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Which hotel is better to choose - СLub El Faraana Reef 4 * or IL MERCATO HOTEL & SPA SHARM EL SHEIKH 5 *?
Hello! Guys, please tell me which hotel is better to choose: Сlub El Faraana Reef 4* or IL MERCATO HOTEL & SPA SHARM EL SHEIKH 5*. In Egypt for the first time, I want to swim and go on excursions. And that the hotel was not the worst. We fly 12/02-14/02 Thank you!
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El Faraana Reef first line.
Il Mercato Hotel is the second, carried to the city beach.
I would choose El Faraana Reef.
Il Mercato Hotel is the second, carried to the city beach.
I would choose El Faraana Reef.
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answered 7 years ago
Were last year in "Il Mercato". The number of rooms is excellent, the lobby bar is good., the food is of high quality, hearty, in abundance, but without frills, there is no grill., the hotel infrastructure is good. There is also no beach. Last year they were taken to a great beach, allegedly taken from the former president. Now the free beach is useless. Behind the hotel there is a place to walk + Old Town - 15-20 minutes walk. Take tours from locals. Hotel guides sell excursions almost 2 times more expensive. After reading the reviews about "Faraan" I would choose this hotel. Having visited Egypt 7 times, we bet on the first line! and decent food. The view from the room doesn't matter. The main thing is that everything in the room works.
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answered 7 years ago
The grill restaurant in el Faraana is very good and the reef is beautiful
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answered 7 years ago
We went through Anex Tour. You can buy from any agency. Go to the Anex website and check prices.
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answered 7 years ago
Now a lot has changed. Many agencies have closed, in particular the one through which we traveled to Israel, Luxor. At the moment, many tourists recommend Valid (seems to be www.validtours.com). I think you will soon write his contacts.
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answered 7 years ago
Small fix. Valid is recommended not by tourists, but by his employees and friends under different nicknames.
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answered 7 years ago
Maybe. Literally 10 meters from "Il Mercato" there was some kind of excursion ag-in. Tourists went and were very satisfied. The main thing is not to make an advance payment. We booked a tour a couple of days before departure on no. Called upon arrival. Payment was only when submitting the bus to the hotel.
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answered 7 years ago
Here on tourist truth there is a specialist on excursions, write in the messages at the link
https://www.turpravda.ua/acc/Veter.Peremen/
https://www.turpravda.ua/acc/Veter.Peremen/
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answered 7 years ago
Definitely Сlub El Faraana Reef 4*. I love this hotel! My husband and I stay at this hotel during the winter months. For the winter period, a great choice. There are rooms overlooking the entire bay of Ras Oum Sid. There is never any wind in this bay, you can swim from the shore and from the pontoon. The reef is beautiful, the beach is great. First line. You can swim along the entire bay to the paid El Fanar beach. The hotel is not party, for a relaxing holiday. I like the restaurant on the beach, it has a great view of the sea. The location of the hotel is convenient because in the evening you can walk to the Old Town and along Il Mercato Street. There and excursions can be chosen cheaper than at the hotel. Also, next to the hotel there is an atmospheric cafe Farsha.
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answered 7 years ago
Of course, el Faraana is a beautiful beach and a very beautiful coral reef.
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answered 7 years ago
For the first visit to Egypt Сlub El Faraana Reef 4 * is more than suitable. Just tune in right away that in Egypt you will not see in any hotel the service, cleanliness and choice of food offered by similar 4 * -5 * hotels in European resorts. You just need to be ready for this. But a very diverse underwater world and a beautiful coral reef.
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answered 7 years ago
mindguru I am not a close friend and not an employee of Walid, I am a TOURIST (and how did this pleasant, polite, tactful man annoy you, what are you doing???)
I RECOMMEND Walid, rested 26.12.17-02.01.18...
prices are very, very reasonable, the level is the same
Walid gives a card with the Internet, and "accompanies" his clients - for any questions (not related to excursions) you can contact him .... he first asks what you expect from excursions, and then adequately talks about excursions and advises, what is right for you...
Valid's phone number (viber, vapsap.... +201002263238 )
I RECOMMEND Walid, rested 26.12.17-02.01.18...
prices are very, very reasonable, the level is the same
Walid gives a card with the Internet, and "accompanies" his clients - for any questions (not related to excursions) you can contact him .... he first asks what you expect from excursions, and then adequately talks about excursions and advises, what is right for you...
Valid's phone number (viber, vapsap.... +201002263238 )
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answered 7 years ago
excursions from Walid - https://vk.com/club71984783
compare prices .... but in general, all tour operators have almost the same excursion routes (stops in the same places, lunches, ...) so don't think that if you pay more you will see more or get some additional bonuses .....
By the way, what else I liked on the excursions from Walid was that the Bedouin children didn’t ask us for dollars - they were told something and that’s all .. they brought us our shoes for free in the Blue Hole (we had snorkeling because of the mountain we swam to cafes) ... they wanted to thank the boy leading the camel - we were told, no need, you have already paid for the tour ... there were many other nice bonuses that were not on the tour from the tour operator ...
compare prices .... but in general, all tour operators have almost the same excursion routes (stops in the same places, lunches, ...) so don't think that if you pay more you will see more or get some additional bonuses .....
By the way, what else I liked on the excursions from Walid was that the Bedouin children didn’t ask us for dollars - they were told something and that’s all .. they brought us our shoes for free in the Blue Hole (we had snorkeling because of the mountain we swam to cafes) ... they wanted to thank the boy leading the camel - we were told, no need, you have already paid for the tour ... there were many other nice bonuses that were not on the tour from the tour operator ...
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answered 7 years ago
Сlub El Faraana Reef is definitely better - the first line and a relatively windless bay in winter. In winter, a closed bay is very important, in Sharm in winter there is a cool breeze. In terms of grub, budget hotels are approximately equal, service and quality of food differ for the better only in branded fives. The most important thing is the purpose of your trip. If you are going to enjoy the underwater world of the Red Sea, then definitely in Сlub El Faraana Reef, if this is not the main thing, then options are possible
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answered 7 years ago
