Holidays in the Land of the Pharaohs, of course, has its own characteristics. Vacationers in Egypt will first have to (during an air flight) see an unforgettable landscape: a majestic desert covered with roads, like veins, the boundless turquoise expanse of the Red Sea.
In order for the vacation to succeed, it is important for the tourist to choose a solid hotel that provides quality resort services. Those vacationers who purchase a tour to the five-star Royal Azur Resort 5 * hotel (Hurghada, Makadi Bay) will not be disappointed.
This hotel complex was built in 1998 in the first line of the Makadi Bay Bay of Hurghada. From the airport to it is only twenty-five kilometers. The advantage of this hotel is to ensure a good rest from the city rush and crowds. The local animation is unobtrusive. This is a solid family-run hotel complex that offers a comfortable economy class vacation. It is quite large, with 480 rooms. The main highlight of the hotel is one of the best beaches in Hurghada.
Low prices with excellent service
It is nice to realize that a wonderful vacation in Egypt is possible at very attractive prices. Especially in winter. We provide relevant information. In January 2016, for those who wish to relax, significant discounts in the region of 43% for the purchase of tours at Royal Azur Resort 5 * apply. The price of a room for 6 nights (respectively, 7 days) in January 2016 is actually $ 483 against $ 826 of the average annual cost.
Such a significant discount is due to the climatic features of this month in Egypt. January and February are considered the coldest months, but not for residents of the middle zone! Judge for yourself: a 5-hour flight, and the Red Sea with a water temperature of 21 degrees Celsius is at the service of tourists.
At this time, in Egypt, the hamsin wind (translated into Russian - “fifty”) blows from the desert, making it difficult for tourists to relax. Every year he carries with him the air of the Sahara for exactly fifty days. Vacationers in Egypt in the winter because of this are practically unable to travel long distances. The hot sandy wind, often turning into storms, turns motor transport trips into hell. The finest sand penetrates not only the interior of the car, but also (inexplicably) through the double-glazed windows. So, the January or February desire of a tourist to examine the pyramids of Giza or the burial place of Luxor becomes practically irrelevant.
However, the resort where the Royal Azur Resort 5 * hotel is located , Hurghada (Makadi), is protected from the wind by the mountains. This is the best place in Egypt in January - February, and also very worthy at other times of the year. If vacationers are going to enjoy a sea holiday and get acquainted with the unique underwater world of the Red Sea, then the choice of hotel will not disappoint them.
Makadi Bay Village
The village itself is purely resort, it is composed exclusively of hotel infrastructures. Formally, it belongs to Hurghada, but in fact it has its own resort system.
Here (Egypt, Makadi) there are no Egyptian apartment buildings nearby. In addition to tourists - only the staff of hotel complexes. The largest of these associations is called Madinat Makadi. It consists of chain hotels: French Iberotel, Italian Sol Y Mar and German Jaz.
In terms of relaxation, the choice of a quiet and peaceful hotel Royal Azur Resort 5 * in this village is preferable because of the beach, which we will discuss later. Makadi village is located in a unique ecological zone adjacent to the sea, where sea turtles and dolphins are not uncommon.
By the way, the resort itself (Egypt, Makadi) is only half an hour from Hurghada. Transport (minibus) travels regularly. Round trip costs $ 8. It is very convenient in terms of shopping.
Makadi is world famous for its chic coral reefs - a favorite destination for professional divers. And at the Royal Azur Resort Makadi, scuba diving enthusiasts are frequent guests.
Territory
Newcomers to the hotel in the resort village of Makadi under consideration are striking in their excellent landscape design. It is implemented really harmoniously.
The territory is small, about 100 to 100 meters. She is professionally landscaped and abundantly planted with flowers. The terraces are artistically decorated. An atmosphere of chamberness, calmness, and pacification has been created here. The pools of the hotel complex are artistically arranged in the form of a cascade.
The hotel staff is attentive to guests and helpful. Comments made by vacationers on duty at the reception are eliminated almost immediately. Here, at the reception, you can rent a car, sign up for an interesting tour. Among the employees of the hotel complex Azur Royal Resort there are Russian-speaking.
In the neighborhood there are such compact comfortable landscaped areas of the Stela and Club Azur hotels. But their beaches are inferior to Royal Resort in terms of convenience.
Hotel buildings
At the Azur Royal Resort hotel complex there are three two- / three-story residential buildings. They are located in such a way that they resemble the letter U, turned by the open part to the sea lagoon. For new arrivals, it is preferable to choose a newer building with the numbers "2 + 1" (it is most remote from the sea). In two other buildings, located closer to the beach, smaller rooms: double and single.
However, not only buildings are the place of residence of guests.
In 9 stylish chalets live lovers of an interior stylized as rural. Such apartments are in demand by tourists of the Royal Azur Resort (photos of them are often visible on the advertising of the hotel complex). The internal surroundings of these buildings are traditional: timber walls, low ceiling, original lighting. The local chalets repeat the details of a traditional house of the same name in the Alps - stylish wooden furniture, rugs, various accessories from cashmere and leather.
Room furnishings
The rooms of the hotel complex are presentable and well-groomed, high-quality wooden furniture is updated on time when it reaches a noticeable degree of wear. They have a balcony specially equipped for relaxation (terrace).
The room has a TV with four channels, air conditioning, a free safe and a minibar. A positive aspect of the service is the daily update of drinks in the minibar and linen in the room. The minibar is replenished daily with two bottles of drinking water and one - mineral.
The room also has small appliances: electric kettle and hairdryer.
For Russian-speaking guests in the TV program 4 channels.
The bathroom of the hotel room is equipped with a shower.
There is Wi-Fi in the reception area enough to receive and send mail.
Services for vacationers
Reviews of tourists note the good organization of the hotel service. The staff is well motivated by the administration. The employees are dressed in neat ironed uniforms. None of them beg for tips.
The hotel infrastructure is carefully thought out and maintained in good condition. Judging by the reviews of regular guests of the hotel, its material base is developing dynamically due to investment.
The hotel has a modern conference room equipped with the latest office equipment for video conferencing.
There is paid Wi-Fi, which allows you to dynamically work with online programs. For lovers of comfortable gaming Internet, the hotel has an Internet cafe. Information services in the hotel complex are paid.
Vacationers at Royal Azur Resort 5 * have the opportunity to engage in outdoor activities. For tennis lovers, two courts are equipped here, there is a volleyball court and a five-a-side football field.
Animators regularly conduct aerobics classes with groups of vacationers. The gym of athletic gymnastics with specialized exercise machines for the development of various muscle groups is also free to visit.
There is an air-conditioned games room with computers, darts, pool tables.
By the way, all of the above methods of outdoor activities are free for vacationers, they are provided in the framework of the system "all paid".
There are also paid active activities for guests. However, they (horse club, diving school, windsurfing) require certain skills. Although experienced instructors are ready to help all beginners.
At the hotel complex Royal Azur Resort 5 * (Egypt, Makadi) there is a mini-club. For the smallest spa guests there is a playground and a shallow pool. They are treated with due care in the hotel. For their convenience, special furniture is provided: highchairs, cribs.
Chefs in the restaurant include a children's menu.
Kids are entertained by professional animators before and after dinner. They play outdoor games in the area of the children's pool and playground. Animator-educators increase self-esteem and motivation of children. Sports games and relay races are invariably accompanied by the rewarding of the fittest. For lovers, a theater studio works. Children transform into their favorite characters, including with the help of face painting - skim paint, which has a water base. It is safe and easy to wash off with water, so that parents do not have to worry about the condition of the delicate baby skin.
Parents of young children have the opportunity to be alone with themselves. To do this, it is proposed to order the services of a qualified nanny.
Catering
Hotel guests have the opportunity to eat at their discretion in five restaurants and four bars.
Basic meals are organized in the main restaurant on an all-inclusive basis. Each tourist can choose their own version of cream soup, main course, side dish, salad, pastries. The menu always contains the main dishes of stewed, fried and grilled chicken, meat, fish. Large selection of side dishes, cucumber, tomato, pepper salads.
A good assortment of fruits: dates, melons, oranges, guava, bananas, apples. Good juices, as well as cocktails prepared on their basis. Vacationers from local spirits simply appreciate beer very well, but note that wine is often diluted. Note that, judging by the reviews, vacationers do not really like the local spirits sold in Makadi. Royal Azur Resort is the most favorable for those who like to brighten up leisure in a hot country with a couple of glasses of cold beer.
Also in the hotel complex there are several paid a la carte restaurants : fish, oriental and Italian. You can get there by appointment. Relaxed at the hotel recommend a visit to the fish restaurant.
Hotel Azur Royal Resort features a bar in the lobby area. Egyptian beer from the factory in El Gouna is quite tasty. It is noteworthy that you can skip it in a couple of cups as part of the "everything is paid" system. In the evening, there is a disco bar. This naturally complements the nightly disco.
On the territory of the hotel as part of the "all inclusive" operates a hookah.
Beach
The beach of the Royal Azur Resort (Hurghada) is sandy, loose. It’s only three minutes to go to him. It is located in one of the most wonderful and protected from the wind bays of Hurghada. At the entrance to the water (to a depth where children usually bathe) the bottom is sandy. Kids can enter the sea without shoes that are protective against corals, be naughty and jump without fear of cutting themselves.
There are two pontoons for comfortable immersion in water without contact with the coral bottom. Near the right pontoon is a picturesque coral reef with fish. On the beach there is free (for half an hour) rental of water bikes, and for those with the appropriate skills, windsurfing.
Towels are provided on the beach for free. Also, you do not need to pay for sun loungers, mattresses, sun umbrellas.
Particularly noteworthy is the artificial equipment in the water area of the lagoon beach: after the tide, the water is left ankle-deep (as usual in the Red Sea), on the contrary, the depth is quite decent and suitable for swimming.
Royal Azur Resort (Makadi Bay) has a diving and windsurfing school, where qualified trainers teach inexperienced tourists the art of diving into the vibrant underwater world of the Red Sea. Beginners for $ 120 can take several lessons to acquire the necessary skills.
The coral world of the unique sea of Egypt is unusually rich and bright. It has more than a thousand species of fish and one and a half hundred species of coral. To see a variety of colored fish (angel, parrot, butterfly, zebrosome), it is not necessary to even plunge into the water. They can be observed from the pier. However, acquaintance with the underwater world cannot be familiar: for vacationers, there are few but clear prohibitions, which are patiently reminded by the staff serving the beach. In particular, it is strictly forbidden to swim at night, as well as touch the underwater inhabitants - among them there are also very dangerous ones (moray eels, electric stingrays, sea urchins, lionfish, stone fish.)
Pools
On the territory of the described hotel there are cozy recreation areas, three swimming pools are equipped here. They are beautifully cascaded. In one of them, the water is heated. Another is filled with sea water. There is a wonderful relaxation area equipped with sun loungers and umbrellas. It is decorated with neat and amazingly trimmed topiary plants.
From twelve o'clock in the afternoon in the pool area there is a buffet where you can eat fresh pastries, sweets, sandwiches, ice cream on comfortable tables under umbrellas. The assortment includes low alcohol and non-alcoholic drinks.
Among vacationers there is always a certain group that prefers the pool area to the rest on the sea. These are fans of physical education classes (trainers-animators work with them). For them, the in-house championships in volleyball, basketball, water polo are organically replaced by rest in the lounge area of the pools.
Also prefer a zone of pools, sheltered from direct sunlight by umbrellas, lovers of passive relaxation (communication, board games, reading and periodic light snacks with low-school drinks).
Trips to Hurghada
In order to diversify the vacation, vacationers of the resort (Egypt, Makadi) periodically visit the 90-thousandth Hurghada, which is the center of the Red Sea province.
Its main attractions are located in the old part of the city, which is called Dahar. Among the most interesting places are the
Coptic church, the mosque of Abdulhasan Elshazi, the eastern market. Here, closer to the port, is located the entertainment center "New Marina". The favorite place for vacationers and townspeople is the promenade, dotted with cafes, restaurants, attractions (among the most popular - "Vertical Take-Off").
If you want to relax in a more lively place than calm Makadi, you can recommend the hotel of the same Royal Azur Resort 4 chain (Hurghada). For beginners who love water sports, it also makes sense to periodically visit Hurghada, because it is the international center of this branch of outdoor activities. Here you can go through a serious school of snorkeling (snorkelling). The undoubted benefits of such classes are testimonial. Royal Azur Resort Hotel itself is located near picturesque reefs. Therefore, vacationers who are knowledgeable in scrolling and diving, get more positive impressions than lovers of a quiet passive rest.
Here for vacationers who want to get the initial qualification of a diver, there are numerous diving courses of various degrees of difficulty. Trainees are issued international certificates suggesting the possibility of diving of a certain complexity.
Also in Hurghada, it is proposed to do windsurfing, kiting.
Trips to El Gouna
Fans of comfortable outdoor activities are advised to visit El Gouna, it is still romantically called Venice in the sands. From the hotel Royal Azur Royal Resort 5 * (Hurghada, Makadi Bay), it is only fifty kilometers away. This is a unique place, the likes of which no longer exists on Earth.
Sami Saveris, an Egyptian billionaire, owns a hotel and leisure island infrastructure with picturesque bridges and canals. It was designed by the ten most famous world architects.
Conclusion
Traditionally, Egypt is considered a country of inexpensive, but excellent rest. Royal Azur Resort hotels, according to vacationers, demonstrate a decent level of service. Judging by the reviews, the hotel in Makadi has a perfect infrastructure adapted for recreation.
Well-groomed territory, a carefully planned beach, a well-organized food system - all this indicates a good level of resort management.
Here, a clerk from the middle zone of Russia will feel at ease, having chosen once a year to rest; and a diver who came to the legendary illustrious reefs; and a woman used to visiting beauty salons; and, of course, the most grateful and cheerful vacationers are children. They are here thanks to the efforts of animators find themselves in a magical land, which is left with regret.
By the way, many of the vacationers in the Royal Azur Resort 5 * (Hurghada, Makadi Bay) come here from season to season. For them, there are special bonuses (compliments). For example, an improved hotel room is offered.