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Rooms:
5.0
Service:
5.0
Cleanliness:
4.0
Food:
3.0
Amenities:
4.0
We vacationed with our family in April 2024. Let's start right away with the fact that one of the main criteria for choosing a hotel was the availability of beach volleyball. The hotel met this criterion - in the photo and in the description there is an excellent volleyball court. And that was the first bummer. Further, when choosing, be sure to have the first coastline - here it is partially fair, the presence of coral - here 5 stars, normal rooms - here it is ambiguous. Now about everything in more detail.
Let's start with check-in. We arrived at the hotel at 11 pm (in theory, a paid overnight stay). At the reception we were greeted rather coldly, they made copies of documents and sent us to our room. There were no conversations about wishes and choice of room. A porter delivered our things to our room - this was a plus, because we were tired from the road and after a long flight.
The number given was 2154 - this is the second building (first digit) and the first floor (second digit). There are 5 buildings in total - 1 is closest to the sea, and so on. Now about the number.
The room was on the first floor, which immediately excluded it from our choice. Returning to the reception and saying that we only needed a room on the second floor, we received a categorical refusal with the wording that it was impossible to change the room in the evening, and this issue would be resolved only at 12-00 tomorrow. No amount of persuasion and explanation that we couldn’t sleep with the doors open (and therefore on the street) had no effect. As stated above, the reception was very cold, which was confirmed later.
Actually about the number. Large in size. The decoration was originally conceived to resemble a medieval castle - forged linings on the doors, forged hinges, a forged chest instead of a cabinet, and so on. But in general, the furniture and plumbing are tired, they haven’t seen repairs for a long time. There was a plate with sliced “plastic” cheese, 2 buns, 2 oranges. There was no water. The bedding was completely missing pillowcases, and the pillows themselves were covered in yellow stains - either sweat or water. Tough.
At the reception we told about the lack of bedding - they replied that everything would be sorted out. But no one showed up with the long-awaited pillowcases. I had to sleep on pillows wearing my own CLEAN T-shirts. And on that very first night we felt all the mosquito horror of Egypt). There were a lot of them, and mosquito spray only helped for a couple of hours. This is how the five-star Sharm Plaza hotel greeted us.
The next day, after meeting with the guide, at the reception they also coldly offered to look at room 2240. It suited us quite well - the second floor, smaller in size, but quite spacious, the same style, side sea view, main view of the garden in the courtyard. In this room, all the bedding and pillowcases were new and neat. So we stopped here.
Now about nutrition.
Well, the fact that bottled water can only be found in one bar at the reception is of course a minus. So lovers of clean water should remember this road well).
The food in the canteen is, of course, very meager, and there can be no talk of any kind of top five. Breakfast is standard - eggs, omelettes (both are given out individually at the counter next to the buffet), tomatoes, cucumbers, cabbage, milk soup, local sausages, grilled vegetables, fruits (in April these are tangerines, oranges, melons) and absolutely some greenery. The lack of greenery, of course, was very surprising - in 10 days they gave arugula once, basil was only on the decorations of the dishes, no spinach, parsley and the like. The standard coffee accompaniments include local buns and toast, croissants, again plastic cheese, butter - although butter is given out individually in the same place as boiled eggs and omelet. The coffee, surprisingly for Egypt, is ground, boiled, filtered - of course there is no aroma, but still not instant, and this is a plus.
There is a little more food for lunch) But again, with a caveat. The fruits are the same, only guava is added.
The selection of fresh products was the same, sometimes boiled beets and salads of tomatoes, cucumbers, and peppers appeared. There was always one type of soup - vegetable soup, cream soup, and noodle soup alternated. The main course is always stewed vegetables (cabbage, zucchini, carrots), rice, the rest alternates - either moussaka, then vegetables stewed with minced beef, or asparagus beans (very rarely). Eggplant was also rare, mostly as a garnish in stews. Now about the meat - everything is really bad - chicken bones are again given out individually at the counter described above, and they put in 1-2 pieces, then you have to ask, or come again for the same small 1-2 pieces, but this time to a dissatisfied cook. There was almost always fish, and in 90% of cases it was mackerel, and 90 percent of the time it was tails (it’s difficult to explain why, but it’s a fact). I wrote about beef above - a mixture of minced meat in stewed vegetables, and not every day.
Well, as a condiment to the whole description of the dining room - all the running out of food items on sale are renewed very slowly, sometimes you have to wait 20 minutes after the tomatoes or goulash have run out for new ones to be brought.
Bars. The bar at the reception is apparently open 24 hours a day. When we didn't go there, the bartender was always there. The bartenders here are smiling, open, and not greedy. The bar on the beach is open from 10-00, here, too, they always smiled nicely and greeted you when you met. The bar in the dining room is open during opening hours of the dining room. When working in bars, local alcohol is free, juices like yuppie are also available. More serious alcohol (such as branded whiskey, rakia), cocktails, fresh juices - for an additional fee (from $1 and above).
By the way. There are 3 restaurants on site - Italian, Lebanese, French (the last one is inaccurate). In theory they are free, but again with a caveat. Sign up for restaurants on the day of your visit at 10 am at the reception.
For the Lebanese restaurant they asked for $5 per person, the rest were free. But in the restaurant itself, only the same dishes that are served in the dining room are free; if you order something different, you have to pay for it; alcohol is also paid. Pizza in an Italian restaurant – $5. In short, we were very surprised with the restaurants.
Now about the beach.
The beach is made in the form of terraces - 3 levels in the rock, strewn with sand. At the same levels there are umbrellas and sun loungers. Descent between levels by steps. Entering the sea on a pontoon. There is only one pontoon, small, narrow, and given the wind, it is quite difficult for two people or people with walking impairments to walk through. There is a lifeguard sitting on the pontoon - very cheerful and positive, he always helps with personal belongings (phone, glasses), he also helped the elderly to get along the pontoon to the sun loungers. In short, a good, kind person! From the pontoon you immediately find yourself at a depth of 5-7 meters, and when you swim a couple of meters to the buoys, the bottom is no longer visible and the deep blue sea begins.
In fact, there is no sandy beach. Of course, you can go down from the rocky shore 1 meter high onto the white sand, but this is not for everyone - it is not suitable for children and the elderly. And the shallows to the corals are only 2-3 meters wide, and the depth is up to 0.5 meters. In short, with small children it will be very difficult to find a way to splash in the sea. I will say that the neighboring hotels provide all this and have a beautiful sandy shore and beach.
Beach volleyball. Here, of course, there is game for connoisseurs. The mesh is saggy and frayed. There are no normal markings - strings are stretched on bottles of water. The sand is dirty, with some fragments of stones, sticks, garbage - on which almost everyone who played injured their feet and knees. At the same time, the beach area itself is strewn with a thin layer of sand, under which there is immediately rock - this is painful and traumatic. The site is located on the second level of beach terraces, 5 meters from the cliff into the sea, behind a low fence 1 meter high.
And this was in April, when the air warmed up to 32-34 degrees. But these are minor things, they didn’t freeze for sure).
This is how we remember the Sharm Plaza ***** hotel.
Let's start with check-in. We arrived at the hotel at 11 pm (in theory, a paid overnight stay). At the reception we were greeted rather coldly, they made copies of documents and sent us to our room. There were no conversations about wishes and choice of room. A porter delivered our things to our room - this was a plus, because we were tired from the road and after a long flight.
The number given was 2154 - this is the second building (first digit) and the first floor (second digit). There are 5 buildings in total - 1 is closest to the sea, and so on. Now about the number.
The room was on the first floor, which immediately excluded it from our choice. Returning to the reception and saying that we only needed a room on the second floor, we received a categorical refusal with the wording that it was impossible to change the room in the evening, and this issue would be resolved only at 12-00 tomorrow. No amount of persuasion and explanation that we couldn’t sleep with the doors open (and therefore on the street) had no effect. As stated above, the reception was very cold, which was confirmed later.
Actually about the number. Large in size. The decoration was originally conceived to resemble a medieval castle - forged linings on the doors, forged hinges, a forged chest instead of a cabinet, and so on. But in general, the furniture and plumbing are tired, they haven’t seen repairs for a long time. There was a plate with sliced “plastic” cheese, 2 buns, 2 oranges. There was no water. The bedding was completely missing pillowcases, and the pillows themselves were covered in yellow stains - either sweat or water. Tough.
At the reception we told about the lack of bedding - they replied that everything would be sorted out. But no one showed up with the long-awaited pillowcases. I had to sleep on pillows wearing my own CLEAN T-shirts. And on that very first night we felt all the mosquito horror of Egypt). There were a lot of them, and mosquito spray only helped for a couple of hours. This is how the five-star Sharm Plaza hotel greeted us.
The next day, after meeting with the guide, at the reception they also coldly offered to look at room 2240. It suited us quite well - the second floor, smaller in size, but quite spacious, the same style, side sea view, main view of the garden in the courtyard. In this room, all the bedding and pillowcases were new and neat. So we stopped here.
Now about nutrition.
Well, the fact that bottled water can only be found in one bar at the reception is of course a minus. So lovers of clean water should remember this road well).
The food in the canteen is, of course, very meager, and there can be no talk of any kind of top five. Breakfast is standard - eggs, omelettes (both are given out individually at the counter next to the buffet), tomatoes, cucumbers, cabbage, milk soup, local sausages, grilled vegetables, fruits (in April these are tangerines, oranges, melons) and absolutely some greenery. The lack of greenery, of course, was very surprising - in 10 days they gave arugula once, basil was only on the decorations of the dishes, no spinach, parsley and the like. The standard coffee accompaniments include local buns and toast, croissants, again plastic cheese, butter - although butter is given out individually in the same place as boiled eggs and omelet. The coffee, surprisingly for Egypt, is ground, boiled, filtered - of course there is no aroma, but still not instant, and this is a plus.
There is a little more food for lunch) But again, with a caveat. The fruits are the same, only guava is added.
The selection of fresh products was the same, sometimes boiled beets and salads of tomatoes, cucumbers, and peppers appeared. There was always one type of soup - vegetable soup, cream soup, and noodle soup alternated. The main course is always stewed vegetables (cabbage, zucchini, carrots), rice, the rest alternates - either moussaka, then vegetables stewed with minced beef, or asparagus beans (very rarely). Eggplant was also rare, mostly as a garnish in stews. Now about the meat - everything is really bad - chicken bones are again given out individually at the counter described above, and they put in 1-2 pieces, then you have to ask, or come again for the same small 1-2 pieces, but this time to a dissatisfied cook. There was almost always fish, and in 90% of cases it was mackerel, and 90 percent of the time it was tails (it’s difficult to explain why, but it’s a fact). I wrote about beef above - a mixture of minced meat in stewed vegetables, and not every day.
Well, as a condiment to the whole description of the dining room - all the running out of food items on sale are renewed very slowly, sometimes you have to wait 20 minutes after the tomatoes or goulash have run out for new ones to be brought.
Bars. The bar at the reception is apparently open 24 hours a day. When we didn't go there, the bartender was always there. The bartenders here are smiling, open, and not greedy. The bar on the beach is open from 10-00, here, too, they always smiled nicely and greeted you when you met. The bar in the dining room is open during opening hours of the dining room. When working in bars, local alcohol is free, juices like yuppie are also available. More serious alcohol (such as branded whiskey, rakia), cocktails, fresh juices - for an additional fee (from $1 and above).
By the way. There are 3 restaurants on site - Italian, Lebanese, French (the last one is inaccurate). In theory they are free, but again with a caveat. Sign up for restaurants on the day of your visit at 10 am at the reception.
For the Lebanese restaurant they asked for $5 per person, the rest were free. But in the restaurant itself, only the same dishes that are served in the dining room are free; if you order something different, you have to pay for it; alcohol is also paid. Pizza in an Italian restaurant – $5. In short, we were very surprised with the restaurants.
Now about the beach.
The beach is made in the form of terraces - 3 levels in the rock, strewn with sand. At the same levels there are umbrellas and sun loungers. Descent between levels by steps. Entering the sea on a pontoon. There is only one pontoon, small, narrow, and given the wind, it is quite difficult for two people or people with walking impairments to walk through. There is a lifeguard sitting on the pontoon - very cheerful and positive, he always helps with personal belongings (phone, glasses), he also helped the elderly to get along the pontoon to the sun loungers. In short, a good, kind person! From the pontoon you immediately find yourself at a depth of 5-7 meters, and when you swim a couple of meters to the buoys, the bottom is no longer visible and the deep blue sea begins.
In fact, there is no sandy beach. Of course, you can go down from the rocky shore 1 meter high onto the white sand, but this is not for everyone - it is not suitable for children and the elderly. And the shallows to the corals are only 2-3 meters wide, and the depth is up to 0.5 meters. In short, with small children it will be very difficult to find a way to splash in the sea. I will say that the neighboring hotels provide all this and have a beautiful sandy shore and beach.
Beach volleyball. Here, of course, there is game for connoisseurs. The mesh is saggy and frayed. There are no normal markings - strings are stretched on bottles of water. The sand is dirty, with some fragments of stones, sticks, garbage - on which almost everyone who played injured their feet and knees. At the same time, the beach area itself is strewn with a thin layer of sand, under which there is immediately rock - this is painful and traumatic. The site is located on the second level of beach terraces, 5 meters from the cliff into the sea, behind a low fence 1 meter high.
And this was in April, when the air warmed up to 32-34 degrees. But these are minor things, they didn’t freeze for sure).
This is how we remember the Sharm Plaza ***** hotel.
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