Dinner half board sheraton sharjah beach. Sheraton Sharjah Beach Resort & Spa

Hospitable Sheraton.
I stayed at the Sheraton Sharjah hotel Beach Resort& SPA 5* from March 22 to April 3, 2019. Check-ins at the hotel were offered by different tour operators, I chose according to the convenience of departure and arrival times and airport. Among the offers was an Emirates Airlines flight, but the departure was at 19.00 (that is, not only the day of arrival was lost, but also the night), so even such a brand was not attractive, and in the end she flew with an Azur Air charter from Vnukovo. Flight without any comments, smooth takeoffs/landings, there - a small Boeing (however, about 10 minutes tickled my nerves in the turbulence zone), back - a large one, much more comfortable in terms of the distance between the seats. The transfer was regular and quite fast, although we stopped in Ajman first. I expected to arrive in the heat, but we arrived in a cool, windy and rainy weather, temperature +22°. Thoughts immediately, how to swim in the sea, that is, in Persian Gulf? Cold!
So, check-in. A question that causes quite a lot of comments, judging by the reviews. Even when paying, sitting in the travel agent’s office, I knew that a Deluxe room (which is what our tour operators mostly buy) is a one-room room, with a city view, without a balcony, king-size bed / twin beds, max. 3 people I always go to this site and read the hotel description and reviews. By the way, the site gave me a letter of recommendation, which was not very useful, but thanks to it anyway! Thanks to all the predecessors who are not lazy and describe their stay at the hotel. After all, it’s not without reason that they say: forewarned is forearmed. Thanks to the reviews, I also knew that the windows in this room did not open. However, if you read the descriptions of other fives in Sharjah, this happens often, the country is hot, and, as all the guides mention, in the summer in the sun the temperature can reach plus 60 °. Last time we vacationed in the neighboring Coral, there were absolutely no options there, none of the rooms had balconies. It’s very simple, if the voucher does not indicate a room with a balcony, then they will ask for an additional payment for a balcony if rooms are available. For my room the supplement was 60 dirhams per day. Judging by the reviews of other tourists, some received a balcony as a bonus, without additional payment. I don’t advise you to make a scandal and “download your rights”; this is an Eastern country, and soft and polite requests are more likely to achieve the goal. In the East, feelings of dignity and respect are traditionally hypertrophied; show a little respect, and it will come back to you with the trinity. I took a video about my room when I checked in, I’ll try to attach it (p.s. I couldn’t attach it, the site doesn’t allow it - the room had a living room and a terrace-balcony on the first floor). The reception is located on the P1 floor, and the main restaurant is on the P2 floor, but P means...podium)) All the reception staff were always hospitable. I was hosted by Winnie, a beautiful African woman from Zimbabwe. Regarding things from the road, leave them there (under the supervision of someone, just in case) and ask at the reception, they will definitely send someone to help with things. They just don’t know inside when this or that guest will arrive, and the bus won’t arrive at the entrance. Otherwise, from the road to the hotel there is a ladder, and on the right there is an inclined path. It will be difficult to climb with suitcases and bags.
The room has an iron, ironing board, scales (they worked for me), a kettle in the cabinet, a bucket for champagne, well, for cooling drinks, tea, coffee, dry cream, mugs, cups and paper cups, also with lids, a minibar (not used) in a small refrigerator. Every day they give me bottled water, I had a few more bottles left by the end, I didn’t have time to drink it. I need an adapter for the socket, someone found it in my room and disconnected it from some lamp, but I couldn’t find anything similar in my room and ended up buying it at a supermarket for 15 dirhams. The beds are luxurious, almost all vacationers are unanimous about this.
Yes, I had to wait for my room in the club bar (tea and buns as a compliment from the hotel) for about an hour on the 9th floor, from where you can take a selfie with stunning views from the terrace. And after the noisy and bustling metropolis, this expectation seemed simply a break from reality, the rest began. As for the weather, March 19 was unusually cool, it rained almost every day, and one day it rained all day long, and there was even thunder. There were an unusually large number of accidents, because no one was used to driving on wet roads, and the locals simply asked in prayers why the Almighty was angry with them.
The hotel itself is very beautiful, both inside and outside, in oriental style, traditional sand color, because previously only sand was available as a building material. And the decorative turrets on the roof of the Sheraton along the edges with protruding handles (I’ve seen them before, but never thought about them) are a kind of air conditioners; burlap was attached to the handles in a special way, they were turned, and this design forced air into the house. About it interesting fact the guide told me on a tour of modern Dubai, but before I had no idea what it was. The same turrets are repeated on Madinat Jumeirah Suuk, the famous tourist place- a market in a beautiful area of Dubai. In the halls there are beautiful twisted crystal chandeliers, paintings and sculptures in modern style, personifying perpetual motion. Some tourists in their reviews notice the lack of shampoos in the shower, but do not see the beauty of the environment that surrounds them. Someone wrote, a beautiful three, they say, but no... miracles don’t happen. If you're an early bird, you'll see a whole team scrubbing, wiping down glass surfaces, and cleaning hotel lobbies and lobby areas. Meet the eyes of any of the staff, they will definitely tell you - Hello, ma`am. And it’s more like madam. But in Russia? That's right - a woman!))
Weddings also took place at the hotel, which did not disturb us at all. On the contrary, I think we could have stopped them more quickly. Imagine, a wedding ceremony is going on, drums are beating, the groom is greeted, then the father leads the bride in a stunning dress, the guests are moving along the pool to the restaurant, and very nearby half-naked vacationers are splashing in the pool (and no one was asked to vacate the pool early), who jumped out of the water, wrapped in towels and filming a video. And no complaints, they just don't look around. The wedding guests were returning in the evening past us - girls in ballroom evening dresses were limping, and someone was simply carrying their shoes in their hands - both men and women (not used to walking in such shoes) and smiled at us. Here is the tolerant East. The wedding was Arab, but the Arabs were not local; women and men celebrated together. The girls were very beautiful.
Nutrition. I was only at breakfast. Buffet- standard for five. Three types of fresh juice: pineapple, orange and mixed fruit. The coffee machines always worked properly. What's interesting is the detox drink to the right of them, when it's mint root, when it's grapefruit. In general, for my health I definitely took a few sips of this “drug” (the emirate is non-alcoholic). The pastries are delicious. Beef and chicken sausages, potato nuggets, vegetables with mushrooms. A girl from the Philippines made fried eggs to order: fried eggs, scrambled eggs, various fillings, tomatoes, mushrooms, cheese, etc. The plates are at the bottom of the tables on the shelves; I didn’t find them right away on my first breakfast. The terrace offers stunning views. By the way, someone also mentioned birds as a disadvantage, but in this case you can sit indoors. I really enjoyed having breakfast on the terrace, but unfortunately it was closed for a few days due to the weather. Breakfast is until 11, by 9 everyone begins to arrive, the bustle begins, there may not be enough clean tables, but the waiters are efficient and quickly respond to requests. Girls from Africa with their magnificent smiles lift your spirits in the morning. It is best to arrive at 8 (or earlier), then breakfast takes place in a quiet, peaceful atmosphere. Some people write in reviews about the food - uniformity, they say. But this is a very diverse uniformity 😊 There were frightening reviews on nutrition in past years, during our visit I didn’t hear from anyone about any health problems - ttt.
Nutrition lifehack for those who eat breakfast. All other meals are taken outside the hotel. Not far away, if you walk past the Coral and on the circle, and further on there are restaurants and cafes. I ate in a cafe right next to the Golden Fork, very tasty Arabic cuisine. The smoothies (fruit cocktails on the menu) are simply excellent, Arabic shawarma with various sauces, which are prepared in secret by an Arab chef. They really greet you like princesses, although the atmosphere is not luxurious, and the food is tastier than Dubai restaurants, as it is almost home-cooked. The menu is also in Russian. Yes, immediately add 5% for service to the price on the menu (they will add it in the receipt). Dinner for three of 2 main courses and 4 smoothies cost us 205 dirhams. And a small shawarma on the street costs only 6 dirhams.
Number service. I have everything - shampoos, gels, soaps, towels, etc. — there was sufficient quantity, my maid (from Nepal) cleaned very cleanly. There were also cotton pads with ear sticks and a nail file, I used sticks, so I reported them to me every day. I asked for a sewing kit - I found it right away, was delighted, and gave me two! A lot of dust flies from the street, so the balcony will never be clean; when going out onto it, I changed my shoes so as not to stain the carpet in the room; when entering the room I immediately put on slippers. Every day I left a tip of $1. When checking out, I wrote a note to the maid with gratitude. Yes, most often there are not enough dressing gowns. But everyone seems to be wearing them at the pool, where did they get them from then?
Self-opening doors are very convenient; they swing open and don’t even need a doorman.
Beach. Towels are provided immediately upon exiting the door on floor G, that is, ground. The buoys are very close, but the first week there is a storm almost every day with waves and the buoys are overflowing above your head. You can swim freely up to the buoys in the waters of Coral, but it’s deep there! Apparently, the bottom here was heavily filled during construction. They wrote about fuel oil, nothing like that, only if you go further towards the embankment, there is a muddy bottom. There used to be a turtle and a heron there, but they left, it’s a shame. And on the last day there was a surprise: I met several large jellyfish. Of course, their jet movement in the water is very beautiful, but I’m afraid, I’m afraid they will sting. Be careful, ask the rescuers when you enter if there are jellyfish in the sea. They can clearly see them from the pier. As for the sun loungers, they are clean and comfortable. One day I came, it was a very nice day, and all the vacationers crawled out into the sun. I’m walking, looking for a free sun lounger, and then the lifeguard is already dragging it, he saw me, and he’s dragging it to me, he didn’t even have time to ask. Asks: Ma'am, where to put it? But after lunch, not everyone will return to the sea, and many sunbeds will be free.
It was a very convenient moment that I could sneak up to my room, wrapped in towels, even though Sharjah has a strict dress code. It is inconvenient to pull clothes on a wet body.
Swimming pools. Divided into zones. There are signs everywhere indicating the depth. The deepest is 1.67 m. You can swim safely. The hydromassage area will work well on problem areas, only for people with health problems - with caution, indeed, not a “duty” jacuzzi. The heated pool was very useful, since the sea was around 22°, or even less, and after the sea it was good to warm up in the pool.
SPA. A wonderful massage with a discount costs 240 dirhams. Men are massaged by men, women by women. If you pay an additional 50 dirhams upon arrival, you can use the sauna and hammam throughout your stay.
Loved the hotel Russian tourists, there are many Kazakhs, but there are also foreigners and local Arabs. Its price is quite affordable (although a little expensive for us, but you have to judge by the market), because it is located quite far, on the border of Sharjah and Ajman. Buses go to shopping centers in Sharjah every day according to a schedule, they will be issued at the reception. As for the lack of animation, including for children. I thought that in childhood we didn’t have any animation at all, and the most the best entertainment I had a vacation at sea. Nevertheless, there were a lot of children in the hotel; my vacation fell during the school holidays. About those children with whom I crossed paths, I can say that they left happy.
I took excursions from a wonderful girl at the hotel, her table is in the lobby opposite the reception, and not from the guide, and I can confidently recommend her. If necessary, he will help with translation and treat tourists informally. Burj Khalifa is impressive, climbed up to observation decks on the 124th (balcony) and 125th floors and 60 dollars is not a pity)) The excursion itself is inexpensive, only 25. You don’t have to climb the tower, there will be more time for the Dubai Mall and the singing fountains, and a laser show is shown on the tower itself. Amazing when you consider that the emirates were created just a few decades ago (in 1971). And although it rained all day long, the video turned out very beautiful and impressive. The ascent to these 350 m by high-speed elevator takes about ten minutes. The line to go down was a little longer than to go up, but overall we went everywhere without a delay.
At the Friday market in Fujairah (on the way to Indian Ocean) I bought a silk viscose carpet, 2x2.90 oval. Here is the second life hack. You don’t have to worry about packaging, like I did at first, but just fold it neatly into a square, and then in the same bag that they gave me when I bought it at the airport, they tied it to my suitcase for 10 dollars (30 dirhams), it arrived perfectly and went through They didn’t even pay attention to the green corridor, just a wrapped suitcase. The carpet itself cost $150. What they call 500 is a splurge. In fact, everyone buys a Belgian carpet of this size made of viscose for 150, but I think it can be cheaper. Try calling it 100 for a price of 500 (that’s in dollars!).
The policy of the sheikhs, obviously, is to attract wealthy people to the country, therefore prices for parks and other entertainment places are expensive, and large discounts are not provided for children so that people come to see the wonders of the world, the tallest tower in the world, and leave their money. Therefore, at the end of the description of each excursion it will be written, do not forget to take... this and that and... money!
Well, the vacation is over, now we need to save money for the next one. If I forgot to write about something, ask, I will try to answer everyone in the comments. For me, the Sheraton has become a hospitable home during the holidays, I wish everyone have a nice holiday! I would like to add regarding recommendations that everyone must make a decision for themselves, and let different reviews and opinions successfully help in this.
p.s. 8.04 after calling the bank with clarification, the deposit was returned to the card, they took 800 AED (13,007 rubles) for my number;
I recommend not to wait, but to call the bank upon return and clarify; on the check at the hotel for this amount it was written PRE AUTH, which means pre-authorized

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