We arrived at 10 o'clock in the morning, gave the documents to the reception and we were sent for breakfast. Immediately after breakfast, we were shown to our room, and a few minutes later our suitcases were brought. The room was on the second floor, with a balcony on the cafe. The room is spacious, clean, with a large TV, a kettle and various tea bags, water bottles. Cleaning was carried out daily, stocks of bottled water were replenished, all kinds of figures were drunk on the crown, which is very nice)) The only thing was that there were mosquitoes, it was necessary to take fumitox.
The hotel has a huge territory, with several restaurants, next to another hotel with a water park, you can visit the water park and all the restaurants in that hotel for free. Also on the territory there are clothing stores, souvenirs, a pharmacy.
The food is varied, often barbecues, lyulya, fish, chickens were cooked. Everything is fresh and tasty.
Although there are many vacationers, there is no crowd, there are always tables, there is enough of everything. Restaurant workers work quickly, clean everything, bring drinks. Drinks are also served by the pools.
2 buses go to the sea every 20 minutes, it's a bit far to walk. On the beach there is a bar with drinks - coffee, soda, water. At 12 o'clock
a bar opens where they cook pizza, hamburgers, hot dogs, french fries, as well as vegetables and fruits. You can not return to the hotel for lunch)) The sea is awesome, it’s shallow near the coast, so it’s good for both children and adults.
Almost everyone in the hotel speaks Russian, some worse, some better, but you can explain yourself. We really liked Tarek Allam at the reception, he always helped us, connected wi-fi, explained to us some questions about the hotel, a very nice sympathetic man.
By the way, wi-fi catches throughout the hotel, even in the hotel room, and not just near the reception.
In general, we liked the hotel very much, we will be glad to return again! Recommended!
Every day or foam disco, or professional synchronized swimming, or Latin, African dances. Shows are a must in the evenings. Their diversity is impressive. For those who are used to Turkish animation, this is a little different. There are no primitive selections of the best sexy divas and sexy couples, but there are professional shows. 6 restaurants are open every day, you can go for a run yourself and choose the Italian dessert tiramisu, Asian noodles, rolls, Peking duck, king prawn, red fish steaks, leg of lamb, etc. , etc. And in the jazz bar, in addition to delicious cocktails they even poured a proper Bloody Mary. They never extorted money, and when our son lost his phone for 7 years, they gave it back the next day, and for a long time and stubbornly refused our gratitude of $ 20. We will definitely return for the third time.
Life hack on arrival: you will be invited by representatives of the teroperators to their windows and they will stick visas for $ 27, saying that you want to stand in line, go for 25 buy. But in the windows where "visa" is written, there are no queues and visas are glued for 25 dollars. Representatives of the tour operators cursed me when I bought visas in the official window and told about it to the people from our plane, standing in line to the tour operator.
But the worst part is the animation! She doesn't exist at all!! ! During the day, the animators do not even appear, in the evening they turn on Arabic songs quietly for 2 hours and 22.50 is already all, everyone should sleep. Russian songs are not included, because Russians begin to dance, sing (disperse), they don’t need it, even if you ask - there is no Internet, you offer your own - he says I won’t bet. He conducts animation only in English, I understand it’s not a problem for him, but he doesn’t accept requests in Russian, he doesn’t understand, although he speaks Russian. After the scandal and accusations of discrimination against Russians, two songs of Tender May were included!! ! Entertain yourself with alcohol - so much vodka is poured into cocktails, so that apparently they went to sleep faster. I had to go to another hotel for a disco. The pools are closed after 17.00!! ! This is total trash!! ! They just kick you out, even if you swim!
There is a museum on the territory, small, but there. There is a so-called German village - two-story cottages and a swimming pool in the center, no one is accommodated there except for the Germans, they lied to me that there were family rooms, but I was without children, so I won’t check the truth or not. There is no performance of 1001 nights and it was not expected before, the amphitheater is abandoned. Go to the sea exactly 1 km or go by bus, taking into account the check-in at another hotel and one-way traffic on foot to reach the same way as you get by bus. The beach is good, different entrances, there are pebbles, there is soft sand, smaller and deeper. Not far from the coast at low tide, an island appears, like the Maldives !! ! There are reefs and there are fish near the shore. The bar on the beach is normal, you can stay for dinner and not go to the hotel, there were always enough sun loungers.
The territory is beautiful, very oriental)), everywhere is clean and tidy. The food, at least “on delivery”, before the trip was embarrassing what and how, but in fact everything was perfectly organized, I even liked it. You approach again, no one looks askance, no problems at all. Only the main restaurant worked, although before the "crown" there were many themed ones, but that's what it is. Nobody was hungry, there was more than enough food. In addition, there is a bar on the beach, we dined there a couple of times, we did not want to go to the hotel. Delicious pizza, fries, vegetable slices, drinks.
The beach is good, the sand, there are corals with fish, sunbeds at a distance from each other, there was enough space for everyone (there are three hotels on the beach: one from the first line (Dana Beach) and two from the second or, as they say, from the third) Jungle Water Park and Leila) ). If not for the quarantine, then the beach would probably be overloaded. Now it's normal. The bus runs every half an hour plus or minus, you can also walk on foot, but somehow you didn’t feel like it in the heat. As we were informed, the show 1001 nights is not carried out due to quarantine measures, and in general there is practically no entertainment.
The staff at the hotel communicates more in English, Russian is a bit tight, not everyone, but they understand the basics or call the one who understands more, in general, we need to learn English). The majority of vacationers are Egyptians, and about equally Ukrainians and Belarusians, they heard Polish and English. There are not many people in the hotel. Internet - we bought a Vodafone SIM card in Senzo mall, there are also ATM-exchangers there. This shopping center is 5 min. walk.
We are satisfied with the rest and the hotel itself, you can go.
The territory is very well-groomed, everything is beautiful, the architecture is in oriental style, the Egyptian theme is everywhere, very atmospheric. I really liked the evening show performance, class. The only drawback of the hotel is its remoteness from the sea, but everything is compensated by food, atmosphere, staff. A hotel shuttle regularly runs to the sea, although people walked on foot, we were lazy.
We were located on the beach of the Dana Beach hotel, in general, it’s normal, there is a sea).
There is a bar at the beginning of the beach, you can have a bite to eat at lunch, if you don’t want to go to the hotel, we returned, the meals at the hotel are much tastier and more varied. The sea is quite shallow, ebbs and flows are observed.
The food pleased, the presence of so many bars too. Great coffee in Columbus, hello bartenders! In the main restaurant, the choice of dishes is excellent, a lot of meat, in assortment, they try to surprise with something new every day, delicious pastries, especially Egyptian sweets, the assortment of fruits is not large, but there was no lack of quantity. Well, as for drinks, cola-fanta-sprite, beer, juices ...I don’t want to drink this.
Next to the hotel on the left is a large shopping center with fixed. at Senzo prices, they bought a Vodafone SIM card there, they needed a connection all the time, it’s much more convenient, the Internet is 24/7 with you even on the streets of the city, even on excursions. So much calmer, even call a taxi service for example.
We went to the embankment on our own, walked along the Sheraton, nothing has changed since our last visit two years ago).
Many thanks to all the hotel staff for the warm welcome, care and positive, we had a great rest! Keep it up!
The food is good, varied, many restaurants - I really liked the oriental and fish, in the main restaurant there is a problem with tables, there is not enough for everyone, they also give fresh juice for breakfast. From the huge minus - I got very poisoned and who is to blame for this - the hotel or the fruits bought on the market - remained a mystery, lay under the system and then took 10 days of antibiotics.
The whole family rested, only I got the infection.
I liked the neighboring Jungle hotel, we went to them to have fun in the water park. The beach did not like, but the proximity of shops with fixed prices pleased. Alcohol is also not very good, no cocktails are made by eye, it was better in Sharm. The children appreciated the hotel's camel and horseback riding service, and here my small fry came off in full, saying that this is the best hotel in their life. )) The show is worth seeing, we liked it and it was interesting to walk around the museum.
I wanted to visit Hurghada with my family and finally visit Africa, I chose the hotel for a long time and carefully. discarding all sorts of Rixos and Hiltons, I stopped at Leila, because I liked the territory and atmosphere, reviews from tourists. I never regretted it. So everything is in order. I will miss planes and transfers, everything was good!!!
It so happened that our family of three arrived alone late in the evening. We were met near the hotel by musicians in Egyptian national clothes with a loud performance of Arabic music) It was fun and unusual, since there was so much attention on some guests. I was pleased.
They issued it right away, took them to show several options for our tour, agreed for a super Family room, 2-room with sliding doors. Designed for a large family, with a huge balcony and a view of the large pool. These rooms are designed for Germans. There are about 92% of them in the hotel, the rest are Poles, Belarusians and Russians with Ukrainians. From Ukraine, I saw only one couple with a child.
Cleaning quality, and it is possible without a tip, checked)
The territory is chic, cozy, green, there are many places for photos. Everything is clean, licked, constantly cleaning, washing and other work. Everything is like ants running, cleaning, smiling and trying to please.
Regarding the food. Everything is excellent, fresh and tasty) The fish themed day was 1 time per week. I won’t paint much, but sometimes the choice was better than in Turkey.
The animation is good, the children liked it very much. The child was happy to wait for the evening to come to dance with the children. True, the language threshold prevented him from communicating with German chats))))
Alcohol is decent, a lot of cocktails were drunk, my head didn’t hurt))) There are about 7 bars. a lot with different themes.
We visited the water park in Jungle for free, rode camels and horses on the territory of the theater stage for free, at least every day. We went to the show 1001 nights, for guests for free. Beautiful, went 3 times.
There are 7 pools on the territory, they were mainly in the active and children's water park, although there was a gorgeous huge pool near the room. But it was quiet there and constantly elderly Germans occupied it from 5 in the morning)
The hotel staff is very spoiled for tips, as the Germans always strove to poke them with Eureka on every occasion. but we were still well serviced. for the whole holiday only once my husband stupidly hinted at the baksheesh bartender from an Italian restaurant.
We visited several excursions on our own without a guide and went to the Marina to the fish market, prepared our goods bought there for free. We bought 3 crabs and half a kilo of large shrimp.
I liked the sea, the transfer to the beach is always until sunset. There is enough space for everyone. There is a bar and a kitchen on the beach, you can have a bite to eat, it is not necessary to return to the hotel.
The atmosphere in the hotel is beautiful, conducive to relaxation. The hotel is divided into several zones, everywhere they dance somewhere, somewhere they relax, they sing there, they play there. It seems to be very active, well, not stressful at the same time.
My rating is 5.
A little request to make a comment about direct allusions to tea, jars TYPE BOX sometimes it is enough.
Now the hotel is partially renovated.
Our room was near the arena, children's club and the main restaurant, behind our house, a large swimming pool, room 408.