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Hello to all travelers who are just going to relax and puzzle over where to go!!!!
2 weeks have passed since returning to our native land, emotions subsided, and therefore I decided, as they say in "sane mind and blessed memory", to write this review for those who, like us, have been looking for a long time for a suitable option for an economical, but good rest.
We rested in Hedef Resort hotels from 07.07. 07 to 14.07. 07
I'll tell you everything in order. We were in Turkey for the first time. About how long they searched, I will not write. But here it is the long-awaited moment of happiness - we arrived at the airport "Borispol" at exactly 02.00 for check-in, so that we could fly "safely" as we thought with Mediterranean Airlines, which operate flights commissioned by Kariya Tour. But disappointment came immediately when we saw on the scoreboard instead of the coveted landing column - a delay until 7 o'clock in the morning !!!!
I will make a reservation right away that the agency warned that flight delays are possible, but no one spoke about such delays. At 7 o'clock the cherished line with the inscription "delay" did not change, and only about 8 o'clock, we went to land, while the inscription delay did not change. In general, before the start of registration, the waiting time and stay in the airport lobby was 6 hours, and if we take into account the fact that we left at 12 at night to get to check-in, then the total time is 8 hours, and this was just the beginning. Having quickly passed all the controls, we finally got into the "drive". A treasured place where planes can be seen from the window of the airport, where it is no longer possible to return back to the hall, with restaurants and cafes, which means with water and food, in a hall where there are only toilets and the air conditioner works abnormally, and where the temperature did not rise above + 13 degrees. Here it is a moment of happiness, you can see all the planes, except ours.
...At the same time, it was announced that everyone could already go to the exit, where the “draped” Ikarus was waiting. Icarus was packed, but nothing changed, he continued to stand and did not move. Everyone was waiting, because what is there for people, many with small children aged 2 to 10 have already GOT USED WITH THE THOUGHT that there is absolutely nothing left to wait for!!! ! Imagine how we felt at the moment when a beautiful girl got on the bus and announced that everyone would LEAVE it and return to the drive, since the plane is NOT READY, it has not been removed yet !!! ! The situation did not change, not exactly at 8, not at 9, only around 10 we finally got on the plane. Everyone no longer believed in the magic of numbers 07.07. 07, which supposedly were supposed to bring happiness, not that such a spoiled beginning of a cherished holiday could bring something good…..
Having finally arrived in Antalya, we were met by a guide girl who indicated the bus that was heading to Alanya.
The distance from the airport to the Hedef hotel was approximately 1.5 hours. But the road turned out to be completely invisible, as the air conditioner worked well, and it was nice to listen to the guide Marina, who told about all sorts of useful little things in an interesting and cheerful way. And don't be discouraged if your hotel is the last or one of the last on the guide's list, as check-in at each hotel takes 3-5 minutes at most.
The hotel does not meet with open arms, but it does not matter! We finally arrived around 4:30 pm. Filled out the card and we were told to expect a room for 20 minutes. No one greeted you with a smile, and you have to be prepared for the fact that no one is waiting for you in Turkey, and especially at the Hedef Hotel too. They will dryly stretch out a piece of paper with a list of free services, and send them to the sofa to wait for the room, because unlike other hotels, they clean the rooms around 16.00, at least it was with us.
The room was received as promised in 20 minutes.
Room on the 3rd floor in the building where the reception is located. The room made us happy. Since there were 4 of us, we were given the so-called "Connection room", 2 rooms connected by a door, but we immediately asked the door to be left closed, as a result of which we received 2 completely separate rooms. The furniture is new, everything is as in the picture in the catalog and on the Internet site. But, in the room, the air conditioner was noisy, as it was simply poorly fixed, there was a dirty spot on the curtain the size of a plate, and sometimes water in the bathroom, and a paid safe, although everywhere in the catalogs it was written that the safe was free. $1.5 per day safe deposit + $10 security deposit. But again, we are not picky, and went to rest, and not to look for cons.
Leaving our things in the room, we went out to inspect the territory, as it was interesting, and we really wanted to eat, because after such a flight we were running out of strength. Not knowing where to go, we scouted out the location of the restaurant, but it was already closed, the bars and the pool using the “poke” method.
Unfortunately, from 17 to 19 - a "dead zone" in terms of food, as in the bars you could drink something, but not eat, and the restaurant was just getting ready to open. So we were left hungry waiting for dinner ....
The hotel area is small. Two buildings and a pool: one large with 3 slides, and a tiny "paddling pool" for very young children. All roads lead to the pool: you pass through the bridges in the pool if you want to go to the sea, go to the amphitheater for animation, or just walk. Lovers of large territories, long walks are not the place here - there is nowhere to go. There is a main restaurant, 2 snack bars, a pool bar and a beach bar on site.
You will never be hungry (except for the "dead zone"). The restaurant food is very tolerable, there is always something meat, fish, chicken. But, of course, you can’t do without a queue for this (features of Slavic recreation). After breakfast, the second breakfast starts until 10.
30, and after - a Turkish woman bakes cakes, on the beach you can eat french fries or rice with hamburger cutlets or chicken. You can also have lunch on the beach. Then have a bite to eat at the pool bar - and so the whole day: ate and slept. From 4 p. m. , the time for sweets and pastries begins: ice cream and all kinds of delicious buns - cookies. Dinner in the evening and midnight soup. I would like to note that it is a bit dirty in the restaurant and in the bars, as it seems that the waiters plow from morning to evening until 7th sweat, but they physically do not have time to serve such a large number of people - but this is already a minus of the hotel management. The tablecloths are dirty, the tables are not cleaned on time, the counters are sticky, there are crumbs everywhere.
Swimming pool: the water is clean, blue, cleaned and chlorinated every day. In the evening after 7 no one bathes, cleaning work is underway. The pool is illuminated in the evening - very beautiful. There are not enough beds.
Even getting up at 6 in the morning, we found only one free sunbed, only because it was dirty, and the cleaner was just cleaning it. Over time, they caught the trend that Slavic compatriots managed to take a seat at night, or in the evening, returning from a walk or from a disco. But this was not a problem for us, since we usually swam in the pool in the afternoon, when we got tired of lying on the beach, and you could always leave valuables in the room and go down to the pool only in a swimsuit. Slides worked according to the schedule, in the morning from 10 to 12, and in the afternoon from 16 to 18.
This is what happened on the beach. Mostly people came from the very morning until 11. We always had enough sunbeds, but with umbrellas and mattresses the situation was worse. But with a strong desire, you could also find an umbrella, and after 11 it was no longer a problem.
The mattresses do not look very aesthetic in color: dirty, and have long turned from milky to gray (although the hotel will be 1 year old only this August). Despite the fact that the hotel is young, there are already a lot of broken umbrellas.
On the beach, small pebbles mixed with sand, walking does not hurt at all and a good foot massage.
Sunset in the sea: lovers of splashing on the bank are not the place here. There is a large volcanic rock near the coast, and you can enter the sea only from the pier. The pier is new, with 4 ladders on the sides for descending into the water. The bottom is sandy, when descending from the pier, the depth is chest-deep, you can sail a little to the left and it will be even shallower there. The water is a bit cloudy and not very clean. On the first day of our arrival, packages were floating in the water, which spoiled the first impression, but nothing like this was observed on the rest of the days. Nobody cleaned the beach, but there was no particular dirt to be seen. The waiters regularly collected dirty glasses and dishes from the sunbeds.
I would also like to especially note the stickiness of the beach workers. The following picture was observed on the beach every day: the same Turk of about 35 years old walked among the vacationers and “looked out” for single women and girls who peacefully sunbathed themselves without bras on their stomachs, and sneaked up on them, kissing their neck or back, or hands, tickling heels, or just sneaking up and MEOWING. Younger Turks chose “young victims” for themselves, and “soldered” them with cold cola or mineral water, to such an extent that when a girl drinks one glass, she immediately gets a second, third ...and so on ad infinitum, until once before our eyes she did not pour all the cola directly into the "mug" of the molesting Turk, then he only calmed down and walked away.
There is also a lot of entertainment in the hotel, once we saw aerobics in the morning, but water polo, beach volleyball, and belly dancing were held daily.
There is also a lounge with bowling and billiards, air hockey, but this is all for an additional fee. Animation was regularly carried out, but again, the clingy Turks “whacked” their brains every minute repeating the phrase “Show time, Let’s go! ". For the animators, it was in the order of things to sit down with you at a table by the pool, where you peacefully rested and talked about your after dinner, make faces, repeating your words in their own way and pointing at the clock continuously repeating: “Show time, Let’s go. ”
Excursions: this is also a separate issue. The Reseda hotel guide sells them for more, it's true. But we must take into account the fact that during our stay, at the bottom of the stand with information, we read an interesting letter left by our compatriots. At the so-called "info meeting", which is held by your hotel guide, Reseda tells just a little bit about the hotel, but in great detail about the excursions, then collects tickets from everyone.
So, in that letter there was a wish and a warning for all future tourists that they would give tickets only in the presence of witnesses, because Reseda, if you do not order at least one excursion from her, does not give back tickets, and begins to threaten you that do not report a flight postponement. We already saw this letter on the 3rd day of our stay in Xedefe, so 2 excursions were bought: a water park and a boat trip. I would like to note that in the village it is really cheaper. If the water park in the hotel cost $30, then in the village - $20. And you don’t believe in these stories that she tells, since tourists who buy tickets in the village travel with the same group and on the same bus as those tourists who buy excursions at the hotel, and insurance is valid, just like other tourists.
The village is 4-5 minutes walk from the hotel, there are numerous shops where you can buy everything: souvenirs, clothes, leather, gold, fruits, etc.
That's all, it seems, like a good rest, but some kind of negative mark on the soul remained ...... , of course, thanks to such DISPUTABLE MEDITERRANEAN AIRLINES !!! !
2 weeks have passed since returning to our native land, emotions subsided, and therefore I decided, as they say in "sane mind and blessed memory", to write this review for those who, like us, have been looking for a long time for a suitable option for an economical, but good rest.
We rested in Hedef Resort hotels from 07.07. 07 to 14.07. 07
I'll tell you everything in order. We were in Turkey for the first time. About how long they searched, I will not write. But here it is the long-awaited moment of happiness - we arrived at the airport "Borispol" at exactly 02.00 for check-in, so that we could fly "safely" as we thought with Mediterranean Airlines, which operate flights commissioned by Kariya Tour. But disappointment came immediately when we saw on the scoreboard instead of the coveted landing column - a delay until 7 o'clock in the morning !!!!
I will make a reservation right away that the agency warned that flight delays are possible, but no one spoke about such delays. At 7 o'clock the cherished line with the inscription "delay" did not change, and only about 8 o'clock, we went to land, while the inscription delay did not change. In general, before the start of registration, the waiting time and stay in the airport lobby was 6 hours, and if we take into account the fact that we left at 12 at night to get to check-in, then the total time is 8 hours, and this was just the beginning. Having quickly passed all the controls, we finally got into the "drive". A treasured place where planes can be seen from the window of the airport, where it is no longer possible to return back to the hall, with restaurants and cafes, which means with water and food, in a hall where there are only toilets and the air conditioner works abnormally, and where the temperature did not rise above + 13 degrees. Here it is a moment of happiness, you can see all the planes, except ours.
...At the same time, it was announced that everyone could already go to the exit, where the “draped” Ikarus was waiting. Icarus was packed, but nothing changed, he continued to stand and did not move. Everyone was waiting, because what is there for people, many with small children aged 2 to 10 have already GOT USED WITH THE THOUGHT that there is absolutely nothing left to wait for!!! ! Imagine how we felt at the moment when a beautiful girl got on the bus and announced that everyone would LEAVE it and return to the drive, since the plane is NOT READY, it has not been removed yet !!! ! The situation did not change, not exactly at 8, not at 9, only around 10 we finally got on the plane. Everyone no longer believed in the magic of numbers 07.07. 07, which supposedly were supposed to bring happiness, not that such a spoiled beginning of a cherished holiday could bring something good…..
Having finally arrived in Antalya, we were met by a guide girl who indicated the bus that was heading to Alanya.
The distance from the airport to the Hedef hotel was approximately 1.5 hours. But the road turned out to be completely invisible, as the air conditioner worked well, and it was nice to listen to the guide Marina, who told about all sorts of useful little things in an interesting and cheerful way. And don't be discouraged if your hotel is the last or one of the last on the guide's list, as check-in at each hotel takes 3-5 minutes at most.
The hotel does not meet with open arms, but it does not matter! We finally arrived around 4:30 pm. Filled out the card and we were told to expect a room for 20 minutes. No one greeted you with a smile, and you have to be prepared for the fact that no one is waiting for you in Turkey, and especially at the Hedef Hotel too. They will dryly stretch out a piece of paper with a list of free services, and send them to the sofa to wait for the room, because unlike other hotels, they clean the rooms around 16.00, at least it was with us.
The room was received as promised in 20 minutes.
Room on the 3rd floor in the building where the reception is located. The room made us happy. Since there were 4 of us, we were given the so-called "Connection room", 2 rooms connected by a door, but we immediately asked the door to be left closed, as a result of which we received 2 completely separate rooms. The furniture is new, everything is as in the picture in the catalog and on the Internet site. But, in the room, the air conditioner was noisy, as it was simply poorly fixed, there was a dirty spot on the curtain the size of a plate, and sometimes water in the bathroom, and a paid safe, although everywhere in the catalogs it was written that the safe was free. $1.5 per day safe deposit + $10 security deposit. But again, we are not picky, and went to rest, and not to look for cons.
Leaving our things in the room, we went out to inspect the territory, as it was interesting, and we really wanted to eat, because after such a flight we were running out of strength. Not knowing where to go, we scouted out the location of the restaurant, but it was already closed, the bars and the pool using the “poke” method.
Unfortunately, from 17 to 19 - a "dead zone" in terms of food, as in the bars you could drink something, but not eat, and the restaurant was just getting ready to open. So we were left hungry waiting for dinner ....
The hotel area is small. Two buildings and a pool: one large with 3 slides, and a tiny "paddling pool" for very young children. All roads lead to the pool: you pass through the bridges in the pool if you want to go to the sea, go to the amphitheater for animation, or just walk. Lovers of large territories, long walks are not the place here - there is nowhere to go. There is a main restaurant, 2 snack bars, a pool bar and a beach bar on site.
You will never be hungry (except for the "dead zone"). The restaurant food is very tolerable, there is always something meat, fish, chicken. But, of course, you can’t do without a queue for this (features of Slavic recreation). After breakfast, the second breakfast starts until 10.
30, and after - a Turkish woman bakes cakes, on the beach you can eat french fries or rice with hamburger cutlets or chicken. You can also have lunch on the beach. Then have a bite to eat at the pool bar - and so the whole day: ate and slept. From 4 p. m. , the time for sweets and pastries begins: ice cream and all kinds of delicious buns - cookies. Dinner in the evening and midnight soup. I would like to note that it is a bit dirty in the restaurant and in the bars, as it seems that the waiters plow from morning to evening until 7th sweat, but they physically do not have time to serve such a large number of people - but this is already a minus of the hotel management. The tablecloths are dirty, the tables are not cleaned on time, the counters are sticky, there are crumbs everywhere.
Swimming pool: the water is clean, blue, cleaned and chlorinated every day. In the evening after 7 no one bathes, cleaning work is underway. The pool is illuminated in the evening - very beautiful. There are not enough beds.
Even getting up at 6 in the morning, we found only one free sunbed, only because it was dirty, and the cleaner was just cleaning it. Over time, they caught the trend that Slavic compatriots managed to take a seat at night, or in the evening, returning from a walk or from a disco. But this was not a problem for us, since we usually swam in the pool in the afternoon, when we got tired of lying on the beach, and you could always leave valuables in the room and go down to the pool only in a swimsuit. Slides worked according to the schedule, in the morning from 10 to 12, and in the afternoon from 16 to 18.
This is what happened on the beach. Mostly people came from the very morning until 11. We always had enough sunbeds, but with umbrellas and mattresses the situation was worse. But with a strong desire, you could also find an umbrella, and after 11 it was no longer a problem.
The mattresses do not look very aesthetic in color: dirty, and have long turned from milky to gray (although the hotel will be 1 year old only this August). Despite the fact that the hotel is young, there are already a lot of broken umbrellas.
On the beach, small pebbles mixed with sand, walking does not hurt at all and a good foot massage.
Sunset in the sea: lovers of splashing on the bank are not the place here. There is a large volcanic rock near the coast, and you can enter the sea only from the pier. The pier is new, with 4 ladders on the sides for descending into the water. The bottom is sandy, when descending from the pier, the depth is chest-deep, you can sail a little to the left and it will be even shallower there. The water is a bit cloudy and not very clean. On the first day of our arrival, packages were floating in the water, which spoiled the first impression, but nothing like this was observed on the rest of the days. Nobody cleaned the beach, but there was no particular dirt to be seen. The waiters regularly collected dirty glasses and dishes from the sunbeds.
I would also like to especially note the stickiness of the beach workers. The following picture was observed on the beach every day: the same Turk of about 35 years old walked among the vacationers and “looked out” for single women and girls who peacefully sunbathed themselves without bras on their stomachs, and sneaked up on them, kissing their neck or back, or hands, tickling heels, or just sneaking up and MEOWING. Younger Turks chose “young victims” for themselves, and “soldered” them with cold cola or mineral water, to such an extent that when a girl drinks one glass, she immediately gets a second, third ...and so on ad infinitum, until once before our eyes she did not pour all the cola directly into the "mug" of the molesting Turk, then he only calmed down and walked away.
There is also a lot of entertainment in the hotel, once we saw aerobics in the morning, but water polo, beach volleyball, and belly dancing were held daily.
There is also a lounge with bowling and billiards, air hockey, but this is all for an additional fee. Animation was regularly carried out, but again, the clingy Turks “whacked” their brains every minute repeating the phrase “Show time, Let’s go! ". For the animators, it was in the order of things to sit down with you at a table by the pool, where you peacefully rested and talked about your after dinner, make faces, repeating your words in their own way and pointing at the clock continuously repeating: “Show time, Let’s go. ”
Excursions: this is also a separate issue. The Reseda hotel guide sells them for more, it's true. But we must take into account the fact that during our stay, at the bottom of the stand with information, we read an interesting letter left by our compatriots. At the so-called "info meeting", which is held by your hotel guide, Reseda tells just a little bit about the hotel, but in great detail about the excursions, then collects tickets from everyone.
So, in that letter there was a wish and a warning for all future tourists that they would give tickets only in the presence of witnesses, because Reseda, if you do not order at least one excursion from her, does not give back tickets, and begins to threaten you that do not report a flight postponement. We already saw this letter on the 3rd day of our stay in Xedefe, so 2 excursions were bought: a water park and a boat trip. I would like to note that in the village it is really cheaper. If the water park in the hotel cost $30, then in the village - $20. And you don’t believe in these stories that she tells, since tourists who buy tickets in the village travel with the same group and on the same bus as those tourists who buy excursions at the hotel, and insurance is valid, just like other tourists.
The village is 4-5 minutes walk from the hotel, there are numerous shops where you can buy everything: souvenirs, clothes, leather, gold, fruits, etc.
That's all, it seems, like a good rest, but some kind of negative mark on the soul remained ...... , of course, thanks to such DISPUTABLE MEDITERRANEAN AIRLINES !!! !
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