I was vacationing here in January 2024. I liked it here much more than in Hurghada (I have been there many times). I was looking for a quiet hotel with a nice reef. And this one is just what you need. The reef is exceptional! The beach is just gigantic! I saw so many underwater beauties and inhabitants for the first time. The hotel is located in the desert. There is nothing nearby. The main guests are Germans. The food was good, without any special frills, but everything is fresh, a lot of meat and fish. The territory is huge, there is a dive center, a couple of shops, a pharmacy, a tour desk, a spa. For solitude with nature and quiet relaxation (without gopota), you don't need to wish for anything better.
We had a rest in August for 23 years
Positive:
- an incredible coral reef, a lot of fish, turtles, stingrays. Children can watch the fish almost at the shore, they will not have to swim far. We swam further away, there is a stunning view of a huge reef from a four-storey building, amazing emotions. Some people swam in the open sea and saw dolphins)
- delicious food, we didn't get tired of it in 6 days. Every evening the chef went out and cooked fish and meat on the grill
-the rooms were cleaned well, clean bed linen and fresh towels
- friendly staff, always happy to chat, but few people know Russian, they communicated in English
- good animators, stretching in the afternoon, water gymnastics, darts, in the evening a show and a disco for those who wish
- comfortable large beach with sun beds and towels
Minuses:
- the hotel is very remote, on the one hand the sea, on the other the desert, only trucks pass by, there is nothing within walking distance.
- they don't give us shampoo and paste, we forgot our own and had to buy a tiny tube for 500 rubles at a local pharmacy
Of interest: vacationers are mostly elderly Germans or families with children, there were very few Russians. After 23, the hotel is quiet, everyone is asleep)) It is not suitable for lovers of nightlife
Overall, we really enjoyed the quiet rest and snorkeling every day
I am currently resting at this hotel (from 07/22/2024 to 07/29/2024). I want to write a truthful review, because reading the previous reviews, I get the feeling that I have entered an alternative reality than the commentators before me.all the laudatory reviews about a large territory, delicious and, most importantly, varied food are all a myth.everything is very poor and disgusting, they served fish for lunch with scales, fins, well at least the hook was pulled out of it.The numbers are a separate story. Gentlemen, the owners of this hotel, well, aren't you ashamed of this at all?????I even recorded a 6-minute video of my room, in which I was in a frenzied "delight" when I was settled there.I can't post it because it's a solid mat, but if someone needs it, I can personally send it.old shabby beds, old leaky bed linen, everywhere there are some Circassians on the walls, curtains.There's a half-torn curtain hanging in the shower, yes, yes, a curtain!Not a shower stall!
The air conditioner is running at 28 degrees and it is broken, the temperature does not drop below.I have to move the bed under the air conditioner in the evenings, because the stuffiness in the rooms is unbearable. The room is opened with a key-no, not with what you used to call a key (card), but in kind with a key.even when I was going, I thought, I won't take big buckets of shampoos and gels with me, but I'll take miniature ones, everything is fine at the hotel, they bring samples every day, if I use them ...., yeah, I used them ..., they just don't exist and never were.The mini-bar is barely working.there's still some kind of fish howling in it, all dirty, rusty inside.and the most annoying thing is that this is my first vacation in 5 years and it's so disgusting. And I gave a decent amount of 90,000 money in a week, but don't write here that "what did you want for that kind of money?".for me, this is a large sum and I know the price of every ruble. Bottom line: if you don't care about the room environment, food and other household and kitchen nuances, then come, otherwise I don't advise!better look for other options