Promotional tour from Coral Travel

Written: 4 december 2011
Travel time: 23 — 27 november 2011
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For families with children
Your rating of this hotel:
7.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 7.0
Service: 7.0
Cleanliness: 7.0
Food: 7.0
Amenities: 7.0
It was my first time in Egypt, and the trip to the info tour was a great chance to get to know the country and appreciate all the advantages and disadvantages of a holiday on the Red Sea.
So, general impression. Egypt is a country of sands and deserts. Hence a somewhat dull, monotonous, depressing landscape. The country is poor, hence the pictures of garbage in the desert and local children briskly jumping over them, fishing out something valuable for themselves from this garbage. The country is Arab, hence the classic Arab style of behavior - "how to fool a white brother. " By the way, the Arabic calculator even multiplies and adds the same numbers in a different way. Therefore, we carefully check the final, final amount. And of course, a country where there is a beautiful Red Sea. The sensations from diving remained such that can only be compared with the sensations of the discoverer of some planet unknown to our time. This is a whole world, unusually amazing and beautiful!
Impressions from the hotel. PALM ROYAL SOMA BAY luxury hotel for the corresponding money. In my opinion, the hotel has three big disadvantages: its location - the hotel is located in the desert, at a distance of 45 km from Hurghada, almost constant strong wind and the absence of coral reefs. So if you are used to promenade along the embankment in the evening in the company of vacationing tourists or like to hang out in city bars, clubs, discos, if you came to Egypt for corals and a strong wind does not make you want to go into the water, then you you can't go to the hotel. Otherwise, the hotel fully justifies its 5 stars. Beautiful, large well-groomed area, quite green and clean. The beach is sandy, gently sloping, on the one hand - a lagoon with sunbeds and umbrellas, on the other - all kinds of entertainment for lovers of strong winds on the open surface of the sea. The design of the hotel is a mixture of Italian, Arabic, Eastern European art in the form of paintings, tapestries, gilding, floating goldfish in the lobby, palm trees and tall columns, which creates a feeling of rich decoration. The rooms are spacious, there are 3 Russian channels on TV at once, there is a general air conditioning system, almost all rooms have a view of the sea and the inland. Cleaning daily, they will make the bed and throw out the garbage, however, you need to leave a tip for the "masterpieces from towels", otherwise they will not try : ) A little intrusive room service - they persistently call, knock, get to know each other, offer a change of bar, ask what else is needed, in general , in every possible way "keep the brand" of a luxury-level hotel, which is pretty annoying. To my surprise, the staff did not react to the "do not disturb" sign : ) The food was quite decent, there was fish and squid, Arabic cuisine was widely represented. Due to the peculiarities of the promotional tour, we did not have to see entertainment, but my colleagues did not appreciate the disco. The All inclusive system actually does not include a lot of things, for example, coffee with milk will be offered to you for free, but for a cappuccino they will require $ 4.5. Therefore, be careful not to pay an additional bill later when leaving the hotel.

The excursion program was represented by three trips: a quad safari with a Bedouin party in the desert, a disco at the Little Buddha club and a yacht cruise to Tobia Island with a dive.
A quad safari is a whole desert adventure that starts at sunset, with a 30-kilometer drive in a dusty column to its destination, camel riding and local sightseeing in the Bedouin desert. Then all guests are invited to taste local cakes, which will be baked right in front of you, have dinner, and also watch a show. And the journey ends with a night trip on ATVs in the headlights to the bus parking lot. The disco in one of the most famous clubs in Hurghada did not make any special impression, but I can say that it was still fun. But the yacht cruise was really memorable. Unfortunately, due to the strong wind, we were unable to swim up to the island itself and walk along the warm sand, but diving with a mask and snorkel (there were three dives along the route) left very vivid impressions of the most beautiful underwater kingdom in the world!
Summary: Egypt is well suited for true connoisseurs of the underwater world, professional divers, lovers of active water sports, as well as tourists - lovers of "mattress", lazy rest in the winter season.
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