Nice hotel, chic coniferous park in front of the beach!

Written: 1 september 2018
Travel time: 29 june — 12 july 2018
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For families with children; For recreation with friends, for young people
Your rating of this hotel:
7.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 7.0
Service: 5.0
Cleanliness: 8.0
Food: 9.0
Amenities: 7.0
The Garden resort Calabria 4 * used to be part of the Valtur family. But after the ruin, he began independent swimming. (only for this !! ! we will turn a blind eye to many things))
The check-in went pretty quickly, despite the fact that not a single administrator spoke English at the reception (only Italian) Only one animator girl speaks bad English, but the translator on the phone helped out ! ! But be prepared for the fact that almost everyone in the Calabria region speaks a dialect (so a telephone interpreter is also not always able to convey your request to the staff : )
Another point: at the reception you will be given a hotel card and offered to leave your luggage at the reception, they say, it will be delivered to your room and so on. d but!!! ! fact! everyone from the road wants to wash and change, and wait until your luggage reaches the room ....also a tip! don't be fooled - take your luggage with you - the hotel is not that big.

as for me, they just give the guys the opportunity to earn extra money (and the place where they will offer you to leave your suitcases does not inspire confidence) understand, right?? ! take your suitcase with you! )))
The rooms are spacious, clean, no fungus! but, again, this is but ....and in my review it will occur often) the maid cleans every day, the towels do not change unless reminded (sometimes even situations thrown on the floor did not change), shampoo, you also need to go and ask ((( like I forgot! tipping is not customary for them! even at the bar there is a box for those who want to leave for a common fund, but personally, no, no)
There are two big pools. One party, with music, a bar, a waterfall, entertainment. Another for lovers of silence.
Animation!!! ! this is a terrible horror (((just no words ((it was especially striking at the evening shows (I won’t go deep (you will see for yourself if you come here)
For cocktails: the choice is not great: either Campari with juice, or Aperol with vodka)))) beer, wine, good, whiskey sucks! but...
Hotels in Calabria only this year began to accept tourists on an all-inclusive basis! I think things will get better with time.
The kitchen is beyond praise! very varied and always delicious! themed days - just cool! jamon with melon, suckling pig with cherries, swordfish ....champagne! For children, the choice is also impressive. and this bold plus covers all the failures with the animation, but I repeat: the hotel has just started a solo voyage, I think the hotel management will correct this huge mistake (animation).

Beach: or rather the road to it through a gorgeous coniferous park!!??????? ? air, you can't breathe! when we drove here, I thought it would take a long time to go to the sea, I even adjusted myself, but ...as it turned out, this is a huge plussssss! The beach itself: first sand, and pebbles by the sea. Sun loungers with umbrellas are far from the coastline - 100 meters, but this does not create inconvenience. The sea surf is not for small children: small, small, and then immediately 1.60! and the surf is high-wave!
but we got high - we liked it! the sea is clear, azure! true once brought blue jellyfish!

On excursions: there is nothing special to see in Calabria, you must definitely go to Sicily! Impressed!!! ! really beautiful! Or Mount Etna! there is also something to see!
There are a lot of Italians in the hotel) the noise is terrible from them, at dinner try to sit as far away as possible!
You can rent a car, play tennis, table football. has its own mini cinema! things are tight with beach towels (take it with you) the price of renting one beach towel is 12 euros for 7 days: then you give the towel away, but no one returns the money to you! expensive, do you agree? the same situation with the safe-12 euros! you can eat ice cream and drink elite alcohol, but...you go to the reception and buy coupons: for 10.20, 50 euros! ! It is very uncomfortable(
On the territory there is a spa, massage and a gift shop (prices are adequate)
WiFi is also inconvenient (you take a piece of paper with a password at the reception) and catches only in the lobby or near the pool, more at the bar! the rooms are deaf! a piece of paper with a password had to be taken five times in 2 weeks; ((
Our vacation was a success! were: mom dad and daughter 6 years old! I always go on vacation in a great mood, positive! so I omit all the negative points, and try not to notice! I’m not the Inspector) I came to rest, and not to look for flaws, which I wish you all too !!
The review was written honestly, just as it is, without embellishment)))) myself, before the holidays, I carefully study the information about the hotel, and the reviews play one of the most important and key roles in making decisions !!
I would be very happy if my review will help someone in this not an easy matter, like choosing a hotel for a family vacation!!!
In conclusion: and yet with all but ...we liked this Hotel and I would recommend it for a family vacation!
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