Blue Bay Resort Egypt

Often we don’t bother to publish reviews however in this kind of instance I made a decision which will make en exemption after seeing many reviews titled ‘Paradise’, ‘AAAAAAmazing’, ‘Tickets arrived…can’t delay’ (How can you compose an evaluation prior to the holiday??) Well, it would appear that lots of people haven’t seen a 5-star resort and/or have become simple to be happy as far the food in worried.

I’ll try to be a short as you can, so:

1. Positives:
- place: definitely exemplary,

- seashore: excellent as per Egyptian requirements,

- Reef: great general, but not since impressive as those noticed in Marsa Alam,

- Pools: great, the Infinity pool is just one of the best I’ve ever before have experienced. But water generally in most of the swimming pools isn't heated; so that it might be also cool for the kids or senior friends.

- Service: general very helpful, friendly and courteous. However the Reception staff plus some bar staff had been grumpy or even freely boorish on some occasions.

- Grounds: impressive, good landscapes, a great amount of plants, water functions, etc.

2. Negatives:
- Airport: naturally I’m conscious that airport ‘experience’ does not connect with hotel analysis but in my opinion it's surely well worth mentioning to anyone considering Sharm El Sheikh holiday: the arrival and deviation had been my worst airport experiences ever before (and I travel a great deal). Total mess, disinformation, 50 % of the airport staff does not understand English. Just what an imbecile decided to have 10-15 airplanes landing within 30 minutes? It had been about 4pm we we’ve appeared, there have been hundreds (600-700-900?) crowding around. It had been hot, steamy, young ones crying, seniors enduring. Total shambles. Equivalent experience at the departure. Only for that explanation I would most likely never ever check out Sharm El Sheikh once again.

- Platinum Thompson?? 5-star?? All inclusive??? NO, NO with no. The biggest con is of course the ‘All inclusive’. You spend £1000 per person… simply to end up with awful ‘all inclusive’ juices, becoming absolutely nothing else but extremely nice syrups blended with liquid! One anticipating fresh drinks (a regular in 5* hotel) would need to spend extortion £3 per glass! It gets worse if it is your family getaway: every healthy child desires ice-creams during holiday, right? Well, here’s the shock: all the ice-creams next to beach and swimming pools are in additional (extortion) £3 cost! Ok, you can find ‘all inclusive’ ice-creams in that packed canteen inside evenings, but try to explain the kids during the day! Veeery clever… this is absolutely nothing else but a straightforward greed of hotel’s owners. Additionally the listing goes on: local ‘sprits’ are awful, while as an example a go of Jack Daniels costs £7. RIDICOULOUnited States.

- meals: from the first-day looks like abundant option, but after 3-4days you'll rapidly understand just how repeated and boring it is. Principal ‘all inclusive’ restaurant is absolutely nothing else but a packed canteen, extremely busy, with extremely chaotic solution, avoid if possible. In the first-day you will need to book the seafood or Italian restaurant. The coastline restaurant may be the worst: a similar ‘menu’ day-in, day-out: hamburgers, fries, grilled fish/chicken.

- Wine rates in fish/Italian/French restaurants: £60 per bottle of Californian white or Chianti, which you are able to purchase for £5-7 when you look at the UK?? I’m sure the administration will claim for the reason that the import taxes… bolox!. This is certainly just owners' greed and another attempt to rip you down.

- belly issues: painful cramps and extreme diarrhoea is common. Buy Immodium before making house!

- building works: you will find never-ending deals with the lift to the beach degree, only beside the stunning Infinity pool. Exactly what a shame! Additionally, you will usually notice employees starring at women, particularly people who chose to take pleasure in the sun topless. I’ve have observed the exact same selection of employees walking from the lift web site toward the main building… and exactly next to the topless women sunbeds repeatedly with no certain explanation, but and then have a ‘closer appearance’ at these types of peculiarity as ladies breast. Pathetic.

- Evening ‘entertainment’: sufficient for people with children. That’s it. Comprehensive stop. If you are selection of singles, young couple... prepare becoming annoyed within the nights.

- The shopping bazaar: one of several dearest shops I have present in Egypt. Eliminate! In addition (virtually) all store owners attempt to talk with you in Russian, that we find really irritating.

- Russian-orientated resort: one half (or even whenever 60-70percent!!) of guests tend to be Russian, you hear Russian language everywhere, shop owners/beach boys/waiting staff will usually greet you in Russian, most of the first 5-6 TV channels tend to be Russian (even though the television programme says in a different way)… i assume there isn't any point to spend time regarding how some Russians act, I'm sure you've seen or heard it prior to.

Therefore to sum-up: excellent place, impressive facilities, great beach and incredibly great reef - this resort surely has the potential to-be genuine 5* hotel. However the huge disappointments are: money grubbing management/owners making the ‘all inclusive’ deal a farce, repetitive food, ridiculous wine/spirits costs, not enough night activity for adults/young couples and obvious ‘Russian-orientation’.