Отель у самого Красного моря Hotel near the Red Sea

We are picky tourists and we understand where we are going when we go to Egypt. This time we abandoned the usual holiday in Sharm El Sheikh and decided to go to Taba to visit nearby countries. We arrived in our native Sharm El Sheikh around 12:00, we were very quickly pulled out of the crowd of tourists and put into a minibus. Of course, it is very inconvenient to drive 300 kilometers along a serpentine, taking into account the height differences in a small bus. Yes, and in the absence of the option of reclining seatbacks. Shriveled after 3 hours of driving went to the reception. Everything is very modest, calm and polite. There are 50 tourists in the hotel, except for those 5 who came with us by minibus. We got a room with a sea view without any bribes. In a hotel, by the way, you probably have to pay a bribe to get a view of the desert, since the building is built in the shape of a horseshoe, and almost all the rooms face the sea. Everything in the room was also clean, slightly shabby, a bit old. But the luxurious view from the room turns a blind eye to these shortcomings. Plumbing was in perfect order, although one of the days had problems with hot water. After a complaint about the reception, the issue was resolved within two hours. Cleaning was of high quality, the cleaner tried to earn at least something in view of the almost complete absence of tourists. From a purely human point of view, we understood his efforts and left $2 every other day. It was clear from his face that he wanted more. Swans and other animals from towels and pillows did not build. The bed linen was not new, as was the hotel, there were stains on the towels in places. The territory of the hotel is more than compact, there is nowhere to walk at all. At the same time, everything is carefully cleaned and watered. The beach is almost empty, the entrance to the sea on the rocks further coral reef and depth. It is risky to enter the water without slippers. We bought them in the shop at the hotel, where the prices are absolutely adequate. The reef itself is poorer than in Sharm, but there are many fish, both large and small. The food is normal, there is everything: fish, meat and chicken, side dishes in the form of rice, pasta, fried potatoes and mashed potatoes, a large selection of chopped vegetables (tasteless cucumbers and tomatoes), sausage, cheese, omelettes, yogurts, sausages, pizza, pastries, fruits (dates, melon, oranges). You can't stay hungry. There is practically no animation, but we calmly managed without it. We were going to go on several excursions, but it turned out to go on only 2, the group did not get on the rest of the excursions. We ordered by phone at the Red Sea Travel agency, which was advised to us by friends back in Russia. Then their guide called us to the room and organized for us a tour to Jerusalem with an overnight stay in Bethlehem and an excursion to Petra by ferry. I liked everything, rest, excursions and the hotel were quite. Although next time we will not go to Taba, we saw everything we wanted. Taba and the hotel itself are suitable for a measured, very relaxing holiday.