We drove from the airport in about an hour.
The hotel was after 21.00, settled immediately, issued a card for a late dinner. Super room! Big, nothing broken (lived in the 4th building), wi-fi was in the room all the time (free of charge).
For the first time in all trips to Egypt, no complaints about the hotel.
The bathroom has all accessories (gel, conditioner, shampoo, slippers, bathrobes).
The bed is clean. Refrigerator was not used. Kettle with a set of tea and coffee, cola, fanta, sprite all in the room, bottled, free of charge.
soundproofing is normal, no one bothered to sleep. The staff is discreet (the first time no one climbed obsessively to get acquainted).
No complaints about the food, everything is delicious, there is plenty to choose from. Near the hotel with a water park, went there without any problems. The beach at the neighboring hotel of the first line, also without problems. (There is a diving center on the beach of the 1st line, they sold us a very expensive trip to the bathyscaphe, I don’t advise it).
Would love to return to the hotel.
Sometimes I am amazed at the reviews of other people, we are not picky tourists, I write in detail and as it is!
We arrived as a couple, late in the evening, around 10 o'clock, and offered to go for a late dinner. Dinner was, to put it mildly, not very good, what was left. Settled quickly, the room was beautiful, new, large enough, good room WITHOUT EXTRA PAYMENTS! The room had 2 bathrobes, slippers, mini-bar (Pepsi, Mirinda, juice, seven up, water) tea, coffee, sugar, etc. !
Wi-Fi is free throughout the hotel and in the room, it does not catch well everywhere, but there is a connection! There is no wi-fi on the beach!
STAFF. Friendly, everyone is very attentive, the dining room is cleaned quickly, the room too. The guide from TUI (I don’t remember the name) is normal, adequate, doesn’t sell excursions.
TERRITORY. Quite beautiful, very well-groomed, everyone is licked, washed, cleaned, the grass is watered, palm trees, flowers. But the hotels of the Albatross chain are not very green, but it is also beautiful.
You can walk around the territory of all 3 hotels on the second line, and then it seems quite large, it’s very cool to take a walk in the evening. Bars can be used in all 3 hotels except the main restaurants! We took drinks and no one drove us away, so you can! And if you don’t know something, there is always a hotel concept for this and everything is written there!
BEACH. The hotel is located on the second line, 10-15 minutes walk to the sea across the road to the hotel on the first line of aqua beach, there is a free bus every 30 minutes, or even every 15 minutes, the wait is not long! In "agua vista" you can wait for the bus at the reception, compared to aqua blue and aqua park, where people wait outside at the bus stop. The beach has a separate area for 3 hotels from the second line, but there was enough space for everyone. It's hard to find a place in the morning, but you can find it. It is better to go after lunch, as there is almost no one and everyone goes for lunch. There is a sandy entry into the sea, very suitable for children, the water is warm but not very transparent. There is a wild beach on the side of the beach, people also swim there and there is a more open sea.
Food on the beach. At the bar you can take any drinks, bottled water, around 12:30 there are snacks (hot dog with sausage or meat, pizza, pasta, french fries, vegetables, herbs, fruits).
ANIMATION. We are not very interested in animation, we don’t care if it exists or not, but here it definitely exists!! ! Communicated with the animators, very good girls and guys!
In some reviews they wrote "no animation", where did you people rest? How is none? In June 2021, very active animators, animation starts at 10 am. The animators communicate with everyone, gymnastics, then water aerobics, then water polo, then belly dance, yoga, and so on, they always came up with something and invited people! In the evening, different show programs, fire shows (not very interesting), dancing, belly dancing, miss, etc. The animators are very sociable, in the evening they take you to a disco for $ 10 per person.
Animation with children (in appearance). Children painted like animals went, camels rode for free, in my opinion, they were taken to the pool from the kids club, in the evening there was a children's disco.
NUTRITION. Drinks - alcohol in bars, pepsi, mirinda, seven up, hibiscus, water, juices are not yuppies, but normal juices, coffee, tea. The bars make normal coffee, from a coffee machine! Every MORNING there was fresh either melon or lime, delicious! And you can use the bars of other neighboring hotels aqua park and aqua blue, I see there are people who wrote that it is impossible, but NO - you can!
What fruits have been for all time (melon, watermelon, apples, dates, grapes, orange, pomelo).
From seafood only fish, 1 time for lunch seafood stew, seafood soup. And 1 time you could visit the a la carte fish restaurant, there is one choice of dishes (I will attach a photo).
Breakfast - every day the same thing, scrambled eggs, boiled eggs, sausages, sausage, cheese, fruits, vegetables, yogurt, cereals, buns, croissants, pasta, various stews.
Lunch (did not always go) - lunch was almost always different. Two types of soup, buns, bread, pizza, pasta, different stews (once there was a seafood stew), different meats (stew, baked, fries, rolls), chicken, beef, it was like lamb), fish (stew, fries, baked), mashed potatoes, french fries, baked, rice, potato stew, various vegetables, herbs, salads, fruits, sweets (I don’t remember everything).
Dinner was also always different, for dinner there was still an island with Thai cuisine, we almost always took it there. There were 2 types of soups, and 1 in Thai, there were different meats and 1 grill on the street, fish, pizza, pasta, vegetables, salads, shawarma, they made chips from potatoes and pita bread, french fries, mashed potatoes, baked, rice. I really liked rice noodles in Thai cuisine and sooo delicious wings)) Fruits and a lot of sweets, national and various biscuits, once made donuts.
After walking around the hotels, we realized that we liked Aqua Vista better, then Aqua Blue, and then Aqua Park, there are a lot of people there, it’s hard to find a place, I think it will be very noisy to live there.
There is an 18+ area in the aqua vista on the roof of the reception, where children are not allowed to stay and swim in the pool, in most cases we were there, as it is very quiet, calm and comfortable. But there were families with children who came and drove them away, that children were not allowed, but they were very indignant why? ! Well, this is the only zone where without children, a lounge zone, the only zone without children, and this is written in the concept and at the entrance! I really don't understand this outrage! The territory of the hotel is quite large, there are a lot of pools, choose any one, so if you have children, you can find a nice corner and a large water park for yourself!
We loved it, have a great time everyone!
The room was beautiful with a view of the entire area of the hotel, only a big minus was to live on the 3rd floor - these are pigeons that flew in 3-4 pieces and sat on the recesses on the ceiling and scattered the entire balcony for us. The food at first was poor, the food was not tasty. but then they began to make more or less adequate food, I liked cream soups more. Fast food is the worst thing I have ever eaten in my life, french fries are garbage, pizza is generally not from this earth, ice cream has no taste like ordinary ice, so the list goes on forever!
I really liked the Olympus bar, the cocktails are super, very tasty... the bartenders are kind, they found contact and made friends) Further on whist you will never be bored because the animators will always find something to do with you, exercises during the day, water aerobics, various dances, darts, volleyball. . . entertainment shows every evening. We also made friends with the animators, very cool guys. Wi-fi in the evening does not work everywhere except the room, this is probably due to the workload, although there are always very few people in the hotel, 30 percent out of 100.
It’s a bit far to walk to the sea, especially in the heat, except that you have to wait for a transfer, it doesn’t go on time. On the sea itself, there is no place in terms of the fact that all the sun loungers are occupied, you have to wander around in the heat and look for a place. I liked the place for snorkeling at the sea, be sure to take a mask with you, because in Egypt they cost 3-4 times more and in general everything that costs a penny in Egypt will cost much more.
I didn’t like it when you lie on the sun loungers, the Arabs pester you with their excursions that offer much more expensive, for example, riding ATVs 50-70 dollars, Elena Mohammed has 18 dollars per person and there is the same one to one.
I could write a lot more negative, but this trip was the first to Egypt. Therefore, I would not say that this hotel is bad because there is nothing to compare. For the first time, I’ll leave a rating of 8, next time I’d better go to Antalya or Sharm, they say it’s brighter there)) Health and good luck to everyone)
PROS
- New rooms (furniture, appliances, plumbing, etc. ).
- Wi-Fi both in the room and throughout the hotel, very good.
- Large, well-groomed and clean territory.
- Shared area with Albatros Aquapark and Albatros Beach.
- Cool water park.
- Smooth sandy entry into the sea.
- Delicious quality food.
- Several Snack and Pool bars.
- Delicious coffee in the lobby.
MINUSES
- To the beach on foot, across the road 15 minutes, there is also a transfer from the reception every 30 minutes. (For me, this is not a minus, but this did not please families with children).
- The beach is visited by tourists from three hotels, I was not very comfortable.
- There are no corals and beautiful fish.
- When checking in, they ask for a tip (typically for Egypt, but not for the Albatros network, unpleasantly surprised).
- Very unpleasant and rude guide from TUI, if you don't buy excursions from him, you are enemy number 1 for him! Such people should not be hired, it spoils the image and reputation of the hotel.
- In general, the staff is very friendly, BUT, unfortunately, the Arabs in this hotel are much more loved than anyone else.
I RECOMMEND THE HOTEL TO EVERYONE!
There are many interesting activities for children.
For young people, there is a huge interesting territory, a beach with cool insta-locations.
For the elderly there are also many relaxation zones, SPA.
ALSO, THERE IS MY VIDEO REVIEW OF THIS HOTEL!
Pros:
- a common area with other albatrosses, respectively, the water park is a bonus;
- Super Internet, throughout the territory and even in the room;
- new rooms, furniture, etc. ;
- food, I was always satisfied with meat and fish, except for breakfast.
Minuses:
- a super-arrogant boorish guide from Tui, such people need to be driven in the neck and not allowed on the threshold of normal hotels;
- a special attitude towards the Arabs - they are first class here;
- the beach is the second line, transfer or 15 minutes on foot, for me it's not a problem, but I'll add it to the minus
Go to my YouTube channel, there is a video from this hotel, see the conclusions, do it yourself - https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=u5hmDtrstgA&t=3s
In general, the hotel is quiet, there is no special movement, 30-40% of tourists, there are a lot of free places. The pools and the beach are great. Wifi is normal and free. The animators are great. The rooms are very clean, new (lived in 1 case). Very tasty pizza!
Of the minuses:
- at the reception they tried to sell a better room, and it was ridiculous because we arrived only together with a guy from a whole plane, i. e. except us, no one claimed a better number : )
- the food is very much the same, I'm a vegan, I'm not very picky about food, I don't need much, but everything was stupidly the same every day.
For meat-eaters, the choice is, of course, better, but on the 4th day they howled from boring food. It was the first time I had a rest in a hotel where there were so few pastries.
But in general, I recommend the hotel. I wouldn't go back for the second time because of the food.
The arrival was early, at 09.00 we were at the hotel. For 10 American money, they immediately settled, fed, and it all started... Everything was only good.
There are 3 hotels on the territory at the same time without restrictions on movement between them. The territory is well-groomed, very clean and functionally thought out. Lots of places to stay. New rooms, heated pools. Friendly service. The choice of food and drinks is very large. We lived in the 4th building. From the 4th building (it is the farthest from the sea) real 1.5 km to the beach. But you can go to the sea by bus.
The animation is also top notch.
I give advice on the matter: take your alcohol (if it is important for you) and beer glasses with you. Beer on the beach is poured into small glasses or into your BIG glass.
Of the minuses, this is that there is nowhere to go out of the hotel. Desert around. To the old town, Sheraton, supermarket you need to go by taxi.
Do not be afraid to go on a post-quarantine vacation, after checking the tests at the airport, you completely forget about the coronavirus.
Have a good rest everyone!! !
+ From July 2020, you can use the territory, pools and slides of the nearby FUN&SUN Albatros Aqua Park 4* and FUN&SUN Albatros Aqua Blu 4* hotels.
+ 2 heated pools in winter.
+ Spacious rooms. Family rooms with 2 bedrooms.
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- Distance from the sea, 700 meters across the road. Shuttle to the beach every 30 minutes, drive 7 min. Walk to the beach 12 min. At the entrance there are stones, you need special shoes. The beach of the Beach Albatros Resort 4 *.
Video review - https://www. youtube. com/watch? v=gdKRC5Yhssc
The room is standard, but large, everything is working, everything is in order, the safe is free, the mini-bar is also, without reminders, cleaning and replenishing the bathroom with cosmetics, water, etc. Cleaning is daily and high quality. The cleaner was thanked (a dollar or our sweets). The air conditioning worked perfectly, mosquitoes, etc. did not have. By number 5.
The territory is pleasantly pleasing to the eye, everywhere is clean, everything is watered and built. In addition to their pools (like 4 pcs. ), You can also use others in neighboring sister hotels of the 2nd line. If anyone is interested in water slides - like it. We went with pleasure. There is a transfer to the beach or you can shake your food on foot, 7-8 minutes. Beach for several hotels. There is a double impression, there is little space, but in general, the infrastructure is all right. The beach bar is open. Sunset sand, we were without aquashoes, normal. There are fish, but for the underwater world you need to go on a boat trip. We were in the dolphin bay, it's a delight), snorkeling, watching corals and fish, and with dolphins. Everything is excellent in terms of organization (transfer, meals, yacht) and the team is excellent, it was fun and interesting.
Meals for 5, just enough, several types of meat dishes, fruits, desserts, delicious ice cream and several types of coffee drinks. No one will go hungry, everything is delicious and fresh. Desserts look pretty, but we are not lovers, if we ate a couple of pieces, it’s good. Fruit, yes, this is interesting food, but at the hotel, you can’t eat what you want (mango, figs, etc. ), you bought it yourself from local merchants and in the market. Rest is always a joy, the hotel is worthy, thanks for our vacation.