Mangrove Hotel 4 * is a city hotel with the ability to relax on the beach, excellent service and reasonable prices, one of the best in this category in the United Arab Emirates. It is located in the resort of Ras al-Khaimah, twenty-two kilometers from the local airport. To go to Dubai for about an hour. Major shopping centers such as the Ras Mall and Manar are about ten minutes. This hotel belongs to the famous Arab line "Bin Majid." Holidays abroad in this hotel seemed paradise to many guests, despite its remoteness from the sea. Why - read for yourself.
Ras Al Khaimah
This area is considered the most tourist in the Emirates after Dubai. But this emirate is rather recommended for a relaxing beach holiday. It is not as rave as Dubai or Abu Dhabi, but here you can buy alcohol and tobacco, because there is no dry law adopted in the rest of the UAE. This is a very picturesque region. Beautiful views are obtained thanks to the mountains approaching the sea. It is not only calmer than in other places, but also more comfortable and cheaper. There are many hotels with their own beaches, although in Dubai such hotels are quite rare.
Of course, the Mangrove Hotel 4 * (Ras al-Khaimah) is not on the shore. But then another resort of the same line has its own beach, where the guests of Mangrova bathe. In addition, the coast itself is very beautiful, with natural white and golden sand. In the south of the resort, in the Haat region, there are healing mineral waters. In the old town you can see the ancient walls, towers and the fort, as well as a mosque made of coral. One of the most popular attractions of Ras al-Khaimah is the new Ice Land water park, which is located near the hotel. All hotels here are very high quality - and not only the "fours" or "fives", but also the "three".
What's near
Mangrove Hotel 4 * is located near the city center and the bay of the same name. He has practically no territory. But there are mangroves nearby (that's why the bay and the hotel are called so), and walking paths are laid among them. In the immediate vicinity of the hotel you can find various entertainment venues, night clubs, cafes, fast foods, and markets. There is where to walk in the evening - a very beautiful promenade and promenade. Vacationers enjoy beautiful views of the bay, everything is planted with grass and trees, filled with the aroma of flowers. A joyful and pleasant atmosphere always reigns; on Fridays various performances and dances are organized. And on the territory of the hotel itself there is even an alcohol shop. There you can buy branded drinks at very low prices. The infrastructure near the hotel is very developed.
Residence
The hotel Mangrove Hotel 4 * more than one hundred eighty rooms. Of these, thirty are standard, sixty are improved, ninety are one bedroom suites. There are also six presidential suites. As usual in decent tourist hotels in the Emirates, all rooms are stylishly designed, air-conditioned, equipped with good appliances, satellite TV, a refrigerator and a safe. Very comfortable mattresses, they sleep well. There is a flat-screen TV with USB flash drive and one Russian channel. Cosmetic supplies replenish if necessary. The bathroom is huge, and the rest of the rooms are large, the windows offer beautiful views, despite the fact that the hotel is urban. In room free water every day, coffee and tea. They give bathrobes and slippers. Cleaned every day, towels changed, no loss is detected.
Nutrition
In the hotel Mangrove Hotel Ras Al Khaimah 4 * there are two restaurants. One round-the-clock - Rainbow, and the second with Chinese cuisine - China Corner. There are also two bars - Polo and Blue. The latter is located by the pool. There is a great coffee shop. The cost of accommodation mainly includes breakfast. They are standard, but decent - scrambled eggs, sausages, potatoes, coffee, tea, yogurts, granola and a lot of sweets and desserts. Some write that they feed better in the morning than in the Cypriot fives. Tourists lunch and dinner mainly in local cafes. They claim that the portions are huge, so you can take two for three. From hotel restaurants praise Chinese. There is inexpensive, good food, and it is aimed at Europeans. Sometimes tourists are fed on the basis of "half board" and even "all inclusive." The products are of high quality and varied. Several types of meat (fried, stewed, baked), a lot of fish, a large number of side dishes and vegetable salads. From desserts - cakes, pastries, mousses, puddings, soufflés, whipped cream, fruits. Chefs cook or mix a lot right with you. Of the beach cafes, they recommend "Afghan" with very tasty smoothies.
Services
Hotel Mangrove Hotel 4 * has a travel agency. There is a small private parking. Here you can organize a conference or hold a seminar. A business center is open around the clock. The hotel offers car rental, as well as translation services. The local beauty center is popular with female guests. Parents can invite the baby sitter to sit with the baby. The lobby catches free Wi-Fi. One of the main advantages of the hotel is its beautiful gym. Everything is new, in excellent condition. In the hall there is a water cooler and two televisions. The staff are super polite, the reception is excellent. Although they do not speak Russian at the reception, they understand. If you ask something, then not only will they explain everything to you in detail, but they will even draw a map. At the hotel reception (upon request), free tickets to Ice Land Waterpark are issued.
Sea holiday
Mangrove Hotel Ras Al Khaimah 4 * does not have its own beach. But his guests take a free bus to the private coast of the hotel of the same line - “Bin Majid Beach Hotel”. Beach towels are also received there . In addition, there is a swimming pool on site. It is quite small, more like a jacuzzi. But hotel guests can use the territory and pool at Bin Majid. Some tourists, in order not to get attached to the hotel transfer, take a taxi. It is pretty cheap here. The beach itself is simply amazing - long, wide. It is for such sea and sand that people come here to rest. The water is clear, you can watch the fauna. There are starfish, crabs, small rays. Entry into the water is very good. There are sunbeds, umbrellas, just enough. But if suddenly there will be a lot of people, then for convenience vacationers are given out mats. The bus to the beach does not go on schedule, but until those who wish are over.
Prices
The cost of a ticket to the Mangrove Hotel (UAE) starts from forty thousand rubles for two for ten days. If you want to use the Internet in your room, then you need to pay twenty dirhams per hour, and fifty per day. A taxi to the beach costs 12-14 units of local currency. In local cafes, you can luxuriously eat thirty to forty dirhams per person, and if you do not throw money, then five hundred rubles for three. A trip to Dubai costs from fifty dollars, in Abu Dhabi - from seventy. If you book a guide dearly, you can rent a taxi, and for 150-180 US conventional units you will be offered an eight-hour trip with a driver to any place you say.
Excursions and shopping
Holidays abroad involves trips to attractions. The guests of "Mangrove" also not only sit in the room and sunbathe on the beach. The most popular excursions are a trip to Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Vacationers are taken to watch the famous Parus Hotel, Burj Khalifa, the bulk island, sand dunes, Venice, musical fountains, Flower Park ... In Abu Dhabi, the White Mosque, the water park and the Porsche center are constantly admired by tourists. From long walks a good boat trip to Oman. The price of all excursions includes lunch, and in very decent quality restaurants. Private trips are not only cheaper than those offered by tour operators, but also much more comfortable. Air-conditioned minibuses for eight people, and the route can be changed "for you." No need to wait for a lot of people to be taken to other hotels. Inexpensive things can be bought at the Two Dirham store, which is not far from the beach. In the same places there is a La Sophie shop where ground coffee and various oriental sweets and sweets are sold. In walking distance from the hotel there is a fruit market where you can always find something exotic.
Reviews
Guests characterize Mangrove as a very decent, good, inexpensive hotel. They praise the local guide who organizes excursions exactly as vacationers wish. Unlike the beach Bin Majid, it is a more modern hotel. It is new, pleasing to the eye in style and design. The rooms, cleaning and service are very good, do not cause any complaints. Tourists who came here did not regret the money spent. The reception here is so welcoming that even travelers who have previously visited Turkey, Egypt, Greece and Thailand rated it very highly. Hotel Mangrove is recommended for relaxing with friends, company or for romantic couples. With children, it may be somewhat problematic, for this Bin Majid is more suitable. But for a beach holiday and travel, this is it!