There is nothing good to say about this hotel. This is not a hotel for people. I even had a 3* vacation in Thailand, but I have never seen such unsanitary conditions as in this hotel. We arrived, they gave us a room. Did you know that now they give a key to the room in this hotel, like a grandmother to a barn, a rusty key, not a card.
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There is nothing good to say about this hotel.
This is not a hotel for people.
I even had a 3* vacation in Thailand, but I have never seen such unsanitary conditions as in this hotel.
We arrived, they gave us a room. Did you know that now they give a key to the room in this hotel, like a grandmother to a barn, a rusty key, not a card.
The door to the balcony is nailed up, it is not known how to dry clothes.
I don't know how old the furniture in the room is. The drawers do not open, there is one light bulb in the bathroom, there is no hairdryer, the safe is only at the reception. Call it a number, you won't call it.
Canteen, but they call it a restaurant. The plates and utensils are all dirty and greasy. You want to come to the canteen to eat, so that it is comfortable, but there you can die from the heat. I am not capricious about the heat, but I was very hot. My husband would die.
They asked us to cook just soup (zucchini and carrots) and boiled chicken, because there is no food, no coffee, no tea. On the last day, they brought me a chicken with a bunch of hair.
I couldn't even take a photo so that the girls wouldn't see it, so that they would milk theirs.
In the hotel, 95% are Egyptians.
What is in the photo is not the case in reality, they say restoration in 2019, they painted the broken bedside tables, this is the restoration.
It's not that I'm talking about my room, my girlfriends lived nearby in the same one.
The bay: the temperature is comfortable in the morning, but four children were diving, they must have drunk water, they all had diarrhea and vomiting, maybe additionally from the unsanitary conditions in the canteen.
The water in the bay does not circulate. The darkness is bathing - the darkness of the Egyptians, all in clothes, farting, peeing.
Pool: we swam 1 time, we realized that the pool does not see a drop of chlorine, many Egyptians swim in the pool in their clothes.
Water park: also the sea of the Egyptians, there is nowhere to step.
The fact that it is written on the Annex website that it is a hotel on the 1st line is a lie. A canteen and 1 swimming pool near the sea.
Rooms, reception, water park 1 km away.
And plus, there is an old fish restaurant behind the hotel. Delicious battered shrimp and fresh mango.
And delicious mangoes are sold separately in stores.
People, if you bought a tour to this hotel, change it, because it will not be a vacation. This is a mockery of a person.
It can 3-.
I will not say any advantages.
I did not rest in cool hotels, you will think that I am comparing.
Annex or give it a 3* or remove this horror.
The representative of the annex John said, buy a tour you will have a super room, it is a card, not an iron key and the door is unlocked on the balcony.
Talked to the sellers of the store outside the hotel and the representative of the annex told us that we chose the most terrible hotel, everyone complains.
There are no pros, only cons.
This is AD, not a hotel.
This is not a hotel for people.
I even had a 3* vacation in Thailand, but I have never seen such unsanitary conditions as in this hotel.
We arrived, they gave us a room. Did you know that now they give a key to the room in this hotel, like a grandmother to a barn, a rusty key, not a card.
The door to the balcony is nailed up, it is not known how to dry clothes.
I don't know how old the furniture in the room is. The drawers do not open, there is one light bulb in the bathroom, there is no hairdryer, the safe is only at the reception. Call it a number, you won't call it.
Canteen, but they call it a restaurant. The plates and utensils are all dirty and greasy. You want to come to the canteen to eat, so that it is comfortable, but there you can die from the heat. I am not capricious about the heat, but I was very hot. My husband would die.
They asked us to cook just soup (zucchini and carrots) and boiled chicken, because there is no food, no coffee, no tea. On the last day, they brought me a chicken with a bunch of hair.
I couldn't even take a photo so that the girls wouldn't see it, so that they would milk theirs.
In the hotel, 95% are Egyptians.
What is in the photo is not the case in reality, they say restoration in 2019, they painted the broken bedside tables, this is the restoration.
It's not that I'm talking about my room, my girlfriends lived nearby in the same one.
The bay: the temperature is comfortable in the morning, but four children were diving, they must have drunk water, they all had diarrhea and vomiting, maybe additionally from the unsanitary conditions in the canteen.
The water in the bay does not circulate. The darkness is bathing - the darkness of the Egyptians, all in clothes, farting, peeing.
Pool: we swam 1 time, we realized that the pool does not see a drop of chlorine, many Egyptians swim in the pool in their clothes.
Water park: also the sea of the Egyptians, there is nowhere to step.
The fact that it is written on the Annex website that it is a hotel on the 1st line is a lie. A canteen and 1 swimming pool near the sea.
Rooms, reception, water park 1 km away.
And plus, there is an old fish restaurant behind the hotel. Delicious battered shrimp and fresh mango.
And delicious mangoes are sold separately in stores.
People, if you bought a tour to this hotel, change it, because it will not be a vacation. This is a mockery of a person.
It can 3-.
I will not say any advantages.
I did not rest in cool hotels, you will think that I am comparing.
Annex or give it a 3* or remove this horror.
The representative of the annex John said, buy a tour you will have a super room, it is a card, not an iron key and the door is unlocked on the balcony.
Talked to the sellers of the store outside the hotel and the representative of the annex told us that we chose the most terrible hotel, everyone complains.
There are no pros, only cons.
This is AD, not a hotel.
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We rested in this hotel as a threesome with friends. settlement We arrived at the hotel at 11:30, there were many people in the hall waiting to check in. We approached the registration desk, put down 2 chocolates and $10, said that we would like to check in as soon as possible. Well, the number is better.
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We rested in this hotel as a threesome with friends.
settlement
We arrived at the hotel at 11:30, there were many people in the hall waiting to check in. We approached the registration desk, put down 2 chocolates and $10, said that we would like to check in as soon as possible. Well, the number is better. We were given the keys to 3 different rooms so that we could choose. I did not immediately like the first room, as in the pioneer camp, it is in ANDALAUS. 3 separate beds, all in blue paint, balcony overlooking the garden, 2nd floor. The next room is on the opposite side near a small water park and a nice pool. 1st floor, exit from the balcony to the pool, 3-storey buildings after renovation. A large double bed and a separate small bed. Light brown. 3rd room in gray color, 3 separate beds, but did not impress. They asked for a room on the territory of the hotel, but the bungalow is under renovation, and the new buildings have not yet been handed over. Stayed in the 2nd room near the pool.
There was no kettle, 3rd set of towels, chairs on the balcony in the room. Within 10 minutes, they brought everything, even the 3rd bottle of 1.5 liters of water. +
The question
Food without frills, but varied and tasty. Everyone will find something to their taste. There were 2 types of meat for lunch and dinner. Fish, too, every day, once they gave grilled shrimp. There was also a grill at lunch. Byklazhvny really liked. There are vegetables and fruits in the assortment. The plates are clean, in an affordable quantity. Napkins and utensils too. The service on the street is not as attentive as in the hall. One of my friends was in Hurghada not for the first time, so she was very satisfied with the meal. Don't expect something wow, but something edible and tasty! +
Purity
In general, the territory is well-kept, it is monitored, there are some points, but they are insignificant. As for cleaning the room, they left a dollar, first they turned the swans, etc. , then no, but we didn't need a person.
Shampoos and gels were put on, water was put on, garbage was taken out, and the bed was changed after 2 days. The bed leaves much to be desired, i. e. it needs to be renewed, the beach towels are also worn out. I'm taking off a star for this.
Beach
It is beautiful, big, the lagoon is great! The water is clean and warm. There are sunbeds not everywhere, there is a real demand for them, they are also not very good, the fabric is crushed and torn. But by the middle of our vacation, they began to restore them, change the lining. Going into the sea is pleasant, you don't need special shoes, the depth is good, there is a place for children to swim and for adults to swim. Water aerobics, dancing, yoga are held on the beach. We didn't use the bar on the beach, nor the snacks. But everything is there in sufficient quantity. The beer is tasty, the dry white wine is normal, the rest is a drink that some people like very much, because everything is included. Because of them, sometimes the bar generally ran out of beer, but for us it was always there, even poured into glass glasses. It all depends on attitude and behavior.
Sad in the evening. There is a paid bar with delicious cocktails and elite alcohol. $3 any cocktail. There is music, but it is until 23.00. Then everything ends. And the bar at the reception is also paid. In the evening, I also shoot a star. Everything is too old-fashioned.
But there is an alternative to walking around the Sheraton, visiting local establishments, going somewhere. From the hotel to the center by taxi $3.
I chose the hotel myself, I was very uncomfortable when I read the reviews and honestly, I was worried that I would not be beaten. But everything turned out to be very good! I didn't want to leave. Would come back again
settlement
We arrived at the hotel at 11:30, there were many people in the hall waiting to check in. We approached the registration desk, put down 2 chocolates and $10, said that we would like to check in as soon as possible. Well, the number is better. We were given the keys to 3 different rooms so that we could choose. I did not immediately like the first room, as in the pioneer camp, it is in ANDALAUS. 3 separate beds, all in blue paint, balcony overlooking the garden, 2nd floor. The next room is on the opposite side near a small water park and a nice pool. 1st floor, exit from the balcony to the pool, 3-storey buildings after renovation. A large double bed and a separate small bed. Light brown. 3rd room in gray color, 3 separate beds, but did not impress. They asked for a room on the territory of the hotel, but the bungalow is under renovation, and the new buildings have not yet been handed over. Stayed in the 2nd room near the pool.
There was no kettle, 3rd set of towels, chairs on the balcony in the room. Within 10 minutes, they brought everything, even the 3rd bottle of 1.5 liters of water. +
The question
Food without frills, but varied and tasty. Everyone will find something to their taste. There were 2 types of meat for lunch and dinner. Fish, too, every day, once they gave grilled shrimp. There was also a grill at lunch. Byklazhvny really liked. There are vegetables and fruits in the assortment. The plates are clean, in an affordable quantity. Napkins and utensils too. The service on the street is not as attentive as in the hall. One of my friends was in Hurghada not for the first time, so she was very satisfied with the meal. Don't expect something wow, but something edible and tasty! +
Purity
In general, the territory is well-kept, it is monitored, there are some points, but they are insignificant. As for cleaning the room, they left a dollar, first they turned the swans, etc. , then no, but we didn't need a person.
Shampoos and gels were put on, water was put on, garbage was taken out, and the bed was changed after 2 days. The bed leaves much to be desired, i. e. it needs to be renewed, the beach towels are also worn out. I'm taking off a star for this.
Beach
It is beautiful, big, the lagoon is great! The water is clean and warm. There are sunbeds not everywhere, there is a real demand for them, they are also not very good, the fabric is crushed and torn. But by the middle of our vacation, they began to restore them, change the lining. Going into the sea is pleasant, you don't need special shoes, the depth is good, there is a place for children to swim and for adults to swim. Water aerobics, dancing, yoga are held on the beach. We didn't use the bar on the beach, nor the snacks. But everything is there in sufficient quantity. The beer is tasty, the dry white wine is normal, the rest is a drink that some people like very much, because everything is included. Because of them, sometimes the bar generally ran out of beer, but for us it was always there, even poured into glass glasses. It all depends on attitude and behavior.
Sad in the evening. There is a paid bar with delicious cocktails and elite alcohol. $3 any cocktail. There is music, but it is until 23.00. Then everything ends. And the bar at the reception is also paid. In the evening, I also shoot a star. Everything is too old-fashioned.
But there is an alternative to walking around the Sheraton, visiting local establishments, going somewhere. From the hotel to the center by taxi $3.
I chose the hotel myself, I was very uncomfortable when I read the reviews and honestly, I was worried that I would not be beaten. But everything turned out to be very good! I didn't want to leave. Would come back again
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Quite a good hotel for its price, attentive staff and, despite all the shortcomings, try to eliminate all the troubles that may happen during check-in and stay. However, there is a huge, significant flaw that spoiled the entire impression of the vacation - a terrible, rude, absolutely rude and insolent guide named Ahmet Muhamed.
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Quite a good hotel for its price, attentive staff and, despite all the shortcomings, try to eliminate all the troubles that may happen during check-in and stay. However, there is a huge, significant flaw that spoiled the entire impression of the vacation - a terrible, rude, absolutely rude and insolent guide named Ahmet Muhamed. In addition to disrespect for the elderly and people with disabilities, we encountered absolutely repulsive attitudes towards Ukrainians against the background of the Russians' connivance: he was late for the meeting mentioned in the hotel lobby, brazenly announced that he would hold it in another place despite the fact that a woman with a cane was with us, which was physically difficult to move to another room, especially at the fast pace he set for himself due to being late.
He began his story with the phrase "once you understand Russian, you will listen to Russian", and reacted very arrogantly to the remark that not all vacationers would like to listen to this language, rejected the offer to speak international (English) and generally behaved as if the main category those vacationing in the hotel are Russians, and he is not interested in all the others, and he does not need to communicate with them either. When asked to provide information about himself, he refused and hid his badge. Therefore, I ask the owners and employees of the hotel to draw appropriate conclusions and remove from this job a person who scares away the kind stream of Ukrainian tourists with his insolent attitude.
He began his story with the phrase "once you understand Russian, you will listen to Russian", and reacted very arrogantly to the remark that not all vacationers would like to listen to this language, rejected the offer to speak international (English) and generally behaved as if the main category those vacationing in the hotel are Russians, and he is not interested in all the others, and he does not need to communicate with them either. When asked to provide information about himself, he refused and hid his badge. Therefore, I ask the owners and employees of the hotel to draw appropriate conclusions and remove from this job a person who scares away the kind stream of Ukrainian tourists with his insolent attitude.
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Hi all! We stayed at this hotel in June 2023. I'll start with the pros, because listing them is the easiest task. It's the sea and a small lagoon where you can have a great time with your child, if the locals don't decide to send their children to urinate right in the water in front of your nose. Unfortunately, this happened.
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Hi all! We stayed at this hotel in June 2023. I'll start with the pros, because listing them is the easiest task. It's the sea and a small lagoon where you can have a great time with your child, if the locals don't decide to send their children to urinate right in the water in front of your nose. Unfortunately, this happened. And now they are number one on my list of the most disgusting tourists I have ever vacationed with. But first things first.
Arrival and settlement
We arrived at the hotel and checked in around 9:00 in the morning, but we never received the bracelets. Below you will find many reviews with a similar situation. They lie to you that after 10:00 you will be able to have breakfast in the restaurant unhindered. And then they offer to chew yesterday's rolls in a beach cafe. We thought that this was a personal initiative of an employee named Kolos, but now we know that this is the policy of the hotel. Does that mean its owner? O? onok!
Because he deliberately leaves small children without a normal breakfast upon arrival and departure. Apparently, he saves money so that later he can pay off bloggers who will shoot beautiful but false videos for you. We personally observed one of them there during the holidays.
We were only able to check in at 2pm. In the Andalus building. These buildings are located to the right of the exit from the hotel and have a yellow-turquoise color. They also have three-digit numbers like 551. Tourists from number 300 with something rested with us and were completely horrified. On the way to the sea and near the restaurants are the same. Killed in the trash (see photo) with falling apart furniture, dirty linen and insects.
Fortunately for us, my request to another manager to change the room, as not corresponding to the reservation (there should have been a 2 bed, but there were single beds), was heard. And around 17:00 we settled in one of the rooms near the water park for free.
These rooms are located in the white buildings to the left of the hotel exit, have 4-digit numbers and key cards instead of just keys. We liked this room, it had a cosmetic "Egyptian" renovation in brown tones.
Service
The room was meticulously cleaned daily by the keeper for a dollar tip. Swans and other creatures from towels were also present. There was no shortage of bottled water or anything else. That's what the life-giving dollar does to people!
But not always...
Once we had no electricity for a whole day. The same Kolos (again he) swore that this was a breakdown of the entire hotel, but in the evening it turned out that the light was given to everyone in the hotel, except for us. The master came, walked around with a camera for a long time, for some reason filmed a shower cabin and a wardrobe with clothes, as well as a table, but could not help in any way. Called for help. "Help" guessed to reach the shield somewhere on the second floor and got a new name - Prometheus! This is approximately the level of the staff of the hotel.
The question of five minutes stretched out for the whole day. And they lied again!
And in the restaurant, and in the restaurant...
Unsanitary conditions, dirty dishes and mostly not tasty food (I don't understand how it was possible to spoil the shrimp! ). If something edible appears, a huge queue forms behind it, after standing in line you get two pieces and are forced to explain that you are standing for a family of three. Then put four more Of course, you will not die of hunger, but you will not get pleasure either.
Drinks are real swill! As they say, it's not beer that kills people...but bad beer poured into a small glass (no more than 2 in one hand! ) Where is that pink pony who claimed that glasses are normal? - I want to look into her mean youtube eyes!! ! Okay, I made friends with the bartender, and I had my own "bar" of all kinds of cocktails????
By the way, a glass that should be disposable is often not! They wash disposable glasses!
Watch carefully what you drink from! Incomprehensible water from dirty bottles is poured into soda machines.
In general, it is surprising that no one has yet been hospitalized with E. coli.
Entertainment
There is none of them! Those few animators that live on the territory are often busy with their personal lives, drinking alcohol with tourists, and in the evenings trying to earn their wages, but nothing comes of them. The amphitheater is impossibly dirty, there is an aroma of rotten vegetables and around the clock - mosquitoes! The only time the hotel pleased tourists with all sorts of amusements was when either the owner or one of the tops arrived there. All day long footmen in colorful liveries swarmed around him.
For children
Kids Club is closed. In this room, judging by the appearance, homeless people live, and in the daytime a guy with the look of a hippie plays mafia with teenagers.
Aquapark
The pool begins to be cleaned when you approach it at 10:00. And you see what and how they do.
Spoiler: almost nothing. The water is not changed, only large debris is removed from it.
But that is not all...
One day my nephew cut his leg at the water park!! ! Literally cut off a piece of flesh from the foot. Blood! Scream! And the employee says: "It can't be! " And offers dirty cotton wool and iodine. You can't get through to the guide, because he doesn't catch the connection. Well, we were shown a pharmacy at the exit to the left of the gate. They bought everything we needed there, we were told that there was no point in going to the clinic, as they would do the same. The pharmacist was right. These drugs really did a miracle! Do you think the water park is closed? No! I studied the scene: the child could cut his foot both on the slide itself (the parts are simply bolted together, the plastic is broken in places), and on the tile, which lies unevenly and could well act as a blade upon landing. Therefore, if you are not easily brought into the Mirage, buy special shoes. It will cost less!
Beach
Removed badly.
Everywhere there is rubbish and cigarette butts, there are not enough bins. All the old sun loungers were disposed of according to the results of the "reviews" of bloggers ??? ? . Remained "new" - blue, already pushed through everywhere. They are also missing. For the first time I saw people lying on the ground under a palm tree, somewhere other than Gelendzhik.
Neighbours
When I read the reviews of tourists who write in shortcomings about the "locals", I thought: "Here are the racists! " No, guys, they are not racists, they are tourists who came to a budget hotel during the holidays! Local Russians call everyone who has darker skin than white. In addition to the Egyptians, several other peoples fall under this category. They can also be distinguished by how women and girls are dressed. In the summer, more than half of them are in the hotel. "Local" (which, in fact, is correct) employees give a clear preference. Better rooms, better service, better food!
They are noisy, or ill-mannered, or simply do not consider it necessary to demonstrate manners, they climb everywhere without a queue, in a crowd, since almost everyone there has several children. This is especially noticeable at lunchtime, when they give "ice cream" and cook french fries. This "dish" is in demand even among the most fastidious children, and therefore getting it is another quest in forty-degree heat. On the one hand - a crowd of "locals" with potatoes, on the other - a crowd of "Russians" (everything is complicated here too) with beer. And in the middle - me with a child who wants "ice cream". Mom dear!????
Of course, we adapted and gave ourselves a cool vacation. There are no unpleasant moments in our photos, only joyful ones. But they don't cost $2.000 a tour.
Do I recommend this hotel? Hardly.
I would like to especially "thank" the manager Kolos for the fact that on the night of departure he deliberately hid two operators from the tourists that the flight was delayed, and forced the children and I to sit at the reception for two hours instead of sleeping in our rooms. Kolos went to sleep. Actually, in order to leave faster, he pulled off his "operation". Nothing special. Ordinary Mirage!??? ?
Arrival and settlement
We arrived at the hotel and checked in around 9:00 in the morning, but we never received the bracelets. Below you will find many reviews with a similar situation. They lie to you that after 10:00 you will be able to have breakfast in the restaurant unhindered. And then they offer to chew yesterday's rolls in a beach cafe. We thought that this was a personal initiative of an employee named Kolos, but now we know that this is the policy of the hotel. Does that mean its owner? O? onok!
Because he deliberately leaves small children without a normal breakfast upon arrival and departure. Apparently, he saves money so that later he can pay off bloggers who will shoot beautiful but false videos for you. We personally observed one of them there during the holidays.
We were only able to check in at 2pm. In the Andalus building. These buildings are located to the right of the exit from the hotel and have a yellow-turquoise color. They also have three-digit numbers like 551. Tourists from number 300 with something rested with us and were completely horrified. On the way to the sea and near the restaurants are the same. Killed in the trash (see photo) with falling apart furniture, dirty linen and insects.
Fortunately for us, my request to another manager to change the room, as not corresponding to the reservation (there should have been a 2 bed, but there were single beds), was heard. And around 17:00 we settled in one of the rooms near the water park for free.
These rooms are located in the white buildings to the left of the hotel exit, have 4-digit numbers and key cards instead of just keys. We liked this room, it had a cosmetic "Egyptian" renovation in brown tones.
Service
The room was meticulously cleaned daily by the keeper for a dollar tip. Swans and other creatures from towels were also present. There was no shortage of bottled water or anything else. That's what the life-giving dollar does to people!
But not always...
Once we had no electricity for a whole day. The same Kolos (again he) swore that this was a breakdown of the entire hotel, but in the evening it turned out that the light was given to everyone in the hotel, except for us. The master came, walked around with a camera for a long time, for some reason filmed a shower cabin and a wardrobe with clothes, as well as a table, but could not help in any way. Called for help. "Help" guessed to reach the shield somewhere on the second floor and got a new name - Prometheus! This is approximately the level of the staff of the hotel.
The question of five minutes stretched out for the whole day. And they lied again!
And in the restaurant, and in the restaurant...
Unsanitary conditions, dirty dishes and mostly not tasty food (I don't understand how it was possible to spoil the shrimp! ). If something edible appears, a huge queue forms behind it, after standing in line you get two pieces and are forced to explain that you are standing for a family of three. Then put four more Of course, you will not die of hunger, but you will not get pleasure either.
Drinks are real swill! As they say, it's not beer that kills people...but bad beer poured into a small glass (no more than 2 in one hand! ) Where is that pink pony who claimed that glasses are normal? - I want to look into her mean youtube eyes!! ! Okay, I made friends with the bartender, and I had my own "bar" of all kinds of cocktails????
By the way, a glass that should be disposable is often not! They wash disposable glasses!
Watch carefully what you drink from! Incomprehensible water from dirty bottles is poured into soda machines.
In general, it is surprising that no one has yet been hospitalized with E. coli.
Entertainment
There is none of them! Those few animators that live on the territory are often busy with their personal lives, drinking alcohol with tourists, and in the evenings trying to earn their wages, but nothing comes of them. The amphitheater is impossibly dirty, there is an aroma of rotten vegetables and around the clock - mosquitoes! The only time the hotel pleased tourists with all sorts of amusements was when either the owner or one of the tops arrived there. All day long footmen in colorful liveries swarmed around him.
For children
Kids Club is closed. In this room, judging by the appearance, homeless people live, and in the daytime a guy with the look of a hippie plays mafia with teenagers.
Aquapark
The pool begins to be cleaned when you approach it at 10:00. And you see what and how they do.
Spoiler: almost nothing. The water is not changed, only large debris is removed from it.
But that is not all...
One day my nephew cut his leg at the water park!! ! Literally cut off a piece of flesh from the foot. Blood! Scream! And the employee says: "It can't be! " And offers dirty cotton wool and iodine. You can't get through to the guide, because he doesn't catch the connection. Well, we were shown a pharmacy at the exit to the left of the gate. They bought everything we needed there, we were told that there was no point in going to the clinic, as they would do the same. The pharmacist was right. These drugs really did a miracle! Do you think the water park is closed? No! I studied the scene: the child could cut his foot both on the slide itself (the parts are simply bolted together, the plastic is broken in places), and on the tile, which lies unevenly and could well act as a blade upon landing. Therefore, if you are not easily brought into the Mirage, buy special shoes. It will cost less!
Beach
Removed badly.
Everywhere there is rubbish and cigarette butts, there are not enough bins. All the old sun loungers were disposed of according to the results of the "reviews" of bloggers ??? ? . Remained "new" - blue, already pushed through everywhere. They are also missing. For the first time I saw people lying on the ground under a palm tree, somewhere other than Gelendzhik.
Neighbours
When I read the reviews of tourists who write in shortcomings about the "locals", I thought: "Here are the racists! " No, guys, they are not racists, they are tourists who came to a budget hotel during the holidays! Local Russians call everyone who has darker skin than white. In addition to the Egyptians, several other peoples fall under this category. They can also be distinguished by how women and girls are dressed. In the summer, more than half of them are in the hotel. "Local" (which, in fact, is correct) employees give a clear preference. Better rooms, better service, better food!
They are noisy, or ill-mannered, or simply do not consider it necessary to demonstrate manners, they climb everywhere without a queue, in a crowd, since almost everyone there has several children. This is especially noticeable at lunchtime, when they give "ice cream" and cook french fries. This "dish" is in demand even among the most fastidious children, and therefore getting it is another quest in forty-degree heat. On the one hand - a crowd of "locals" with potatoes, on the other - a crowd of "Russians" (everything is complicated here too) with beer. And in the middle - me with a child who wants "ice cream". Mom dear!????
Of course, we adapted and gave ourselves a cool vacation. There are no unpleasant moments in our photos, only joyful ones. But they don't cost $2.000 a tour.
Do I recommend this hotel? Hardly.
I would like to especially "thank" the manager Kolos for the fact that on the night of departure he deliberately hid two operators from the tourists that the flight was delayed, and forced the children and I to sit at the reception for two hours instead of sleeping in our rooms. Kolos went to sleep. Actually, in order to leave faster, he pulled off his "operation". Nothing special. Ordinary Mirage!??? ?
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The hotel is old, the rooms have seen better times. The territory is large, well-kept, very green. There are three bars, water parks, a swimming pool. Food for 3. You won't go hungry, if you want lobsters, this is not the place. Although shrimps, squids and crabs were given once. A lot of katsaps, most of them.
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The hotel is old, the rooms have seen better times. The territory is large, well-kept, very green. There are three bars, water parks, a swimming pool. Food for 3. You won't go hungry, if you want lobsters, this is not the place. Although shrimps, squids and crabs were given once. A lot of katsaps, most of them. Very unpleasant. The staff is very friendly and ready to help. You will definitely be offered to look for a sunbed, a table will be brought if you have drinks. The territory is cleaned, washed, cleaned. Of course, not everything is perfect, because the hotel is old, but they take care of it. The best thing here is the sea. Sandy lagoon, if you go further there is a pier and open sea. There are no big tides, so you can always swim. The wind does not interfere either, the lagoon is always calm. Sunbeds are more or less new. We flew for 900 euros for 4. For such a price, the hotel is good, there is nothing to complain about. But at the usual price, this hotel costs more than UAH 80.000. I don't know if I would fly for such a price.
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The first time in Egypt. . after Turkey, it's a shock! We arrived at 5 in the morning, frowned until 11:00 a. m. and said there were no seats (although at that time the hotel was almost empty), the room stock is very old, everything is so scary that you want to wash up afterwards. The towels are old, the bedding is in rolls, the floor must have been washed with beach towels.
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The first time in Egypt. . after Turkey, it's a shock! We arrived at 5 in the morning, frowned until 11:00 a. m. and said there were no seats (although at that time the hotel was almost empty), the room stock is very old, everything is so scary that you want to wash up afterwards. The towels are old, the bedding is in rolls, the floor must have been washed with beach towels. In the first days there was nothing to eat, later the food got better. The heated pool was not operational until 4 days after arrival. But you can still put up with this...the main drawback is Russian women! ! This is the impression that you rested in Gelindzhik??? ? (no need to explain, animals) wi-fi does not work, only at 5 in the morning, then absent.
Now the pros...it's a territory, simply gorgeous, flowers, trees, greenery, the soul rejoices.
Esma (Raju) does a very good massage, the sea is gorgeous (the sunbeds are just trash), the staff is polite, but like sleepy flies (just in time for Ramadan)
Immediately outside the hotel on the right side, there is a shop, there is tea, butter, vegetables and fruits (prices are decent), a little walk in the direction of Desert Rose, more shops, 5 minutes on foot. Uber ($2-4) taxis were expensive in the center of the city.
In fact, it is possible to do better in this hotel, but it is not necessary for katsaps, this is their environment.
If you don't have a lot of money, but you don't get tired of the manual work, then you can relax.
Now the pros...it's a territory, simply gorgeous, flowers, trees, greenery, the soul rejoices.
Esma (Raju) does a very good massage, the sea is gorgeous (the sunbeds are just trash), the staff is polite, but like sleepy flies (just in time for Ramadan)
Immediately outside the hotel on the right side, there is a shop, there is tea, butter, vegetables and fruits (prices are decent), a little walk in the direction of Desert Rose, more shops, 5 minutes on foot. Uber ($2-4) taxis were expensive in the center of the city.
In fact, it is possible to do better in this hotel, but it is not necessary for katsaps, this is their environment.
If you don't have a lot of money, but you don't get tired of the manual work, then you can relax.
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Excellent area, close to shops, restaurants, Senzo Mall. The first line with a closed bay. From the cape on the left you can see the fish, especially at the abandoned pier. Nice big beach with modern sunbeds. Huge green area with lots of flowers. Excellent new numbers at the entrance on the right, yellow on the left - there are old ones.
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Excellent area, close to shops, restaurants, Senzo Mall. The first line with a closed bay. From the cape on the left you can see the fish, especially at the abandoned pier. Nice big beach with modern sunbeds. Huge green area with lots of flowers. Excellent new numbers at the entrance on the right, yellow on the left - there are old ones. Nice water park with heated pool. The kitchen is excellent for a four, but there is not enough meat, a lot of fruits and vegetables. Buy a SIM card at the airport and put Uber or Indrive for travel. All excursions via the Internet are three times cheaper, and they travel on the same yachts and buses. I recommend this hotel especially for children. Animation is better than average.
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Were in March 2023, with my family. They gave two rooms on the ground floor, as requested, because the children are small. The room was cleaned every day, just super. All very friendly people. Beach towels were provided every day. Three swimming pools, one heated children's pool and an air park, next to a large unheated pool, very convenient, and close to the beach.
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Were in March 2023, with my family. They gave two rooms on the ground floor, as requested, because the children are small. The room was cleaned every day, just super. All very friendly people. Beach towels were provided every day. Three swimming pools, one heated children's pool and an air park, next to a large unheated pool, very convenient, and close to the beach. The pools are always clean. The dining room has two halls, for adults and children, very convenient, especially for those who like to eat cartoons. The food is varied, there is soup. There is no cash. Omelet every morning, fried in front of you.
The beach is also clean, the water is clear. There are animators, super people!! ! Children's disco and adult program. We used to be in Turkey and Thailand have something to compare. We went on excursions, we didn’t take an operator through the tour, because it’s very expensive to go through it ...the price tag is crazy, and the guide is very rude. Boys (the company is the same) are sitting on the beach of Coral Aqua Center and at the reception, they speak Russian well.
Bought from them and the price is great. They also took a transfer to the city of Hurghada. On the beach, they also took masks and flippers to swim. The price tag of the boys for services and excursions is the cheapest we found. To see corals and beautiful fish you need to go to white yachts, it's very beautiful...
So I advise everyone to this hotel, the level is decent, and affordable for the money.
The beach is also clean, the water is clear. There are animators, super people!! ! Children's disco and adult program. We used to be in Turkey and Thailand have something to compare. We went on excursions, we didn’t take an operator through the tour, because it’s very expensive to go through it ...the price tag is crazy, and the guide is very rude. Boys (the company is the same) are sitting on the beach of Coral Aqua Center and at the reception, they speak Russian well.
Bought from them and the price is great. They also took a transfer to the city of Hurghada. On the beach, they also took masks and flippers to swim. The price tag of the boys for services and excursions is the cheapest we found. To see corals and beautiful fish you need to go to white yachts, it's very beautiful...
So I advise everyone to this hotel, the level is decent, and affordable for the money.
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REST AT THE MIRAGE BAY HOTEL AND MEETING 2022. Having visited many hotels in Egypt during the period of work and holidays, even in pretentious 5s, this time the hotel was chosen for a vacation in terms of proximity to the Senzo Mall, where we often buy, a good entry into the sea and a territory where there is where to take a walk) Reviews that have been written on the Mirage Bay hotel in the past are extremely contradictory - from "a normal hotel for its price" to "won't go again even for free".
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REST AT THE MIRAGE BAY HOTEL AND MEETING 2022.
Having visited many hotels in Egypt during the period of work and holidays, even in pretentious 5s, this time the hotel was chosen for a vacation in terms of proximity to the Senzo Mall, where we often buy, a good entry into the sea and a territory where there is where to take a walk)
Reviews that have been written on the Mirage Bay hotel in the past are extremely contradictory - from "a normal hotel for its price" to "won't go again even for free". I wanted to find out for myself how to relax at the Mirage Bay hotel.
We flew in from Belarus on December 24, the departure was in the evening and due to the fact that we had been waiting at the airport for a long time on a general transfer of passengers, who already after the Minsk duty free began to celebrate the beginning of the holiday, we arrived at the hotel after dinner. The only minus of the check-in is that we were offered a late dinner only for a fee, again, maybe just a flaw in the manager who checked us in, then Katerina, the guest relation, said that they should have been fed for free. We did not go at 10 pm to look for a restaurant on site, but chose a check-in, hot shower and sleep.
We had a room in a renovated building, 2269, we asked for a room on the 2nd floor, everything worked in the room - a kettle, a refrigerator, a hairdryer, a TV. The air conditioners in this hotel work only for cooling, you can’t even turn them on for heating in winter - again, it’s not always convenient)), but our room faced the sunny side and got very warm during the day, so it was warm and comfortable even getting out of the shower with wet head, not cold.
The room is spacious, a king size bed, an extra single bed, bedside tables, a lounge chair and two benches, one of them for a suitcase near the entrance to the room and the second at the exit to the balcony, fit comfortably. There is also a lot of space on the balcony, it was convenient to do sports in the morning and drink coffee in the evening overlooking the sunset over the warm pool - there were 2 chairs and a table.
The cleaner cleaned as needed, if there was a do not disturb sign - he could just leave water under the door and, if he saw it in the corridor, offer to change the towels in the room and pick up the garbage, cleaned normally, there was minimal dust even under the bed)), sometimes left swans (regardless from money or chocolates in gratitude, rather, it depended on the loading of the hotel with guests) and, in general, behaved correctly and adequately, replenished water, tea and coffee with sugar, brought clean towels upon request.
The staff is generally cheerful and adequate, there are no comments - everyone smiled, behaved correctly, communicated calmly without getting personal and excessive intrusiveness, no begging for tips was observed anywhere.
The territory of the hotel is large, decorated beautifully. At the entrance there is a warm pool with a children's area, next to it is a bar with drinks and a towel dispenser. An alley of rams with frescoes from the life of the pharaohs leads from the entrance - beautiful, especially in the evening when the backlight turns on. Then the reception area with a lobby bar, which is located on the terrace, and further paths to the main restaurant and various buildings and to the sea.
Breakfasts, lunches and dinners are held in the main restaurant, which is located near the beach. Next to it are 2 of the 3 a la carte restaurants, those that are currently working. Behind the main restaurant is the beach area and the beach bar. Near the main restaurant there is a large swimming pool with a children's area, which is not heated in winter, a shopping area and an evening relaxation area with an outdoor disco and entertainment for children, a towel distribution area and a bar that serves ice cream for lunch. There is a bar on the beach, from 12 o'clock they also gave out french fries and hot dogs, sometimes with minced meat, sometimes with sausages. In each bar, drinks were poured from bottles, even Fanta, Cola and Sprite, beer was also bottled, Stella was poured from a glass bottle. We did not try local alcohol, but the choice was rich - rum, whiskey, vodka, gin - this is just what I saw in bottles. Wine was poured from large boxes, we did not try red wine, white wine is normal, does not sour.
The food is delicious, who complained in the reviews that there was little food - even surprising) The hotel cooks delicious, even surprising in comparison with the cost. Breakfast - they always cooked pancakes on the street, thin, sweet and tasty, from the fillings for them - jams and chocolate sauce. For breakfast, they always served halva, cut into large slices, tasty, tahini. There were also always cheeses, both local feta of at least two types, and just cheese cut into triangles. They served ham, on arrival it was pale pink, unexpectedly very tasty, similar in taste to a balleron, moderately salty, then they served veal sausage with pistachios, more peppery, but also tasty. Always standard products for an Egyptian breakfast - beans in sauce, baked mashed potatoes, tomatoes with cheese, sausages (also delicious, having a taste, and not like paper, as usual in Egyptian hotels), French toasts, local dishes (falafel, sauces for it ), eggplant baked with tomato sauce. Eggs were cooked separately - boiled ones lay, and fried eggs or just baked eggs were prepared individually. They baked buns, and delicious ones - both croissants and puff buns with filling (apple, dates, banana), salty buns with feta cheese inside. There were cereals and milk, both cold and hot. Of the fruits for breakfast were melon (sweet and tasty, cut into neat pieces without peel, only pulp), orange slices and a mixture of fruits in a sauce with pomegranate seeds. They served yogurt, there was also greens (I saw arugula, lettuce, fresh dill and parsley), various fresh tomatoes, cucumbers and olives. There are always a lot of pastries on a separate table - salty buns, local bread, various buns with filling.
Lunch and dinner in the restaurant did not differ much, usually in Egypt there is always the richest dinner, and here even at lunch they prepared a lot of dishes. There were always soups - mashed soup and soup with vegetables, they cooked beef, fish and poultry, there was Egyptian bread separately in the restaurant, a woman also baked individually, the bread was hot, it was very good with soups. Pasta was prepared individually from side dishes, potatoes (in sauce or baked in slices), there was always a vegetable sauté with zucchini and cabbage, both regular and broccoli-colored, delicious baked fish, mackerel, and it was cooked well, not half-baked, they also cooked fillet fish in a creamy sauce, for dinner a day later they also baked a whole fish, a small one, baked to a crust, not overcooked, generally delicious. For dinner on the grill, they cooked on the street either a beef jacket, or chicken pieces, or a la carte beef. There was always something to choose from. Fruits for lunch and dinner were most often served whole - bananas, tangerines, dates, guava were cut in half. There was also persimmon, strawberries were also served, sometimes just whole, sometimes fruit slices on skewers with strawberries. There are a huge number of desserts - cakes, pies, soufflé s, jelly, various pastries, both just soaked biscuits and local rolls stuffed with fruits, cakes with cream from the finest local, like hairs, kunaf dough, Egyptian sweets. There were 2 tables with desserts, in two halls, and the choice on them was different, so you could look for what you like best to your taste. For lunch and dinner there was Egyptian pudding, it was especially tasty with apple flavor - moderately sweet and very fragrant.
You take the food yourself, they served only portioned meat for lunch and dinner, sometimes the chef stood separately for desserts, who helped cut the cakes. The restaurant has two halls with serving, the lines were only at rush hour, and then, it was necessary to stand in them for a maximum of 3-5 minutes only due to the fact that the hotel was full occupancy. Seating is a multi-separate room with a children's area with a TV, a large room with distribution, a second room with distribution and tables on the terrace, which was protected from the wind and which was also quite cozy for lunch and dinner. The waiters always ran around - cleaned, washed the tables, brought napkins, appliances, did not see the table standing uncleaned after past guests for more than 3 minutes. They constantly cleaned and wiped everything, for a service in Egypt, too unexpectedly - neat and clean. The plates were probably in five places - at each distribution, in the place with soups and desserts, near the entrance to the restaurant. As needed, plates were brought constantly, clean, hot - steamed. They came across with chips, yes, but not critical, you could always choose.
Coffee was poured at the lobby bar from the machine - cappuccino, latte, americano, in the restaurant you pour coffee yourself, you could dilute it with milk. For stronger drinks - there are 2 bars in the restaurant, one constantly poured local alcohol, beer and cola-fanta-sprite, there was a machine with juices and water, the second bar also poured wine and had bottled schweppes in addition to other carbonated bottled drinks.
Along the beach - neat, large, the hotel has its own horseshoe-shaped lagoon, around the beach. A lagoon with a sandy entry, corals are not critical, there are practically no large stones, they came across only after a strong thunderstorm, it can be seen that a storm washed through the net. The water in the lagoon is clean, you can see the bottom completely, small fish swim up periodically, there are no large dangerous inhabitants in the lagoon, the children splashed calmly. On the right side of the beach, if you look from the entrance, you can walk to the bridge with a passage to a separate beautiful island, equipped with sunbeds and umbrellas for sunbathing, nearby the pier, which is still closed for reconstruction. We didn’t swim with masks, but the vacationers who swam said that there are fish, you can even see rare and beautiful fish) During our vacation, the sun loungers on the beach were replaced, new ones with a plastic coating were installed, it’s comfortable to lie, the sunbeds are plastic, light enough , you can safely move them yourself, not heavy. Near the entrance to the beach and in the relaxation area on the beach there were wooden swings, quite a lot, you could ride, the swings are reliable, they can easily withstand the weight of adults.
I saw a kids club next to the main restaurant with a playground, on the beach the children were entertained by animators - face painting, games (volleyball, darts), invited to exercise. This time we arrived without children, I can’t personally evaluate the services for them, but I saw quite a lot of children on the beach, no one was particularly bored - they splashed in the water, ran to the playground, rode a camel - they offered riding on the beach. Many vacationers spent time near the heated pool, there is a water park with slides, both for children and adults.
According to the animation - in the morning on the beach there were standard yoga, exercises, then they were invited to play volleyball and darts, then aqua aerobics in the sea, in the afternoon, judging by the schedule at the stand, there was belly dancing and other activities, in the evening there was a children's mini-disco in the amphitheater (closed , with a stage and chairs, it was quite comfortable to sit even at 21 in the evening in Egypt in winter during the windy season), after the mini disco there was a show for adults - we got to belly dance and fakir show, cool. Music was turned on near the main restaurant in the evenings, you could be asked to choose Russian songs, and an impromptu disco was held, there were also video games for children with VR glasses, near the reception in the evenings there was a rental of cars, bicycles and electric scooters - I can’t tell you the cost, but popularity used in children and adolescents.
There are many shops on the territory of the hotel - two supermarkets with sweets and souvenirs (the price tag is adequate, you can bargain), two shops with various silverware-glasses and other beauties, two shops with clothes (tunics-pareos-swimsuits-tales-t-shirts), point with oils and cosmetics, a point with bags, both beach bags made of fabric and leather bags, a point with shoes. also for every taste - both slippers and sneakers), a papyrus shop, near which the artist worked, painted cartoons and portraits, shops with souvenirs. There was a pharmacy, but far from the main trade area, they could not check the prices for medicines there, they were purchased on the territory behind the hotel and in the city. Of the advantages of the hotel - located near the Starfish restaurant, you could go out in the evening for their seafood soup or grilled shrimp. There is also a street with shops near the hotel, within walking distance of Anton Bazaar and two Cleopatra shops with fixed price tags for souvenirs and things, right next to the hotel there is a Three Pyramids shop, there is also quite an adequate price tag) To the left at the exit of the hotel there is a fur shop and skin, you can also plan to buy a fur coat or a leather jacket-bag-coat, everything is adequate for the price tags, it’s worth haggling.
Close enough to the hotel is the local shopping center Senzo Mall - for those who like to walk and calmly endure walks for up to half an hour, walk, or take a taxi or Uber (the cost of the hotel is a little more than a dollar), we called Uber. We bought a SIM card in Senzo, it worked correctly, they helped to turn it on and install it, you only need a passport. The hotel Wi-Fi at the reception is free, it seems like there is not even a surcharge in the rooms.
There was a safe in the room, but it didn’t work, they provide a safe at the reception, a separate room, sign up for the first visit, choose the number of the safe and then you can come at any convenient time, even at night if you need to go on an excursion. It was unusual, but they left documents and things quite calmly - there were 2 video cameras in the room with safes. Cameras were also hung everywhere on the territory, both in the buildings on the corridors, and in the lobby and near the restaurants, pools, near the buildings.
The hotel has a gym and a spa, offers massage services and a spa on the beach. You can sign up at the reception and for excursions, both for sea and for safaris. We ordered on the Internet, but on the day of departure, while the bus was waiting at the reception, I heard the price tag for a safari, quite adequately, cheaper than the guide offered at the meeting. On the day of departure, by the way, the bracelet was not cut off, we checked in the room until 12 and quietly dined at 13 and walked around the territory, handed in the bracelet only before leaving, Ekaterina asked for a guest connection, the bracelets are counted at the end of the month at the hotel. The most interesting thing is that we also had guests with bracelets on the bus to the airport, that is, they don’t insist on the fact that you are obliged to return the bracelet at check-out, but they asked about it.
Meeting 2022 at the hotel was active - first dinner in the main restaurant with live music (the singer is a man, quite beautifully), the food was very tasty, they served grilled turkey, beef and lamb, seafood was oysters, shrimp with garlic and tuna, desserts - a huge number of cakes, pastries, rolls and portioned desserts, whole fruits - apples, oranges, tangerines, guava, bananas, dates, strawberries, everything was constantly replenished. Of the appetizers, in addition to the standard ones, there were rolls, various salads, ham, chopped cold meat rolls. After dinner, a mini-disco with animators took place on the terrace near the reception, then an evening oriental show, a disco and a walk - decorated tables and chairs were placed on the territory near the reception, you could choose a place in advance and sign up by room number, and then just enjoy the holiday in peace . From the hotel, each guest was presented with a branded package with a New Year's cap, a pipe and a clapperboard - fun and interesting, especially for children, of whom there were quite a lot. It was fun, whoever wanted to, continued to walk both on the territory of the hotel, and could go to a disco in the city, the animators invited.
In summary - the hotel is good, especially for an adequate price. We would return with pleasure, especially in summer, when the lagoon is warm, and with children. By the summer, repairs should be completed on the territory, where buildings are being renovated and new ones are being built, right next to the passage to the main restaurant, a whole alley of new villa-type buildings is being built, it should be very beautiful. The construction, by the way, did not interfere with rest in any way, it was not heard, and the territory itself, which was being renovated, was fenced off, there were no extraneous sounds.
Thank you for our good stay guest-relation Ekaterina, any issues were resolved instantly and without our participation. We will return to the hotel, I recommend it both to guests who come with their families, and to relax with friends, a couple, there is something to do for any category of guests!
Having visited many hotels in Egypt during the period of work and holidays, even in pretentious 5s, this time the hotel was chosen for a vacation in terms of proximity to the Senzo Mall, where we often buy, a good entry into the sea and a territory where there is where to take a walk)
Reviews that have been written on the Mirage Bay hotel in the past are extremely contradictory - from "a normal hotel for its price" to "won't go again even for free". I wanted to find out for myself how to relax at the Mirage Bay hotel.
We flew in from Belarus on December 24, the departure was in the evening and due to the fact that we had been waiting at the airport for a long time on a general transfer of passengers, who already after the Minsk duty free began to celebrate the beginning of the holiday, we arrived at the hotel after dinner. The only minus of the check-in is that we were offered a late dinner only for a fee, again, maybe just a flaw in the manager who checked us in, then Katerina, the guest relation, said that they should have been fed for free. We did not go at 10 pm to look for a restaurant on site, but chose a check-in, hot shower and sleep.
We had a room in a renovated building, 2269, we asked for a room on the 2nd floor, everything worked in the room - a kettle, a refrigerator, a hairdryer, a TV. The air conditioners in this hotel work only for cooling, you can’t even turn them on for heating in winter - again, it’s not always convenient)), but our room faced the sunny side and got very warm during the day, so it was warm and comfortable even getting out of the shower with wet head, not cold.
The room is spacious, a king size bed, an extra single bed, bedside tables, a lounge chair and two benches, one of them for a suitcase near the entrance to the room and the second at the exit to the balcony, fit comfortably. There is also a lot of space on the balcony, it was convenient to do sports in the morning and drink coffee in the evening overlooking the sunset over the warm pool - there were 2 chairs and a table.
The cleaner cleaned as needed, if there was a do not disturb sign - he could just leave water under the door and, if he saw it in the corridor, offer to change the towels in the room and pick up the garbage, cleaned normally, there was minimal dust even under the bed)), sometimes left swans (regardless from money or chocolates in gratitude, rather, it depended on the loading of the hotel with guests) and, in general, behaved correctly and adequately, replenished water, tea and coffee with sugar, brought clean towels upon request.
The staff is generally cheerful and adequate, there are no comments - everyone smiled, behaved correctly, communicated calmly without getting personal and excessive intrusiveness, no begging for tips was observed anywhere.
The territory of the hotel is large, decorated beautifully. At the entrance there is a warm pool with a children's area, next to it is a bar with drinks and a towel dispenser. An alley of rams with frescoes from the life of the pharaohs leads from the entrance - beautiful, especially in the evening when the backlight turns on. Then the reception area with a lobby bar, which is located on the terrace, and further paths to the main restaurant and various buildings and to the sea.
Breakfasts, lunches and dinners are held in the main restaurant, which is located near the beach. Next to it are 2 of the 3 a la carte restaurants, those that are currently working. Behind the main restaurant is the beach area and the beach bar. Near the main restaurant there is a large swimming pool with a children's area, which is not heated in winter, a shopping area and an evening relaxation area with an outdoor disco and entertainment for children, a towel distribution area and a bar that serves ice cream for lunch. There is a bar on the beach, from 12 o'clock they also gave out french fries and hot dogs, sometimes with minced meat, sometimes with sausages. In each bar, drinks were poured from bottles, even Fanta, Cola and Sprite, beer was also bottled, Stella was poured from a glass bottle. We did not try local alcohol, but the choice was rich - rum, whiskey, vodka, gin - this is just what I saw in bottles. Wine was poured from large boxes, we did not try red wine, white wine is normal, does not sour.
The food is delicious, who complained in the reviews that there was little food - even surprising) The hotel cooks delicious, even surprising in comparison with the cost. Breakfast - they always cooked pancakes on the street, thin, sweet and tasty, from the fillings for them - jams and chocolate sauce. For breakfast, they always served halva, cut into large slices, tasty, tahini. There were also always cheeses, both local feta of at least two types, and just cheese cut into triangles. They served ham, on arrival it was pale pink, unexpectedly very tasty, similar in taste to a balleron, moderately salty, then they served veal sausage with pistachios, more peppery, but also tasty. Always standard products for an Egyptian breakfast - beans in sauce, baked mashed potatoes, tomatoes with cheese, sausages (also delicious, having a taste, and not like paper, as usual in Egyptian hotels), French toasts, local dishes (falafel, sauces for it ), eggplant baked with tomato sauce. Eggs were cooked separately - boiled ones lay, and fried eggs or just baked eggs were prepared individually. They baked buns, and delicious ones - both croissants and puff buns with filling (apple, dates, banana), salty buns with feta cheese inside. There were cereals and milk, both cold and hot. Of the fruits for breakfast were melon (sweet and tasty, cut into neat pieces without peel, only pulp), orange slices and a mixture of fruits in a sauce with pomegranate seeds. They served yogurt, there was also greens (I saw arugula, lettuce, fresh dill and parsley), various fresh tomatoes, cucumbers and olives. There are always a lot of pastries on a separate table - salty buns, local bread, various buns with filling.
Lunch and dinner in the restaurant did not differ much, usually in Egypt there is always the richest dinner, and here even at lunch they prepared a lot of dishes. There were always soups - mashed soup and soup with vegetables, they cooked beef, fish and poultry, there was Egyptian bread separately in the restaurant, a woman also baked individually, the bread was hot, it was very good with soups. Pasta was prepared individually from side dishes, potatoes (in sauce or baked in slices), there was always a vegetable sauté with zucchini and cabbage, both regular and broccoli-colored, delicious baked fish, mackerel, and it was cooked well, not half-baked, they also cooked fillet fish in a creamy sauce, for dinner a day later they also baked a whole fish, a small one, baked to a crust, not overcooked, generally delicious. For dinner on the grill, they cooked on the street either a beef jacket, or chicken pieces, or a la carte beef. There was always something to choose from. Fruits for lunch and dinner were most often served whole - bananas, tangerines, dates, guava were cut in half. There was also persimmon, strawberries were also served, sometimes just whole, sometimes fruit slices on skewers with strawberries. There are a huge number of desserts - cakes, pies, soufflé s, jelly, various pastries, both just soaked biscuits and local rolls stuffed with fruits, cakes with cream from the finest local, like hairs, kunaf dough, Egyptian sweets. There were 2 tables with desserts, in two halls, and the choice on them was different, so you could look for what you like best to your taste. For lunch and dinner there was Egyptian pudding, it was especially tasty with apple flavor - moderately sweet and very fragrant.
You take the food yourself, they served only portioned meat for lunch and dinner, sometimes the chef stood separately for desserts, who helped cut the cakes. The restaurant has two halls with serving, the lines were only at rush hour, and then, it was necessary to stand in them for a maximum of 3-5 minutes only due to the fact that the hotel was full occupancy. Seating is a multi-separate room with a children's area with a TV, a large room with distribution, a second room with distribution and tables on the terrace, which was protected from the wind and which was also quite cozy for lunch and dinner. The waiters always ran around - cleaned, washed the tables, brought napkins, appliances, did not see the table standing uncleaned after past guests for more than 3 minutes. They constantly cleaned and wiped everything, for a service in Egypt, too unexpectedly - neat and clean. The plates were probably in five places - at each distribution, in the place with soups and desserts, near the entrance to the restaurant. As needed, plates were brought constantly, clean, hot - steamed. They came across with chips, yes, but not critical, you could always choose.
Coffee was poured at the lobby bar from the machine - cappuccino, latte, americano, in the restaurant you pour coffee yourself, you could dilute it with milk. For stronger drinks - there are 2 bars in the restaurant, one constantly poured local alcohol, beer and cola-fanta-sprite, there was a machine with juices and water, the second bar also poured wine and had bottled schweppes in addition to other carbonated bottled drinks.
Along the beach - neat, large, the hotel has its own horseshoe-shaped lagoon, around the beach. A lagoon with a sandy entry, corals are not critical, there are practically no large stones, they came across only after a strong thunderstorm, it can be seen that a storm washed through the net. The water in the lagoon is clean, you can see the bottom completely, small fish swim up periodically, there are no large dangerous inhabitants in the lagoon, the children splashed calmly. On the right side of the beach, if you look from the entrance, you can walk to the bridge with a passage to a separate beautiful island, equipped with sunbeds and umbrellas for sunbathing, nearby the pier, which is still closed for reconstruction. We didn’t swim with masks, but the vacationers who swam said that there are fish, you can even see rare and beautiful fish) During our vacation, the sun loungers on the beach were replaced, new ones with a plastic coating were installed, it’s comfortable to lie, the sunbeds are plastic, light enough , you can safely move them yourself, not heavy. Near the entrance to the beach and in the relaxation area on the beach there were wooden swings, quite a lot, you could ride, the swings are reliable, they can easily withstand the weight of adults.
I saw a kids club next to the main restaurant with a playground, on the beach the children were entertained by animators - face painting, games (volleyball, darts), invited to exercise. This time we arrived without children, I can’t personally evaluate the services for them, but I saw quite a lot of children on the beach, no one was particularly bored - they splashed in the water, ran to the playground, rode a camel - they offered riding on the beach. Many vacationers spent time near the heated pool, there is a water park with slides, both for children and adults.
According to the animation - in the morning on the beach there were standard yoga, exercises, then they were invited to play volleyball and darts, then aqua aerobics in the sea, in the afternoon, judging by the schedule at the stand, there was belly dancing and other activities, in the evening there was a children's mini-disco in the amphitheater (closed , with a stage and chairs, it was quite comfortable to sit even at 21 in the evening in Egypt in winter during the windy season), after the mini disco there was a show for adults - we got to belly dance and fakir show, cool. Music was turned on near the main restaurant in the evenings, you could be asked to choose Russian songs, and an impromptu disco was held, there were also video games for children with VR glasses, near the reception in the evenings there was a rental of cars, bicycles and electric scooters - I can’t tell you the cost, but popularity used in children and adolescents.
There are many shops on the territory of the hotel - two supermarkets with sweets and souvenirs (the price tag is adequate, you can bargain), two shops with various silverware-glasses and other beauties, two shops with clothes (tunics-pareos-swimsuits-tales-t-shirts), point with oils and cosmetics, a point with bags, both beach bags made of fabric and leather bags, a point with shoes. also for every taste - both slippers and sneakers), a papyrus shop, near which the artist worked, painted cartoons and portraits, shops with souvenirs. There was a pharmacy, but far from the main trade area, they could not check the prices for medicines there, they were purchased on the territory behind the hotel and in the city. Of the advantages of the hotel - located near the Starfish restaurant, you could go out in the evening for their seafood soup or grilled shrimp. There is also a street with shops near the hotel, within walking distance of Anton Bazaar and two Cleopatra shops with fixed price tags for souvenirs and things, right next to the hotel there is a Three Pyramids shop, there is also quite an adequate price tag) To the left at the exit of the hotel there is a fur shop and skin, you can also plan to buy a fur coat or a leather jacket-bag-coat, everything is adequate for the price tags, it’s worth haggling.
Close enough to the hotel is the local shopping center Senzo Mall - for those who like to walk and calmly endure walks for up to half an hour, walk, or take a taxi or Uber (the cost of the hotel is a little more than a dollar), we called Uber. We bought a SIM card in Senzo, it worked correctly, they helped to turn it on and install it, you only need a passport. The hotel Wi-Fi at the reception is free, it seems like there is not even a surcharge in the rooms.
There was a safe in the room, but it didn’t work, they provide a safe at the reception, a separate room, sign up for the first visit, choose the number of the safe and then you can come at any convenient time, even at night if you need to go on an excursion. It was unusual, but they left documents and things quite calmly - there were 2 video cameras in the room with safes. Cameras were also hung everywhere on the territory, both in the buildings on the corridors, and in the lobby and near the restaurants, pools, near the buildings.
The hotel has a gym and a spa, offers massage services and a spa on the beach. You can sign up at the reception and for excursions, both for sea and for safaris. We ordered on the Internet, but on the day of departure, while the bus was waiting at the reception, I heard the price tag for a safari, quite adequately, cheaper than the guide offered at the meeting. On the day of departure, by the way, the bracelet was not cut off, we checked in the room until 12 and quietly dined at 13 and walked around the territory, handed in the bracelet only before leaving, Ekaterina asked for a guest connection, the bracelets are counted at the end of the month at the hotel. The most interesting thing is that we also had guests with bracelets on the bus to the airport, that is, they don’t insist on the fact that you are obliged to return the bracelet at check-out, but they asked about it.
Meeting 2022 at the hotel was active - first dinner in the main restaurant with live music (the singer is a man, quite beautifully), the food was very tasty, they served grilled turkey, beef and lamb, seafood was oysters, shrimp with garlic and tuna, desserts - a huge number of cakes, pastries, rolls and portioned desserts, whole fruits - apples, oranges, tangerines, guava, bananas, dates, strawberries, everything was constantly replenished. Of the appetizers, in addition to the standard ones, there were rolls, various salads, ham, chopped cold meat rolls. After dinner, a mini-disco with animators took place on the terrace near the reception, then an evening oriental show, a disco and a walk - decorated tables and chairs were placed on the territory near the reception, you could choose a place in advance and sign up by room number, and then just enjoy the holiday in peace . From the hotel, each guest was presented with a branded package with a New Year's cap, a pipe and a clapperboard - fun and interesting, especially for children, of whom there were quite a lot. It was fun, whoever wanted to, continued to walk both on the territory of the hotel, and could go to a disco in the city, the animators invited.
In summary - the hotel is good, especially for an adequate price. We would return with pleasure, especially in summer, when the lagoon is warm, and with children. By the summer, repairs should be completed on the territory, where buildings are being renovated and new ones are being built, right next to the passage to the main restaurant, a whole alley of new villa-type buildings is being built, it should be very beautiful. The construction, by the way, did not interfere with rest in any way, it was not heard, and the territory itself, which was being renovated, was fenced off, there were no extraneous sounds.
Thank you for our good stay guest-relation Ekaterina, any issues were resolved instantly and without our participation. We will return to the hotel, I recommend it both to guests who come with their families, and to relax with friends, a couple, there is something to do for any category of guests!
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We arrived at the hotel around 7 am and settled around 12 o'clock. Mud. Construction is underway. On the third attempt settled in a more or less normal room, gave $ 10 and candy (overlooking the building). Food for amateurs. Alcohol is not bad, but weak (to catch up), it's good that we brought with us (moonshine + duty free - enough).
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We arrived at the hotel around 7 am and settled around 12 o'clock. Mud. Construction is underway. On the third attempt settled in a more or less normal room, gave $ 10 and candy (overlooking the building). Food for amateurs. Alcohol is not bad, but weak (to catch up), it's good that we brought with us (moonshine + duty free - enough). It turned out that at the beginning of the holiday there were many Arabs, and at the end of the Turks came - so the pool is not real to climb, although not really wanted (came to the sea). The room was cleaned up, however, they were left with chocolate for 10 hryvnias. instead of the dollar. Of all the staff, I would give all the stars to the bartenders. Everyone is friendly, smiling and has iron nerves and health, the guys are just great.
Of the four declared Ala-card, one works, the same as in the kitchen. And then you get yourself - Swedish. Fries and hot dogs ...fries like fries, and from hot dogs it's just tin, has anyone ever eaten hot dogs with liver or soy? ? ?
Early in the backpack and late in the evening the greens are watered from the sewer (vomit) ...Representatives of the operator from which you voucher for example * J-up * try to evaporate will not work insurance, etc. Complete nonsense, your insurance is valid throughout the territory Egypt since you set foot on its land. For example, friends had a trip to Luxor ($ 130), and we for $ 90. via mob. addition.
PROS. Beautiful beach. Although we moved to the right closer to the pier where there are fewer people. Even when there was a strong low tide we had somewhere to swim without departing far from the shore. The pier seemed to be closed wrapped in all sorts of laces, but there quietly made its way and can be destroyed on beautiful reefs with many fish.
Of the four declared Ala-card, one works, the same as in the kitchen. And then you get yourself - Swedish. Fries and hot dogs ...fries like fries, and from hot dogs it's just tin, has anyone ever eaten hot dogs with liver or soy? ? ?
Early in the backpack and late in the evening the greens are watered from the sewer (vomit) ...Representatives of the operator from which you voucher for example * J-up * try to evaporate will not work insurance, etc. Complete nonsense, your insurance is valid throughout the territory Egypt since you set foot on its land. For example, friends had a trip to Luxor ($ 130), and we for $ 90. via mob. addition.
PROS. Beautiful beach. Although we moved to the right closer to the pier where there are fewer people. Even when there was a strong low tide we had somewhere to swim without departing far from the shore. The pier seemed to be closed wrapped in all sorts of laces, but there quietly made its way and can be destroyed on beautiful reefs with many fish.
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