Valerie Branch

Review of Makadi palace Hurghada

VERY VERY disappointed, couldn't wait to come home...

VERY VERY disappointed, couldn't wait to come home. The hotel was very tired and dirty, in need of a complete refurbishment. There was constant efforts in fixing sun umbrellas etc but it was done in a half hearted way. The food was the same every day at the buffet restaurants, lots of it but left around to get cold, so very aware of the implications around cold cooked food! I did have diarrhoea and sickness during my stay! We asked for more toilet paper and water to the room but they never arrived. A la carte was another option however there is little choice as much of the menu is at an extra cost. Like much at this hotel they are constantly looking at ways to get you to spend and always looking for tips, our first trip to one resturant the waiter actually asked us for cash!! When we didn't give him any he was very unhelpful for the rest of the holiday- not willing to top our drinks up. If you go to the beach you will be especially hassled by the Makadi Spa reps asking if you want a massage, beauty treatments, they come into the hotel pool areas too though. The beach is especially scruffy, dirty, ripped sunbed cushions, beds falling apart. Reps walk around all day too with trays of 'fresh' ! Juice , 3 each. Getting water wasn't easy, which considering how hot it is there. You could get drinks at the beach however they were served in small plastic cups. The plastic is another thing, why are they so ignorant about this bags and bags collected up at the end of the day. So much in the news about what plastic is doing to our planet and they have the most beautiful blue clear sea with fish that need protecting. If you've read all of my review thank you I feel very upset about spending hard earned money on a holiday with Red Sea, never again.