A hotel somewhere in the middle of nowhere.
All around is desert (another hotel is currently under construction), i.e. no shopping facilities. In the hotel there is still the possibility to buy sun cream or similar, but no real store.
Very quiet in April, perfect for tourists looking for relaxation and diving! If you only want to go on a beach vacation, it is not recommended, as the house reef extends to the beach and you can only enter the deep water via a jetty. The food was very tasty and typical of the country. Room facilities were very basic, the door to the balcony made noise, hence 1 star deduction.

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Nice vacation with small shortcomings. The food was okay in taste, that offer was rather spartan and it was opened. Rather canteen and not hotel. Service was okay, even if you had to motivate the waiters in the bars also with money. Dive center was good, unfortunately Extradivers are always a bit more expensive. Even if the reefs have suffered somewhat is in Egypt good diving at a good price and almost on the doorstep possible, every year again.

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The hotel is seehhhhrrrr quiet, almost too quiet for us. Unfortunately, the hotel was not even half full and thus little going on. Since we were only a week the dive sites were ok. There is also no road to the hotel, you drive through the desert. There is no animation and the location of the hotel is very remote. For us the week was ok, but we probably would not go there again.

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Small, secluded and therefore quiet hotel. Ideal for divers.

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It could be really nice here!

The secluded location and the absence of any animation we felt as paradise. If a few things were worked on here, this small hotel could be a true diver's paradise. We have been to Egypt many times and know the standards of the country.

Rooms: the furnishings and size of the rooms we found totally okay, even if in need of renovation in many corners. We had booked a room with sea view - until today we do not understand the difference to the other rooms. Only 5 suites have a direct sea view. All other rooms have side sea view, either to the south side with pool or to the north side with desert. First we were given a room to the north side on the 2nd floor, this had like all rooms on this floor to the north side only a tiny, nested balcony and therefore seemed very dark. Then we got a room to the south side, nice balcony and side sea view. Unfortunately, here at night you can hear the diesel-powered electricity generator, which is located directly in front of the hotel so loud that you have the feeling to sleep at a motorway service station. After 3 nights we changed the room again - back to the north side, but on the 3rd floor, here the balconies are big and it is much quieter. The view of the desert and the sea has pleased us here very well.

Food: the food is a cheek. It goes without saying that there is less choice in a smaller hotel than in larger complexes. However, this small selection should at least be good. For us it was a hard time, we are vegetarians and on some evenings we had the choice between pappy white rice and sour mashed potatoes. Since even the only vegetable dish had minced meat mixed in, we were left with salads. However, the guests around us who ate meat were equally unenthusiastic about the food. The so-called snacks that were supposed to be available at the bar in between and that are part of the AI, consisted of dry sweet parts that were left over from breakfast. We have never eaten so bad in Egypt.

Service: the staff is partly very nice but the larger part seems to be very unmotivated.

Hygiene: the hygiene concept of the hotel seems to consist of simply no hygiene concept. No masks, no gloves, the disinfectant dispensers are so untrustworthy that it is better to avoid them.
From the beach bar, one has a beautiful view over the sea - but one should better not drink anything here, unless one has an own cup. The plastic cups are so disgusting and dirty, we have never seen such dirty rinsing water in which the cups are briefly dipped before they are given to the next guest. Even without Corona completely unacceptable!

The hotel is very quietly located in a supposed nature reserve. If you take a walk along the coast it brings tears to your eyes - rubbish, rubbish, rubbish....

If it wasn't for the beautiful house reef and the extra divers, the hotel would be empty. Unfortunately, the hotel manager sees it completely different.



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The staff in the restaurant rudely assign you seats, put you randomly other guests to the table, because otherwise there is no place. Had booked AI. Snacks are sweet leftovers from lunch or dinner. On the day of arrival we were already hungry and asked for a piece of salty snack. This was not possible. However, on the departure day, as we missed breakfast, we got a lunch box on request. The view at the "dive bar" was great! The staff is generally annoyed and unfriendly, especially towards women. So the price/quality ratio doesn't fit at all when it comes to food. The location is great. Absolutely quiet. However, it is offered as an adult hotel. Children were there, also children of employees who squeaked around at the pool. The room boy was very helpful.

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Best guided dive center. Rooms and food are local standard and are not too important for us in view of the diving.

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We spent a week at Viva Blue. The hotel is manageable and the distances are short. The Superior Seaview rooms have side sea view and are spacious. The food was good and varied enough for a week. The staff was without exception friendly and attentive. There is hardly any entertainment in the hotel. It was very quiet and relaxed. All inclusiv (yellow ribbon) was easily enough.

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