Thomas Sagner

Review of Utopia Beach Club Resorts

First of all, this is our fourth time in Egypt. So...

First of all, this is our fourth time in Egypt. So far we have been very happy with the hotel. The room (we booked a bungalow deluxe) is always cleaned well. The staff is a lot nicer than in other areas. The food is decent for Egyptian standards, although the selection of fruit is very small. There are neither bananas nor mango. For example, a mango costs only 50 cents in the markets.
The house reef, which is widely praised here, is uniquely beautiful. We walked 10 km to the left on the beach and 10 km to the right. There is no comparable beautiful one nearby. And there is something for everyone. Children and the leisurely can see many fish and corals in the shallow water in the part protected by the outer reef. The brave can easily explore the outer reef by snorkeling through the bay. Now to the reason for my only three star rating: Unfortunately, like many other guests here, we got diarrhea. Since we brushed our teeth with bottled water, did not take ice cream or ate something other than in the hotel, it is obvious that it is the food in the hotel. Since it is difficult to get out of the hotel with diarrhea, we were forced to get something in the hotel's own pharmacy. We were offered Nifunal 200. According to our own research, this costs between 6 and 8 EGP for locals. But we had to shell out 330 EGP. That is over forty times the usual price. And now someone please tell me why you shouldn't have the feeling that you are being excluded here?