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Coral Hilton, Nuweiba

kosh42

2007-08-21 20:36:14

We arrived very late after a delayed flight once, at about 2 am... The restaurant was closed, but our room had a plate of meat, bread and salad on to make sandwiches and a couple of pieces of fruit to tide you over...

angelcake72

2007-08-22 08:12:44

Just returned after 3 weeks of bliss. saw some peopple using the ATM on Monday...

alanwall

2007-08-22 08:50:42

So is the ATM plugged in and filled with LEs now?

Or was Swiss hiding across the road with his video camera and an envelope addressed to 'You've Been Framed' :idea:

angelcake72

2007-08-22 09:09:18

Aparantly so... Someone was taking money out - aparantly there is a charge of 1% when you use it though - don't know how true this is!!!

alanwall

2007-08-22 10:07:00

Lots of ATMs charge, 1% isn't bad when many take £1.75 even if you only withdraw a couple of tenners.

wightlion

2007-08-23 11:36:34

that sounds quite reasonable,...does te bank charge for changing currency,.. I cant remember must of been asleep :lol:

alanwall

2007-08-23 12:34:16

Nope - just handed over 11.nearly12 LE per quid...

kosh42

2007-08-31 10:59:43

Two weeks and three days... Not that I'm counting...

wightlion

2007-09-02 14:55:42

dont worry kosh, im counting too

Over on TA theres another, not happy, reveiw I do sometimes wonder what people expect from a hotel

kosh42

2007-09-04 20:47:53

Quick Q... Do the bungalows have baths in?

Cheers...

PS - One week five days (well almost, will be in the morning)...

kosh42

2007-09-05 11:10:58

And another from Mrs Kosh... Do they sell/hire flotation aids at the water sports hut on the beach? She's not the best swimmer and I want her to feel comfortable if I take her snorkeling...

Cheers...

alanwall

2007-09-05 11:51:54

They have them for the canoes - not seen anyone use them as swimvests but no reason why you shouldn't :idea:

But remember - a swimvest will increase your drag through the water and make swimming harder. Also they make treading water more difficult and tend to tip you forward all the time, so they are not necessarily the best option for weak swimmers :hmmm

I saw some for sale over here quite cheaply recently, as bouancy aids for surfers :wink:

Now over to Mr Carrot for a different opinion, since I know he used one in Nuweiba recently... :lol:

Everest

2007-09-05 12:11:00

And in answer to the previous question, the last time we had a bungalow, they did have a bath with a shower attachment. I'm 99.9% sure they haven't been changed to walk in showers as yet.

skr80

2007-09-05 15:15:25

buoyancy aid

One of the good swimming aids that I saw recently are those foam tubes - approx 6' in length, with 2" diameter. Whilst they are not strictly a buoyancy aid, they do provide some 'lift' and allows a less confident swimmer to float / swim about.

Safest thing is not to swim out of your depth tho if worried...

carrot2502

2007-09-05 15:48:46

Yes, I did use a buoyancy vest recently, Kosh, and found it to be very satisfactory for snorkelling. I didn't experience any problems treading water with it on either. This is where I got mine from.
http://shop.lifejackets.co.uk/acatalog/Dinghy_Sailing_Vests_from_just__34_99_.html
I got the third one down on the page.

I think Everest is right and they have not refurbished the bungalows yet, so they still have a bath with a shower attachment.

wightlion

2007-09-05 16:28:40

If you have a TK Maxx near you, Kosh, they sometimes have some good ones and quite nicely priced they are too.

kosh42

2007-09-05 21:16:02

Thanks all... I was thinking the long foam tubes rather than a buoyancy vest, but only because I didn't think of it

Also seen people use them before for snorkeling, and they seemed to work well...

Will have to tell Mrs Kosh to nip into TK Maxx when she's in town at the weekend to look at the buoyancy vests...

Bexmark26

2007-09-17 12:40:40

Does anyone know what days Libra organise trips to Cairo from Nuweiba? How much does it cost? Also does anyone of have any details of the Libra trips & excursions?

Thanks

N

skr80

2007-09-17 14:08:16

trips

from what I have read, the Longwoods reps seem to have the market in Neweiba

Their website gives a bit of info

longwoodholidays.co.uk/sinai/tours.htm

Bexmark26

2007-09-17 14:19:35

skr80

Coral Hilton Nuweiba is serviced by Libra, Longwood and Peltours reps. We are booked with Libra on this occasion. Thanks anyway.

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