Bellagio Beach Resort & Spa

“Beautiful Resort - Super Friendly Staff who made our holiday extra special!!”

Bellagio When we arrived and the Bellagio we were welcomed by friendly reception staff. Straight away we were offered an upgrade from a double to a family room which we happily accepted. However, when we got into our room we were disappointed our balcony was overlooking a new hotel being built nex… more

Bellagio When we arrived and the Bellagio we were welcomed by friendly reception staff. Straight away we were offered an upgrade from a double to a family room which we happily accepted. However, when we got into our room we were disappointed our balcony was overlooking a new hotel being built next door, it was basically a building site so went straight down to reception to complain. They explained that although there was building works it was pretty quiet so suggested giving it 24 hours and then let them know if we wanted to move. We were so glad we stayed where we were! It was probably one of the quietest areas of the hotel, we had a lovely view of the sea on our left and the mosque and desert on the right. Although we could hear the music it was nowhere near at bad as if we were in the rooms around the pools, which were noisy not only because of the music and entertainment but people chatting, laughing, shouting until the early hours. That's OK if you like that but for us we prefer a more quieter room in the evenings and night times. We were quite happy after an hour or so. Our room was clean and spacious. Our only gripe was we had no milk for tea or coffee so we had to get some every day from the drinks counter in the buffet. Cleopatra Spa We were offered a very good deal by one of the guys who come around the pool area for us. Absolutely amazing massages and pedicure, some of the best we have ever had. Lovely, calm surroundings, friendly, very skilled masseuse every time. Cannot recommend them highly enough. Buffet We used the buffet every day, a large range of different things to choose from so something for everyone. Staff in the buffet (especially the one closest to reception (Toucan) are exceptional. Always friendly and helpful. We were really pissed off that some people don't treat them with respect, no please or thank you, rudeness and arrogance. Please, please treat the staff well, they work incredibly hard for long hours so a little respect and appreciation goes a long way. Baby/Toddler Counter Seeing adults with no kids in sight using the food from the baby/toddler counter was super annoying. There is a wide variety of food in the rest of the buffet so leave the kiddies section for who it is meant for! Don't be greedy. Tattooist The Bellagio has it's own tattoo studio on site within the spa complex, very reasonably priced and good quality. The guy that does the tattoo's is really nice so pop in for a chat if you fancy adding some ink. My hubby and I had six in total while we were there and love them! Swimming Pools We are not ones for sitting by the pool all day so our opinion of the swimming pools is somewhat limited. When we did use it we found it pretty cold and preferred to walk down to the beach where the sea was lovely and warm, its also more peaceful and relaxing there. Don't forget to take photos on the swing in the sea! Shopping The shop on site (close to reception) has a good mix of souvenirs, snacks, clothes etc some might say they are expensive but we didn't at all. Everything was reasonably priced. There is also a jewellery counter near the Reception. By the pool and dining area there is a perfume, souvenir and beach shop. The staff in the Toucan Buffet and the 24 Hour coffee shop made our two week stay so special, we can't thank them enough. They made us feel like friends, looked after us and were always happy, chatty and helpful despite working extremely long hours and rarely having time off but really ALL the staff were amazing and we would go back in a heartbeat, purely because of them. The only negative thing I will say is the resort is on a long road full of other resorts, not in Hurghada itself so if you want to wander around town you will need to book a taxi. Download the InDrive app its simple to use and much cheaper than other Taxi apps and companies. We used uber when we first arrived and the driver asked for 8 euro in cash despite us already paying via the app. You should pay no more than roughly £3.00 to get into town.

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