Solitaire Resort Marsa Alam 4 *, Marsa Alam, Egypt: Description and reviews

If you have chosen Egypt for your vacation, do not only consider Hurghada and Sharm El Sheikh, but try to discover something new, yet less advertised, but something that will turn your vacation into a series of happy serene days. It is about Marsa al-Alam, the country's youngest resort. In addition, it is the southernmost resort and yet the cleanest. One of the best hotels here - Desert Light Solitaire Resort Marsa Alam 4 *, pleasantly impressive and surprising tourists with a high level of service. In a literal sense, every guest is welcome here, regardless of his citizenship and religion. The full name of the hotel is not always used, it is often used without the first two words. In Solitaire Resort Marsa Alam 4 * everyone can find something that he likes. For some, this is a good beach holiday, for others - interesting excursions, for the third exciting diving, and for some, and just simply silence, peace and tranquility.

Location

Marsa al-Alam is a small but very beautiful town and at the same time a resort that is still actively developing. Hotels here are located quite apart. Therefore, by choosing the place of your holiday Solitaire Resort Marsa Alam 4 *, you can fully expect to spend a vacation away from the bustle and crowding of the people. You also need to be prepared for the fact that most of the time will have to be held on site, as the nearest town to which Marsa al-Alam is located is 25 km away. You will need to get there by taxi or by bus, but they do not go often. Just 1 km from the city 15 years ago, opened an international airport that accepts flights from many countries, but Russia is not among them. Our tourists arrive by charter to Hurghada, from which to Marsa al-Alam more than 270 km, or 3 hours of travel (if not transport tourists to other hotels). Approximately the same number from the hotel and to Luxor, and to the famous reserve Elba a little less - 250 km.

Territory

The Solitaire Resort Marsa Alam 4 * occupies an area of 210,000 square meters. The territory is large enough, but each corner is carefully maintained. Despite the fact that around the hot desert (in Marsa al-Alam only 6 mm of precipitation a year), all the buildings and facilities of the hotel are buried in greenery and flowers. Around there are many palms of different species, beautifully cut bushes, flower beds, neat lawns. Throughout the territory there are paths and alleys paved with sidewalk tiles, in some places there are benches, there is a beautifully decorated stream. Among the greenery are harmoniously located villas and hotel bungalows, swimming pools, sports grounds, bars, restaurants, parking.

Infrastructure

In Solitaire Resort Marsa Alam 4 * reception is located in a separate building, which also has a lobby bar and a disco. The reception is open 24 hours a day. The staff is hospitable, but speaks Russian poorly. Here you can leave things in the storage room, and valuables can be delivered to the safe, exchange currency, rent a vehicle, call a doctor, book a taxi, buy excursions, hand over personal belongings to laundry, dry cleaning, ironing. The hotel has conditions to combine rest with work. For such guests there is a business center and a modern conference room equipped with new modern equipment.

For the convenience of tourists, the hotel has shops on the territory and on the beach, offering beach goods, clothing, souvenirs, and Egyptian cosmetics.

Rooms

Very well thought out accommodation of tourists in Solitaire Resort Marsa Alam 4 *. Reviews about the living conditions and the condition of the rooms are quite favorable. The buildings of the hotel are 8 two-storey villas and many one-storey bungalows. The view from the windows depends on the location of the building and can be either on the territory or on the sea. The design of the rooms is not particularly luxurious, but the apartments are fresh and pleasant, the windows are large and panoramic, the balconies on the second floors, the cozy terraces on the first. The hygiene rooms are equipped with a bathtub with a shower on a soft hose, a wash basin, a hairdryer, a bidet and a toilet. Individual hygiene products are provided on the day of arrival and are replenished as needed.

Room Categories

Standard - up to 37 squares. In each room there is an option to install an extra bed or a cot. Equipment - a set of furniture (beds, wardrobe, wicker chairs, table, armchairs or a small sofa, mirror), safe (free), mini-bar (charge), air conditioning, telephone, TV (3 Russian channels). Of the 118 rooms in this category - 22 types connected room.

Superior - up to 48 squares. The rooms are one-room, but with a living area.

Suite - up to 50 squares. The rooms are one-room, with a very spacious living room area and an entrance hall, located only in the bungalow.

Family - an area of up to 7 squares. The rooms are two-room, they include two bedrooms (there is an internal door) and a hygiene room.

Cleaning in all rooms is very high quality, pillowcases, sheets and towels are changed on schedule.

Food

About the food in the Solitaire Resort Marsa Alam 4 * the opinions of tourists are approximately the same. All celebrate the excellent quality of products (there are no spoiled, yesterday's, left in the processing residue) and excellent taste of food. Complaints can only be found about monotony.

The hotel's restaurant, where breakfasts, lunches and dinners are organized according to the self-service system, has a pleasant design using natural building materials, which creates a special atmosphere during eating. There are no queues, a free table is always available, waiters are helpful, attentive and lively, there is no dirt anywhere, utensils are clean and clean, napkins are in sufficient quantity. For breakfast here in the menu are flakes, milk, butter, pastries, coffee, tea, juice, egg dishes, sausages, cheeses, side dishes, salads, fruits. For lunch there are always several dishes of beef, chicken, fish dishes, side dishes, salads, soups, a large selection of fruits, desserts. The dinner menu is about the same as lunch, plus serve poultry and food on the grill.

In Solitaire Resort Marsa Alam 4 * holidaymakers can visit several bars - in the lobby, at the disco, on the beach, by the pool. The bar on the beach bakes an unusually tasty pizza, and the poolside offers light snacks throughout the day.

Drinks at the hotel (according to tourists' reviews) are offered undiluted and high-quality. Their concept of "all inclusive" can be taken throughout the day - from 7 am to 12 am. Only wine here is given only at dinner.

Entertainment in the hotel

Interesting and diversely organized leisure in Solitaire Resort Marsa Alam 4 *. Marsa Alam and any other locality are not near, so most of the time tourists spend on the hotel grounds. At their disposal are two large swimming pools with the purest water and different depths, an excellent gym with large panoramic windows, from which you can see the sea, spa, where you can visit the steam room, sauna, jacuzzi, massage room (all for money). Sports fans can use the tennis courts free of charge (only lighting is paid additionally), a billiard room located in the discotheque building, various sports grounds on the territory of the hotel and on the beach. Lovers of exotics have the opportunity to ride on camels and horses in the surrounding area.

To tourists are not bored, they are entertained from morning to night by a team of animators. The program includes morning exercises, aqua aerobics, sports and comic games, evening competitions and shows.

For children

For the smallest guests the hotel offers a children's pool, mini-club, where the tutors, playground for children are engaged with the kids. In the rooms, upon request, staff set up baby cots, the restaurant has highchairs and a separate menu (for children over 1 year old). If necessary, parents can entrust their child with a caring nurse.

Accommodation of children under 12 years without an extra bed is not paid.

Sea

On the coast, just a minute's walk from the beach, is the Solitaire Resort Marsa Alam 4 *. Egypt's popularity is largely due to the Red Sea. In the area of the hotel it is distinguished by a special blue and cleanliness. In the waters near Marsa al-Alam, due to the novelty of the resort, you can still find the dugongs (prototypes of mermaids) listed in the Red Book, exotic hammerhead sharks, swim with dolphins and turtles, and there are a lot of small beautiful fish. The hotel's beach is pleasantly surprising by its length (about 500 meters) and cleanliness. Free space and a deck chair can be found even in the peak season. There are two approaches to the sea - from the shore, where it is shallow enough along the length of the pier. In shallow water there are corals, so it is advisable to have a special footwear. The pier is 75 meters from the hotel. It also has sun loungers, a bar, a team of rescuers, and the depth of the sea here is from 8 meters or more.

The only drawback of the beach - on some days there are waves, and rescuers do not allow to swim at depth.

Entertainment outside the hotel

Despite the fact that the Solitaire Resort Marsa Alam 4 * is located somewhat apart and beyond the territory there is nothing to do, tourists can spend time on excursions. In Luxor, Cairo, Hurghada, it is most convenient to get by air from the airport of Marsa al-Alam, because on the bus it is somewhat tedious. A small nuance: there are no sightseeing companies here, only a tour operator of the hotel, working out of competition, and therefore, at favorable prices. Those who do not want to travel so far, can get a lot of impressions of walking on quad bikes, go to Abu Dabab, one of the most beautiful bays, visit the reserve, take a walk on a yacht. But the most popular type of entertainment here are snorkeling and diving. It is for their sake that many tourists come here, because there is nowhere else such an underwater world as near Mars al-Alam. Plus here you can find several sunken ships, which is also extremely interesting. Equipment is issued in numerous diving clubs. They arrange trips to the sea on motor boats with mandatory diving.

Additional Information

This hotel was formerly known as Best Western Solitaire Resort 4 * Marsa Alam. Subsequently, the first two words, meaning the name of the company to which he belongs, were replaced by Desert Light. Best Western is a famous company, which includes more than 4,000 hotels all over the world, and everywhere they are really the best in quality of service and provided service. Solitaire Resort in Marsa al-Alam is the only hotel in Egypt. It is aimed at tourists who appreciate a quiet, measured rest away from the worldly bustle. It will be especially good for those who are looking for some seclusion on vacation, and those who like diving, snorkeling, windsurfing, land-windsurfing (sailing by sail), wakeboarding, kiting. For all these classes near the hotel there are special centers where the training of beginners is conducted. It will be nice here and parents with children. They will appreciate the cleanliness around, an excellent sandy beach, a large area of shallow water. The least suitable hotel for those who are on holiday in Egypt, waiting for enchanting parties and entertainment in nightclubs.

Solitaire Resort Marsa Alam 4 *: reviews of the year 2015

The opinions of tourists about this hotel are basically the same. The noted advantages:

- order and cleanliness in the rooms, on the territory, in the restaurant, on the beach;

- excellent cleaning;

- functionality of appliances and plumbing in the rooms;

- tasty and high-quality food;

- a wonderful territory, green, beautiful;

- beautiful beach, spacious, comfortable;

- well-equipped pier;

- Perfect service;

- diligent, professional, honest staff (no cases of thefts observed);

- good animation;

- a convenient location of the buildings (there are no extraneous sounds that interfere with rest).

Disadvantages highlighted by tourists:

- a long way from the airport;

- not quite comfortable entering the sea from the shore;

- It is far to go on any excursion;

- few Russian-speaking staff.