Of the advantages:
-Delicious and varied food
- Very beautiful views
-The sea is within walking distance. It is convenient to enter the sea from the pier (there is a staircase, and an acceptable depth for swimming). There is also excellent snorkeling, tk coral reefs
-pools of different depths (100,120,140,160 cm), there is a separate children's pool (30-50 cm)
-Many bars throughout the territory (no need to go to the hotel from the beach for cocktails)
-Polite staff, even some speak Russian
-Room cleaning during, constantly replenish stocks of tea, coffee, water, shumpun, etc.
Of the minuses:
-Shabby rooms (broken tiles, painfully repainted doors, a broken bathtub, etc.)
-The unfortunate location of the condee in the room (he blew directly on the bed, although there is plenty of room in the room. It's very hot without kondei, and with him there's still a chance to catch a cold)
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I liked the hotel very much, the staff is very helpful and friendly, the cuisine is varied and delicious, the territory is well maintained. The staff is really wonderful, I want to say a special thank you.
The hotel is located near the small town of Safaga. The distance to the airport is 50 km. There's nothing around, just the desert and the sea. There is a construction site planned on both sides of the hotel, which slightly spoils the view with construction debris.
The transfer is quite difficult, it takes up to two hours to shake on "speed bumps" transporting tourists to all passing hotels. After 6 hours on the plane, it feels like hard labor. Therefore, I strongly recommend that you arrange an individual transfer with the tour operator or just take a taxi. The journey takes only 35 minutes without stops. We were sluggish from the airport and didn't think about it, which I really regret. We took a taxi back to the hotel for $30 (White Shark). Kia business class car in leather and with air conditioning. The price is due to some charges at the airport, it's just that you can go back and forth to Hurghada for $ 35 for the whole day and the driver will wait for you.
Attractions, shops and many entertainment are quite far away, keep this in mind.
We took a two-room room. The room is a bit "tired", but quite cozy. The linen is all clean, the room was cleaned every day. Maybe they cleaned so often because of tips, but in any case there is a sign for unscheduled cleaning, it is enough to hang it on the door handle. Among the disadvantages, minor breakdowns and old repairs in the room can be noted. The plugs in the sockets do not hold, the doors are shabby, the rod for watering the rain in the bathroom (yes, there is a bathroom instead of a shower) is fixed with a self-tapping screw. In the second room there is a closet without doors. But, on the whole, it's cozy. We had one large bed and an armchair in one room, and two small beds and a sofa in the other. Two LCD TVs, two refrigerators, two balconies. The cleaner made amazing figures out of towels, different every day. An inexhaustible fantasy. Besides the usual swans, there were also a crocodile, a dolphin, and even a monkey.
The cuisine is varied. The menu is typical for Egypt, but there were also goodies. The menu includes both basic dishes every day (rice, pasta, potatoes, beef, chicken, fish, pizza) in different variations (fried, fries, mashed potatoes, battered, boiled) and changing periodically (sushi, crabs, duck, lamb, scallops). Very tasty sweaters, small grilled cutlets. Fast food is also delicious (pizza, grilled meat buns, even whites were). We were lucky, we caught the holiday on February 14th, the cook got excited, there were special cakes, cocktails, national dishes, the whole hotel was decorated. It takes a very long time to list all the cakes, there are a lot of them. There were different baklava. The pies are different. A couple of options for a healthy diet.
Fruits are often whole (orange, tangerine, guava, small bananas, dates. Sometimes physalis or strawberries), but there were also sliced ones (pomegranate and apple).
The hotel has two la carte restaurants: Indian and Italian cuisine. We went only to the Italian one, chose pasta, lasagna, pizza with seafood. The portions are large, keep in mind when ordering. They make good coffee in the lobby. The restaurant has a good filter brewed, as well as instant nescafe from the coffee machine. For some reason, everyone is queuing in front of the coffee machine in the morning, I couldn't figure that out.
Natural juices are only available for a fee. From soft drinks, traditional Egyptian "Yuppies" with flavorings and carbonated drinks. The free wines are so-so, but you can drink them. There is also a bottle for some money. Gin and rum don't seem to be anything.
Unfortunately, the entrance to the sea is not very good. The beach is neat and clean. But the hotel is located on a shoal in the bay. It's already shallow there, 300 meters towards the sea, the depth varies from zero to one and a half meters, this is at high tide. Moreover, the daily low tide completely drains the coastal zone. Therefore, they swim mainly from the pier, to which they stomp these very 300 meters. There's a depth of two meters, maybe a little more. There are also a dozen sun beds, some on the pier and sunbathe.
The coast is covered with corals, special shoes are needed.
There are many birds on the territory, including four Egyptian herons. During watering, they walk a step away from the path every time and are not afraid of anyone. They say dolphins and even a turtle swim behind the pier. But I didn't manage to see them.
The hotel is for a relaxing holiday, there are no discos. There is animation: yoga, volleyball, live music in lubby in the evening and a dance show on the beach stage.
On-site facilities include a spa, a gym, a diving club and quad bikes.
The spa offers massages and braiding with kanekalon. The massage is relaxing, you can go once, there is nothing therapeutic in it. The price list says $70, but on the beach you will be happy to sell it for $ 40. Pigtails cost $35, I do not recommend them, they are made crookedly and unravel on the first day. The diving center offers diving and swimming to the island with fishing and snorkeling. There are departures from Hurghada, there are from the local pier. In general, due to the remoteness of the hotel, I would not advise choosing all these entertainments from Hurghada, you will get tired more. It's better to overpay 10 bucks and sail from the local pier, so there will be fewer people. I won't tell you in detail about them, we didn't order a boat or ATVs. The Quadric didn't take it yet because of the weather, it was windy, and the mountains couldn't be seen because of the dust.
The hotel is adjacent to a clinic and a pharmacy with fixed prices and a good assortment.
The hotel is amazing - delicious food, varied menu, lots of desserts, animation, very helpful staff, clean beach and good access to the sea from the pier). There are also wonderful excursions (Luxor, parasailing, snorkeling). The rooms are spacious, the air conditioning works perfectly, there is a balcony where you can enjoy the sea view. Of the minor disadvantages: on the beach, the entrance to the sea is too small, it's better from the pier, the rooms are a little tired, but their area and filling overlap, well, the hotel itself is 50 km from Hurghada (but this is a minus for those who like nightlife a la clubs, shopping, etc.)