The hotel manager Sameh and Osama were very nice and helpful. Always willing to go above and beyond. However, there were problems from the start. Ahmed the night receptionist was hostile and ill mannered. Checks were not made against booking, One of the rooms was cancelled during check in and we were told one adult and child had to find another hotel or pay for a room that was already paid for. Check in took a whole 3 hours, issues were escalated to manager Sameh, who upgraded us, however, blame was transferred to expedia. Room was not to the standard as expected, broken door safety bar, broken door handle, balcony doors did not shut, one of the rooms AC did not work, brown tap water, and drains did not drain. The la carte restaurant's which are 6/7 restaurants was not bookable, as staff were booking for visitors before the window for booking became available. Heated pools-advertised as 6 heated pools, when we got there only two were heated and on one of the days the heating was not turned off.
All issues raised a number of times. There was no action taken.
Excursion companies were charging variable rates according to how gullible clients were, transportation for the excursions was horrendous for example, backless seats, that did not have seatbelts, and we were charged £10 for 3 drinks that children thought were complimentary at the end of excursion. There should be prior vetting before they allow companies sell products.
We had visitors at the hotel. We were to