I’ll write what I didn’t like right away. First, since check-out was early at 6 am, we ordered a packed lunch for two and it consisted of: 1 small banana, 1 small juice, 3 croissants (medium) and 2 sets of plastic spoons, forks and knives. All this crazy amount of food was in a branded package. (from a distance it looked quite aesthetically pleasing), that is, the idea was very decent.
So, tourists with an early flight need to take care of their own breakfast. And secondly, when the room was vacated and we were already on the transfer to the airport, we sat and waited for the rooms to be checked after the guests left.
The guests did not steal anything and went to the airport (as for me, a good hotel does not go down like that).
And now about the good stuff.
The area is very well-groomed and clean, gorgeous palm trees and flowers.
The cleaning and restaurant staff do a great job, all the staff always say hello and almost everyone smiles. The waiters are very fast, attentive to all guests, not only Italians, but Italian tourists were the overwhelming majority of all other tourists, 80 percent.
Special respect to Mikhail (he is apparently the head of service in restaurants, monitors the waiters, resolves all service issues quickly and very correctly). Thanks to the cooks too, the food is delicious. The menu is quite varied, of course pasta in different types (Italy), chicken, fish, crabs, octopus, mixes of fish products. For breakfast there was always honey in a honeycomb, for dinner there was halva, pastries and sweets that were quite varied and tasty. There is ice cream. Natural coffee.
We visited during strawberry season and had strawberries for dinner every day. In addition to strawberries - melon, tangerines, guava, grapefruit, kumquat, apples. oranges, bananas.
The menu in the main restaurant and in the restaurant near the beach is the same, which is very convenient for those who don’t rush to their room after dinner, but can relax on the beach under an umbrella.
The rooms we had were tired but clean, everything worked, water was delivered without any problems. Taking into account the fact that we were not going to spend time in the room, we didn’t bother with this topic at all, we didn’t take photos where there were scratches (it’s worth saying that repairs to the buildings are in full swing). On the third day they brought envelopes with an invitation to receive drinks in cans as a gift (Fanta, Coke, Sprite or juice to choose from), I don’t remember how much, but + - 10 cans for each. Unexpected and pleasant.
Robes and slippers are provided upon request (free of charge).
Beach.
Great. There is enough space. Entry into the sea as you wish, both from the shore and from the pontoon.
The sunbeds are good, high quality. There is a bar on the beach: drinks, pizza, burgers. Animation works. Very clean.
There is a minibus running around the area from the water park to the beach. But in reality the distance is not great, but for some categories of people it is convenient.
There is also a small water park, tennis tables and courts.
40 minutes walk to the old town, 5 minutes to the pharmacy and “supermarket”.
We offer this hotel as 5 stars, in fact it has 4 stars, perhaps it does not have any service that is required for 5 stars, but service (except for what is written at the beginning), location, beach, reef, The cuisine (what a tourist expects from Egypt) is quite 5 stars.
Cleaning is great. Constantly brought water, shampoos.
The restaurant really liked the Asian curry corner.
We did not go to restaurants by appointment - we were very pleased with the main restaurant.
We'll be back for sure. Thanks everyone.
We arrived at the hotel at 5 am, filled out a questionnaire, we were immediately put on bracelets and we went to the bar. The bar has wonderful organic coffee.
We ourselves knew about the check-in at 14, and our travel agent warned us. But at 10:30 we were already settled. No surcharges.
Guys, who writes that the numbers are old. There are rooms with a newer renovation, but they are more expensive. You can pay on the spot. We watched them. The superior room is called, but it’s not critical for us - we stayed in what we originally booked.
Cleaning is normal. In one day. We once indicated our comments on cleaning - after that it became excellent.
The food is excellent. Fish, meat, poultry, eat diet food. There is a corner of sushi, a lot of sweets for every taste. During our holiday, due to a small number of tourists, the restaurant by the sea was closed. It was very convenient to have lunch there, amazing view.
For a change, we went to a la carte. They were satisfied. Grill is very tasty meat. The only thing that interferes a bit with the music from the children's animation. Indian - for an amateur. I was too sharp. The husband was delighted. We didn’t go to the paid one - we were quite satisfied with the buffet.
The staff is friendly, everyone is happy to see you. The waiters quickly remember your orders and the next time they bring it without asking. We made friends with the girls of gastronomy at the reception. Always help and advise
We went to the water park on the territory of the neighboring hotel sentido. But more than once we were not enough. The water is cold.
The overall impression of the holiday is wonderful. We will definitely come again.
2. The kitchen is good.
3. Territory - good and big. The territory is shared with Sentido. If you settled in Reef Oasis, then you cannot use the Sentido pools (they have other blue towels).
5. Everything else is acceptable. Once again - the most miserable there - it's numbers!
The rooms are tired, especially sad with plumbing. But in general, nothing falls off and that's good, you can live. Cleaned every two days, the bed for 10 days has not been changed yet. Towels are replaced, there are a lot of them, so everything is ok here.
We survived the flood here on January 1, the rooms were flooded with water, they were in no hurry to save us, so they saved themselves, plugging the cracks from the balcony and the corridor with towels and bathrobes. There are no drains here, so some rooms sank for about a day. The next day we were promptly replaced with dressing gowns and towels that had died in battle.
The food is moderately good. There are plenty to choose from, but don’t expect pickles, you can’t eat a lot of food, but you can find more or less decent options for yourself. Queues for food are like for sausage in the USSR, and the fact that food is distributed is inconvenient. Expect that if you eat a lot, you will beg for a piece three times a day))))) But after five days you will get excited, and you will proudly return to the table, with the second chicken leg obtained.
In general, there is beautiful nature, excellent sea, there is an evening program, a wonderful reef, and if you close your eyes to some little things and just relax, then you will have a good time.
2. A hotel with a good territory, with a very beautiful coral reef and a convenient entrance to the sea.
3. The room has everything you need, the rooms are normal.
4. Good and varied food. The staff is friendly.
5. Our family liked everything.
The weather is amazing. The air temperature was about +34 during the day and +27 in the evening. The bay where the hotel is located is actually almost windless. There was a slight breeze blowing through the hotel and the beach, but the sea was completely calm.
1. Check-in and check-out
We arrived around 8 am. The bracelets were put on immediately after filling out the questionnaire and invited to breakfast.
When checking out, they also did not remove the bracelets. We checked out the room at 12:00. Our transfer was at 16:00 and all this time we could go to lunch, use bars, swimming pools, etc.
If you want to keep the room after 12:00, then the surcharge until 18:00 is 40 euros, until 21:00 - 60 euros, after 21:00 - a full day is paid.
2. Rooms
We were checked in at 13:40. We booked the Preferred Promo Room. But there was some kind of mistake and we were settled in the wrong room (but with a sea view))) Room 7333. We found out that this was a mistake in the evening, when the hotel employee came and said to urgently come to the reception and that they are changing us number, and that we have 15 minutes to check them out.
As a result, as an apology for the inconvenience, we were given a room overlooking the pool. Number 7138. In fact, it was almost the same as the first one.
Air conditioners work well. Furniture is normal. The beds are comfortable. There is a minibar, but not stocked.
Nobody was given money for a quick check-in or for a better room.
3. Staff
Generally no complaints. Everyone is positive, smiling, not too intrusive (as far as it is possible for the Egyptians))) In general, it seems to me that the Egyptians are a kind of mirror)) And how you treat them, so they treat you. Any question can be easily solved with a smile and the solution will be 100 times faster and better than through a scandal))
4. Sea and beach
Awesome sea! Awesome reef! There are many beautiful colorful fish that swim as close as possible)) We have seen: a variety of parrots, butterflies, clown fish, surgeons, picasso rynecant, aboudefduf, needle fish, stingray, moray eels and much more.
The most important thing is that you can swim in the sea both from the pontoon and from the beach (wearing corals). From the beach you can walk to a decent depth. There are fish here and there.
5. Nutrition
Very good. Breakfast and lunch could be in the main restaurant (Tsibum) and overlooking the beach (La Citadel). Dinners only in Tsibum. There are 3 A la carte restaurants: in 2 of them it was possible to sign up for a free dinner, but we did not have time. They came to record on October 11 in the evening and the next record was already on October 17 (and we flew out on the 16th)))
The dishes in the restaurant are monotonous, but the choice is very large. If you wish, you can eat something new all the time throughout the week. A large selection of vegetables prepared in a variety of ways (grilled, stewed, steamed, salads, etc. ). All cook very tasty. The meat was sometimes harsh, but this is for me personally, my husband liked it)).
In conclusion…
The vacation went great. Animators are not too intrusive, but groovy. Evening animation is available for both children and adults.
There is also a “water park” on the territory of the hotel, but objectively there is nothing to do there)) Maybe only for children.
There is table tennis and football near the pool.
I think that the hotel is very worthy. Yes, maybe there are not luxury rooms, but after all, holidays in Egypt are primarily the sea, but here it is simply incredible!
Now the details.
We rested at the Reef Oasis Beach Resort 5 * hotel from September 23 to September 30.2021 with a group of 8 people.
1. Arrived early in the morning, quickly received bracelets and went to breakfast. 2 numbers were received at about 10 o'clock, the other 2 - at about 14-00. Settled in rooms 8162.8164, 8167.8169, near a small pool, very close to the beach. Cleaning was every other day, at the same time they put 2 one and a half liter bottles of water, tea and coffee bags and everything else. There were no towel swans. The rooms had 2 single beds. All electrical appliances worked properly. Hot water all day long. There is a bidet, no shower, but the shower area is separated by a partition.
2. Food without frills, but varied. There is a new air-conditioned main restaurant. Beef, chicken, fish in different variations. Dishes from the chef for dinner. Dishes are imposed by restaurant workers, they are not greedy at all, they even have to be stopped. In recent days, a restaurant has opened above the beach for breakfast and lunch. Barbecue restaurant and Indian Maharaja - by appointment, you can visit once. We've been to both and loved it! Great coffee from the machine at the bar. Of the fruits were coarsely chopped - oranges, pomegranates, grapefruits, guava, melon. The pastries are delicious, especially the croissants. From alcoholic drinks - local beer, rum, whiskey, white and red wine. Beer in the bar on the beach is poured from 11-00 from kegs into plastic 100g cups. We were ready for this, so we took larger glasses with us. We are beer lovers with a snack, we also took it from home.
3. Territory - large, beautiful, green, well-groomed, with many cacti and all sorts of exotic plants. A bus goes to the beach, but it is the only one, you have to wait a bit.
4. The beach is large, but finding a free place after 10-00 is problematic. We came before breakfast and sun loungers were always found. The pontoon is not very long. Free scuba diving for 5 minutes is every day at 10-30 from the pontoon. You need to contact the dive club. The reef is still gorgeous, but there are more and more dead spots. I'd like to give recommendations to the management to change the schedule of cleaners on the beach. It is very unpleasant to come to the beach in the morning, take away the sun loungers (especially after the fire show), remove the trash and wipe the tables.
5. Shopping. There is a small market a short walk behind 1001 Nights. They bought fruits there on the corner, from Misha, who is not a miser. A Mango Market has opened, a store with fixed prices, the service is disgusting, the attitude is boorish.
6. Excursions were taken from the hotel guide. The sightseeing tour disappointed, instead of the promised dinner in Fares, they brought us to some Italian restaurant on Cape Phanar. Of the edible was only soup and squid. I liked the excursion to Dahab, the reef was caught alive, very beautiful!
7. Internet only at the reception, very weak. We bought a local card at the airport, 18 Gig for $10.
If anyone has any questions, I will answer.
In general, the hotel is still good, we had a nice rest, and I wish everyone the same!! !