Как выжить в Grand Sunlife How to survive in Grand Sunlife

So, you came to the Grand Sunlife 4 * hotel, looked around and, depending on your idea of ​ ​ ​ ​ the hotel's stardom, either you were terribly delighted or disappointed... But nevertheless, you need to live these 7-14 days and I will share my experience and observations about that , how to do it!
You arrived at the hotel before 14.00, do not expect that you will be settled, although you reported your details to the travel agency and the hotel received your details and confirmed your reservation. Check-in is from 14.00 (officially) or from 13.00 (by the kindness of the administrator). Swearing, offering money, etc. useless. Allegedly, there are no rooms until 13.00, because rooms are released according to the rules at 12.00, and if there are, they need to be removed, etc. Nonsense, of course, is utter nonsense, as many fly home and, accordingly, rent rooms much earlier than 12.00, but here THIS IS ACCEPTED.
Conclusion: it is better to choose a flight so that you are brought to the hotel by 13.00, and if you are not settled before 14.00, you can write a complaint, call representatives of the travel agency, the hotel owner, etc. If you still fly on a flight and understand that you will be at the hotel much earlier than 14.00, then remember that upon arrival at the hotel you will be put on a bracelet and you will be able to use all hotel services, including the beach and food. Therefore, set aside beach accessories, documents and valuables from other things and upon arrival at the hotel immediately rent a safe at the reception (as a rule, there are not enough of them for everyone), put valuable documents there, leave the rest of the things under the supervision of administrators, change into beach clothes and the sea, or the pool, or the restaurant.

You were settled in a room and you expect that everything will be the same as you imagined from the colorful photos from the site, but it turned out that the room is worse than at home: the bath is small, the bathroom curtain is short, there is no ventilation in the bathroom, water the faucet splashes on you and floods the floor, the carpet is full of holes, the buttons in the elevator are knocked out, and the elevator doors slam shut, pressing your sides, etc.
Conclusion: the skill of photographers hides many shortcomings, just be prepared for them, fix them by complaining to the administration or moving to another room (hotel) in a reasonable time is almost impossible, a day or even two will be lost if you rest for a week, then this is 30 % recreation.
You went for lunch (breakfast, dinner) and were amazed at the lack of meat dishes, Turkish sweets, fruits, drinks, etc. products you are used to and think that the next day will be better and more varied. No, it will not. You understood this and turned to the travel agency, the chef, etc. with a question. they'll tell you that it's THIS IS THAT'S GOOD here and Muslims don't eat pork, etc!
Conclusion: carefully go around all the tables and you will see that there are tomatoes, cucumbers, cabbage, onions, rice, potatoes, chicken, halva - quite familiar products, you definitely won’t get poisoned. I wanted oriental sweets - to the market, for $ 4-5 - a kilogram of Turkish delight. It's better than hotel wet lumps of sweet dough and dye jelly. It is better not to drink concentrated juices - one chemistry, tea with ice and lemon is better. Watermelons and melons are very careful, there are unripe and spoiled pieces. Salads are also careful - mayonnaise hides spoiled foods. Check mugs, plates, as they may not be washed. And most importantly, do not take a ladle of everything that is on the tables on your plate, it is clear that vinegar is sweet for free, but add extra pounds and risk ruining your stomach.

You decided to book excursions, turned to the guides, they began to convince you that you must definitely choose a two-day program (no matter where) because you won’t see anything in one day. You agreed. It turned out that half the time you go shopping, workshops, shops, where you are offered to buy onyx, textiles, wine, sweets, you buy them, and then, when you go to the market, you see that the goods are at least twice cheaper. It turned out that the meals included in your tour do not include drinks, even ordinary water, and you need to buy it separately from $ 1 for one liter of plain water, up to $ 3-4 for a can of cola or sprite. Of course, you have already guessed that it is SO ACCEPTED here!
Conclusion. Do not take anything for granted from the guides (what they themselves . . what they really liked, etc. ) - they are financially interested persons. Meticulously find out the itinerary of the tour: where will the stops be when you get back, food conditions, the inclusion of drinks and the possibility of other additional costs. Remember that at the hotel you have a paid buffet, but you can only get dry rations instead of breakfast, if you are late from the excursion for dinner - suck your paw, no one will feed you. Take water with you at the rate of 1 liter per person and drink it wherever you can, if it runs out, buy it from the bus driver, it will be the cheapest. Be sure to take money to buy water at the rate of $5 per person, do not skimp on water, as the climate is hot and you risk heatstroke due to such savings. Do not buy anything in the shops where you were brought during the tour, since the guide has a percentage of your purchases, the goods will always be about twice as expensive as in the market, even if you do not bargain much in the market.
You went to the market and every merchant is trying to drag you into his shop almost by force, you wonder why? Have you started buying something, but they do not give you back and offer to buy something else? The price of the goods is too high, you started haggling, but the price does not decrease? In fact, everything is simple.
Conclusion do not go to the market until you are well tanned, you are simply calculated by the color of your skin and the merchant understands perfectly well that he has much higher chances in the first days of rest with you than later. When shopping, behave like a poker player, the calmer and indifferent you are, the more you will achieve: oh no change - I return the goods, and you money: change will appear immediately, oh you yourself take this thing from the factory for 100, well well, let you be lucky with other more generous buyers than me: it will immediately turn out that you can give it away for 80 and even 50. It’s worth bargaining for expensive things, for cheap ones you can bring down the price if you take a few pieces. Keep in mind that it’s normal to play pranks on customers by arranging whole performances, it’s SO ACCEPTED here, although there are merchants who reduce this farce to a minimum, they have quite adequate prices and discounts, but such a shop still needs to be found.

You went to the beach and realized that the print-pebble beach is sharp stones at the entrance that cut your feet into blood if you don't wear special slippers.
Conclusion: swim in the pool, buy slippers or fins, but do not swim far (there is a fence). The water is muddy, there are pitfalls and a strong wave can hit you well on them. Normal swimming with fins and a mask for decent distances without much risk will not work, but you can stand up to your chest in the water, finding a sandy path between the stones.
You decide to read reviews about the hotel on the Internet or a special book of reviews in the hotel itself, there is one and found many positive ones, you think that you have too high requirements for the hotel
Conclusion: your normal requirements in a hotel should be better than at your home or at the same level, because professionals work there too. Thanking the hotel for a vacation under the SUN and at the SEA in a GOOD COMPANY is not correct, neither the sun nor the sea, and even more so the company with which you went or met at the hotel - does not belong to the hotel! You only need to evaluate the work of the staff.