With one "but"

Written: 1 december 2012
Travel time: 4 — 11 november 2012
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: 8.0
Service: 9.0
Cleanliness: 9.0
Food: 3.0
Amenities: 8.0
In one of the reviews about this hotel, I read such a seemingly strange phrase: "I liked the rest, but we will not return here again. " Having been there, I realized that this phrase is the best way to describe the overall impression. So, pluses: the first is the proximity of the border with Israel. It is convenient to go on an excursion and after that, keeping the white coupons that the guide will give you on the way back, go to Eilat on your own. Taxi from the border to the center - $10. Opposite the bus station there is a market where I strongly advise you to buy local mangoes - incredibly tasty (change money before that - they take only shekels).
The second plus is our village Nelson. I advise. More expensive, but worth it. Large room, wooden furniture (no plastic), huge balcony, sea noise.
Now the cons. Canteen....Big, fat minus. Someone cheated on the chef. There is no such salad - cabbage, wind-blown apples, half-eaten for breakfast, raw pumpkin and withered carrots from yesterday's dinner. If the dates are green, they are not edible. Diluted grapefruit juice in a ratio of 1:10 is no longer fresh or even juice, especially if it runs out right away. In a salad with "shells", which was loudly called "with seafood", there is a lot of sand. I understand perfectly well that the All in system does not imply decent food. If you want to eat delicious - do not take All in. It's not about that. We are talking about the incredible dirt that "reigns" in the canteen everywhere. Dirty, littered with dishes tables and sticky dirt floor. I remember an anecdote about Rabinovich in a bathhouse: "Moishe, either take off your cross or put on your pants. " In this situation - you should not call "this food" "themed dinners around the world. " You have to be more modest, gentlemen. Wash the floor, wash the tablecloths, divide the waiters into those who clean the dishes and those who bring drinks, so as not to wait 20 minutes for half a glass of wine - and only then call yourself Hilton. There are no complaints about Mexican and Egyptian cuisine restaurants - delicious, pleasant, stylish, especially in an Egyptian restaurant.

The second minus does not apply to the hotel. This is the habit of our citizens to take sunbeds on the beach at 7 am. And here I was once again convinced of the correctness of choosing the number in the bungalow. We didn't have to play the entertaining game of "get up early and run to the beach. " We saw enough of the fish, swam, took something cool in the bar and went to sunbathe on our veranda.
Bottom line: nothing can spoil the rest if you have the right attitude. We had a great rest. But next time, not here. This is a one-time hotel, for the first visit to Jerusalem. To the Hilton in Sharm, to Greece or Croatia in September, or to Kemer in October, and to Jerusalem - on your own, slowly, so as not to offend the holy stones of the ancient city with your "excursion run".
Translated automatically from Russian. View original