rest in first class hotel

Written: 2 june 2010
Travel time: 16 — 28 may 2010
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For families with children; For recreation with friends, for young people
We rested in this hotel in May 2010. In general, the rest was a success. A beautiful hotel. a great big pool (and very clean). In the nearby Klas hotel, the water was always muddy. This is understandable. All animation and entertainment during the day only on the territory of a neighboring hotel. It's always noisy and the music is loud. And those who want to relax quietly near the water on a sun lounger just in the First class and not in the Klas hotel need to take a ticket. The rooms are small in size (18-20 m3) and are designed for 3 people. 1 large double bed + 1 single bed + sofa. If you are lucky with the room, then your windows will overlook the pool and the sea (a wonderful view and you can always see the weather on the sea). If you are not lucky, then ask to change the room. I think for $ 10-15 they will find you a room with a good view. You can get to the sea through the underground passage of the neighboring Klas hotel. But swimming there is not always possible. The weather is almost always windy and there are very big waves. It is impossible to enter the sea. We only managed once during the entire vacation, and that was on the last day. Beach of small and large pebbles. Walking is VERY uncomfortable. In the bar by the sea, only ordinary water and drinks from dry concentrates. In the pool bar, the range of drinks is larger. Tea, coffee, Cola, beer, and other locally produced alcoholic drinks. the food in the restaurant was good. Lots of salads and fresh vegetables. Meat dishes are mostly chicken. A couple of times they gave fried mackerel, and some cutlets from incomprehensible meat (more like soy semi-finished products). But the desserts are just SUPER. So get ready for the fact that you will definitely gain 2-3 extra pounds. Fruits have always been apples, oranges, watermelons, melons. A couple of times they gave strawberries, cherries, grapes. At the beginning of the holiday, the hotel was half empty and the restaurant was empty, but then many tourists arrived and queues appeared in the restaurant (which is not very pleasant).
Separately, I want to say about the Turkish bath. I think that every vacationer will be dragged by the bathhouse workers. We also walked. And they were satisfied. Very nice procedure! Recommend. Steam bath, sauna, peeling, massage. Super. and then the whole vacation you can go to the sauna for free. True, after the massage, they will definitely tell you that you have very big back problems, and you definitely need to go through at least 5 more massage courses for $ 20 (because there are no specialists like them anywhere else). But this is up to you. We are on extra massage did not go.
As for the discotheque, the music there is disgusting.

Regardless of the song, the rhythm does not change. Boom Boom Boom!!! ! You can't stay there for more than 30 minutes. Plays loud. But it didn't bother us to sleep. I think the residents of Klas hotel had a harder time (the disco is located on their territory).
A little more about the unpleasant: Room cleaning is a separate conversation. If you left $ 1-2 for the maid, then she will beautifully fold the towels on the bed with a flower (this is where the visible traces of the maid's stay end), if not, then it is not always possible to determine whether the room was cleaned at all. But you need to be very careful with cash. and hide them as far as possible. and better under lock and key. We actually always did that. lock the suitcase. But once they had the imprudence to leave money in a jeans pocket in a closet. In the closet (in the personal belongings of vacationers), apparently, a more thorough cleaning is carried out than in the room, and the money from the pocket has safely disappeared into the unknown... (Judging by other reviews, the theft of personal belongings in the hotel flourishes. And the safe in the room is not a guarantee of their safety (also according to the reviews of vacationers)) A small amount was stolen ($ 20), but the impressions of the hotel were significantly spoiled.
A little more about the excursions and "shoppings" offered by the tour. operators. DON'T BELIEVE THEM!!! ! They do not want to make your holiday more enjoyable. They want to make themselves and the Turks richer. All excursions that they offer are 2 times cheaper in local travel agencies. Moreover, you should order all excursions only on the 1st day of your stay (until you find out the true price). and they will explain it to you with a large number of tourists who want to get on their expensive excursions. and they (travel agents) must book places for you on all excursions today.
Very "interesting" free (what good tour operators) shopping tour to Antalya. You will first be taken to a jewelry center, where you will be offered to buy some of the jewelry for FREAKING money. Moreover, even if you bargain with them and the price is halved, it will still be several times more expensive than buying the same thing in your homeland. The same goes for the center of leather goods. The prices are simply cosmic, even with discounts, but what is at reasonable prices is the models of 2-3 years ago, which you don’t even want to wear for free (let alone BUY! ) The textile center is the same. After the trip, I just realized that the tour. agencies simply receive money from these stores for the fact that they will carry tourists to them. Because apart from tourist buses, there is no other transport near these shops. Turks don't go there. Sweets that you will be offered to buy on the way to the airport are also better to buy in advance. What costs $1-2 in a hotel and in the market costs $6-7 in a candy factory.

I wish you a good rest.
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