normal holiday with its pluses and minuses

Written: 4 october 2008
Travel time: 4 — 11 september 2008
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: 10.0
Service: 7.0
Cleanliness: 9.0
Food: 8.0
Amenities: 9.0
We rested at the Sonesta Club in September. The infrastructure of the hotel is very good. Located near the airport. Quite a large area, well-groomed, lots of greenery, flowers. Large pools, water slides.
But upon arrival they try to settle on the first floor. We still insisted on the second one, but even then they gave it to us very far from the reception and an ordinary door went out onto the balcony, not glass ones, and the view from the balcony was on the neighboring hotel. I liked the number. Spacious, wide beds, refrigerator, TV, there was 1 Russian channel. If you leave a dollar to the cleaners, then in a "magical" way, additional pillows will appear (initially, there are 1 pillow each, and they are very low, it's uncomfortable to sleep), and soap =).
The food was basically okay. In the morning, standard cucumbers, tomatoes, 3 types of yogurt, scrambled eggs, which are made in front of you (you can with tomatoes, cheese, sausage, in general, to choose from), cheese, sausage, toast, pastries, pancakes, sausages.

For lunch, salads, soup, rice, potatoes, meat, fish, chicken, vegetables, sweets.
About the same for dinner.
Pleased with the pastries. It was very tasty, but there was no fruit. There were only bananas and some other incomprehensible fruit of them, outwardly similar to a pear, but the taste is different. 1 time they gave a watermelon, 1 time a melon, but it all ended very quickly due to the large influx of people.
There are also 2 pool bars. In the bar somewhere from 12.30 they give pizza and sandwiches. Their booze is terrible. All their productions. I didn't like the cocktails. In my opinion, only beer and wine can be drunk there.
Even in the restaurant there was such a negative factor that they did not immediately bring cutlery, they carried cola, beer, etc. for a long time.
The situation with the sea there was not very good. It takes 15 minutes to go to the sea, which is not very easy in the heat of 40 degrees. The promised bus that takes you to the sea, I did not see. To be honest, for the entire stay at the sea there were only 1 time. A tiny beach, which is occupied by the guests of the 5-star Sonesta Beach hotel since the morning. The number of sun loungers is clearly not designed for 2 hotels. Entrance is either in special slippers or from a pontoon. The bottom is kind of rocky. Many boats and boats go nearby.
In general, the pool is much more comfortable. Took from utrechka hours at 7 sunbeds and approx. The pools are large, there is no pandemonium, the water is pleasant, the bar is nearby.
It was a little annoying that they constantly came up and offered either a massage, or tattoos, or pigtails, excursions, freshly squeezed juices, the list of proposals was large)))))).
Animation at the hotel is a separate issue) In principle, it came down to an hour in the evening. Animation team, skits, jokes. Once there were national dances, some group came. Disco at the hotel is terrible. Nobody goes there. Small room, bad music.

For entertainment, you need to go to Naami Bay. By taxi 8 minutes or walk half an hour Taxis can be easily hailed from the hotel, cost 3 dollars (real cost, initially they charge more). In Naami Bay, the largest club is Pasha. Expensive. We went there on the weekend, the entrance cost was 38 dollars per person. On weekdays 21. There is also a Hard Rock Cafe; and Black House (before reaching Naami Bay).
There is also the Old Town, but there is nothing interesting there at all.
Everything can be bought in Naami Bay. There are many souvenirs there. Bargain - the main rule of successful shopping.
That's just with fruit there was strained. Nowhere to buy. And those that bought a special taste were not pleased.
In the end, I want to say that the hotel has both pros and cons. But still, I would not say that it is a youthful, cheerful hotel, as it was said in the agency. Rather, it is a hotel for a relaxing holiday. Ideal for those who want to relax in a calm and comfortable environment.
Translated automatically from Russian. View original