Good hotel with bad sea

Written: 17 january 2022
Travel time: 5 — 11 january 2022
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: 5.0
Service: 6.0
Cleanliness: 6.0
Food: 6.0
Amenities: 5.0
The hotel was recommended by a travel agent; bribed that it is located in a warm bay and there is a gentle entrance to the sea without a pontoon (not all of us are divers). Well, the price, as for this time, is divine.
1. Settlement. We arrived at the hotel at 14, so we checked in immediately. The next day, the people who arrived in the morning sat at the reception all morning; I don't know what time they were eventually settled.
Upon check-in, they give a one and a half liter bottle of water (and they don’t give it anymore). True, they are allowed to collect water from the cooler in the dining room.
2. Number. Spacious, with a loggia; we even got a sea view (did not pay anything extra). Inside the room everything is moderately old, but works properly. If the "Do Not Disturb" sign is not posted, they clean it every other day; thanks for the dollar, but the swans are not twisted.

3. Territory. She's practically non-existent. Two-story building, swimming pool (cold water), between them a picturesque path with palm trees and shrubs; It is customary to go for a walk to the Old Town (it is nearby). You can sit on the summer terrace opposite the dining room, but during the day there are flies, and in the evening there are mosquitoes. Regarding mosquitoes: I strongly advise you to take with you all the anti-mosquitoes that you have.
4. Nutrition. As they often say, "you won't go hungry. " It is difficult to blame for a special variety, but a couple of times there was meat on the grill (chicken and lyulya). I also liked that it was not necessary to run straight to the opening of the dining room, everything was replenished as needed.
5. Bars. The most popular is in the dining room. Open during lunch and dinner. Available on the beach and by the pool. For some reason, almost no one goes to the main bar at the reception. They say that there you need to clarify what is paid and what is not.
6. Animation. She is, she has a place to be on the beach, she is very active. There is no children's animation.
7. Internet. Completely missing. Even at the reception. They offer for 5 ye for 7 days some kind of access to Wi-Fi, which will work only at the reception (and sometimes it won’t). I HIGHLY do not advise you to contact local craftsmen with this problem (there are some in the shop at the exit from the hotel). Do not be stingy and buy a card at the airport, and if you don’t have time, then only at the local branch of Vodafone (20-25 ye).
8. Beach. Big, sandy, clean. Lots of loungers. All the trouble is in the sea. The point is not even that it is shallow here, but that this part of the bay is essentially a parking lot for ships (with all the ensuing consequences; and their engines are by no means electric). No joy. On the neighboring beaches are not allowed everywhere. Far from the wild beach. Do not believe that it takes five minutes to go there.
9. Entertainment. Guest artists performed a couple of times in the evening. On other evenings - a disco (not popular). Young people go to have fun in the Old City. By the way, about the Old Town: there is a big market and sooner or later you will be visited by the idea to bring (especially in winter) fresh strawberries. Better to refrain - throw away half of the house, checked. You can take a mango (weighted by 10-20 percent).

10. Eviction. The last day especially spoiled the impression of the hotel: at 12 they cut off the bracelets and that's it, like, you're already nobody here. For the fourth time in Egypt, but I have never seen such pettiness. And they also delayed our flight, we sat at the reception for five hours, not like tea and coffee, no one offered a glass of water.
Total. The hotel, as for me, corresponds to the declared four. Suitable for families with small children, pensioners. Fans of diving, snorkeling and the sea in general - not here. I do not regret that I chose this hotel, but I will not return here again.
Translated automatically from Russian. View original