New Egreta Resort — Hotel in Murighiol

Really loved this 4 star hotel and have nothing consistent to complain about (that's a first for me).||1. Location is the best thing - quiet, surrounded by canals on two sides, at the verge of the real Danube Delta. It's all water and reed beyond this point. Also one of the furthest point in Delta you can get by car.||2. Hotel is really nice, everything is made with quality and care for details. The garden is beautiful and very well tended. Room is a bit small, but nice and comfortable. Had a great night sleep. Bed and pillows - very comfortable and our room was very quiet (ground floor, facing the back/parking side, not the pool side). AC worked great. Wifi worked so and so.||3. Outdoor pool - clean and great. Although at full capacity, the pool did not feel crowded and there were enough sun beds. Really liked this, as most pool/spa hotels are awful when working at full capacity. ||4. Spa area - nice, great pool (kinda small), good saunas. The spa is small, but was not crowded in summer.||5. Restaurant - menu had fish specialties and was variate enough for longer stays with foods for all tastes and food was good. Prices were OK.||6. Breakfast - good, not great, but did the job. Maybe, should be better for 4 star. ||7. Getting there - easy access by car, big parking. They have a small marina and the hotel is accessible by boat too. ||8. Good for any kind of trip - couples, families, older tourists, corporate. ||9. Trips in Danube Delta - they offer trips, but I found them quite expensive, if you're not a group. There are options in Dunavat better priced for couples. ||10. Staff - really nice, polite and always ready to help. ||11. Everything was great...

We spent 4 days here and it was a very relaxing short break.||On the positives:|- the location is idillic|- the spa is really nice|- the entire place was clean and there was a constant effort to keep it as such|- we had a nice room with an excellent view on the pool and the canal|- the mattress, the pillow, the sheets - all invited you for a good night’s sleep|- the food from the ‘a la carte’ menu is delicious|- we booked a boat and the guy was very knowledgeable - he took us in various places along the canals and showed us the best views/birds||To be improved/not so nice:|- the walls are really thin - we could hear the tv from the next room and every step|- despite the cleanliness there was a bit of mold in the shower|- the breakfast is really average, there is a lot of food but not really at the level of a 4* hotel|- even though there are signs everywhere stating that the mask is compulsory indoors, nobody wears it (the waiters don’t wear a mask, the other guests don’t wear a mask). We were the only family wearing a mask indoor. I didn’t feel safe in closed spaces, especially considering we are in the middle of wave4 of this Covid Pandemic|- the restaurant is pricey - it’s true though that the food is really good and with nice plating (definitely above other places we tested nearby)||I would have probably given a 5* rating if they were more cautious with sanitary restrictions (masks) and if the breakfast included better...

A fantastic place to enjoy peace and quiet, with extraordinary friendly staff and services. The food is very, very good. We did not have any problems finding something different to eat every evening. The rooms are 4-star standard with very well chosen mattresses and pillows. Location is out of this world. At a cross roads of two small channels, the hotel is within easy access to local lakes. Bring a good camera with powerful lenses and you will snap some awesome photos of birds and wildlife.

Last but not least. Do not forget where you are. This is Delta. Meaning early morning and evenings you will be subjected to merciless mosquito attacks. They are, however, on a tight schedule. Predictable schedule so you can plan your mornings...