Normal holiday for little money

Written: 4 december 2012
Travel time: 25 november — 2 december 2012
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For families with children
Your rating of this hotel:
6.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 8.0
Service: 8.0
Cleanliness: 8.0
Food: 7.0
Amenities: 8.0
Hotel class "middling", there was nothing like "Wow". Well, let's start the description, there will be a lot of letters)))
Departure:
We flew with UIA from Kharkov at 12-50, departure without delay, the plane was comfortable, Boeing 737-800.
Sharma airport:
As always, representatives of Pegasus wanted to sell a visa for $ 17, I was offended by my statement that I would take Sinai and said that it’s a pity for you to buy a visa))) I replied that it’s not a pity, but I plan not to leave the hotel anywhere and showed him a passport with a bunch of Egyptian visas and he had all the questions themselves disappeared. They gave me a migration card and went to fill it out. At the customs, they got to an officer who did not even raise his head when he was told: Sinai only and he continued to sing something under his breath and silently put the Sinai stamp. Well, after going through customs, we went for things that were already waiting for us.
Settlement:

We arrived at the hotel at about seven in the evening, took our passports and went to show the room in the fifth building, the room was so-so, below average, but then the friend says: if you want a family room in the new seventh building, you will have to pay extra $ 20 per night. We went to see this room, we really liked it because the new furniture, plumbing also shone, etc. We bargained for $ 100 and even gave a check that we paid for a different type of room (Garden View was in the voucher).
Number:
Standard room, good double bed, good plumbing, in the bathroom, as always, shampoo-gels, cheerful bathrobes and a pair of slippers. Every day they put 2 bottles of water, added a tea set. Cleaning was 3- and did not change if you leave a dollar, in short, as elsewhere in Egypt.
Sea and pools:
A bus goes to the sea every 30 minutes, but you can walk leisurely in 10 minutes, mostly we went to the sea ourselves, and we went back by bus. The beach is not very large and is divided into two halves with the Savoy hotel, but that the guests of Sierra, that Savoy lay where they wanted and no one drove anyone. The pontoons are not very long, up to 20 meters, the corals are normal, there are a lot of fish, moray eels live in the center between the pontoons of Savoy and Sierra, in short, the sea is like the sea and we go there for it. The hotel has like 4 pools, 3 heated + 1 indoor + 1 with salt water, they were clean and didn’t smell particularly chlorine.
Bars:
There was a rude bartender on the beach, but it didn’t bother me much, because. they only took drinks there, but I heard how people were indignant that they did not give more than two glasses of drinks in one hand. The main pool has quite adequate bartenders, and if they smile, say that cool cocktails (I especially liked the mojito), sometimes give a dollar, then everything will be fine. I made friends with the bartender from the bar near the pool of the 7th building, he made different cocktails that were not on the menu. The bar is also normal, they only took cocktails there a couple of times and that's it.
Nutrition:
The standard menu for Egypt is:
- breakfast: scrambled eggs of your choice, sausages, two types of tasteless sausage, cheese, rice, potatoes, a bunch of pastries, pancakes, jams, oatmeal, etc.

- lunch: two types of soups (I always took something), chicken in different interpretations, beef, spaghetti with different sauces, salads, chopped vegetables (tomatoes, cucumbers, herbs, etc. ), pastries, coffee / tea, juices ( packaged only), sprite/cola/fanta, beer/wine. Fruits: oranges, bananas, pear-type fruit.
- dinner: the same as for lunch, only cooked differently + fish or squid are added and something is cut from meat (grilled beef or chicken). Fruits: oranges, bananas, pear-type fruit.
You can have a bite by the pools or on the beach with pizza, sandwiches, hot dogs with potatoes, everything is quite edible.
In short, no one remained hungry and you can take something from the bars with you to your room.
But, you can still eat in Soho! Were several times in Hakuna Matate, took pizza with seafood, crabs, shrimp there. You can also go to the Chino cafe, etc. + sit in the bar near the fountain.
Entertainment:
Standard animation: gymnastics on the beach, darts, volleyball, Latin dances, aqua aerobics. Evenings on the rooftop karaoke. In the evening there was always a concert program on Soho on the big stage and you could sit, drink free drinks and watch. You can also go bowling once in 7 days, or go ice skating, etc. We went to Kultorama for free, to see the history of Egypt. We did not go on excursions, . t. k. I just wanted to lie down and relax this time. Internet is very expensive 30 USD. per day or 8 c. u. half an hour Wi-Fi.
Well, now the most interesting, minus the hotel, is 90% of Russian tourists... I will explain in the style of Mikhail Zadornov:
- after all, only Russian people can not hand over beach towels from the evening, so that later they can run with the first rays of the sun to the beach and pools to take a place;
- after all, only Russian people can come to dinner in shorts and slippers and then resent why they are not allowed in and asked to change clothes, although in front of the entrance it is written in large letters how to come to dinner!
- after all, only Russian people can at lunch with the words: Kolya, look at the fried squids, arrange as much as possible on a plate, and then eat, having mastered half of everything typed, calmly go for dessert and tell the waiter that the squids are not very tasty and take the plate)))

- after all, only Russian people can demand ice cream in a bar in their room;
- after all, only Russian people can collect juice during lunch in a bottle of mineral water;
- after all, only Russian people can sit in the indoor pool on the jacuzzi and, when asked to move or come a little later, answer that I have everything inclusive and I will sit here as long as I want;
I can go on and on, but I'm too lazy to write. There will be questions, ask.
Translated automatically from Russian. View original