What we expected, we got...

Written: 20 july 2012
Travel time: 9 — 19 july 2012
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For families with children
Your rating of this hotel:
6.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 6.0
Service: 7.0
Cleanliness: 6.0
Food: 7.0
Amenities: 6.0
When last year my 12-year-old child answered the question: “How many times have you been to Turkey? ”, He answered: “15 times”... the guide immediately had all the questions gone. During this time, we managed to visit many hotels on the Antalya coast - both in fives and fours... and now in threes - as they say, there is something to compare with.
First, about the operator - I am satisfied with both the attitude in Moscow when booking a ticket, and the attitude upon arrival... while we were driving to the hotel, despite the fact that I was not in Turkey for the first time, I learned a lot of interesting and informative things for myself. We arrived very quickly - in about 1 hour 40 minutes... despite the distance of more than 100 km from the airport to the hotel.
We arrived, took shape - everything is standard... resettlement: at the reception there are three piles of passports - in the first 100% were those who paid, in the second and third - the rest... why they were divided into the 2nd and 3rd pile - I don’t know)) My documents were in the second pile... we were asked to take a walk until 14.00... while the people from the 1st pile were in no hurry to settle in - in the end they settled me where I wanted... and even with a view of sea)) number 2814- WITHOUT MONEY! FACT!

While waiting for check-in, we ate, walked around the hotel - looked around: a compact, cozy area... consists of 2 parts: on one there is a reception, a restaurant, a swimming pool, a pool bar, shops and 3-storey residential buildings, on the other - a swimming pool, slides, mini-club, beach.
Despite the pronounced craving for money, the hotel staff is actually very friendly and without money ))
Especially, I want to note the waiters: the guys literally run "like a squirrel in a wheel"... I already wrote that I had to rest in expensive hotels, but I have not come across such a quality and speed of service in any hotel - the waiters work exclusively for cleaning tables, collecting dirty dishes and taking out clean ones... they don’t deliver drinks - they respond instantly to a request to clean the table (if they didn’t see it themselves)!
As for the dishes, the plates are clean, the cutlery is, of course, dirty, as well as the glasses - the first due to old age, the second - most likely, they are washed in a fast mode, which is why lipstick traces are not always washed))
But I was not shy about wiping the appliances with a napkin - no one looked askance at me, and I didn’t take dirty glasses... although I didn’t particularly hit them.
I would rate the culinary level of the chefs at "4 with a minus"... you can't guess: today it could be tasteless, and tomorrow the same assortment - even nothing at all, even tasty! Maybe the shifts are different, maybe the chef was in a good mood, maybe something else.
For breakfast, a standard set: they bake pancakes, fry an omelette, jam, buns, vegetables, cereals - there is a choice.
For lunch, soup, meat only chicken or turkey, fish, potatoes, pasta, rice as a side dish, vegetables are fried in batter, as well as cucumbers, tomatoes, pickles, olives, etc. there is a choice. On the sweet table you can find biscuit cakes.
For dinner, the same set only fry something extra.
Children's animation was not used - I heard that there were only 2 animators left, the rest left... I don't know, temporarily or make ends meet. We watched the children's evening mini-disco... it was fun and non-standard, although the girls could diversify their vocabulary, and not repeat memorized phrases day after day))

Evening show has a place, but weak - standard competitions with the participation of vacationers: Miss, Mister, hotel couple and the like.
During the day, there is also a standard set of free entertainment: darts, water gymnastics, etc.
All additional entertainment: air hockey, billiards, trampoline - paid.
I recommend visiting an evening disco - a DJ is a fan of Russian music... sometimes it reminds of a disco of the 80s, and sometimes it even touches the soul... people are dancing))
The second advantage of the hotel - in addition to the staff, I think is a gorgeous beach... albeit small and cramped)) Fine sand, good flat bottom, clean water, despite the huge number of swimmers.
Sunbeds in the 1st line for money (like for $ 15) are occupied by the beach caretaker - of course, not officially, but we went to the beach at about 8 in the morning and always found sunbeds in the 2nd or 3rd line for free.
Upon my return, I read the reviews of other vacationers, in particular, they write that in the bar they gave 1 glass in their hands... complete nonsense - they gave us as much as they could carry away, as proof, I can show a photo to those who wish, where we have an entire table filled with empty and full glasses ))
People also write that everyone in the hotel gets sick all over - indeed, there are a lot of sick children, there are sick adults - but not all over the place... as a rule, it’s tonsillitis, conjunctivitis, otitis media, rotavirus infection... there were no poisonings, at least during my vacation. Advice and recommendation - DO NOT swim in pools, wash your hands before eating, drink vodka or raki during meals (at least once a day), and everything will be fine... I rested with 2 boys - everyone is alive and well!
I called my review: "what they expected, they got"... it is: an absolutely normal hotel, especially for the money for which it is sold - a solid "three-ruble note" with extremely friendly staff and an excellent beach and some of its shortcomings ))... if these shortcomings are taken into account, you will get a great vacation! We drove across the sea, and we got it!

I wish you all a good holiday!
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