Nicolas Handschuh

Review of Steigenberger Al Dau Beach Hot...

The Steigenberger ALDAU is a very large complex wi...

The Steigenberger ALDAU is a very large complex with a huge pool area, private sandy beach and its own pier for diving boats from the hotel diving school.
We had a deluxe double room with sea view on the second floor at the end of the complex. Very large room with lots of storage space. The cot was already set up on arrival. Room was very clean. Check-in friendly and personal, all information explained in good German.
The pool is very large and has a lot of chairs and umbrellas. The mass is distributed very well. Unfortunately there are a lot of people who reserve their loungers very early and only show up at the pool at 11am. As a result, the best seats are always gone. This also applies to the beach. There is practically never a free lounger in the first row.
Also on the very long beach there were a lot of wind / privacy-protected loungers and lots of sun protection.
Bar staff is constantly on the move and brings you what you want.
For eating and drinking. Luxury all inclusive. You can eat and drink almost around the clock. The lobby bar is really open 24/7.
Unfortunately, the house wines, which are part of the all-inclusive. The offer are not really to be enjoyed. A la carte you can order better quality, which of course has to be paid extra. The cocktails are all OK, the best for us was the Tequila Sunrise.
The main restaurant Tamarind (buffet) is very large and has a good range of local and international dishes. There were never long lines or crowds. For a buffet restaurant there was a pleasant calm. Live cooking there was two omlette / fried egg cooks in the morning and pasta to put together yourself at lunch and dinner. There was grilled food on the terrace. Everything was always very good quality and tasted ok. Minuses for the roast. On different evenings there was roast lamb, roast veal, turkey or tuna. Unfortunately, they were all terribly dry and hard. The cook could hardly cut the roast veal, it was so hard. The roast beef, however, was great.
The a la carte restaurants.
Bwala pool. The burgers at the pool bar were very tasty. Unfortunately, we didn't make it here in the evening. Kitchen currently Lebanese because Tanga Beach has the Alexander's menu (closed due to renovation).
Tanga Beach. Only stopped in for drinks after the beach. Unfortunately, we didn't make it to the meal because it was extremely windy on the evening where we had reserved and we canceled. At Tanga Beach we unfortunately had our only negative experience with unfriendly service. The bar closes at 5:00 p.m., so we were always there punctually at 4:45 p.m. to get something. It worked three times without any problems, but once we were ignored for a long time, even though we had sat down quite close to the bar. When I went to the bar at 16:55 I was told that it was too late and that it was already closed. When I pointed out that it was only 4:55 pm, I was told my watch was broken and I was left standing. It must have been a tough day.
Conclusion, great vacation, lots of sun, good food, 99.9% friendly service.
Tips: get up early to reserve a good spot by the pool / beach. Turkish coffee in the lobby. Avoid the roast.