Hello to everyone who reads reviews about this hotel. We rested from 09/24/2022 to 09/14/2022. The weather is beautiful as always at this time in Egypt. The hotel is modest, but everything is cozy, homely. The coffee cafe pleased me more than ever with its drinks.Not all 5x have this.Cocktails are free for every taste, and in all bars and restaurants. Food in restaurants covers all the disadvantages, and there are few of them. I won't write about them, it's a small thing.The pools are clean, the territory is cleaned every day.The sea goes away, of course, but it doesn't bother, since you can swim from the pier.And so who is too lazy to go further away, you can also swim. The staff is good, responsive, any issue was resolved on the spot.Many thanks to the guy named Hassam, who looked after the order in the pool by the sea. He was always a polite and courteous person for all vacationers. We were very satisfied with the rest.
A wonderful stay at this hotel. Excellent service, everything is clean, good alcohol, delicious food. Waiters serve on the beach. I want to go back there.
We are currently resting at this hotel. Everything is fine: the room is large and comfortable, the food is varied, the staff is helpful and professional. Great beach bar, lots of sun beds, hotel on the first line. I recommend it!!
Great hotel.
There are some disadvantages, but the staff and the cleanliness of the hotel balance this out.
On the downside, the cold water in the pools, the wind is strong and constant.
Of the advantages, Good cuisine and this is exactly the difference from other hotels because the dishes really tasted like at home. A large selection of dishes.
The beach is 50/50, we were fine with two small children. It's very shallow, it's a long way to swim, the bottom is coral mixed with sand. I went barefoot and it's really extreme) I saw a moray eel twice, not in the evening. For the kids, they found a place where they were really ankle-deep and solid sand, and there they swam and floundered. With a mask, if you swim, then there is something to see, a lot of different fish, the water is transparent. Nearby there is a place where guys ride on boards with a parachute (I don't know what the sport is called) very beautiful.
Room cleaning - no questions asked, everything is fine. In the lobby bar, the bartender is constantly absent, if there is no one, then you will have to wait 10 minutes for him to be called. The sea- swim only from the pier, the depth is knee-deep near the shore, 100 meters to go to the depth, it is impossible without aquastops.
Food- the main restaurant the choice of the Swede is large, but the noise is both in the factory canteen, both from guests and from the staff, and the staff communicates with each other only by shouting, the appliances on the sink rattle to the point of impossibility. On the 4th floor there is an Italian restaurant, from the Italian there is only the name, only dinners are held. But it's cozy and quieter than most. There is also a buffet. And yes, seafood is practically absent from the menu of restaurants, except for fried fish. There were squid in 7 days. And so beef, chicken, duck. You can't drink natural coffee in an Italian restaurant either - just go down to the main restaurant, or to the Olympus on the first floor.In general, everything is delicious, there is plenty to choose from.
The food is on the level, beef, fish, various salads, very tasty
The sea Pier is far to go, but you can swim with a mask, the sea is not suitable for children, only corals in shallow water,
Hurghada is 30 km away, if you like to hang out in the city, choose another hotel, this one is away from the hustle and bustle
the food is very tasty, you can eat and drink almost around the clock, take with you to the beach or on a trip, 3 bars, a restaurant by the beach. The staff is very polite and friendly, the rooms are a little old, but clean, cleaned every day, the animators are great)))
Of the cons: the cold water in the pool, very strong wind (blows constantly) and the sea ebbs during the day, go far to swim.
The hotel grounds are clean and well maintained. The rooms are large, there is a refrigerator, air conditioning, TV with Russian channels, room cleaning every day. The food is varied, drinks are unlimited. There are children's and adult animations. Two large swimming pools and a Jacuzzi. The staff is friendly.
I would like to express my gratitude to TEZTOUR guide Ahmed. I helped to solve all the issues.
If you are going on vacation with children under 3 years old, then this is a great option!!! Along the shore on both sides, the nearest hotels are 3km away. You can run along the coastal sand in the morning. Accordingly, there is a beach, but the sand is only knee-deep, then coral. But there is a swimming area with a pier. You can also dive there, there is a reef with fish, I saw Moray eels, stingrays, and cuttlefish there ... it is very beautiful and fenced with a grid.
3 swimming pools, 1 heated, there is a children's pool with small slides for kids.
There is a fitness room, sleep there are only 4 pairs of dumbbells (up to 14kg) and tracks.
There are shops at the entrance to the hotel, the prices of which are the same as in Cairo.
It's very cozy, although it's a little fuzzy.
In short, for a relaxing holiday, the most
Everything is at the highest level, there is a lot of food, it is varied, the beach is clean, the pool is clean and warm, the staff is polite and responsive, the service is also excellent
The food is great, the beach is clean. But there is diving on the beach, and that's where they can cheat. They sell a sea excursion under the guise of diving for twice as much.
I can say that this is a straight solid 4 .We used to rest at 5, of course the difference is significant, but 4 is good.The child was bored , the animations were the same in the evening for 30 minutes.I was 6 , I didn 't go on stage at all , but other kids danced . The pool was always cold at first, then it got warmer.The wind spoils the whole vacation, of course, in January there was not as much wind in Sharma as in April in Hurghada. Meals for 4 , meat every day , shrimp 2 Rashes in 10 days , fruits daily.But after a week, I got tired of the food, it's probably so for everyone.It's boring for children, it's normal for adults.I do not advise with a child, the pool is really cooler for them.The sea pier fish are all gorgeous!!
The food is delicious and varied. The service is good. The staff is polite. The cleaners may take the towel away and not return it back. I don't know how the hotel feels about this, so I had to, then you'll spend a lot of nerves to bring it back, while I was accused of taking it somewhere myself. Well, in general, everything was great (but I can't help but share the pain), because I'm going on vacation to restore my nerves, not waste them.The beach is nice, beautiful, but shallow. For those who can swim. Because it is better to enter immediately from the pantone. But, there is a coral with a bunch of fish. A worthy replacement for Charm. But, because the beach is shallow, at the end of November, for example, the water cooled down quickly and was straight icy. And 10 years ago, at the same time of the year, the water temperature was very warm, it all depends on what the temperature is at night. Clear. The rooms are nice, the beds are comfortable. The pools are great. The animation is good, not of the fifth level, of course, but it won't be boring. But, the hotel is located far from the airport, there is nothing around (except for a few small shops and a pharmacy), I had enough of the hotel's infrastructure, so I survived.
Great hotel! Responsive staff. Clean, cozy. It's a pity the wind was blowing in January💨 without stopping, but it didn't hurt to tan) 🌞
I want to come here in a good season!
The sea is clean, its own small coral reef. 🦀🐟🐠🐡
The food is delicious (if you do not take into account sausages and sausages. You can't eat them). The cheese is amazing! Fresh vegetables, fried fish, baked meat. And according to the Egyptian tradition, there are a lot of things 😊
The hotel is certainly something with something.
There is no sea, as there are low tide, and to go to the depth of a kilometer. You can always find something to eat, but the menu is monotonous. There is nowhere to leave the hotel, he is alone in the desert. Animation is weak . Were in October 2023
Wonderful hotel! Everything is very tasty: fish, beef, pizza, potatoes.
The reef is beautiful, you need to enter from the pier (about 300 meters). The pool is heated alone. They give you ice cream every day. The staff is very friendly.
From the hotel, you can take a taxi to Hurghada for about 220 pounds. You can also walk to Safaga on foot (if you go by sea first, then about an hour). It is very convenient to take an excursion to Luxor from the hotel.
A great place to relax far from civilization. Beautiful coral reef. The food is good. Everything is clean and well maintained. Animators try their best every day.
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January 14, 2024
The old room stock, poor quality of service.
The food is good, the food is varied and delicious.
Food and drinks 24/7. There is always something to profit from.
The first line, its own beach and pier is very convenient. The beach is cleaned every day.
The hotel doesn't really look like a 4*. More like a solid three.
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Виталий П.
Level 14 Local Expert
March 29, 2024
I bought my parents a tour to this hotel so they could relax after a long winter. The flight was early, and the parents were brought to the hotel before check-in. At the reception they were told to leave their suitcases and come back later when the room was ready. When the parents returned 2 hours later, it turned out that one of the two suitcases had been stolen: a man came, said it was his, and the reception staff simply let him leave with someone else's suitcase, which contained all the things. How can you just give a suitcase to a person who takes it and leaves the hotel when the hotel staff knows that these are things waiting to be checked in is not clear. Neither the hotel nor the employee of the travel agency (Pegas) responded to the claims from the parents they did not react in any way (the travel agency employee even began to claim that there was no suitcase (no comment here, he knew that Pegasus was bottom, but even for them it was too much)). As a result, the vacation was ruined in the first hour of staying at the hotel.
Customer orientation, service and security (when a person from the street enters the hotel, communicates with the staff, and can just take other people's things and leave, it is obvious that no one cares about the guests) are absent in the hotel.
We liked everything very much, but I would like to note that we knew exactly where we were going after studying all the reviews)
And so everything is in order:
We were vacationing with three adults and a 1.5th child, we were choosing a hotel for our son.
The territory is very small and pretty, everything is within walking distance, which is very convenient if you have a little fidget.
The rooms are spacious, we had a family room, two bedrooms, two balconies, one bathroom. The furniture is old, but we were not going to look at the room)They are cleaned daily, it is not bad. When we went to the sea, we hung a green sign on the handle, left a dollar and by the time we returned everything was cleaned and various animals were wrapped on the bed, which is not necessary, but it is pleasant.
The food is very tasty. Main dishes are fish (mackerel, 2 types of white), beef, chicken. Less often duck, squid, tuna, turkey. There are also various cakes, pies, buns, pizza, tortillas, meat and cradles on the grill.
Alcohol) Light bottled beer, it tastes so good to me. The wine at lunch and dinner in the main restaurant is not very dry packaged. For dinner at the Italian restaurant on the third floor, I pour from bottles, but the sweet is much better. The rest of the strong alcohol in the cocktails almost tastes the same (they haven't tried it clean), sometimes they drank it. We mostly drank our own, what we bought at the boutique and decided that next time we would go all inclusive without alcohol)
Let's move on to the most important thing, this is a measure. The beach is clean and sandy. The sea is shallow and rocky, there is nothing to do without coral. My baby was happy to run along the edge (about a meter without stones), it's enough for him to sit and splash. The tide is out daily, for about two hours. At that time, we were swimming from the pier or collecting shells. A small area is "fenced" from the pier, in buckets because the grid is not stretched. The reef is magnificent, there are many different fish, rays, corals. If you are not afraid, you can swim and enjoy the underwater world outside the fenced area, there are turtles and moray eels, more diverse. They whistled to us only once, but we really swam very far. The little one was wearing armbands and he swam with us from the pier in this small cove. The mask was bought at the hotel, for 20 dollars.
The hotel itself is located far from Hurghada and steel hotels, so you will not be able to go out for a walk.
It would be boring without excursions. We visited 4.
The first sightseeing tour of Hurghada (free), with a visit to 2 shops. I advise anyone who wants to buy souvenirs, perfumes, oils, etc. well, and look at the city itself and the magnificent bay.
On the second we went to Luxor + Dendera, a visit to banana island, lunch on the Nile, not delicious) (this is the only one where we were picked up last and brought first, which is very good, since this tour is for the whole day). The guide was excellent, we enjoyed the tour.
The third yacht trip, three snorkeling stops, Paradise Island and lunch from seafood. A great time to spend. We had a photographer with us (paid about 60 dollars, photos plus videos underwater), so I was captured forever.
The fourth bathyscaphe, also delighted with both snorkeling and what she saw on the boat, was especially struck by the huge turtles.
We went on excursions every other day to take a break. We bought everything from a travel agent in order to avoid unpleasant impressions, they are more expensive, but the buses and yachts are new, always in comfort.
We went to Luxor without a child, otherwise he was with us everywhere.
11.10.22-22.10.22
Have a good rest!
Do not starve normally, the hotel is very far from the airport and be prepared that when ordering an excursion you will be picked up first and brought back last, in general, the hotel is not big, mainly tourists from Germany and other non-friendly countries))) everything is quiet and peaceful pensioner hotel or for a very relaxing holiday by the pool or on the beach, but you can only swim by walking along the pier. The animation is very weak , the evening shows are average , like at a wedding with a cheap toastmaster . Plus its own coffee shop with good coffee where you can watch football, and the friendly staff.
A great foursome with delicious food. All rooms overlook the pool or the sea. One disadvantage is that there is nothing near the hotel. If you are not planning a walk, then this is a great four, the price is high quality.
A luxury hotel, its own coral reef. Good cuisine, excellent service, friendly staff. All problems are solved instantly. Superhuman animators :) But they don't bother at all. Everything is clean, cleaned every day.
April 9th. The flight is good. A standard Egyptian hotel. But not 4 stars. Impeccable animators, good beach, clean sea (there are reefs). There is a kite station.
Everything is super, for those who love privacy and a relaxing holiday, a large beach, there is enough space for everyone, the food is good, alcohol .....but it will pull in cocktails, we were twice, I recommend
I really liked it! However, the weather was unlucky from 8.02 to 16.02. A chic buffet, cocktails are made as you ask, not strong. Everyone is friendly. The manager is Tatiana, she is just the best, grateful to her to the moon and back, solved any issue in seconds.
There were no plans to stay at this hotel. Due to the cancellation of our flight, the entire "plane" was brought to 1 hotel (7 buses with tourists). We must pay tribute to the hotel, we were well received, accommodated, the room was very decent, although not large, but clean, everything worked. I will not compare the hotel with the one from which they brought it (the Citadel), because this will be an incorrect comparison. The restaurant is simple, but the food is very good, a lot of meat dishes, fish, side dishes, fruits and vegetables abound, soft drinks can be poured by yourself (mineral water flows from the tap with pepsi light), wine and beer are not bad, I also took rum and Cola, also not bad. The beach is sand with a long gentle approach, a long pier, you can use it to get to the depth and swim there with a mask. The territory is not large, in fact it is the buildings of the hotel along the pools, the animation works, entertain the people. In the evening, illuminated fountains turn on in the lobby, very atmospheric. Previously, I avoided hotels in this area and did not offer them to my tourists, but I looked at the hotel with different eyes, if there is no purpose in evening walks outside the hotel, you just need a beach, family vacation, with good food, gentle entry into the sea, if there is no desire to play Revisorro and look for flaws, then you can have a great rest. Of the disadvantages, we can note the location (in fact, the hotel is empty), the coffee in the hotel is instant, well, renovation would not hurt.
At the morning departure, all tourists were provided with lunch boxes (juice, water, orange and tangerine, 2 sausage sandwiches, 2 sweet rolls, cucumber and tomato). The hotel is only grateful for the reception and accommodation.
Great hotel. The service is at a high level. The food is wonderful. There is a coral reef and a variety of fish. I've been there for three days, and I want to come back again)). I recommend.
We stayed at this hotel in January 2023. I liked everything very much! The food is delicious, the rooms are cleaned every day, there is a heated pool, the animation is cool, there is something to do!)
The hotel is far from new, the territory is well maintained, the food is good, the pools are large and many, its beach is small, it is comfortable to swim only from the pier, its own small reef, there is a desert around the hotel for 10 km, there is nowhere to walk, respectively, only at the hotel, shops at the hotel are expensive, taxi to Hurghada is 50 km, at a cost of 750 One way
The hotel is normal, but far from the cities. There is nowhere to go for a walk, there is a desert all around. You can swim in the sea either by going to the pier, or 100 meters knee-deep in water, or at low tide, just on the rocks. In the room, as in almost all hotels of this class, the air conditioners are not cleaned, so there is an eternal smell of dampness.
There is no queue in the restaurant, there are always clean seats. The rooms are renovated and dead.There is a lot of space near the pool and the sea.There is a heated swimming pool.For trips, install an Uber, it will be cheaper than at the hotel.
The hotel is clean and beautiful. The staff is friendly, there are no discos at night, but the animators arrange trips to clubs. An ideal hotel for families with children.
YOU CAN SEE THE PYRAMID AHEAD, THIS IS EGYPT - A BIG COUNTRY!
A peaceful sky over everyone's head! I wrote about Hurghada in February 2022. It's time to describe a young and quite popular resort that arose in the late nineties of the 20th century - Soma Bay. In just a decade, the cozy Abu Soma Bay has been transformed into an oasis where tourists can spend an unforgettable and very comfortable vacation. The winter at the resort is very mild, the beach season remains open. At night, the temperature may drop to +10, but during the day the air is well warmed up. The water is beautiful and invigorating. For two months, I, with my beloved wife, monitored Marlin Inn Azur, theoretically, by video and reviews, preparing for the trip in such a way that we would give the local population a head start, as the Siberian people were given a hat, deciding that the Ifly carrier does not have the right to fly over Jordan, which means there is no one else to fly with. My wife was depressed, and I began to search hard for variations, because someone has to fly! Moscow- please, Red Wings. The most difficult route, which consisted of 9 pieces of equipment and 8500km only one way. Even the guest house was involved in the return trip. We did it and it was worth it without excuses and asterisks. The already familiar airport let all 415 passengers of the Boeing 777 flight from Moscow to Hurghada into its belly, and at the visa reception desk, regular dealers were still trying to sell a visa instead of 25 bucks for 27. Beginners meekly share the currency. The suitcase is a bus and with arrival at Makadi Bay our final hotel. Through the Top Hotels website, while still at home, I went to Tatiana's reception and explained the situation: we are going for two days, boom at night, put a lunch box and let me sleep undressed. To which they promised to satisfy my requests. After unloading the suitcases for the ladies, I entered the hotel last and the night manager was already waiting for me. As soon as I filled out the paperwork, Adele deftly wrapped us in bracelets and, without letting us get bored for a second, picked up a suitcase and rushed to room 2232, where a lunch box and an amazing view from the balcony were waiting for us. My temples were pounding: There is a fairy tale! And she has a name: Tatiana gestrelation. She is an incomparable, smart, beautiful and sincere Russian girl who made our vacation a paradise. Thank you very much! The hotel was built in 2010. Located 200m from the beach, equipped with sun beds and umbrellas. The area around the hotel is equipped with sports fields, golf courses, tennis courts. Vacationers can visit the fitness center, spa, Jacuzzi, massage room. The hotel has 2 restaurants and 5 bars where you can taste various cuisines of the world. A children's menu has been developed for children. Every evening, the hotel's animators entertain vacationers with show programs and dance numbers. If the animators have a boss, then it's definitely the Egyptian Snab. The African Alex is so plastic that it seems weightless. Man is a mood and a super dancer. Stretching is Byelorussian Olesya, bocce darts is for the Russian-Belarusian pair Rudolf-Andrey. For reference: bocce belongs to the family of ball games close to bowling. Created in its original form in Italy, the game is distributed throughout Europe and on other continents, where it was brought by Italian migrants. Natasha is a fairy of children's animation and a joy to the eyes during baby time. Everyone is beautiful, artistic and professional. In the evening, guests will enjoy exciting and certainly interesting shows: starting with acrobatic performances and ending with fiery performances. A pleasant addition to everything will be the daily live music and bright smiles of the animation team. I didn't understand the meaning of the phrase before: chain hotels. Try it again and you may not want to go to other hotels anymore. The owner of the chain, a rich Egyptian married to a Swedish woman, is very strict with his staff, so he is just great from a senior manager to a simple cleaner. The service in these hotels is excellent, there is everything down to the smallest detail, absolutely everything is provided. These are upscale hotels located all over the world, in Egypt they are represented by several hotels in Hurghada, Sharm al Sheikh and Marsa Alam. The uniform standard of service for the hotel chain guarantees you an unforgettable vacation. After a week of arriving home, we are still in eforia. The albatross forever settles in your heart and gently warms you from the inside. I was lucky with the weather. I found a wind map for kitesurfers at home and made sure several times that the winds would be moderate. All that remained was to pray. From reading the last hundred reviews about the hotel, I realized that if you leave the hotel to the right, then after a 20-minute walk you will come to a windless bay where you can swim in case of a red flag on the beach. But it was invariably green, which was good news! The scourge of fighting smart guys. When they saw my beloved and me, they hurried to us with greetings and put up sun beds and wind protection for us exactly in accordance with the wishes. Pikalbatros (translation Choose Albatross) the European network and staff knows English perfectly well, but our people are working diligently to ensure that the Russian language quickly enters every Egyptian home. Rest should be comfortable! The kitchen was beautiful, it did not repeat itself, the meat could be eaten with gums, the tortillas were admired. Fruits, fresh juices, national cuisine.There were seafood 2 times. Trying to try everything, we acquired roundish shapes, which we tried to decompress by swimming from the pier, table tennis and walking along the sea. I didn't want to go on an excursion, because first I had to get out an hour before Hurghada, and here it is Paradise! Why anger God? My wife knew exactly what to buy in Egypt and we, using the Uber app, one day drove off to the Sheraton to an old friend Akhmet in the Tiger king store. Egyptians have absolutely no concept of the world, and it seems to me that these people think that we are sitting on a gas pipe all over the country, and not snow is falling from the sky, but American rubles. They initially raise the triple price - no sense or reason. Bargain! Next, a supermarket for their own under the name Gomla. You will find it in the navigator, I recommend it maps.me . We crossed it all over Turkey and took it out in Hurghada. He is reliable and knows the straight paths. Gomla trades exclusively for Egyptian guineas. Akhmet's med drugs are twice as cheap as pharmacy ones. Hurghada is good, but Abu Soma is better at home. There are no locals here, except for hotel staff and employees of all kinds of entertainment venues. As for the staff, according to their duty and the status of hotels, they are not supposed to be overly intrusive, arrogant and roguish, which is typical for Egyptians who earn money from tourists. Therefore, when going on vacation to Picalbatros, you can be sure that you will not be grabbed by the hand, or sent in broken Russian for refusing purchases. There is no such thing here. People come here for relaxation, recuperation and a full-fledged beach holiday. The composition of the vacationers is diverse: the basis is Russians and Germans, then all European people and a few local rich residents from Cairo. The atmosphere is peaceful and friendly. The staff is clean, neat and fast. In 12 days, there has never been a no or don't know answer. The guys at the reception, I'm sorry, I don't know the names, the bartenders are wizards from the lobby bar, where Ibrahim Ahmed and Khaled made great coffee. Latte, cappuccino- fuck off. Ahmet is in the bar opposite, where they always waited for you, as a friend, to sip a miraculous cocktail or white wine. These evening gatherings in the lobby with live music made sense of the peaceful existence of all the peoples of the world according to the Bible, and not what is happening at the moment thanks to politicians. I bow low to you and thank you very much, simple and not very Egyptian people from all grateful tourists. You give us endorphins, happiness hormones, vital energy and health. After all, by smiling, we prolong our lives and try to give positive emotions to you. It is worth remembering that the modern Muslim treats religion very respectfully. There is no such thing as forgetting to pray or not going to the mosque. This is a great sin, every morning we woke up from being called to morning prayer, namaz. To respect someone else's beliefs, someone else's beliefs, means to respect a person's sincere faith and conviction in them, and the right to them. The hotel is an hour closer to Luxor than Hurghada. Therefore, in winter it is necessary to use the correct geolocation and visit the museum city. And everyone, without exception, will like the local quadrics and camels. Dessert the fascinating world of the warm Red Sea is an incredible storehouse of bizarre inhabitants, striking in their diversity. Divers have chosen the amazing coral reef of Ras Ob Soma as a multi-kilometer steep mysterious wall rushing into the abyss of the sea. In the underwater multicolored cave, woven with soft corals, there are stingrays, colmar, barracudas and glass fish, mackerel and moray eels. The less sophisticated enjoy snorkeling from the pantone of the hotel. My Marinochka liked it.
In general, we managed to immerse ourselves in culture, religion, and lifestyle not in Hurghada, but in Abu Soma. Indeed, you can see a lot from a distance. Egypt is a unique country. Studying books, we constantly admire its ancient history and culture. But having visited this amazing place, we understand modern Egypt no worse than the ancient one. This country has managed to skillfully preserve old traditions by diluting and giving them modern freshness. That's why the whole world wants to visit here. And as long as Egypt exists, the streams of those who want to see the tombs and pyramids with their own eyes will not run out. And this is the magic of the country, which you turn with your own hands, sparing no effort and energy, from a holiday into a Fairy Tale! A low bow from all Russian people to you: Tatiana, Adele, bartenders of all bars without exception (the ice cream maker is wonderful), waiters, chefs, dish cleaners and gardeners. And especially the cleaners of our brilliantly clean rooms. You are grandiose and super professional, by the spleen! I will definitely return to the hotel, I will tell everyone about you at home! See you soon, dear Albatross Abu Soma! And of course you will have to come back, This fairy tale will come to an end! Only Egypt will I dream of the Sea of Red gentle greetings!!!
ADVANTAGES OF THE HOTEL
Gestrelation Tatiana moret staff
DISADVANTAGES OF THE HOTEL
Tired rooms of the second building