Lenka S
April 1, 2025
We went for a last minute week of winter sun, and with reasonable expectations which were mostly exceeded. We asked for a quiet room and we got one, it was spacious and clean but the location at the back of the resort also meant that we had to walk lots to get everywhere - we did not mind this in the slightest though. We found the food great and well seasoned - you get a choice of 3 restaurants for breakfast / lunch and further 2 for dinner and they all serve something a bit different so worth walking round them all to see what's on offer. We enjoyed Tagine best for African food, and also Culina for dinner for fish and seafood but generally the food was very tasty! Restaurants can get busy for dinner so either go super early when they start serving or wait about an hour or so for majority of the people to leave. Food was served in one place or another from 7AM until midnight. Drinks - very basic as most reviews say. We would stick to beer or rum and coke/gin and tonic or a glass of wine for dinner. If you want fancy cocktails, pay more for a fancier hotel, simple as that. The staff work super hard everywhere and well deserve a tip. We found everyone very helpful, and the waiters remember what you drink and would bring you drinks round on the beach and the pool should you so wish. We liked beach bar the best and the bartender Maged Salah there took very good care of us :) The snorkelling at the end of the pier was good, sadly when we were there it was windy and we had red flag most of the time so couldn't do as much snorkelling as we wanted, nobody to blame here but the unpredictable weather gods. However on windy days I was able to get a good swim in one of the bigger non heated pools and we spent most of our time around the activity pool which was heated and very pleasant even in winter season. The entertainment team did their best, however ask them for activity schedule as it's different times from the schedule that you can find around the hotel. DJ was very good and the overall pool vibe was fun but without people getting too drunk/loud. Majority of the guests were Russian speaking, we actually found them a lot more polite than our fellow UK guests usually are so unsure what the complaints are! The entertainment was a bit of a hit and miss, some shows were wery good and it was usually done in both English and Russian to cater to majority of the guests. Overall we had such a pleasant holiday , thank you for all the staff to make our week so relaxing!