Everything is fine!

Written: 22 august 2012
Travel time: 14 — 22 august 2012
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For families with children
Your rating of this hotel:
8.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 6.0
Service: 8.0
Cleanliness: 5.0
Food: 9.0
Amenities: 10.0
Good day everyone! I am writing a review about the hotel directly from the reception, or rather from the lobby bar, as it is called here. Let's start in order. We got to the hotel in 2.5 hours. The hotel itself was recognized from the bus by a brand new pier - it is the only one in the nearest field of vision (well, about it later).
We met normally and immediately offered to go to have breakfast, because the breakfast time is running out. Things left in the room at the reception. The labyrinths of the hotel at the beginning are surprising, but you need to get used to them. The hotel itself is quite beautiful, very conveniently located. After breakfast, we were informed that check-in takes place until 14.00, but in the meantime you can explore the hotel, the beach, etc. There was not even a trace of any "kruzhilov" money. By the way, check-in before 14.00 fits into international standards, if someone is not in the know. We decided to try magic and 20 c. u. were included in the passport. Yes, just in case. I don’t think that this played a decisive role, but we were informed that “on a personal contact” they would ask our room to be cleaned as soon as possible and check-in would take place before 12.00. And so it happened. We asked for a room with a sea view, but the guy recommended the room on the other side, because we have 2 children, and it is very noisy from the sea side (pool and concert venue). Well, the sunny side is hot. We agreed and I would say we did not regret it.
Number: we have a family suite on a ticket - a two-room suite with doors between the rooms. The room is clean, the furniture is ordinary. The bathroom is combined. There was a hot tub which we didn't use. I wonder what kind of bathroom design genius came up with the idea of ​ ​ placing shelves for towels right above the toilet? ! One awkward movement and truncated... Opposite the whole wall is free, Mlyn....In our (adult) room there is a double bed, bedside tables, wardrobe, side table. Modest, but nothing more. There are two beds in the nursery, a wardrobe, a bedside table, a table, a wall mirror (why is it there? It would be better if they hung it in a large room - it would add functionality), a bar, a TV (not LCD) above the bar. There is a STS channel in Russian. By the way, the bar is not a refrigerator. It cools what is put there 2 degrees lower, so if you want to drink ice water, you will have to break off (well, or first freeze it somewhere and then put it in a bar). Access to the balcony is also from the children's room. On the balcony there are 2 chairs and a type of table (plastic) Each room has air conditioning - both worked perfectly. As for the minuses in the room - the conder unit is on the loggia, which adds a little noise. Not a single door-window is blocked in the closed state! The hotel is located close to another hotel, so the windows are in the windows. The adult room clearly lacks a third curtain, or at least a night one. The existing two do not close the window and how the tourists of this room live is widely presented on view of the neighboring hotel. In addition, if we chose the quiet side, then the noise was added from the neighboring hotel, though until 23.00 - 23.10 There seems to be order with the law on silence, although once we had something like a disco by the pool until 1.00. . Left every day for $ 1. Three days after arrival, there was definitely no wet cleaning, as a result of which they asked the reception about the problem. It turned out that you need to hang a sign on the handle of the room - “please clean your room. ” The sign was taken at the same reception. True, somehow after hanging it, they did not wait for wet cleaning. Washbasin and bathroom are not cleaned, it seems, at all. Only after the congress of tourists. In general, litter less, dirty, live more contentedly. Swans, butterflies and others on the beds were turned to us after changing the linen. The children were delighted with the "bed" elephants with their (children's) caps on the "heads". Amused…

Anamatia: the Turks are trying with might and main. The children's club works according to the schedule - here and on T-shirts ($ 10) they draw and make pictures from colored sand. In the evening, the authors of these creations take them to the "children's disco", but at the same time they sing, dance, and recite poems at will. Adults after the children's hour (21.00-22.00) are entertained with evening shows. It happens that there are very funny moments - but here for fans (such as a comedy club) IMHO, of course. Just had a party on the beach. As a result, in terms of animation: everything would be fine, but I saw exactly the same children's animation in another hotel that year and there is a catastrophic lack of Russian music. That same night party had just ended, but the disco itself apparently fled due to the originality of the music. Maybe in Turkey there is an order of some Ministry of Culture on the use of music in national traditions? Again IMHO.
Sea: the sea has waves all the time. Stronger in the morning than in the evening. Many complained about poor entry into the sea. One could agree, but: there is a pier - there are already three entries into the sea (sanctioned of course) Unauthorized along the perimeter, but no one will take responsibility for you when diving. That's what it says on the sign at the entrance to the pier. Children calmly descend from the pier into the sea. It's deep, but who cares if he can swim? Whoever doesn’t know how, one on the shore, or with bells and whistles, so as not to drown, such as inflatable circles, armlets and other delights, enters the sea, including from the pier. Children really like the foamy surf: 3-5 meters of the foamy sea constantly runs along the coast so that you can inadvertently sip salty water. The bottom, again, is really not very good, 3-5 meters from the shore - sharp and uneven, you can hurt your legs. In the middle part between the shore and the pier, the stone slabs are quite even and a person with a height of about 180 stands calmly on the slabs and, if desired, sways on the waves. We personally with the children went into the sea from the pier. On the pier itself, you can sunbathe (there are plenty of sunbeds) and the light smell of wood, coupled with the sea, make up a very pleasant smell cocktail. In general, the pier is a great thing. In this, the owners of the hotel are great - they fussed.
Cuisine: who wants red and black caviar, crabs, lobsters and other delights of capitalism - this is not your hotel. Not spoiled tourists will not stay hungry here. There is no need to raise a cry about peppered food either - you need to look at what you take. A week before the trip, my stomach began to let me down - everyone thought, kerdyk will come to me here with such food. Nothing like that! There is an interesting thing here - ayran. It is known to many as a hangover cure. He also has other sides - it normalizes blood pressure and solves problems with the gastrointestinal tract. In general, for prevention, I drank a couple of glasses of this product (I hadn’t even tried it before). The taste is strange, but I don’t have stomach problems in the hotel. Vegetables, greens are constantly, including for breakfast. They pour here like, I understand, and 100 grams for those who are thirsty or for appetite (for dinner), there is a barrel of red and white wine. There is beer in the bar of the restaurant. He took beer 1 time, but because. Not a fan of it, I can't comment on the quality. Sweets, however, are peculiar, but you also need to get used to them, as well as to tea (bitter) I advise you to pour less tea leaves and put a lemon. Watermelon, melon until every day. Today grapes appeared. The restaurant itself is on the 7th floor, at the ends there are exits to open areas, on one of which there is an Alya Carte restaurant (order in advance). The view from the sites is gorgeous for photo lovers.
It makes no sense to talk about the bar by the pool and by the sea - a lot has already been said. In the end, you won't go hungry.

Local guides are willing to help if it is in their power. I had to put the hotel stamp on the documents, but at the reception they forgot the Russian language and the presence of the hotel stamp. Representatives of the tour operator resolved all issues. I liked the meeting with the hotel guides, however, it took more than an hour. But on the other hand, they talked about the hotel, local traditions, and, of course, about excursions, not forgetting to mention the lack of responsibility in case of buying excursions on the street.
Actually excursions: we had a meeting with the guides the next day and we planned all the excursions on the advice of tourists who were here through Mustafa. As a result, for 3 excursions for 2 adults and children 7 and 9 years old, they paid $ 220. According to the all-inclusive system (that is, entrances to museums and parks, lunches are paid) Only lunch for the second child at our expense - this turned out to be no problem. They feed in such a way that they could not even finish eating one portion of it. I recommend taking plenty of water with you, because. She leaves quickly, but is not cheap. More on excursions: the first excursion was on a yacht (Yacht Tour). To be honest, a complete disappointment. There was practically no Russian speech, the group was made up of 3-4 language groups, the information component was almost zero, and the transfer to the yacht was generally finished off - a GAZelle-type car without a Conder (on the street + 40-45) with the number of seats is clearly less than the number of passengers. Grade 3. We thought about refusing the next excursions, but decided to "serve" the punishment for being stingy. The next excursion is a jeep safari. I would call it the war of water fighters - an attraction who will pour over whom more. It was fun and a lot of pictures were taken with good views. Three guides worked here, respectively, in three languages: Russian, Polish, German. The elder of them spat in English. By the way, locals sell videos and photos on 2 discs for $20. The video is not of the best quality, so, for a general memory, but I liked the tour. Grade 4. Well, the third so-called KAS-tour. Amphitheater in Aspendos, Temple of Apollo, aqueducts (as a bonus for the holiday), a waterfall on the Kursunlu River. The furthest journey. Transfer - a comfortable bus with an air conditioner (however, inside the bus even with a working air conditioner 35 Celsius) A Russian guide worked here, told everything and everything. We saw a lot, took a lot of pictures too. The rating is rather 5, you can only complain about the heat and a little time for sightseeing - 30-40 minutes each, the aqueduct 5 minutes, but this is a bonus, besides, everyone is pretty tired. As a result, for excursions: if you want comfort, an extended historical program, stories along the way, a guarantee of safety - you should contact a representative of the tour operator. True, the cost of excursions is on average from $ 65-70 per person, for children a little cheaper. I'm not talking about visiting Israel and other things with air travel, there prices are from $ 300, but apparently it's economically profitable. If you just need pictures, there is a desire to understand for yourself what, where, why and how, as well as to catch a feeling of light adrenaline, while saving money, stinting on comfort, then you are to the street sellers of excursions, the same Mustafa. Personally, next time I will seriously think about where to buy excursions. Well, plan them so that they do not go one after another. At least a day between them - all this is hard, well, how would there be a sea, you came to it, didn’t you?
Often looking for a market (bazaar) It works on Saturdays and Tuesdays. On Saturdays nearby (5 minutes walk: we leave the hotel, turn right, go to the crossroads, turn right and again to the crossroads. There is a pharmacy on the right corner. The market is behind it. they would say that there was something here. )) On Tuesdays, the market is much farther - the intersection is 3-4 and it seemed to me the same number of kilometers. one way. It's hard to stomp. It’s not difficult to find - we go outside the hotel (if on Saturdays to the right, then on Tuesdays to the left. Again to the intersection, to the left to the intersection, to the right and along the street we stomp and stomp. On one of the streets on the left you will see stalls or sheds, collapses. You go there. On this day, the market passes through several streets, intersections. ) In general, it is better on Saturdays - close, compact. They work until 19-20.00
I myself have three more days left here. Do I recommend the hotel to others? I definitely recommend. The hotel staff is very friendly, even surprised. Children are truly respected here. Happy holidays everyone!

P. S. I threw off the review the next day, as I wrote it. The review turned out to be great so as not to miss anything, otherwise why write. If anyone is interested, please ask. I flew with Ural Airlines - the flight was not delayed, everything was fine in flight. Flying A320. The Boeing 747 shook often, the A320 did not.
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