workers came after 1.5 hours, changed the hair dryer. But we wound up getting used to the service within 10 minutes, I spoke with the guide from TEZ-Tour, asked to change the room. The next day we moved for FREE to a room in the active zone, between the sea and the restaurant. Yes, I forgot to specify - the distances in the hotel are just awesome, and if we walked from room 816 to mroy 20 minutes, then from the new one (273) - 10 minutes. Although experienced people immediately put $ 10-20 in their passports and an approximate number wherever they wanted. Works.
Animation - is, in the evenings. In the afternoon - it does not bother, that is, there is none. Well, okay, they did without it.
Hotel guide TEZ - TOUR Mohammed - respect and respect. At the meeting - nothing superfluous, everything is concise and specific. Excursions did not sell, but recommended. And professionally. As someone who has been almost everywhere, I can appreciate it. Help was real, fast and free - all inclusive, e-my! In general, well done, thank you very much.
SUMMARY. For the first visit to Egypt, go. If before that you were only in 3-4 stars in Egypt, it will also do. If you are with children, and most importantly - so that they do not fool around and let them rest on vacation from themselves - a great option. But if you clearly understand that the main thing for you in Egypt is the sea, and not a water park and french fries - don’t, don’t spoil your mood. All in all, I won't come back here again.
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