Hotels in Soma Bay, Qesm Safaga

前幾天入住體驗非常不錯，但是後面想去赫爾格達玩發現打不到車，要等很久才有車。某天吃完飯時發現水果不太新鮮，沒太注意直接吃了，當天晚上妻子就上吐下瀉。第二天去吃午飯時候，又發現用的食材是頭一天晚上剩下的。這樣的食物真的很令人掃興。

The hotel is very beautiful, showing off the beauty of the sunrise over the Red Sea. There are three swimming pools, which are large and comfortable. The food in the restaurant is of high quality, especially the buffet. I hate buffets, but this high-quality and extremely rich buffet can last for several days.

The sea view room is still very beautiful, but the road in is still being repaired, there is a kind of isolation. It is also expensive to take a taxi to the city, more than 40km. If you like diving, there is a very beautiful underwater world here, but the deep asked the quotation is 50 euros, not cheap at all. Snorkeling saw very beautiful corals and fish. Can't live long, no nightlife.

The hotel is located in Soma Bay on the Red Sea, more than 40 kilometers from Hurghada Airport, not the majority of people living in Hurghada and Marti Bay. This position has advantages and disadvantages: the disadvantage is that there is no supporting business, there is no business to buy, no way to take a taxi, only the hotel car (no expensive); the advantage is quiet, the entire bay only Westin, Sheraton, Kempins Base and a diving club, so the beaches on the other side are European and American foreigners, did not see other Chinese. The Westin’s beach is far from the hotel and the hotel will be transported with the shuttle bus, so it is inconvenient to play with the sea. But we went to the Westin golf course, which was great. The facilities of the hotel are of course good, the building is renovated and the room pool gym breakfast, etc. are top notch. But I have to spit on the service. When checking in in the lobby, the attitude of the front desk was polite on the surface, but the room for us was particularly bad. I specially booked the golf sea view room and gave it to the far side. Since Soma Bay has not been fully developed, it is now undergoing major construction, giving me only 200 meters of work space in the room, which seriously affects the landscape and rest. I suggested that I had to change a room. The front desk lady was very reluctant to say that there was no sea view room. Then I insisted on asking, only to say that there was only a lower floor facing the room on the edge of the atrium pool. Later, when I was playing, I was close to the original room and found that there was no one in the area. If I stayed, I was the only one who lived near the construction site. After returning, I complained to Ctrip, and the hotel actually told us that Ctrip had changed the room. The sea view room has been upgraded to a pool room. The room service is basically not available. The service during the meal is also normal. After pouring the coffee, even if you add milk and sugar, you will walk away without much attention.

Ich komme schnell zu den Kritikpunkten, es gibt lediglich zwei aus meiner Sicht: erstens der Meerblick. Wir hatten extra dieses Hotel aufgrund des Blicks zum Meer hinaus gebucht. Natürlich garantiert niemand, dass die Bilder genauso sind wie das Zimmer selber, jedoch haben wir aus unserem Balkon auf eine große Baustelle geschaut und auch die Sicht aufs Meer wirklich minimal, da dazwischen auch noch eine große Hotelwand ragte. Vor Ort kann man dann ein Upgrade für zwölf Euro pro Tag pro Person buchen, was bei uns knapp 250 € gewesen wären und somit nicht mehr drin war. Hätte mir gewünscht, dass das online erkennbar ist… Andere Hotels haben oft unterschieden zwischen seitlichem Meerblick und Meerblick.  Der zweite Punkt waren die hohen Preise von Getränken und dem Essen a la carte. Ein Bier aus der Flasche zum Abendessen, was 6€ kostet. Oder eine Mahlzeit zum Mittagessen für 15-20 € ist einfach zu teuer. Die Preise sind in Ägypten. Gerade für Lebensmittel sind sehr billig in Ägypten und ich habe wirklich nicht verstanden, warum Preis Leistung schlechter als in den teuren Großstädten Deutschlands ist. Ansonsten wie in vielen Rezensionen beschrieben: das Essen war gut die Lage ist wirklich top direkt am Riff und die Leute sind fantastisch und freundlich. Wir hatten eine tolle Zeit und wenn wir noch mal nach Hurghada, zum tauchen oder kiten fahren ist das Hotel unsere Wahl.

The Solymar beach resort is not the most expensive resort in the Hurghada/Safaga area, but it’s also not the cheapest. Because of this, we were expecting it to be quite middle-of-the-range in terms of quality. At every turn, we were pleasantly surprised and delighted. The staff were friendly and courteous - whether at the reception, in the restaurant, or walking past someone watering the grass, you are guaranteed a friendly greeting. Everyone is quick to know their customers - after just a day in our usual spot on the beach, Ahmed knew our usual order. The hyper-energetic Magic Entertainment team members were also quick to build rapport and make us feel included in the resort vibes. We plunged immediately into extreme relaxation with a “honeymoon massage” at the spa, which included time in the dry and steam saunas, a special hammam exfoliation ritual on a heated marble slab, a full-body Dead Sea mud wrap, and an oil massage. The masseuses were talkative and playful - possibly not to everyone’s taste, but this seems to be the Egyptian way and certainly got me smiling and giggling along. There is not a moment of the day when you might be at risk of going hungry. From the early breakfast in the main restaurant, to the late breakfast at the beach, to the drinks and snacks on offer throughout the day at the pool bar and restaurant, there is always a wide array of quality F&B choices. There is some variation from day -to-day options, and it’s always worth checking out the “fresh-from-the-grill” area to see what the day’s speciality may be. Part of the stay includes one complementary meal at one of the two a la carte restaurants (Italian/Egyptian) where the food is a level or two up from what’s served in the buffets. Go hungry - the Egyptian meal included a starter of hot and cold mezze, a soup, a main course and a dessert (with alternative plant-based and kiddies’ menus). The resort has done a lot to ensure that it is eco friendly. Apart from the usual request to hang up towels to save water on unnecessary cleaning, they also purify their own water, which is left in your room in chilled glass bottles (it tastes a little weird, but it’s good for the planet). Overall, highly recommend the Solymar resort.