Further. Honestly, despite the incident.
The hotel is old, very tired, the furniture is old, the plumbing is old, everything is squalid, they clean without any effort.
They put us in the worst room, in the most remote house, the voucher indicated “a room with a sea view, ” but the view was not sea. The game begins to move to the best room, but for money. The sea view is improving and the distance to the hotel center is decreasing, but the quality of the room is NOT! Still the same sad picture!
Air conditioning is a separate issue! Stands directly above the beds, two mode options: Max cold and off. Sounds like a jet plane.
The food in the restaurant is the same type, what was not eaten in the morning went into salads or stews for lunch, then gradually for dinner, sweets: one biscuit painted in different colors, dry pretzels in the morning, fruits: melon, dates (sometimes sour), tangerines, watermelon on holidays .
The towels on the beach are old, but you will have to use new ones for a fee. Loungers and mattresses from the time of Tsar Gorokh.
Entertainment: they try, they invite artists, every evening there is a small, modest performance.
The Internet is only at the reception, it’s barely breathing, you need to buy a SIM card, it’s stuffy in the hall.
Many tourists from nearby countries. Very noisy, especially in the restaurant they behave “strangely” to put it mildly.
The waiters work well, and the tips are even better, well done! Always with a smile!
The animators are trying to get everyone excited, thank you for your work.
The advantage of the hotel is the beach.
Sandy, good calm entrance to the sea, especially for children.
The hotel does not qualify for the declared 4 stars, a C is no more, if you buy a tour at a discount, you can put up with it, but if you pay in full, I do not recommend it.
And the theft of staff is a big blow to the hotel’s reputation.
Therefore, I want to write about this right away.
BEACH, SEA, UNDERWATER WORLD.
Line 1 turned out to be not what many people usually imagine, including us. From the room (4000+) to the beach, where we lived, is 600 meters. On that side (to the right of the lobby) there is no landscaped path to the sea; you have to walk along an abandoned area on the sand. The first few days were stressful, but then we got used to it. There are toilets and showers, close to the beach. The supply of towels is also not far away, it’s great that you don’t have to pick them up for lunch.
The beach is gorgeous, spacious, clean, for any preference, lagoons with sandy shores, open sea with a pontoon. Who is interested in silence, the sound of the surf and wind, the sea (not lagoons), beautiful sunsets behind the mountains, the underwater world, settle on the right side of the lobby, the closest to the sea is the pontoon.
The sea feels clean, without large ebbs and flows, very beautiful, with a color ranging from turquoise to purple. The wind was constantly in one direction, but not strong, it was hot without wind, the temperature was 34-35.
The reef, which is within reach (along the line with the buoys), is 60% dead. I don’t understand those who write that this hotel has the best reef in Hurghada, this is not true, you probably haven’t seen live reefs or you’ve only seen them once. There is a living reef (according to stories) behind the buoys, behind the lagoon in the open sea. We didn’t sail there, it was very far, but excursions were constantly brought there on yachts and boats, it was enviable. Maybe when the hotel had a diving center, you could also get there by boat or boat, but now the center is closed. We took a boat excursion to the outer reef of our hotel, so we were taken in a completely different direction, the money for the excursion was returned, but the day of rest was ruined.
There are a lot of fish, both big and small, and schools; here I saw a crocodile fish for the first time. There are many small and medium-sized gray-blue stingrays, some are quite tame, on the last day one stingray swam around me at a distance of 1 meter, looked at me, waved its “wings, ” cool. Most of the fish are behind the buoys, perpendicular to the right side of the pontoon, it’s shallow there, the water is clear and you can see them well, like in an aquarium. We read in the reviews that there is a pet turtle, but we didn’t see one, it’s a pity.
NUMBER.
We took the standard with a garden view. The room is good, not large in size, with a veranda, the main thing is clean, not tattered, apparently after renovation, without mold. There is a large wardrobe and a safe. There are no cosmetics in tubes, only dispensers. Cleaning is normal.
The lighting is semi-dark with several light bulbs, you won’t find anyone who needs bright light, take a light bulb with you.
The TV is a rarity, i. e.
box, there are Ukrainian and Russian-language channels, but they are about nothing, i. e. there is nothing to watch. Maybe it’s good that there is no politics. They turned on a local channel with their songs, but the songs were kind of mournful, although I like Arabic music.
The room has a kettle, cups, tea, coffee, sugar. There is a small refrigerator.
There is not enough summer blanket to cover you at night. The blanket is thick, it's hot under it. It may be normal with the air conditioner on, but we turned off the air conditioner at night.
FOOD.
The assortment is standard for Egypt, rice, pasta, pasta, potatoes, fish, meat, chicken, prepared differently every day. For my taste, it was prepared very tasty, not bland. Lots of salads, very tasty pastries, lots of fruit. The wine is ok.
TERRITORY.
Very large, well-groomed and green center. Praise to the landscape designer and gardener, very beautiful areas with cacti and other plants, flowers and compositions.
But the central alley towards the sea should be planted with trees so that there is shade, like at the beginning of the alley. We walked along this alley from the sea to lunch and from lunch, but at that time the sun was at its zenith and there was no shadow.
CONTINGENT.
Western Europe, Baltic countries, Ukraine (few), Russia. There are few locals, probably because it is not the beach season for them, they were not visible at all at sea, they were sitting in the pool. In general, the public is quiet and calm, at least during the day, we don’t know at night.
ENTERTAINMENT.
Good evening animation, every day a new show, but they start late, after 21.30, in my opinion it’s better to start at 21.00 immediately after the children’s program. I especially liked the music and songs sung by the girl with the African hairstyle. I don’t know about the daytime animation, they weren’t interested.
SHOPPING.
On the territory of the hotel there are only a few shops with the most necessary things for a holiday, many shops are closed.
There are also no shops within walking distance of the hotel; for gifts you have to go either to Hurghada or to the large SENZO MALL shopping center. We went to the Sheraton by taxi for $16 (there, there, and back, 4 hours). A taxi was called at the hotel.
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I liked the service staff, polite, attentive, friendly, especially at the reception. It’s bad that they don’t have badges, so I can’t name them.
Tour operator Alliance, flights were almost on time, there was a delay of 30 minutes. Host of JOYCE-TOUR. Thanks to the accompanying guides.
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No hot water. On the first day they said this, they promised to turn it on, but they didn’t turn it on, or maybe they turned it on, but it took a long time to drain the water. I think the hotel should not save on heating water; it is better to save electricity on lighting, namely, put lamps along the alleys that are charged from the sun.
Flies need to be poisoned, at least in a restaurant.
Mosquitoes are also not poisonous, so take fumigators with you.
Bottom line.
The hotel is decent, a solid 4.
Despite the disadvantages, we had a good rest and took a little break from our reality.
I wish the hotel staff health and well-being. Prosperity hotel. To the beloved Egypt of the world.
Good bye.
1. The sea, the beach - super, corals, although they die off, there are a lot of fish, there are corals. The eldest daughter and wife are happy, for the youngest - the sandy (screening) beach is super.
2. The territory of the hotel is very large, as for Egypt - green, paths (sidewalks) - tired.
3. Animation at the bar - the guys are trying very hard. . .
And that's it, there are no more pluses.
MINUSES: 1. We will definitely look at the photo of the room, I will send the video to anyone who is interested.
2. The air conditioner is a complete mess: firstly, it does not turn off and makes a lot of noise, like an MI8 helicopter. In principle, the temperature in the room is not gaining and condensation is dripping from the ceiling. Five minutes will stand turned off, pieces of ice break off and fall on the head. Drywall on the ceiling is wet through, crumbled, in some places there is a hole in the ceiling!! ! Everything else is from the time of Ramses II and/or III. We look at photos of curtains, jambs, cracks in washbasins and toilet bowls, let them have fun themselves.
2. Towels on the beach pi---ets: if you want a clean towel without holes, pay the Egyptian mafia a van dollar and you will be happy. And since the number of the times of Ramses 2.3, we look at the photo.
3. Food in the restaurant, breakfast. . . all 12 days that we were, always the same. The queue for fried eggs - 5-10 minutes, no less. Young cheeses are delicious, lunch and dinner are almost the same thing - beef stew, there was a duck several times, the grill is also good, there were no queues, no shrimp. 4 stars. It is very annoying when Arabs take food with their clean hands: cheeses, sausages, bread, and not with tongs!
4. The pool has never been bought because Arab children do not know that there is a toilet nearby. Our neighbors swam once, until they saw floating poop and everything was cut off.
5. The most important thing is ICE, when you want to swell in a bar and they add it to your glass, you know - it’s not from bottled water (hence some people don’t get off the toilet), but from flowing, raw, supposedly passed through a filter, but who knows when and which Pharaoh changed it.
In general, I tried to briefly about the main thing. Egyptians in the hotel 60-70 percent. EU, Belarusians, Ukrainians categorically do not recommend. Sori forgot: the cleaning in the rooms is good, there are no questions. I even trolled a little: I put boats and ducks on them)
The territory of the hotel is large, there is where to walk. For the period when we lived, only one pool worked and there were no slides, and snacks after breakfast by the pool, promised in the sheet, where everything about the hotel and our services.
It was at the exit that the number of tourists increased and then they began to install slides and possibly open a second pool, because there were few Europeans, but there were a lot of local people, and they constantly swam in the pool and there was not enough space. In addition, there are entertainment services on the territory, a tennis court, billiards, but nothing worked either, and in hot weather they would hardly play and be in demand, although after the pool and the sea are closed (17-18 hours), there is nothing special to do . There is an amphitheater, but there is a show for half an hour after 21:30. The rest of the time you can watch TV in the room (Ukrainian channels only 1.2 + 2, some news). But you can buy a SIM card in the guide for 5 bucks for 4 gig and sit through instagram) since wi-fi is only in the lobby and it almost doesn’t pull. But we didn’t do that, we went with a guy to take a break from everyone and beat each other. You won’t be able to go for a walk around the city or outside the hotel, because we lived on the outskirts of the city and there is a desert. And I advise you to download movies to your phone, it really saved)
The sea is good, they clean it, there are a lot of sunbeds, there is an entrance on the left (calm entry into the sea) and on the right (a lot of stones, I don’t recommend it). There are also beach areas across a small path by the sea. But if you want to eat / drink, then you are unlikely to run back and forth every hour, so it is preferable that everyone lies on the beach. There are two bars (where there is a pool, you can only take drinks and lunch snacks there), and on the beach, you can also take cocktails, and at 13 o’clock you can take food in a nearby island (french fries, canapes with meat). So all the food is only in the restaurant near the reception.
There was a lot of food, but everything was repeated every day, rice, potatoes, pasta with different sauces and in different forms. From meat veal and chicken, fish baked in batter with gravy, there was no seafood. Vegetables, many of which then make salads for lunch. I recommend morning puff desserts, I fell in love with them. Also take small vessels with you, even though it’s impossible to take out food in the rules, but the locals did it in plates, napkins, but it was inconvenient for us, and, unfortunately, we didn’t have any bags or anything. And sometimes I just wanted to drink my brought wine in the evening with something tasty.
Excursions from the hotel are not recommended only because of the high cost. On the travel24 website, everything can be purchased three times cheaper and with the same reliability.
By the way, we saw other rooms, since the check-out was at 8 pm, we handed over our things at 12 pm and walked around the territory until 6 pm, since we had to shower later, etc. , we were given the key to the room nearby, it was clearly family , bathroom, etc. , but everything looked shabby, broken, hair dryer did not work, etc.
I put 7 for hospitality, bartender Alan by the pool and comfort.
SETTLEMENT: fast. I draw your attention to the fact that there are renovated rooms, located away from the sea. They start at 4 (we had 4215). They are smaller, they have new furniture, modern TV. My child and I were far from the sea and we asked to change the room the next day, we moved to 3324 without any problems: it is with old furniture, but larger and closer to the sea.
BEACH: long, clean, with sand. There are enough sun loungers, large canopies-"fungi" are closed from the sun. There is a pier, near a coral reef: the variety of fish is not very large, but there is something to see. Also on stingrays and turtles. The downside is that the garbage from the sea is removed late: at 9 o'clock. Therefore, if we come early to the beach, we have to look for a cleaner place.
There is also a specially equipped nudist beach very close by.
FOOD: tasty but no variety, chicken every day, fried squid once a week. Often fish in batter, beef. From fruits: melon, oranges, less often watermelon and bananas. You can buy fresh: the starting price is $2, but you can bargain. There is a children's area in the restaurant: Tom and Jerry are constantly spinning, but there is no children's menu.
Breakfast is the usual: cereal, yogurt, cheese, sausage, rice porridge with raisins, falafel puree, vegetables.
TERRITORY: large, but little greenery. Seems more deserted. You can ride camels, horses, quad bikes. There is a mini botanical garden, ducks and goats, children really like to feed them. Swings, no playground as such. Swimming pool.
ANIMATION: on the beach every day gymnastics, yoga or stretching, volleyball, water aerobics. In the evening, the children's animation is boring and monotonous, they didn't go to the adult part, I can't say anything.
In general, we had a good rest. But such a large number of local people in the hotel was a little annoying. But this is subjective.
Next time I will not come back here - there are better hotels for the money.
The staff is at a good level (the hotel is German), the serving of drinks in the restaurant and the cleaning of dirty dishes are instant. An indicative moment - when we returned from Cairo at 12 at night - we were invited to a restaurant for a personal late dinner, beautifully served and deliciously fed. And this is their own initiative.
The food is delicious, varied for lunch and dinner. Delicious cakes, always great tiramisu for lunch.
Alcohol - quite normal keg beer (sometimes Stella is poured from cans on the beach), ordinary wine, but not diluted, simple mixtures such as gin and tonic (tonic - Sweppes) and rum-cola are quite tasty, without consequences. Coffee lovers - order a cappuccino, they will make it delicious at the bar. Just coffee - pour a burda. Juices - as usual, chemistry, but there is always a delicious hibiscus (called hibiscus juice). The quality of the cocktails varies greatly from bar to bar, the lobby is the best.
In the lobby you will find guest relations Natalia - she will solve all problems, including a free replacement of the room with the best one and wishes for the menu. Shops on the territory are adequate, you can actively bargain and calmly get a good price. Fresh and windsurfing training - we recommend. Bargain - it's realistic to bring down the price by half, up to a dollar for fresh.
In general, the hotel fell in love with itself, like many others who return here many times.