Good option for funny money

Written: 11 december 2018
Travel time: 25 november — 7 december 2018
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:
6.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 6.0
Service: 6.0
Cleanliness: 5.0
Food: 3.0
Amenities: 8.0
The hotel has 3 swimming pools. 1 - right behind the reception. During my stay there it was closed for renovations. It is large with a bar in the middle. 2 - small round with heating and jacuzzi. 3 - distant large with a water park and a zone for water games. In winter, it is comfortable to swim only in a small heated one. He worked from 10 to 17 with a break for lunch. There are few sun loungers near it, but the sun sets very quickly there and it’s cold to lie near it, you can only swim. There were many children who arranged games in it, that is, it was not always possible to just relax.
Nutrition. There is no water in the room, there is only one cooler in the dining room, so it is available only during breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The breakfast is very poor. Cutting vegetables, scrambled eggs, buns. jam, honey Lunch and dinner are interesting. But the fish was only 2-3 times in 2 weeks. Grill was 1 time. Meat and fish are given by the cook piece by piece, several types of side dishes (rice, mixed vegetables, potatoes, pasta), cucumbers. tomatoes, peppers, some salads from the remnants of the previous feeder, soups, sweets: cakes, sweet semolina, dates, oranges, sometimes guava. Drinks: black tea bags, instant coffee, yuppies, cooler water, sprite, cola.
The bar worked by the pool with a water park. The choice of alcohol is small: brandy, vodka, beer, yuppies, water, sprite, cola. All lovers of alcohol carried it with them from the Dutik.

The rooms are small and large with a kitchenette, a sofa. They check in there at no extra charge, but they are located near the pool with music, that is, you will listen to disco until late at night. They cleaned it every other day, the bedding was not changed for 12 days, there is liquid soap and shower gel in the bathroom, but I brought all my own, they have very poor quality.
Beach: there are 2 of them. 1 - in the old town, sandy next to Terazina. The bus goes there twice a day. There's free entry, sunbeds. The bar is paid. But you can go to the wild coral beach, it is nearby. And you can go from there to the old town to the market, it is almost across the road. 2 coral beach, the bus takes you there once, the entrance is 40 pounds (buy a ticket at the reception), sometimes it is forbidden to bring water with you, there are many sunbeds, animation, the entrance from the pier, the reef is very beautiful, it is next to the Aloha hotel, through the fence . You can also walk there on foot, so as not to become attached to the bus. On the beach there is a paid bar, water 1 dollar.
The location of the hotel is on the 3rd line from the sea, it is far to go to the beach, but a taxi costs 1 dollar and you can afford to ride on Farsha beach (entrance 2 dollars) or El Fanar (entrance 6 dollars). They are almost nearby, there are sunbeds, a bar, strawberries for $ 1, fresh banana, strawberry. guava up to 2 dollars. There is no wind on Farsha, unlike the beach. on which they carry from the hotel.
Animation Entertainment: there was music, dancing, competitions.
The hotel staff does not all speak Russian, communicated with them mainly in English. Reception speaks English, animation too.
The guide from Annex was rude. This is not my first time in Egypt, I have not listened to him. But the people who were there for the first time were shocked by his demand to write a receipt stating that they would not buy tours from him and would not go anywhere if they did not buy a tour from him. Those who bought a tour from him then regretted it, because they took it twice as expensive as anywhere else in the city. But this does not apply to the hotel.

The hotel is located within walking distance of El Mercato, 1001 nights, the old town. Walk 10.15, 25 minutes. Nearby are 2 supermarkets, a pharmacy, but there are no prices, plus they do not accept cards. To the supermarket with prices go 25 minutes to the old town (Metro).
In general, the hotel corresponds to its price. In winter, a warm pool with a jacuzzi saves, $ 1 for a taxi to normal beaches without wind. Of course, the food is lame, but mangoes on the market are $2 per kg, strawberries $1.5, dates, etc. everything is cheap, seafood is also very affordable, for example, large shrimp $10 per kg, and they will immediately cook them for you, you can take them to the hotel and drink beer at the bar, seafood soup 4 USD.
I recommend this hotel for people who are traveling to Egypt overseas.
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