If you plan to spend a vacation on the Red Sea and are looking for a calm family-run comfortable hotel on the first line, then Movenpick Resort Hurghada 5 * (Hurghada, Egypt) can be a great option for living.
Location
This five-star hotel is located on the beach, 11 kilometers from the center of Hurghada. The nearest airport is just 7 kilometers away. So upon arrival you can get to the hotel very quickly.
Movenpick Resort Hurghada 5 *: 2015 photo, general description
This hotel complex was built in 1994. Until February 2012, it was called Continental Resort Hurghada. The last partial renovation was carried out in 2013.
The housing stock of the hotel is represented by 252 rooms located in the main five-story building and several two-story villas. There are apartments of the following categories: "standard", "deluxe", "superior", "family", "junior suite". Regardless of the type, each room has a TV with satellite channels, a telephone, a free safe, air conditioning, a minibar (for a fee), a furnished balcony or terrace, a bathroom with a hairdryer and necessary personal hygiene products. Towels are cleaned and changed every day, and linen is updated several times a week. Hotel guests can use the room service at any time.
Meals at the hotel are organized according to the half-board and ol-inclusive systems. When booking, tourists have the opportunity to choose the option suitable for them. Hotel guests can eat both in the main restaurant (buffet) and in à la carte restaurants (Italian cuisine and fish and seafood dishes).
Movenpick Resort Hurghada 5 *: 2015 reviews from Russian tourists
Many travelers experienced the need to carefully plan their trips abroad with all the care and attentiveness. In particular, this concerns the issue of choosing a hotel in which you plan to spend several days, or even weeks. Indeed, if you intend to live in a hotel operating in the ol inclusive format, you will most likely spend most of its time on its territory. Therefore, her choice should be approached with special attention. Invaluable help in this matter, according to many experienced tourists, is provided by studying the reviews of real people who have already visited this or that place. After all, they try to communicate not only about the advantages, which in most cases are already obvious, but also mention the disadvantages that new guests may face. Therefore, even at the planning stage of your trip, you can get a close-to-reality idea of what will await you during your vacation, thereby avoiding disappointments and negative emotions. In order to save your time, we suggest that you familiarize yourself with the generalized comments of our compatriots who vacationed at the Movenpick Resort Hurghada 5 * this year. Reviews of the hotel are mostly positive, because almost all tourists were very pleased with their choice. However, there were some shortcomings, but this is a completely normal situation for any hotel. Well, now we offer to learn more about everything.
Housing stock
The opinions of our compatriots regarding the rooms of this hotel coincided in many respects. So, according to tourists, almost all apartments in Movenpick Resort Hurghada 5 * (Egypt, Hurghada) are very spacious, bright, comfortable. However, for many it became apparent that it was time to make repairs in them. Perhaps next season the numbers will be updated. And new guests will have the opportunity to stay in rooms with a fresh repair. Otherwise, there were no complaints about the apartments. So, from almost all rooms (with the exception of rooms located on the ground floor) a magnificent view of the sea opens. The apartments themselves have everything you need for a comfortable stay: comfortable furniture (large beds, spacious wardrobes, etc.), a large flat-screen TV with five Russian-language channels, air conditioning, which you can adjust as you wish, a minibar, a hairdryer, a bathroom, Spacious furnished balcony or terrace. As for the minibar, you can use it for a fee. In general, travelers had no complaints about the operation of equipment in the rooms. However, if something failed, the problem was quickly eliminated, it was only necessary to contact the administrator at the reception, describing the situation to him.
Cleaning
This item also did not cause complaints from the guests. According to them, the maids in the "Movenpic Resort" (Hurghada, Egypt) are doing their job well. So, the quality of cleaning among tourists does not raise questions. Moreover, it is completely independent of the fact whether you leave a tip or not. However, it should be recognized that most vacationers preferred to thank the maids in this way for their work. As for the towels, they are updated every day. Bed linen is changed a couple of times a week. Maids also replenish personal hygiene supplies in the bathroom as necessary. If you find that you have forgotten to put something, you can either contact the cleaner, if you see him nearby, or the reception administrator. In a matter of minutes, they will bring to your room the necessary.
Check in, departure
Despite the fact that this hotel has a checkout time, according to our compatriots, in most cases the administration does not adhere to this rule when settling new arrivals. So, if you arrived at the hotel early in the morning, then most likely you will not be forced to wait two in the afternoon, but they will give you the room keys much earlier. As for the day of departure, the occupied apartments should be vacated before noon. However, if you plan to leave the hotel only in the evening, then you can try to agree on the possibility of extending your stay. As tourists say, if we are talking about a couple of hours, then they may not take money from you. If the extension is supposed to be longer, then you will have to pay extra for it.
Territory
According to our compatriots, the own territory of Movenpick Resort (ex-Continental Resort) 5 * (Hurghada) is not very large. However, it is very green, beautiful, clean and well-groomed. There are many picturesque trees, flowers, tall palm trees. In a word, walking around the territory is a pleasure. In addition, its relative compactness is a big plus, because guests do not have to spend a lot of time and effort moving between their rooms, the beach, pools and infrastructure.
Nutrition
This issue, according to many of our compatriots, is organized at a very worthy level in the hotel "Movenpic Resort" (Hurghada). Of course, here you will not find delicacies, as in luxury hotels, but you can count on quality and varied food. Main meals are held in the main restaurant, which is open in buffet style. Here, visitors will be offered a variety of well-prepared dishes of meat, fish, poultry, soups, side dishes, snacks, sweets and fresh flavored pastries. A big plus, according to tourists, is the fact that the dishes are constantly alternating. So every time you can try something new.
Travelers are advised to definitely visit the a-la-carte restaurants of this hotel. Here you can choose your favorite dish from the menu. There are two such restaurants in the "Movenpic Resort" - Italian and fish. Prepare here, according to guests, just fine. So be sure not to miss the opportunity to taste great dishes.
In addition to the above restaurants, tourists living in the hotel in question can have a snack in the snack bar during the day. Here you will be offered fast food in the form of french fries, burgers, sandwiches, pizza, etc. In addition, in the "Movenpike" you can treat yourself to delicious ice cream.
Beverages
Hotel guests who have paid all-inclusive meals can order all local drinks for free throughout the day. If upon booking you chose the option “half board”, then you will have to pay extra for them. By the way, our compatriots note an interesting fact that during lunch and dinner in a restaurant you are in any case brought a bill for drinks. If you rest according to the “ol inclusive” scheme, then the amount in it will be zero, but you still have to sign it. In any case, this did not cause any difficulties for tourists.
Drinks are available throughout the day at the lobby bar, as well as at the pool and beach bars. Our compatriots were quite satisfied with their quality.
Sea
According to travelers, the Movenpick Resort Hurghada 5 * hotel offers its guests the opportunity to relax on the shores of the Red Sea. So, almost all of our compatriots liked the private beach of the hotel complex. Since the hotel is not very large, go to the coast from residential buildings to go very close. The beach here is very spacious, fine sand, clean. The entry into the water is gentle, smooth. At the bottom is sand. So here you can have a great rest even with young children. On the beach there are sun loungers, sun umbrellas and special partitions that block tourists from the constantly blowing wind. However, according to some guests, it is advisable to go ashore immediately after breakfast. Otherwise, it may happen that you will not find a free sunbed. Tourists urge the hotel to pay attention to this problem.
The rest of the beach holiday guests were very pleased. So, there is a bar and a snack bar where you can either treat yourself to your favorite drinks or have a snack during the day. Holidaymakers especially liked the sea. According to our compatriots, the water here has an amazing turquoise color. Near the coast there is an artificial island, next to which is a coral reef. It can be reached on a boat provided by the hotel in just five minutes. True, the reef here is not as luxurious as the coast of Sharm el-Sheikh, but there is something to see here. Therefore, when packing your suitcases, do not forget to grab a snorkeling mask and fins. By the way, you can buy them both in Hurghada itself, and in the little shop at the hotel.
Entertainment
As travelers note in their comments, the Movenpick Resort Hurghada 5 * hotel, photos of which can be seen in this article, offers guests a lot of opportunities for spending leisure time. So, on its territory there is a large outdoor pool with a sun terrace, equipped with comfortable sun loungers with mattresses and sun umbrellas. There is also a bar with a wide selection of drinks for every taste. During the day, a team of animators works by the pool. They offer everyone to do gymnastics, water aerobics, yoga, play beach volleyball, water polo, darts, boccia, etc.
Also on the territory of the hotel complex there are several sports fields, tennis courts, a gym, a spa with a massage room, a jacuzzi and a sauna. Those who wish can take several lessons at the diving center and windsurfing school. Here you can rent equipment for water sports.
In the evenings, the hotel hosts entertaining performances with guest artists (acrobats, Egyptian night, magicians, fire shows, etc.). There are no discos in the hotel. However, those who wish can, accompanied by animators, go to one of the nightclubs in Hurghada.
For children
In the hotel complex we are considering, all conditions have been created for a comfortable stay not only for adult guests, but also for the youngest tourists. So, for children there is a playground, a shallow pool. In addition, parents can leave their children from the age of three to twelve years for several hours in the mini-center. Here children will be offered educational and recreational activities. According to parents, their babies enjoyed visiting the mini center. In the evenings, for children, by the way, a mini-disco is also held.
Infrastructure
According to tourists, the hotel "Movenpic Resort" (Hurghada) has everything you need for a comfortable stay. So, on the territory of the hotel there are several shops, a tour desk, a currency exchange, a medical office, a laundry, an ATM, parking and much more. As for the Internet, Wi-Fi is free here, but it is available only indoors at the reception.