Family hotel but too noisy

Written: 4 august 2021
Travel time: 1 — 9 july 2021
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For families with children
Your rating of this hotel:
7.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 8.0
Service: 9.0
Cleanliness: 8.0
Food: 7.0
Amenities: 7.0
From the second time (in 2020 the hotel did not open), my husband and I managed to visit the Dolphin Deluxe. Rested from 1 to 9 July 2021
Immediately I make an amendment that we were resting two adults without children. The hotel seemed too noisy to us and did not live up to all expectations.
We took an individual transfer from Antalya, drove 1 hour 15 minutes. We arrived at the hotel around 17.00, check-in took about half an hour. Room with sea view on the 3rd floor, as booked, good. The big disadvantage of this type of room is that in the afternoon the sun and the walls get very hot, so you go out on the balcony until midnight like in a bathhouse. And yet, under the number of the terrace of the restaurant and I woke up every morning to the sound of dishes. And since the room is spacious, the air conditioner is conveniently located in the corridor, it does not blow on the bed. The electricity does not turn off when you leave the room, because it does not work from the card in the slot. The bathroom is spacious, but the shower cubicle is narrow. Comfortable mattresses and a large closet with lots of hangers. There is a kettle, disposable cups and a tea and coffee set, which for some reason was replenished only after a reminder. Slippers, bathrobes (very shabby), there are cosmetics. The minibar was replenished regularly with soft drinks, beer and snacks. The rooms are in need of a major overhaul. The room was cleaned regularly, normally, but for some reason always immediately after dinner, when I wanted to sleep.

Nice green area. Very positive and pleasant staff, mostly speaking Russian, English and German.
The food is average in the main restaurant (compared to pre-pandemic times), there are queues, few Turkish sweets (they were in the usual volume only on Turkish nights), there are packaged juices, fresh juices, ice cream, a lot of fruit.
We visited the fish Ala Carte, really liked the food, the location on the seashore and the service.
The beach is large pebbly, wooden paths are laid. The gazebos on the beach are constantly empty, but occupied with towels. Very narrow awnings are stretched, under which you can completely hide the sunbed only across.
Entry into the water is pebbly and rather steep, I went into safety shoes.
Of the pluses, I can note: free gazebos, hotel transfer to Alanya and Manavgat / Side, a relaxation pool where families with children break through, but the security politely asks them to leave (but at the end of the holiday, even there were not always free places), towels change from 8.00 until 19.00, which is very convenient.
Cons: far from the airport and shops, when the hotel is fully loaded, there are too many people, the main pool is packed to capacity (no social distance), occupying sunbeds and gazebos from 6 in the morning is some kind of trash! Imported alcoholic drinks only in the lobby bar and in the evening in the Temple bar.
We had a good holiday, but we won't go again. We will look for something quieter and closer to the airport.
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