The beach hotel Resta Reef Resort 4 * is a small, cozy, upscale resort complex designed for diving, snorkeling and just relaxing on the sea. The Arabian style of the building blends perfectly with modern amenities and modern design. The hotel specializes in family vacations and also invites young couples for a romantic pastime.
The hotel belongs to the famous Italian line of Besta Hotels and Resorts. Europeans and Americans love her, especially for a calm and serene pastime and low cost of living. Tourists value the hotel highly enough, as evidenced in their feedback about this place.
Marsa Alam region - why is it interesting?
The coastline of this new Egyptian resort stretches for seventy kilometers. And mainly four- and five-star hotels are being built along the sea. One of them is Resta Reef Resort 4 * (Egypt, Marsa Alam). From all corners of the earth, those who cannot live without diving and snorkeling are trying to come here. The clear turquoise water of the sea, the richest coral reefs are the main wealth of this resort. Its only drawback, from the point of view of some tourists, is too strong isolation. There is virtually no infrastructure, clubs, cafes and parties. Therefore, hotels are trying to make up for this shortcoming on their own territory. But excellent service, comfortable accommodation, deserted beaches and beautiful fish - this is such a bonus of Marsa Alam, which, perhaps, no other Egyptian resort can boast of. However, prices bite here, and the region is designed primarily for wealthy tourists. Therefore, according to reviews, Resta Reef Resort is good because its prices are acceptable for middle-income people.
Hotel location
Hotel Resta Reef Resort 4 * is located far from the airport of Hurghada. The transfer from there is quite tiring. But this is Marsa Alam, with its clear water, pristine beaches and coral reefs of such colors that you do not need to go to Sharm. It takes more than four hours to get from Hurghada International Airport to the hotel. But if you fly directly to Marsa Alam (this hub opened not so long ago), then you should go to it for about ten to fifteen. The airport itself also delighted tourists. Unlike Hurghada, no lines, crush. Very quickly everyone draws up, including a visa. The transfer is often similar to an individual - also due to the small number of people. Around the hotel there is a desert and several “fives”: on the one hand there is a hotel of the same “chain” of Grand Resta Resort, and on the other there are three luxury complexes of the Iberotel chain. Nearby there is a supermarket and several shops.
Hotel Territory
The Resta Reef Resort 4 * hotel is five two- and three-story buildings located among the lush vegetation of the park area. Walking alleys are surrounded by date palm trees. The hotel has a parking lot, a number of shops with souvenirs, oils and accessories for a beach holiday. Although the territory is small, everything is within walking distance - a pier, restaurant, bars, beach, pool. It is divided into zones. First come residential buildings, then a garden with alleys. Below are two swimming pools, playgrounds and a beach. But if you want to take a walk, you can do it in the park of the neighboring Grand Resta Hotel. Reef Resort guests are allowed to use their large pool and watch animated shows.
Resettlement of vacationers
The hotel Resta Reef Resort 4 * two hundred and eighteen rooms. They are designed for a couple of guests or for a family. Double rooms have an area of about twenty-five square meters. Family - a little more. One third of the rooms have sea views, while the rest overlooks the pool. All rooms have balconies, most of them in Arabic style with a brick dome. The rooms have satellite TV, minibar, safe. In the bathroom there is a hairdryer, there is always hot water with good pressure. Water never spills over the shower.
Tourists are accommodated a maximum of ten minutes after arrival, and you expect a room in a cozy lobby while drinking cool hibiscus. The rooms are clean and the linen and towels are spotless and snow white. Everything works well, shampoo, gel and even body cream are available. There are chairs on the balcony, it’s convenient to dry things there.
Nutrition
In the main restaurant of the Resta Reef Resort Marsa Alam 4 * hotel under the name "Fontana" they serve according to the "buffet" system. All Inclusive extends to both bars - on the beach and by the pool. There is also a à la carte restaurant - this is La Casa, specializing in Italian cuisine. The food is very good, especially the desserts. Natural products - eggs, beef, yogurts, vegetables, fruits. Everything is very fresh. Among the favorite dishes, guests celebrate stewed duck, chicken and grilled fish, as well as tomato soup. Of alcohol, tourists especially like red wine, as well as cocktails at the bar. The hotel has a very attentive chef, who himself can bring children something tasty. Even the side dishes were varied and unusual, for example, Aphrodite potatoes. Drinks are brought by waiters. Comparing the food in this hotel with the menu in Hurghada, tourists conclude that they feed much better in Marsa Alam.
Entertainment and service
The hotel is modern and meets all the requirements for a good holiday. On the territory of the Resta Reef Resort Marsa A 4 * hotel catches Wai-Fay. Here you will not only relax, but also improve your health. A spa and fitness center are at your service. Two tennis courts are open, and ladies can visit the beauty salon at any convenient time. There is a playground for children and a mini club. Tourists praised the animation - both local shows and guest artists. In addition, adults are entertained all day on the beach, and children in the evenings. Animators are funny, always smiling, it is interesting to spend time with them. Particularly spectacular were called the Fakir Show and dancing with fire. And twice a week, a singer with a good jazz voice performs on the veranda of the restaurant. In the basement, discos are arranged for lovers of dancing in the evening.
Staff
The administration of the Resta Reef Resort Marsa A 4 * hotel is open around the clock. Employees are polite, helpful, always ready to help, solve problems and also familiarize themselves with the missing information. However, they are completely not intrusive and not annoying. Workers do not speak Russian. But they understand English well. Only one of the senior managers can communicate in Russian. If you have questions - for example, where to get a charger, whom to take a beach towel for at an early departure, and others - they will always help you at the reception.
Sea, beach, pools
The hotel has its own sandy beach. Nearby is a coral reef. There is a pier from which the sea abysses open. The water is very clean and clear. This attracts tourists to the Resta Reef Resort 4 * hotel. Reviews in 2015 assure that the corals are alive, and during snorkeling you can observe such rare fish as angels, butterflies. Near the open sea is a lagoon, where moray eels, rays, octopuses live. The beach has a diving center and sports facilities. But if you just swim with a mask, then the sensations, according to tourists, are simply indescribable. The fish themselves surround you and swim very close. In the open sea, the depth is very large, water is visible for tens of meters. If the weather is nice, then you can swim near the pier, and when big waves - then in the lagoon. In strong winds, a ladder on the pier is hoisted and a black flag hangs. The lagoon is up to two meters deep, the water temperature there is always above twenty-four degrees Celsius. However, the sea can be entered only in "coral slippers." There are two pools on the territory of the Resta Reef Resort Marsa Alam 4 * hotel. Both of them are in the open air, and one of them is heated.
Surroundings, trips
Near the Resta Reef Resort 4 * hotel (Marsa Alam) is the Abu Dabab Nature Reserve, where there are luxurious corals and rare fauna - dugongs, sea cows. You can still go to the island of turtles, or Mars Mubarak. There really are huge, up to a meter long, reptiles that completely do not pay attention to people, swim, relax, eat. If you want to take a walk, then tourists are advised to go to Port Ghalib, where there are excellent cafes, and the yachts of the local rich are on the pier. This ideal eco resort, specially designed by artists and designers, is worth exploring in itself. Alleys, fountains, parks, architecture, repeating literally every relief of ancient Egyptian buildings - this is worth a look at least once. ATV tours are also organized there. Since Marsa Alam is located in the south, it’s close to Aswan, and you can even get to Lake Nasser or the Abu Simbel temple rock complex.
The temple with the colossal figures of the pharaohs on the shore of the reservoir is still amazing. And if you manage to get on the light and sound show, then you will never forget this trip to Egypt. One of the most exclusive trips in these places is a visit to the Wadi Hammamat Valley, which once ran along the route of trade caravans to India and China. Here you can see old inscriptions and cave paintings.
Prices and Shopping
Of course, those who come to the Resta Reef Resort Marsa Alam 4 * hotel are eager to bring something with them as a souvenir. So, experienced tourists do not advise buying souvenirs at the hotel itself, but recommend hiring a taxi for twenty dollars and going to Port Ghalib. Here you can buy masks, and flippers, and coral slippers, and various Egyptian little things five times cheaper than in shops at the hotel. In addition, here you can buy everything that is usually brought from Hurghada - towels, shells, books, spices, jackets and t-shirts made of cotton, magnets, Bedouin scarves, galabeys and so on. Eastern sweets are also good in Port Galib, which you need to buy not in the bazaar or in the supermarket, but in special pastry shops in order to avoid fakes. A trip to Wadi Hammamat will cost about thirty dollars. ATV excursion in the desert - about sixty.
Resta Reef Resort Marsa Alam 4 * - reviews
Tourists say that this hotel, although small, is very neat, comfortable, with well-trained and caring staff and good services, for which it requires a very reasonable price. Almost half of the tourists are from Germany. The rest are Italians, Poles, Swedes, French. Almost no tourists from Russia and Ukraine. Transparent water, a fabulous sea, a mass of various fish that you will not see in Hurghada. It is very quiet and calm, and here come those who do not like to relax too noisy. The food is tasty, satisfying and gourmet. Rest Hotel Resta Reef Resort 4 * provides a fabulous, with maximum warmth, comfort and pleasure. According to tourists, he deserves five "stars".