Holidays in Sharm El Sheikh - it is not only a surprisingly warm sea, but also coral reefs, as well as good service. This, without exaggeration, one of the most popular Egyptian resorts in Egypt, in the southwest borders with the marine park Ras Mohammed, which divers of all countries strive to get into.
Northeast of Sharm El Sheikh is the Nabq National Reserve. The vast majority of residents work in the tourism sector or attendants in hotels. Many of them are quite passable in English, and some even know Russian.
Continental Garden Reef Resort 5 *
The hotel is located in El Pasha Bay - one of the best areas of the famous resort of Sharm El Sheikh. Just three kilometers from it begins the promenade Naama Bay, which is popular for the promenade, where life is vibrant around the clock and is full of tourists. Fifteen minutes drive to the Old Town. Continental Garden Reef 5 * is located on the first line of the Red Sea. The Garden Reef Bay in which it is built is known throughout Egypt for its stunningly beautiful coral reefs.
General information, prices
The former name of the hotel is Intercontinental Garden Reef. It was built in 2002. The last overhaul by the owners of Continental Garden Reef 5 * was carried out four years ago. Then the territory and buildings were landscaped, the plumbing was completely replaced, the rooms were furnished with new furniture. Two-story small cottages in which the apartments are equipped are built in the style of Andalusian and Moorish architecture.
Prices for hotel accommodation are considerable. For eight days of rest in a standard room with a flight from Moscow, a Russian will need to pay about forty-five thousand rubles. However, this cost may vary depending on the occupancy of the hotel and charter companies.
Territory
The territory of Continental Garden Reef 5 *, the photo of which convey its beauty, is completely thought out and well-groomed. Everywhere there are ponds where beautiful palms look, small lawns, striking from afar with bright colors of flowers, well-groomed lawns, on which one wants to walk barefoot, fountains with lighting, which vacationers enjoy in the evenings. Sitting on the balcony of the room, you can spend hours looking at the emerald sea, at the gardens surrounded by the Sinai Mountains. On the territory there are many small shops and kiosks where you can buy souvenirs or trinkets.
Near the main building there is a bus stop. Buses run to the city center every sixty minutes.
Infrastructure
In the main building of Continental Garden Reef 5 * there is a registration desk, which you need to approach when checking in. There is also a cozy lobby, dry cleaning, a paid medical office, a point where you can exchange currency, as well as an entertainment center and a business center for six hundred people.
For corporate travel, the hotel has nine small conference rooms where vacationers can work, and in their free time, relax. For businessmen, the services of a secretary and a referent are offered, fax rent is possible.
The reception has a left-luggage office and a depository safe. You can arrange a transfer at the receptionist, which includes meeting and seeing off to the airport terminal, as well as a daily free two-time trip to the city, rent a car or bicycle, and order a taxi. Fax and photocopying services are also available here.
In the same main building there is a tour desk organizing trips to many attractions of the region. Those who do not speak English can receive the services of Russian-speaking guides.
At Continental Garden Reef 5 AI there is a large and convenient parking lot, where even large tourist buses can stop. It must be booked in advance, reserving rooms. The distance to the nearest airport is twelve kilometers. Tourists arranging a transfer can get to their hotel in half an hour, which is very convenient for young children who quickly get tired on the road.
On the beach, the hotel has its own guarded marina, which must be reserved in advance.
Number of rooms
Considered large in terms of number of inhabitants, Continental Garden Reef Sharm 5 * has four hundred twenty-two rooms. Up to three thousand people can live in them at the same time. The rooms are located in two- and three-story white buildings located on four lines. In front of everyone there are balconies overlooking the sea or the ridge of the Sinai Mountains.
In addition to the standard, the Continental Garden Reef Resort 5 * has five youth and four superior rooms, presidential and royal apartments, as well as six adjacent suites, which can accommodate up to six people at a time.
Standard rooms
Continental Garden Reef Resort 5 standard can accommodate a maximum of 2 + 1 people. Their area is twenty square meters. The flooring in the rooms is ceramic tile. The rooms are decorated in oriental style, the windows have bright curtains, there is also a work desk, split air conditioning (individually adjustable), TV, electronic safe, for which you need to pay for the specialist to show how it works. The walls are painted in pastel colors, a large makeup mirror hangs on the wall. In the minibar for new guests there are two bottles of water, any soft drink or juice.
In the combined bathroom there are appliances: bath with shower, washbasin with countertop and toilet. There are also hair dryers and a variety of beauty products.
Four rooms are for disabled guests. They are located on the ground floor and have specially equipped handicapped showers and balconies. In one of the buildings there are rooms for smokers.
Superior rooms
The presidential and royal rooms can easily accommodate four people. They have two bedrooms with interior doors, as well as a study. This room type has french beds. The balconies are furnished with comfortable sun loungers and a coffee table. Flooring - modern tiles and carpets. There is also a refrigerator, minibar, telephone with intercity exit, exercise machine, safe. The apartments have wireless internet connection.
Bathrooms and toilets are separate. There are showers, bidets. For residents provided hairdryer, slippers, bathrobes. All rooms have individual air conditioning.
In addition to the standard range of services, the superior apartments have LCD TV, upholstered furniture, a bookcase, a coffee table, a dressing table.
Room service
Every day, all rooms are carefully cleaned, cosmetic accessories are replaced. On request, you can get extra bedding and a cot in the room. An iron and ironing board are available upon request. There are services "breakfast in the room" and "alarm clock". Even the smallest pets are not allowed by the property.
Nutrition
Continental Garden Reef R 5 * works on the concepts of "all inclusive" and "continental breakfast." Breakfast, lunch and dinner are served in the main restaurant, and the menu includes international cuisine. Tables are set in the style of Swedish. Beautifully designed dishes increase appetite.
In addition, there are seven a la carte restaurants in the territory , tables in which must be reserved at the registration desk. In two of them, tourists staying at this hotel once a week have access to one free dinner, which must be agreed in advance. These are Lebanese and American restaurants offering seafood, oriental dishes, snacks, drinks, barbecue and cocktails.
Continental Garden Reef 5 * also offers to visit one of four bars: in the lobby, on the beach, by the pool. These are ideal places to relax with a drink of your favorite cocktail.
The all-inclusive concept, in addition to three meals a day, involves ice cream during breakfast and lunch, as well as drinks, including alcoholic drinks, from local manufacturers, served in glasses.
Facilities for children
Hotel Continental Garden Reef 5 * travel agencies is positioned as convenient for families with children. Upon request, parents can get a cot in the room or a high chair. It is possible to order a children's menu. Those mothers and fathers who engage in active sports can hire a Russian-speaking nanny at the reception.
There is a shallow paddling pool for children. There is also a mini club, children's animation, and a games room.
Sea and beach
Continental Garden Reef 5 * (Egypt) is a hotel standing on the first line of the stunning Red Sea. The hotel’s own beach is only one hundred and fifty meters, which can be overcome in five minutes, slowly walking along the shady alleys of the territory. Those who wish can take the elevator, although many prefer to walk.
The beach is sandy. You can enter the sea only in special shoes, since there are many corals. There are two convenient pontoons.
Nearby is the deep reef with corridors, the most popular among divers.
All you need for swimming and tanning - sunbeds, umbrellas, trestle beds and mattresses - are issued free of charge. Beach towels can be received only once a day. On the beach there is a toilet and a shower with fresh water.
Paid entertainment
Those who lead a healthy lifestyle can visit the paid steam room, sauna, Turkish bath, jacuzzi. At the reception you can book a massage, as well as in a beauty salon. There are two tennis courts, rackets and balls rental. Billiard tables, ping pong, squash - this is not a complete list of entertainment on site.
Here you can sign up for paid diving courses. On the beach, under the guidance of experienced instructors who have the appropriate license, many vacationers can learn the basics of diving. Here you can rent and equipment for diving, as well as ride a "banana" and a catamaran.
Free services and entertainment
The Continental Garden Reef 5 hotel, reviews of accommodation which can be found on the Internet, offers quite interesting animation, including for children. Tourists can also play beach volleyball and indoor soccer for free on the beach . In one of the pools in the morning groups of vacationers are engaged in aqua aerobics. And one who always watches his figure can lose extra pounds in the gym.
After twenty hours, the hotel organizes discos, shows and theme nights.
The pride of the hotel are its three pools, the cleanliness of the water in which the staff carefully monitors. There are always a lot of sunbeds and umbrellas.
Sightseeing Tours
Residents of Continental Garden Reef 5 *, reviews of which are mostly positive, can book interesting trips to local attractions with the administration. One of the most interesting places is the hot springs located on the west coast, not far from the tunnel leading to Sharm El Sheikh. First you must visit Aiun Moussa or “The Sources of Moses,” where, according to biblical tradition, the righteous hit the ground five times with a staff, and springs appeared there.
An hour's drive from the hotel is the Hamam Pharaoh, or Pharaoh's Baths. Here, springs are beating everywhere - from under the cliff, from the bottom of the sea.
There are three reserves on the Sinai Peninsula at once - Ras Mohammed, Nabq and Ras Abu Galum. All of them are protected by the Egyptian state. The construction of hotels is prohibited on the territory of these national parks, and some sites are closed to visitors.
Hotel Continental Garden Reef 5 Reviews
The territory on which this hotel complex is built, judging by the reviews, is so large that many tourists do not even have time to get around it for the whole vacation.
Special thanks to the majority of vacationers are told to the staff, who with incomprehensible speed fulfilled their requests and solved problems.
The rooms are carefully cleaned, bed linen is clean. The only barrier to communication with staff for some is lack of knowledge of the English language. However, the administration solved this problem by hiring two Russian-speaking workers.
The abundance of places where you can eat at the hotel, too, many liked it. And although the “all inclusive” system could only be eaten in the main restaurant, the menu presented as a buffet had a lot of meat dishes, chicken and fish. In the evenings, something was grilled on the grill on the restaurant terrace. Many vacationers liked the opportunity to make and season salads from the proposed ingredients themselves.
The menu offers a large assortment of pastries. Judging by the reviews, inadequate quantities of fruits and vegetables were served, which is surprising for an Egyptian hotel. In addition, some were surprised that with the all-inclusive power system, three dollars had to be paid separately for the espresso.