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Dear travelers! Help me choose a hotel for a trip in mid-December: Club El Faraana Reef 4 or Hilton Sharks Bay 4 or Island View Resort (Ex Sunrise Island View).
We were in the bay of Ras Um Sid (Club El Faraan) and we know what kind of underwater world it is (I liked it very much), but I read that there are big complaints about food.
The remaining two hotels are good reviews for food, by sea. But in comparison, I don’t know if we won’t be disappointed by the sea.
I also read reviews that now there are strong winds, rather uncomfortable in temperature. Please advise what is the current situation.
The remaining two hotels are good reviews for food, by sea. But in comparison, I don’t know if we won’t be disappointed by the sea.
I also read reviews that now there are strong winds, rather uncomfortable in temperature. Please advise what is the current situation.
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Choose Island View Resort (Ex Sunrise Island View) - you won't regret it. Good service. And amazing corals! Was there in 2010 and 2014 - everything is fine. And those two fours... I'd rather abstain.
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answered 9 years ago
Thanks for the answer! Reviews about Island are really good. In your opinion, in terms of protection from the wind, this hotel is not inferior to the others?
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answered 9 years ago
With the wind on the sea there will be no waves, but the wind on the beach is felt
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answered 9 years ago
I would not be guided by reviews on the island, everyone has their own idea of u200bu200brest ...;) and the quality of the hotel. But of the ones you listed, at the moment the island is probably better, the reef is not bad there, very good! the hotel itself is shit on my scale, but not the ugliest shit, you won’t stay hungry, the rooms were shabby a year and a half ago and the service doesn’t shine. The wind will be felt at this time, but this is not fatal, according to the faraan, the reviews of vacationers have not been very good lately, primarily because of the food, these are reviews not on the forums, but of those people who rested there. I won’t say anything about the Hilton, I haven’t been and my friends haven’t rested, but from this list, the island is probably still preferable!
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answered 9 years ago
kvi2007, tell me, please, is the reef in this hotel a wall, or bushes, that is, you can snorkel between them? like a pharaoh
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answered 9 years ago
The island reef is closer to the wall than to the bushes.
Farana always sinned with food and servants, the island is better with this.
Today it was windy here, I walked with the baby along the sea, the wind was significant. Our weather deteriorates like this, it gathers clouds and wind for a couple of days, then everything calms down. Whether you are lucky or not with the weather, this is not a question for us)))
Farana always sinned with food and servants, the island is better with this.
Today it was windy here, I walked with the baby along the sea, the wind was significant. Our weather deteriorates like this, it gathers clouds and wind for a couple of days, then everything calms down. Whether you are lucky or not with the weather, this is not a question for us)))
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answered 9 years ago
orbittours.ru, thanks for the reply! Now, if we ignore the food, is the reef still better in the faraan?
It may be worth considering other hotels for the winter. Budget up to 800 USD for 7-8 nights. When choosing, it is still preferable to have a reef, and preferably not a wall.
It may be worth considering other hotels for the winter. Budget up to 800 USD for 7-8 nights. When choosing, it is still preferable to have a reef, and preferably not a wall.
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answered 9 years ago
valievat in Pharaan, the reef is definitely better, and with the breeze it’s better there, you can’t guess with the weather now (((a couple of years ago it was at that time, it was just a song !!!, but now it’s somehow far from the song ... (((
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answered 9 years ago
so you have to spit on food, and go to faraana to absorb the beauty))) We were in the Phanar Iberotel, where we rented a flipper mask. Is there such a possibility in faraan?
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answered 9 years ago
well, food is such a thing ..., they won’t poison you at breakfast, but you can go to the city for lunch, the most important thing is not to drink water and their tea and coffee, only your own and only from purchased water !!! and these drinks of theirs from yuppies are divorced, no no !!! and they also make ice from tap water ... ((( rent fins-mask ...., I won’t tell you if there is such a service in Pharaan, I, as an underwater hunter and a former freediver, will tell you a simple thing - the mask is selected according to the shape of the face, then there will be no leaks, it’s like a toothbrush, everyone should have their own! with fins, the question is easier for snorkeling, anyone who doesn’t fly off will do))), but judge for yourself, it’s not easier to buy your own equipment than to pay every day for a rental? and then you will carry your flippers and masks!
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answered 9 years ago
Oh, if only in the future we could understand that we could still get there. Now is the time when you can’t really plan anything for the future, and it’s kind of like buying equipment is out of hand. Although your arguments are certainly significant. And if you buy, is it better in your hometown or look after it there, what do you think?
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answered 9 years ago
And in Phanar, by the way, we gave a deposit of 100 bucks, then they returned them to us
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answered 9 years ago
it’s better to buy at home and try it on calmly, the choice is not so good and it turns out more expensive. and you will go to the red sea in any case, you are already hooked on this beauty!
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answered 9 years ago
yes, there is something incredible there, I even dream))) although I really want to visit Sri Lanka, but choosing at the moment, I understand that, well, I really want to soar over the beauty of the Red Sea again)))
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answered 9 years ago
kvi2007, thank you for your good advice. We talked with you, and I understand that it’s better not to take risks, not to reach for food and service, we are positive people - we will find the good in everything in the end, but the sea is just what we are going for!
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answered 9 years ago
valievat Sri is different, this is a different vacation and there is no underwater beauty! there is not a sea, there is an ocean and the beauty of the tropics is greater, I have been there more than once, also a piece of paradise, but if the Red Sea were moved there;) ....-egi would have smoked bamboo aside)))) and the climate is different absolutely! desert climate suits me in Yegi, but in tae, sri humidity - I don’t like it, in egy at a temperature of 50 you feel fine, but at this temperature in sri and tae you will die!
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answered 9 years ago
if I may, I will turn to you for advice on choosing a hotel in Sri Lanka when this great opportunity arises! We were in Thailand during the rainy season, so we only slightly understood what sunny weather is like there. But we were able to see a lot, the weather allowed. The humidity is crazy there.
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answered 9 years ago
valievat at the hotel in Sri I won’t tell you anything (((we traveled with my wife self-propelled all the times.
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answered 9 years ago
In faran, the reef is definitely better. There, the location of the beach is such that it closes very well from the wind. But in winter, the maximum time you can be there is up to 15-30, then the shadow from the rock falls on the beach and becomes, as it were, cooler due to the lack of sun. You can rent a mask, but it’s better to splurge on a professional mask once. The same Tussa, it costs at least 20 bucks, but much better than the "disposable" silicone for 7-9 bucks on our market. Although I haven’t visited shops with professional equipment for a long time, I don’t know if the ones closest to your hotel are open now. This is a mercato area, there is a professional diving equipment store. Today it was very good for us, the wind is minimal, the sun is all day, blunders ...............
It's up to you to buy here or at home, I announced the initial price to you))))
It's up to you to buy here or at home, I announced the initial price to you))))
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answered 9 years ago
I have not seen an acceptable mask cheaper than 20 euros in Sharm.
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answered 9 years ago
We looked at ourselves - about 16 bucks is a mask. You can actually buy in Egypt))) Or, as an option, all of a sudden, if anything, still go to the phanar, maybe they will give it for rent.
orbittours.ru thanks for the news about the weather)) My husband is frozen, I'm afraid to freeze him)
orbittours.ru thanks for the news about the weather)) My husband is frozen, I'm afraid to freeze him)
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answered 9 years ago
With the current weather, I definitely choose the coast of Ras Um El Sid - respectively, Club El Faraana Reef.
valievat, I wish you gorgeous weather and abnormal heat on the dates of your vacation))
valievat, I wish you gorgeous weather and abnormal heat on the dates of your vacation))
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answered 9 years ago