The first pancake is NOT COMOM

Written: 22 july 2010
Travel time: 6 — 17 july 2010
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:
9.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 8.0
Service: 9.0
Cleanliness: 9.0
Food: 10.0
Amenities: 9.0
We went as a family: (me, husband and daughter 14 years old), who preferred to entrust the choice of the hotel to me, to scrap. The main criteria: no more than 10 minutes from the sea, location in the village (so that there is somewhere to walk and see local sights and enjoy civilization), sand on the beach and when entering the sea, free sun loungers and umbrellas by the pool and on the beach (so as not to bathe calculations). I chose the hotel based on the reviews, and paid special attention to the negative reviews, according to which all the shortcomings are somehow more specifically and objectively described and it becomes clear what would be acceptable to you, what would not. I must say right away that in reality everything turned out to be as expected after reading the reviews.
The points.
Hotel and territory
The hotel has a small area, like all city-type hotels. The main place is pools, a bar, enough palm trees, flowers, shrubs. Everything is thoughtfully arranged and compact.

The hotel has a wonderful Turkish bath and a gym.
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The room did not disappoint. Two beds: a double bed and a single bed (although we were told that they would put a cot on the way out), which we were happy about and gave 20 bucks to the head maid who accompanied us to the room. The only drawback is a small bathroom. In the room and bathroom, a nail file, ear sticks, shower caps, cotton pads, liquid soap were found. The most pleasant memo to the tourist, in which everything that is necessary is stated in Russian: the rules of the hotel, pool, beach, time to visit the restaurant, etc. Window and balcony overlooking the pool. Cleaned up perfectly, so they left periodically for a dollar or two.
Service
The staff really deserves an "excellent" rating. All smiling, sympathetic, ready to answer any question. The only pity is that few people know Russian, but this did not affect the rest in any way. The hotel Germans-60%, British, Poles, Russian-30%.
Restaurant, food
The food at this hotel is a delight! Huge selection of salads, sauces, vegetables. There was always meat (chicken, meatballs, meatballs), but we ate mostly vegetables and fruits. Fruits were constantly for lunch and dinner: watermelons, melons, peaches, apricots, plums, apples and oranges. Every day there was something new. Meat was eaten only when they cooked on the grill at dinner (about a day later) it smelled painfully delicious. The chef with an important look always observed what was in demand and advised what to try from desserts (jelly, puddings, baklava, Turkish sweets, cakes in the evenings) there are also always a large number of them.
There are never any queues and everything is always full (as soon as something ends, they immediately bring full trays). Some salads and dishes simply could not be tried due to the large variety.
From drinks - cola, fanta, fanta lemon, sprite, tea bags and custard (very good), white and red wine, beer, coffee.

The restaurant is located on the top floor, the terrace offers an incomparable panorama of the mountains, the sea and neighboring hotels. There are a lot of places on the terrace, we liked to "eat" on the balconies of the terrace. Strawberries, cherries and other fruits can be bought inexpensively at the market, but we were always so full that we didn’t buy anything, and didn’t even bother to go to cafes and restaurants (although we love this business).
By the way, from 10.30 in the morning, drinks at the pool bar and in the afternoon some snacks such as pizza, hamburgers, french fries, and various buns. But we also didn’t get to them, we only drank mineral water, lemonades, tea and coffee all day long. In the bar, only ice cream is paid, but it is inexpensive and it seems certain types of alcoholic beverages.
The pools and the area around them are very clean, the area is brushed every morning.
It takes about 7 minutes to walk to the beach, but since you walk along a comfortable, beautiful sidewalk, you don’t feel the time. In the sea you have to swim carefully so as not to scratch your feet, but since the water is clear, you can see everything, where the sand is, where the stones are. But as I was told that almost all the beaches in Alanya are like this and this is still a good option (mostly sand), while in other regions pebbles absolutely do not suit us.
So, they loved to swim in the pool, the water is cooler there, it is very refreshing, the water in the sea is very warm and you can’t walk on the sand without slippers (hot).
So, please, who knows hotels with a sandy beach and the sea, but write at real prices (I think it’s better to go 2 times a season for 2 weeks and at reasonable prices than to chic 7 days in a cool hotel)
They didn’t dare to take excursions on the street (since it was the first time in Turkey), they took them at the hotel, so they came out expensive at 4.000-5.000 thousand rubles for three for an excursion.
Although on the streets near the excursion shops, everywhere it is written "Only suckers buy in the hotel. " Well, what can I do, it means fuckers, but I sleep more peacefully like that.
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No one deals with children, they hang out in a crowd, but this does not bother, since there are not many of them.

2 times a week, some performances such as belly dance, Caucasus show, etc. At first they walked, then they preferred to walk along the seashore and nearby streets, where there are a lot of souvenir and other shops, cafes and restaurants. All in beautiful lighting, fountains and plants.
In general, they were pleasantly surprised by the cleanliness, well-groomedness, (urns and ashtrays every 10 meters). Nobody litters or throws cigarette butts.
After our resorts, this is very impressive. Since before that we rested in the Crimea and the Krasnodar Territory (wonderful places, but dirt... !!! )
Well, that's all, there are a lot of impressions, the hotel is excellent and fully justified itself, if it's 3, then I can't imagine any 5.

The only drawback (for me personally) is the stickiness and stickiness of the Turks standing outside their shops and excursion. shops, though over time you get used to it and do not pay attention.
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