Dreams Beach Marsa Alam
, Marsa Alam
Dreams Beach Marsa Alam Reviews
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Thomson
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We found the hotel very nice but does not look NEW!!
Myself and my son fell ill on the 2nd day and the doc stuck a drip in my arm and gave my son injections but girlfreind was fine.
Yes you do pay for the doc and yes it is expensive but most others we spoke to where just putting up with it and not having the best time, Me and my son where cured in just 24 hrs and got on with the rest of our stay with the post office paying our bill (they have agents in egypt who come out to pay it in person)
Jeep safari was fantastic
Hotel is not near anywhere so you cant just go off for a walk
Staff are so nice and bend over all ways to help you
They do want a tip but they do work hard for 15hrs a day, 7 days and 5 weeks running
They get £30 a week for it, Im sure you would be looking for tips to build your wage up!! (i know i would)
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- Tour Operator:MyTravel
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My family and i have just got back from the so called hotel called dream beach which was more like hell
after a day of being in a so callled 5 star hotel the weather was great the pools where great but a wee bit cold and the staff where fab but the food was a different story its the same all the time its naff!!!
and me and my 3 year old didnt eat 4 about 6 days my boyfriend ended up very ill from eatting what was there and we ended up paying to get home a week early then planned
i would never go back to this hotel even if they paid me to go
its upsetting as we needed a holiday before our baby is due in novemeber and lost alot off money so if u are thinking off going to this place think again as my dream turned in to a nightmare
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- Tour Operator:Thomson
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My wife and I have just returned from the Dreams Beach Hotel and did not enjoy our stay.
The holiday brochure did mention that every day it is constantly windy, so you can not go in the sea as the conditions are dangerous.
The food is the same every night.
The service provided is sub standard and you are treated as second class, only the Italians and Russians are treated decently.
The allinclusive option dose not cover the use of the gym or entertainment, we had to pay to use the facilities.
The rooms are clean and tidy.
The Egyptian staff at the airport are extremely rude, arrogant and hostile.
Overall the hotel is a boarder line 3 star, not 4 star plus. I would not recomend this hotel to anyone.
Go to Sharm instead.
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- Tour Operator:Thomson
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This hotel is reported as being a new hotel but gives every indication of being an older hotel having been renovated and not very well.
The rooms are clean comfortable but the bathrooms require updating however the staff almost fall over themselves to be of service.
The choice of food leaves much to be desirered and the meat dishes in particular are tough indicating poor choice in the cuts of meat being selected.
Entertainment around the pool area at the time of my visit was dominated by an Italian Animation team who seemed aggresive towards any other nationality to the point of open hostility which resulted in complaints to the management.
The hotel is isolated making it difficult to seek relief or change from the general conditions at the hotel.
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- Tour Operator:Thomas Cook
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A very new hotel, about 45 mins from the airport. Staff all fantastic and could not do enough to help us during our entire stay.
Food was very good if a little repetitive at times. Surprisingly for a hotel of this class the rooms did not have tea/coffee making facilities which we found a bit unusual.
For some reason we could not find out, we were unable to go in the sea due to it being unsafe, the beach boys did not speak enough English to find the reason why, all we could assume that it may have been due to coral, the waters edge did appear to be `rough` but unable to see what it was. We were told that the nearest place for going in the sea was about 30 minutes away.
Would return to this hotel again but only for a week as no where to go outside the hotel grounds.
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- Tour Operator:Thomson
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Very nice hotel, people were so nice and helpful definitely going back to the same hotel next year September 2008.
Food was great weather was brilliant the only downfall is the balcony. We requested a sunny balcony and a sea view we got neither of these, we were then told by our Thomas Cook rep Sadie that we had to pay for these if we wanted them.
This wasn’t a problem as we enjoyed the whole of our stay. If you go to Egypt you must go diving it is amazing
Thanks a lot x
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- Tour Operator:Thomas Cook
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Very clean hotel. Staff very friendly and most can speak English. International hotel for guests but on the whole all nationalities mixed well.
The food was nice but a bit repetitive as we were there for 2 weeks. The pools/beach were lovely but the sea cannot be accessed direct from the beach, you have to use jetty due to the coral.
The coral and fish at the hotel were excellent, a highlight! Did Red Sea Cruise, Luxor and Jeep Safari trips. All excellent!! Yanny is the best barman and he makes a lovely "cup of English tea".
The animation team were ok but Diane and Kiko were lovely. A few people had ear infections but our children were constantly in pool for 2 weeks and they didn’t get one - no stomach upsets either.
I would definitely return to this hotel. Shame ice cream wasn’t included in AL. Really wish I was still there.
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Lovely relaxing holiday. The staff are very friendly and attentive.
The only disappointment was the sea was quite rough most days so snorkelling was very limited.
We also found the food in the main restaurant could have been better!
If you are thinking of doing the day trip to Luxor it is well worth it even though it's an extremely long day on a coach, very hot and slightly overpriced.
Overall an enjoyable week.
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The hotel is 45 minutes north of the airport, and 45 minutes to the nearest town. The facilities are good, staff excellent, room service excellent.
The reason I went there was for the diving. As a diver this is great, the house reef, Dugong Bay, Elphinstone Reef are all near by, but as a sun & fun tourist you might be left disappointed.
The food was good (nobody had a bug) but repetitive, and the local drinks (it's an AI resort) left people with acceptable hangovers!
If you want to sit by the pool, have no 'looky-looky' men, relax and get some sun then this is your place. I don't have children, but they seemed happy enough (the English speaking Entertainment Team taking care of that.)
Just think 'Sahara meets the Red Sea' with a hotel on it and you get the picture.
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Travel.
We stayed a week at Dreams Beach Hotel at the end of June 2008. The 5 hour flight over with Thomson from Gatwick was one of the best I have had on a package tour.
The in-flight entertainment was very good with a personal TV set and controls offering films, tv shows, games, sports and a constantly updated travel map explaining flight details as we travelled.
On arrival at Marsa Alam airport we were greeted with £10 (Sterling) tax to pay, which was slightly annoying, but this is for the Egyptian government and not a con by anyone on the make. The travel from Airport to Dreams beach was one stop in an air conditioned coach that took about 40 minutes. Dont forget to take in the scenery on this trip, as you need to remind yourself how remote you are in the desert!
Service at Dreams Beach.
On arrival at Dreams Beach we were greeted with a cold towel and a drink so we could cool off a little prior to checking in. We were personally taken to our room and shown how the facilities work in our room (air con, safe, etc that were all free of charge). Our cases were brought to our room by the staff.
This kind of excellent service set the scene for the rest of the week. A small occassional tip (about £2 or £3) is very much appreciated by the staff.
Special thanks go to my new friend Hassan who works in the main dining area and made us feel like we were his special guests. Also all the guys at the pool bar who were not only always cheery, but would bring drinks/fruit/cooling towels out to us at our sun loungers around the pool.
Rooms
All rooms have air conditioning, TV and a safe. The bathroom was spacious with a shower unit above the bath. The room was cleaned and beds changed daily, and the male chamber maid left some amazing decorative towels (swan, crocodile and starfish). I couldnt fault the room - the balcony overlooked the central river area which was pleasnat to sit out on.
Gym
This was a real bonus find for us. The gym was the best I have come accross at a resort with it being clean, cool and all equipment working! Despite what I read in another review, this was free to use. The jacuzzi, steam room, sauna (why would you want one!) were also free to use. The only thing to pay for in the fiitness centre was beauty treatment and massage (which cost about £20).
Beach
The beach is shingle and the swimming directly into the sea is not permitted due to the sharp rocks underfoot as it gets deeper. However, paddling to knee length is OK. To swim into the sea the jetty must be used. We went swimming with snorkels in the sea 4 days out of seven. The fish are very impressive. There is a lifeguard on the jetty to make sure all are safe, and he does a good job by being vigilant and telling people if they are going too deep (he is a proper life guard, not some kid falling asleep!).
After being in the sea for a while, I was greeted on my exit by a cool drink of lemonade by a waiter who had made a special journey down from the main bar to the jetty. Typical of the top notch service offered at dreams!.
Food
OK, so up until now all has been positive.... Well, before I went to Dreams, I read a lot of reviews saying how bad the food was so I was expecting the worst. I have to be honest and say that although its not the best, we certainly didnt go hungry. We stuck to what we liked, Breakfast was ommelette (cooked to order) on toast, Nesquik cerial, cornflakes, fruit juice and coffee. Lunch was mostly spent at the pool bar having pizza/pasta/chips/salad. Then every evening we stuck to pasta (cooked to order) vegetables, rice, salads, bread.
What I have listed here is what we tended to keep to, but there was a lot of other food on offer. Rather than risk some of the fish/meat etc., we kept to what we liked.
My summary on the food is, if the main part of your holiday is going to be dictated by food, then Egypt probably isnt the right place to go. But we were happy enough with what was on offer.
Pools & Activities.
The main pool is superb for dipping in and out of to cool off. There is also a diving pool that is 3 metres deep. This is also used for training of scuba divers, which I had a go with, again free of charge.
The water slide was open every day which is great for the kids. Again, this is supervised by a lifeguard for safety reasons.
There is a childrens area that is under cover that has such things as table tennis, bar football etc.
The indoor pool has water polo goals at each end and a daily game of Italians V the rest of the world was played daily. (we won most days!)
A darts competeing was also played daily at the pool side.
The main 'river' running through the heart of the complex is not for swimming in, but there is a pedlo boat you can use on it, which is good fun.
Weather
It was 37 degrees every day, so make sure you have plenty of sun cream! Due to the extreme heat, I would not recommend this a holiday for younger kids.
Summary.
Due to the remoteness of the hotel, you are not going to go anywhere else unless its planned. For this reason, if you dont want to relax by a pool and just 'chill out' (in hot temperatures and excellent service), then think twice about whether this is the kind of holiday for you. Although everyting was really nice for us, two weeks would have been too much 'chilling out' for us at dreams because staying in the same place for that long is not our thing.
We did meet some people who had been sick and were slating the place off. My take on this was that they probably went too 'gung-ho' with the change in diet, probably didnt drink enough and because they werent feeling well, blamed everyone else apart from themselves.
My advice - go to dreams and enjoy - remember you are in a vastly diferrent country with climate and food changes.