Egypt is a beautiful and very original country with a unique past and an extraordinary present. Rest for those who are here for the first time may seem exotic. Those who visit Egypt often are hard to surprise with anything. They would have better service, better food, and a decent beach. The Tiran Island Hotel Sharm El Sheikh (4 stars) is ideal for tourists who are inexperienced with the charms of Egypt, and for the "experienced". It captivates with numerous advantages, including a convenient location, rooms, service and, of course, the sea.
Where is it, how to get there?
Tiran Island Hotel Sharm El Sheikh (4 stars) is located in the popular resort town of Sharm El Sheikh. Geographically, this is on the Sinai Peninsula, consider it at the very tip of the “wedge” cutting into the Mediterranean basin, in the picturesque bay of Ras Nasrani. Sharm el-Sheikh (or Sharm esh) means "Bay of the Sheikh". This is a wonderfully beautiful piece of the Red Sea coast, replete with dozens of species of palm trees and fragrant flowers all year round. District of the city where Tiran is locatedIsland Hotel (Sharm El Sheikh) is called Montaza. It is famous for its best coastline in this resort and proximity to the airport, which is only 7 km away. This is important, given the exhausting flight, especially in the heat. All planes from Russia arrive at this airport. You need to get from there to the hotel on the transfer agreed in each tour. He "flies" to the place in just 15 minutes. I must say that not every tourist is pleased with the landscape surrounding the Tiran Island Hotel. Reviews of our compatriots repeatedly point to this. People don't like the view of the desert and the construction site next to the hotel. But on the other side is the sea, the Sinai mountains and the island of Tiran, whose name the hotel bears. For beautiful views, you can also take a walk to Naama Bay. It is only 15 km away.
Territory, infrastructure
Tiran Island Hotel 4 (Sharm el-Sheikh) has a large enough territory (65 thousand square meters) to accommodate a very large swimming pool, several buildings, a tennis court, parking, restaurants and cafes, and between these objects to lay paths of various designs. All this is colorfully surrounded by green lawns, flower beds with unusually bright flowers, palm trees and other evergreen vegetation. Considering the fact that in this area it rains only a few times a year, one can only wonder how, under such conditions, the employees of Tiran Island Hotel Sharm 4manage to keep all this beauty alive. Reviews of tourists certainly note that the territory is not only beautiful,but also clean. No mote, no blade of grass anywhere.
The hotel's infrastructure is suitable not only for recreation, but also for various events. Here you can celebrate holidays, anniversaries, any significant events, for which the hotel staff decorate according to the theme and serve the banquet hall. For business events, the Tiran Island Hotel has a large (for 660 people) conference hall, equipped with modern technology and equipment.
In the hotel lobby at the reception you can call a taxi, order excursions, exchange currency, use postal services (for a fee), ask for an iron, an electric kettle. If necessary, a doctor will also be called here (for a fee). Internet in the hotel is wireless. Without money, you can use it near the pool, and in the rest of the territory with paid cards.
Rooms
Tiran Island Hotel has a main building where all services are located, a spacious hall, reception, and two three-story residential. In total, they have 335 rooms. Categories are:
- "Standard" (area up to 30 squares). Designed for two main places plus 1-2 additional. There are 129 such numbers.
-"Superior". They differ from the "Standards" in the best views from the windows (190 units).
-"Suite". Two-room suites up to 60 square meters. Designed for 2 persons plus 1-2 extra beds (16 units).
Among the presented categories, numbers are distinguished:
- for the disabled (2 units);
- non-smoking (148 units);
- doubles, or family (142 units).
Views from the windows of the sea, mountains, swimming pool, garden, as well as a wasteland and a neighboring building, located near the Tiran Island Hotel 4. Reviews warn that you have to pay extra for rooms with good landscapes (from the tourist park - $ 10). Apart from the views, there are no other differences in the rooms. All of them are quite spacious and moderately comfortable. The furniture in them is quite benign, whole, plumbing and electrics are in order. The design of the rooms is simple, no frills, but pleasant. The walls behind the beds are beautifully decorated, the color of the duvets matches the color of the curtains. There are small rugs on the floor, lamps on the bedside tables. Diversify the atmosphere and inexpensive paintings above the beds.
From equipment in the rooms of the Tiran Island Hotel 4 (Sharm el-Sheikh) there are TVs with Russian ("First", "Chanson" and "RTR"), Italian, Polish, English and Arabic channels, a refrigerator or mini bar, safe (free of charge), air conditioning, balcony, telephone for communication with the reception. When dialing other subscribers, you need to pay extra.
In the hygiene room there is a washbasin, toilet, bathroom with shower, hair dryer. Bath products (toilet paper, shampoo, body gel, soap) are issued on the day of arrival and are regularly replenished.
Cleaning is done regularly, linen and towels are also changed regularly.
Food
Two types of food are provided at the Tiran Island Hotel 4. Reviews of those who have been here differ on some points, such as the menu. Some are satisfiedothers complain about the quality of the food and its monotony. Be that as it may, you can take tours with the All Inclusive or H alt Board food system. In the first case, they provide breakfasts, lunches, dinners (all "buffet"), as well as drinks at the bar, snacks, ice cream (at certain hours) during the day. In the second case, they will feed you breakfast and dinner, everything else is for an extra charge. You can also order lunches in one of the restaurants (Italian, Indian), taste various types of tea and coffee in a cafe, enjoy a hookah. There are also bars by the pool, in the lobby and on the beach.
Regarding the service at Tiran Island Hotel 4, the reviews are almost all the same. Tourists note the high workload of the restaurant halls (for smokers and non-smokers). During the distribution of food, there are not enough clean tables and dishes. The menu is not particularly impressive with a variety, but there is always something to choose from. The most recurring foods are chicken, vegetables, pasta, soy sausages, fish, squid, extravagant salads, vegetable cuts, several types of fruit, pastries, water, diluted juices.
Breakfast is served early from 7 am and ends at 10 am. Lunch is served from 12:30 to 15:00. Dinner is from 7 to 10 pm. If guests go on a long tour, a dry ration is issued, but you need to order it only before 7 pm. Otherwise, you will have to pay for the same.
Hotel leisure
The huge, ornately shaped adult swimming pool is a marvel that the hotel is proud ofTiran Island Hotel 4. The photo clearly demonstrates its impressiveness and beauty. The depth at each point is approximately the same and allows both excellent swimmers and non-swimmers to feel comfortable. Around the pool are picturesquely arranged multiple sun loungers under palm trees or under umbrellas. Beach towels can be taken by any vacationer who needs them, using special cards issued on the day of arrival. The advantages of the pool are not only in size, but also in cleanliness. The water in it does not smell like bleach, employees clean this hydraulic structure daily.
There is a small and shallow pool for babies nearby.
You can diversify your leisure time in Sharm Tiran Island Hotel (4 stars) by visiting the gym for free (required in sports shoes and when you are in the instructor's room), a tennis court with a sandy surface (playing for free, and lighting for money), billiard room, sauna, massage room, Turkish bath. All this is paid. Without money, you can play table tennis, mini-football, darts, come to a disco (drinks separately), watch some entertainment programs. Sometimes the hotel hosts shows and concerts that you have to pay for.
There is animation in the hotel, but few people like it.
A nice distinguishing feature of Tiran Island Hotel 4 is that the administration and restaurant staff make gifts in the form of a cake and table setting on the birthdays and anniversaries of their guests.
Sea and weather conditions
It is believed that it is located on the second lineTiran Island Hotel 4. Reviews every single one note that the distance to the coastline is small, only 5 to 15 minutes walk (depending on who walks at what speed). You need to go to the sea along a very picturesque shady alley. You can also drive up on a free hotel bus open to all winds, which runs back and forth several times an hour. The hotel beach is not too big (100 meters), but well-maintained. Sun beds and umbrellas are paid, there is a lot of entertainment, a bar with an extraordinary bartender. For kids, there is a small “paddling pool” with a bottom clean from corals and a water depth of up to 1 meter. Animation on the beach is weak, but also available. Entry into the water only on a plastic pontoon. The fact is that there are a lot of corals near the coast, it is impossible to walk on them. The pontoon is long, without a shadow, very "densely populated", but from it you immediately get to the depth. No matter how wonderful Egypt is, the Tiran Island Hotel 4 stars will remain in the memory of every tourist thanks to the unique reef on its beach. This reef has been created by living corals of the most fantastic species and colors. Hundreds of fishes and small fishes of indescribable beauty scurry between them. Where else can you see Napoleon fish, moray eels, butterfly fish, balls, hedgehogs like this, without an aquarium? Living creatures there of all colors and shades. It is extremely interesting to watch her. Therefore, the most popular entertainment on the beach is diving and snorkeling. It is advisable to have your own diving mask, as here you will have to pay for it. The fabulous coral reef on the beach also has its minus, which consists in a large influx of tourists (people come to stare at it fromother resorts), as well as a yacht pier, working daily in a busy mode. From the presence of these boats, many tourists noted oil stains on the water and unpleasant odors.
The weather in Sharm El Sheikh is hot from May to October. On some days in July and August, the thermometer can jump over the 45 degree mark. On average, it stays around + 35-37. From November to April it is not hot here, but very warm. The minimum temperature recorded in the winter months was +5 degrees. On average, it does not fall below +13 and does not rise above +20. The water near the coast is also always warm, in the summer months it reaches +28, and in the winter it is about +20 degrees. There is very little precipitation in the resort. The rainiest month here is March. For 31 days, up to 1.5 mm of moisture can fall in total. All summer months the sky is absolutely cloudless.
Entertainment outside the hotel
Regarding places of entertainment, the Tiran Island Hotel 4is not very well located. Reviews of tourists note that there is nothing much to do here in the evenings and in order to spend time, you need to go to Naama Bay. This is not only a bay, but also an area of the city, famous for its night shops, cafes, restaurants, discos and clubs. There are daily buses from the hotel.
Resting at the hotel, you can buy tours for unique excursions in Egypt (Cairo, Giza, Luxor) and beyond (Israel, Jordan, the city of Petra). If this type of holiday is planned, you must buy (open) a visa at the airport for $25. You can't do without itnot only travel to neighboring countries, but also travel around Egypt, only within the hotel and the surrounding area.
"Local" excursions to various areas of the resort metropolis of Sharm el-Sheikh will also seem fascinating. Particularly popular (in addition to Naama Bay) are Hadaba, Coral Bay and Nabq Bay, where the national reserve of the same name is located, as well as the colored canyon and the Bedouin city of Dahab.
In the hotel itself and not far from it on the beaches there are diving schools. Here you can also rent the necessary equipment.
Additional information
Different in class and level of service, Egypt can offer its tourists hotels. Tiran Island Hotel is always the maximum of comfort, beauty and excellent service. The staff here, except for the receptionists, is male (this also applies to the cleaners in the rooms). Almost no one speaks Russian, only Arabic and English. The order established in the hotel, regarding individual points, is carried out by the staff clearly. This applies to the checkout time, which occurs exactly at 12 noon, regardless of what time the plane has a flight. As in a fairy tale about Cinderella, as soon as the clock strikes the fatal time, bracelets issued upon arrival are removed from the hands of tourists. Without them, you can only use the pool and sit in the lobby. To extend the right to stay in the room and get meals, you need to pay extra.
Another feature is the check-in to the rooms, which should be carried out at 14-00. Sometimes (with a certain reward) they do it earlier, sometimes later. If the tourist is late by 14:00 (for example, byfault of Aeroflot), missed and paid lunch, dinner, etc. are not compensated.
Drinking water at the hotel is issued in the amount of one bottle (1.5 l) only in one hand on the day of arrival. Then either buy in the store or collect from coolers in cups.
Children's service at the hotel is standard - the ability to order a baby cot in the room, a shallow small pool, children's animation. The sites also declare a children's mini-club, but in reality its work remains invisible to vacationers. The same picture is with the children's menu in the restaurant. Milk for the baby can be negotiated for a fee.
This hotel does not have entertainment activities late in the evening and at night. Those who want to have fun should go to Naama Bay.
Payment at the hotel is accepted both in cash and by bank cards.
Hotel Policy
To make your vacation pleasant and cloudless, you need to remember that in Egypt, as in any Arab country, there are a number of norms and rules that are not always clear to us, Europeans, but which we must respect. The same applies to the Tiran Island Hotel Sharm El Sheikh. Reviews often mention various misunderstandings that occurred in the restaurant, on the beach or by the pool. To avoid them, we will try to familiarize ourselves with the rules that exist on the territory of the hotel. They are as follows:
- girls and ladies are not allowed to sunbathe by the pool and on the beach topless;
- in the pool you can only swim in bathing suits;
- at the reception, in the lobby bar and restaurant it is not allowed to come in swimsuits;
- for dinner in a restaurant notit is customary to come in flip flops, t-shirts and shorts;
- it is not allowed to bring food and drinks bought outside the hotel into the room;
- when drinking drinks brought with you in the restaurant, a separate fee will be charged;
- free beach towels (on the issued card) are issued 1 per day at strictly allotted hours, an additional change of towels is carried out for money, a fine will be charged if the towel is lost;
- the minibar in the rooms is filled for an additional payment, it is better not to pay in cash, as the cost will still be added to the settlement receipt;
- in case of damage to hotel property, its full cost will be charged;
- the day before departure, it is advisable to contact the reception to check if there are any unpaid bills, and also to inform you at what time it will be possible to pick up luggage.
Reviews
According to numerous reviews and polls, the Tiran Island Hotel 4has a rating of 4, 7 out of 5 possible. This is a very high indicator, indicating the quality of service and services provided. Nevertheless, individual tourists find many disadvantages in the hotel. Almost all of them are connected with the human factor, namely with the nature and exactingness of the tourists themselves, on the one hand, and with the conscientiousness and decency of the hotel staff, on the other hand. The hotel has a shift work schedule, so tourists can come across completely different room cleaners, waiters, cooks. Hence the conflicting reviews. Judge for yourself. Pros:
- clean, comfortable rooms;
- benign daily cleaning with mopping andlaying out figures from towels;
- great food, always tasty and varied;
- welcoming, smiling, friendly staff.
Cons:
- dirt in the rooms;
- poor quality cleaning or no cleaning at all;
- terrible food, no variety plus not the first freshness;
- the staff is rude, unfriendly.
The hotel has advantages noted in every review. They are as follows:
- very beautiful area;
- huge swimming pool;
- convenient location of the hotel relative to the sea;
- good soundproofing in the rooms;
- a fantastically beautiful reef on the beach.
There are also minuses noted by almost every vacationer:
- discrimination in service based on the color of the bracelet;
- bad animation;
- unheated pool (this is very important in the winter months);
- cases of theft in the hotel;
- dirty tables and dishes in the restaurant during breakfast and lunch.
From the foregoing, we can conclude that the Tiran Island Hotel can be a great vacation spot for parents with children and tourists of all ages who love diving and snorkeling, who are not looking for noisy entertainment or do not see a problem in what for evening and nighttime activities you need to travel to another area of the city.
