3/5 Igor K. 7 months ago on Google
Let
me
start
off
by
saying
that
I’m
still
residing
in
the
hotel
at
the
time
of
writing
this
review.
I
was
waiting
for
a
few
things
to
pan
out(or
not)
to
see
how
this
review
was
going
to
go.
We
were
welcomed
and
led
to
our
room
on
the
ground
floor.
The
room
looked
nice
and
seemed
clean
but
had
a
moldy
musty
basement
like
smell,
a
smell
which
was
prevalent
in
the
closets,
so
much
so
that
we
couldn’t
unpack
into
the
closets.
We
waited
a
whole
day
to
see
if
the
smell
will
go
away
with
the
ventilation
working,
but
it
didn’t,
and
we
had
to
move
rooms,
which
the
staff
was
kind
enough
to
give
us.
We
moved
to
a
new
room,
which
luckily
smelled
really
nice
and
we
were
happy
with
it
at
first,
only
to
find
out
a
bit
later
that
the
air
conditioning
does
not
work.
We
asked
reception
to
fix
it
in
the
morning.
They
said
they
will.
We
came
back
to
the
room
in
the
afternoon,
and
it
didn’t
work,
we
asked
the
reception
about
it,
and
they
had
no
idea
what
was
going
on,
and
asked
me
to
keep
the
AC
on
because
maybe
they
fixed
it
in
the
morning.
I
kept
it
on
and
it
didn’t
work.
I
came
to
reception
again
in
the
evening
and
they
sent
a
maintenance
guy
up
to
fix
it.
He
climbed
up,
did
something
and
“5
minutes
and
it
will
be
ok”.
Nothing
changed.
Tomorrow
morning
I
went
to
reception
again
to
complain,
they
said
they
will
send
someone
to
fix
it.
Again
same
scenario
like
the
day
before.
We
come
in
the
afternoon,
AC
still
broken,
they
send
another
maintenance
guy
up,
he
does
some
work.
Says:
Give
it
30
minutes
to
an
hour
for
the
water
to
circulate,
and
it
will
work.
2
hours
later,
still
no
AC,
and
this
is
at
the
time
of
writing
this
review.
I
will
update
the
AC
situation
with
the
latest
as
I
will
not
give
up
on
this.
Negatives
apart
from
that:
-Low
quality
meats
and
cheeses
at
breakfast.
-Instant
coffee
only.
-90%
of
staff
is
not
hospitable,
some
are
downright
rude.
-Poor
wi-fi
An
extra
negative
is
the
one
“A
la
carte”
dinner
that
you
get
as
an
all
inclusive
customer.
The
a
la
carte
is
that
you
get
to
choose
between
the
main
course
being
the
fish,
chicken
or
beef.
The
appetizers
are
set
by
them,
and
deserts
as
well.
We
went
for
the
beef
and
we’re
surprised
to
find
that
the
food
was
all
exactly
the
same
as
it
was
offered
in
the
buffet
downstairs.
So,
simply
don’t
do
the
“a
la
carte”
dinner
as
you’ll
have
a
much
bigger
choice
downstairs
in
the
buffet
restaurant.
Positives:
-Waiter
called
Nabeel.
-Guy
on
the
beach
setting
up
sunbeds
-Wonderful
beach
-Fantastic
pool
area
-Well
equipped
gym
-Location
really
close
to
the
center
and
the
Medina
-Lunch
and
dinner
food
selection
Summary:
While
the
hotel
might
have
amenities
on
paper,
of
a
5
star
hotel,
it
does
not
have
the
service
of
one.
So
adjust
your
expectations
before
you
come
here.
We’re
really
not
picky
travelers,
and
are
enjoying
our
stay
here.
But
both
me
and
my
partner
feel
that
having
a
working
AC
in
the
room
is
a
must
for
a
room
in
a
5
star
hotel,
and
if
the
AC
situation
does
get
resolved
in
the
end,
I
will
change
my
review.
Update:
We
moved
to
our
third
room
of
the
stay
and
were
notified
that
the
AC
was
fixed.
It
wasn’t,
and
the
lowest
temperature
you
could
get
in
the
room
was
25
degrees.
I
will
keep
this
as
a
3
star
review.