Tropicana Azure Club. Sharm el-Sheikh: 4 star hotels. Hotels in Egypt

Hotel Tropicana Azure Club 4 * is located eight kilometers from the airport of Sharm El Sheikh and 22 from the heart of the best resort in Egypt - the city of Naama Bay.

Egypt's investments in the resort of Sharm el-Sheikh are significant, and its architecture is low-rise (mostly up to three floors) hotel buildings. The resort town, like a pearl, is framed by ridges of the Sinai desert mountains , gradually turning into rocky dunes, and closer to the shore - to wonderful beaches.

Good reputation

The hotel complex Tropicana has a well-deserved international reputation. In addition to Russians and Ukrainians, tourists from Western Europe come here: Germans, Englishmen, Greeks, French. There are also regular customers. The hotel is really good.

Having chosen this good hotel of the second line, tourists are satisfied, on average assessing its services (on a five-point scale) to "4" with many pluses. Of course, there are also "five", but there are fewer. Obviously, the reason for the restrictions affecting the "starryness" of the Tropicana Azure Club 4 (on the map of Egypt's hotels, at any rate, the hotel is always present, and this shows recognition). And yet it has a relatively small territory - 52 thousand m2. He does not have his own beach. Are such circumstances significant? Certainly. How does the institution manage to enter the top hotels in Egypt? This is what we will discuss in this article.

About the location of the hotel

The hotel complex consists of 13 three-storey and one-storey cottage built in 2008. Architecture is typical for Sharm el-Sheikh. The territory is well-maintained, compact and very well maintained. The staff is cleaning it around the clock. The hotel's terraces are not simply swept up, but also washed. Therefore on them it is possible to move barefoot, that quite often having a rest and do.

Guests are welcomed by 364 modern comfortable rooms at the Tropicana Azure Club. Of these, 312 standard suites with an area of 38m ² , designed for a maximum of three people, and 52 family suites with an area of 55 m ² , which can accommodate up to 5 people.

Room facilities

The hotel rooms are comfortable and landscaped. Most of the panoramic windows of the cottages have a view of the Red Sea. On the spacious balcony is a pair of comfortable wicker chairs and a coffee table.

Rooms arrangement Tropicana Azure Club quite corresponds to household requests of tourists. There are two curtains on the windows. One of them is dense, opaque. The suites have a large and comfortable bathroom, stylishly decorated with ceramic tiles under gray marble. It is fully staffed by the hotel. In addition to the modern spacious shower and washbasin, there are towels (each person is provided with a kit - a large, small, as well as a towel for the feet). Staff here constantly tracked the acquisition of shower gel, soap, shampoo, body milk. The rooms are equipped with a good-quality multifunctional air conditioner, working both for heating and cooling.

Furnishing

The design of Tropicana Club Azure 4 suites is mainly made in pastel, lemon and warm brown tones. They are shaded white ceiling, curtains, white elements covered beds. For convenience of living in the rooms the entrance to them is equipped with sliding glass doors opening onto the cottage terrace. The rooms are light due to the panoramic windows, which contributes to a sufficient level of natural light.

The furniture is of the same type, made of dark wood with a texture resembling a teak, which is justified in view of the perfect durability of such wood both to moisture and to heat. Furnishing of rooms Tropicana Club Azure 4 is made according to the classical harmonic series. This means that the viewer's eyes slip from the smaller piece of furniture to the larger one, without stopping at any object. The sizes of comfortable spacious beds, stylish half-chairs and tables are coordinated with the surrounding living space. Free in every room is a safe.

Lighting in the hotel rooms is balanced and provides a soft, even dispersion of light. As a result, objects do not cast sharp shadows, which does not bother the eyes.

Central Hotel Pool

Despite the small area of the territory, it is a favorite resting place for the hotel's regulars (we'll talk about the beach later). Especially in those hours when the seasonal cool wind is blowing (for Egypt this is essential). All buildings of the hotel are built radially, protect the center of the building from the wind. In the middle is a swimming pool, protected by their walls from the wind. It is constantly heated to a temperature of +24 ⁰ C. Therefore, the resorts of Tropicana Azure Club 4 (Sharm el-Sheikh) prefer to spend their morning hours there after breakfast. And in windy weather, when the wind makes it impossible to swim at sea, the pool remains a comfortable, pleasant place to relax.

As you know, the best for the Pharaohs is rest in October-November, when the hot south-west wind carrying the sand of the desert (hasmin), is replaced by a cool northeasterly wind, giving a moderate coolness. In the winter months, beginning in December, the cold east wind blows the le-guy. Note that the restrictions on the local holiday season are imposed by the wind (the Red Sea always has a constant temperature: from +23 ⁰ C to +24 ⁰ C.)

Landscape design of the pool

However, let's return to the central pool Primasol Tropicana Azure Club 4 - an oasis of hotel rest. Visitors to the hotel are attracted by its aesthetics: the man-made pond has rounded outlines, inside it two artificial capes are created. They are artistically planted luxurious royal palms, built gazebos with textured roofs, imitating bungalows.

Its exterior attracts: always neat, cleanly tiled terraces, bridges, fountains, decorative stones.

It is multifunctional, the depth of the pool is also combined: from 45 to 185 cm, it is zoned for children and for adults. Around it are beds with umbrellas, here you can always get a towel. Nearby work from morning until sunset bar. You can often hear good music here. In the evening, the beautifully lit buildings of Primasol Tropicana Azure Club 4 are reflected in the water.

To the left of the main pool works unheated, with two slides. On the roller coaster, children from the age of 12 are allowed to ride. Before lunch, the slides work from 10 ⁰⁰ to 13 ⁰⁰ , and after it - from 15 ⁰⁰ to 17 ⁰⁰ . Not far from the artificial reservoirs are areas for recreation and sports games. Here for sports fans classes are held on aqua aerobics, gymnastics. Volleyball, tennis are popular.

The hotel has a training gym.

Road to the beach

However, of course, guests are not coming here because of the pool. They are attracted by the beautiful multicolored and rich animal and plant world of the Red Sea and, of course, beach rest in Egypt. As we already mentioned above, the Tropicana Azure Club Hotel (Egypt) does not have its own beach. However, his guests free of charge enjoy the beach of the five-star hotel Tropicana Grand Azure. This is not altruism. The reason is that both hotels are owned by the same person. Until 17 ⁰⁰ guests of this hotel can walk to the beach through the territory of the above-mentioned five-star hotel.

Before you go to the beach, the hotel guests should take a ticket at the reception indicating the number of the hotel Azure Club Resort Ex Tropicana and the number of residents. It is useful to them for presentation to the bus driver, regularly, every 15 minutes, flying to the beach. According to the recommendations of regular hotel guests, it is better to go to the beach after 11 ⁰⁰ , when the wind over the sea is less cool. Note that it is not necessary to go to the beach: if the bus takes guests to him in five minutes, the walk will take fifteen minutes.

And with walking following, as we have already said, the way will pass through the territory of the above-mentioned five-star Tropicana Grand Azure. His protection will pay attention to the presence of bracelets-passes, so you can pass. Here you will see pools and slides. However, you can not use them: formally they are not related to your hotel and the bracelet you received at Club Resort Ex Tropicana does not give you the right to use them. Note that this nuance is diplomatically silent on hotel websites. However, you will definitely encounter it. Alas, this is the feature of marketing in Egyptian: declare more than offer. Experienced tourists know: this is typical for many hotel complexes.

Rest on the sea

The beach where you will arrive is well equipped. There is always a free place, trestle beds, umbrellas. Fitted with screen-screens protecting from the wind (a feature of beach rest in Egypt). There is a buffet on the beach. If you are not going to go back to dinner at the restaurant of the hotel where you live (Hotel Tropicana Azure Club 4 *), then you will not stay hungry. However, we recommend that you dose the sun. The Egyptian sun is very active, and because of the breeze, which, in turn, creates the impression of coolness, the hapless tourist until the time will never understand that he was burned in the sun. Most of the tourists return to the hotel by lunch time and, having lunch, gets sunbathing by the pool, which we already talked about.

Red sea

What is different about the holiday resort of the Country of the Pharaohs and the Countries of the Star and the Crescent. First, Egyptian hotels often demonstrate a unique level of management (we'll talk about this later).

And, secondly, do not forget that the Red Sea is called coral, it has significant features. You can go hundreds of meters along it (ie, go into the water), and the water will reach your ankles. In addition, you should in any case go to the bottom in slippers, which will protect your feet from cuts, because there are a lot of sharp corals on the bottom. And the last thing: at least without a mask you will also be bored on the Red Sea (after all, its "trick" in a picturesque underwater world: bright corals, exotic fish, shells).

Pontoon

The bracelet of the Tropicana Azure Club will give you the opportunity to use a fairly long wooden pontoon, along which you can walk 900 meters. Then the depth begins abruptly. Approximately in the middle of the pontoon is also the approach to the water. There is a lagoon to the left, where the waves are always smaller and the depth is suitable for bathing children. Real divers and connoisseurs of scuba diving go to the end of the pontoon. At depth, the underwater world is more saturated. Only 250 coral species live here! And to "fish" should not show familiarity. The jaws are not aggressive, but the predatory madder is not weaker than the bulldog. Do not provoke her reflexes. To inspect this fish follows, keeping a distance.

Note that the peculiarity of the beach holiday, characteristic of the hotel - a walk back and forth on the pontoon - somehow upsets some holidaymakers .. Some of the reviews are whining (call it by their names) that it is necessary to go "under the scorching rays of the sun." It's all nonsense. Most vacationers here take the pontoon way as an indispensable recreation requisite, and in their reviews of vacation describes their impressions of the Red Sea.

There is a diving school on the beach. For a fee, you can get training on courses and even get the appropriate diploma. Note that the purchase of scuba in the local shops you will be cheaper than in Moscow. So many guests of the Tropicana Azure Club arrive, photo of their "underwater odyssey" on arrival home illustrates their stories about the holiday in Egypt worthily.

Excursions

Among tourists, the excursion on the aquascope - a specific vessel with large portholes in its underwater part is popular. Children are delighted with swimming in it. Especially they are fascinated and, naturally, the spectacle of fish feeding by divers is remembered.

Pleasant communication and pastime provides a trip to the disco in Naama Bay. Three times a week it is offered to vacationers. The one way trip takes only 20 minutes. The disco itself lasts from 23 ⁰⁰ to 3 ⁰⁰ . This is really cool, professional disco world-class. Guests of the hotel are happy to visit it.

If we talk about more specific excursions (Egypt, as you know, called the Country of the Pharaohs), then for the hotel in this article is typical of a typical situation: the prices of excursions from the hotel are higher than from specialized travel agencies. At least not far from the hotel agents can buy discount tours if you buy them for the company.

However, especially prudent tourists beforehand, not yet having left for Egypt, by calculations on the Internet buy for themselves several excursions at once. But then to their services a rich excursion program at a reasonable price.

The most popular excursions to the Valley of the Pyramids, as well as to Israel, the cradle of the Christian faith.

Catering services

A wide range of food is distinguished by four-star hotels of Sharm el-Sheikh. Testimonials of tourists indicate that it is established here no worse than in Turkish five-star hotels.

The 2 restaurants of the Tropicana Azure 4 * hotel operate on the principle of a "buffet" and provide basic food at a high level. Even from the side it is noticeable that when organizing meals and the cook, and the management act as a single team. Surprising professionalism and versatility of cooks. Every day in the restaurant is dedicated to a certain national cuisine. The dishes corresponding to this kitchen are prepared, and the serving waiters are disguised as national clothes. It brings to the service a sense of novelty, freshness.

The other two Sharm el Sheikhs 4, which we are considering, work by appointment: Chinese and Italian also serve the hotel guests in the all incusive system (ie without additional payment). It is enough just to register for service in advance. Agree, this is rare, and for four-star hotels is a unique experience.

Dishes and cuisine

According to numerous reviews, meat, fish and seafood in the hotel are prepared wonderfully. For lunch and dinner, meat and fish dishes are always present in the assortment. However (and this, obviously, is a sign of a four-star hotel), all types of meat and fish are not prepared daily. However, throughout the week they are all on the menu. Seafood dishes are prepared periodically for guests. For breakfast, the guests are offered a selection of mouth-watering chicken and beef sausages and sausages.

Local chefs prepare a lamb, veal, duck, chicken in a special way. Note that many (and this happens rarely) cooked chicken like even more than beef.

And for breakfast, lunch and dinner, there are many salads and vegetable dishes, as well as a great variety of pastries: cakes, cakes, tartlets (at least, try it all physically).

Even the most staunch guests of the hotel, who at home adhere to the diet, can not refuse really wonderful baked goods and sweets.

In the diet of the hotel guests a lot of fruit, there are always oranges, bananas, grapes, pomegranates, grapefruits, guava, melon, dates.

For guests who prefer restaurants for recording restaurants with a buffet, the hotel Tropicana Club Azure 4 also prepared its "chips". In the Italian restaurant, pizzas are prepared wonderfully. This is recognized even by gourmets of this dish from Italy, guests in the hotel. And the Chinese restaurant is worth a visit because of the Peking duck, seafood, rolls.

Of free alcoholic beverages (we mean the proposed all inclusive system ): vodka, beer, wine of three kinds, gin, tonic. However, sometimes the beach bar refuses guests to drink. The bar located in the lobby area of the hotel is open around the clock, but all inclusive is from 10 ⁰⁰ to 24 ⁰⁰ . Bars operating on the beach and poolside - from 10 ⁰⁰ - until 17 ⁰⁰ .

Conclusion

Is it worth visiting the Land of the Pharaohs? Of course. The resort business of this country offers truly competitive services in the world market. Hotels in Egypt are attractive for tourists with fairly democratic prices and quality services. At the same time, staying at the Tropicana Azure Club 4 *, tourists can get a guaranteed high level of service at reasonably reasonable prices.

However, when embarking on a journey, it is advisable to take into account the climatic features. This will prevent possible disappointments. It is best to go on a voyage during the local velvet season - from October to November. At this time, the heat of the sun is optimally compensated by a cool gentle breeze. Resting on the beach and the pool at this time is most comfortable.

Of course, one should focus on getting impressions from the nature of the Red Sea. Naturally, you need to visit the Pyramid Valley and go on an excursion to Israel.