Paradise is probably worse

Written: 8 june 2009
Travel time: 27 may — 6 june 2009
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For families with children; For recreation with friends, for young people
Your rating of this hotel:
9.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 9.0
Service: 10.0
Cleanliness: 9.0
Food: 9.0
Amenities: 10.0
We chose the hotel based on the reviews of tourists. The issue was between Utopia and Amara Wing Resort (pay attention to the fact that the Amara hotel chain is for people far from poor... ). But in the end, Utopia's fabulous location won out over Amara's luxury. Intuition prompted that we would not regret it. But it turned out....even better than expected. Moreover, Utopia turned out to be a deluxe class hotel (I wonder why the managers of travel agencies do not know about this). And now in more detail, so that you have no doubts.
We went from Anex Tour (3 people). I note that there were no precedents with this tour operator, despite the unhappy reputation. So:
1. Transfer to the hotel was 2.5 hours, because We only stayed at one hotel. It is better to calculate that you will drive about 3 hours. You can easily endure the trip, especially if you look at the beautiful landscapes from the bus window and do not forget to grab the player.

2. A very important point is the settlement. Attention!! ! If you are a self-respecting person and are ready to pay for quality and a healthy nervous system, do the following: buy the cheapest ticket and prepare money to pay for the main building at the reception. We took the bungalow tour. When buying a tour, the difference between the bungalow and the main building was 400 dollars. Upon arrival at the hotel, we did not have to go to the reception. our guide was the first to approach us and offered Ch. case for $170 (in the end they paid $150 - and this is for 11 days). When making a decision, the main thing is to remember in time that we do not rest so often in order to allow some circumstances (and in this case, steps) to spoil the mood. And there are a lot of stairs. . .
3. The food is excellent. There were snobs who were indignant that they were tired of trout. Apparently, they overate it at home and it was for this reason that they put whole mountains of pasta and ate them with bread (thanks for having someone to laugh with). And sane people enjoyed meat dishes (beef, veal, lamb, chicken, turkey), seafood (shrimp, squid, crabs... ), etc. And if you describe all the sweets, then you will not read this review in a day. As for Ultra All Inclusive, it really is not. Who is very thirsty - prepare from $ 1500 per person. 7 days in advance and forward to Amara, Rixos, etc. And we bought our favorite cocktail in duty free for $17 and drank it safely.
4. And now about the SERVICE. A lot of bad things have been said about this. I’ll say it the way I think: if you eat like “pigs” in restaurants, spilling wine and throwing food around, and with all this, they clean up after you, bring wine, change tablecloths if possible, because. sometimes they do not keep up with all the "pigs", again, you are not here. Everything suited us: polite treatment, daily cleaning and a lot of smiles. In general, the Russians are very ashamed. They are considered the last cattle around the world and this is fully justified. So, if you know any other language, better disguise yourself as other nationalities or rehabilitate your compatriots with your exemplary behavior.
5. The beach is really the weakest point of the hotel. No, it’s definitely clean and we always had enough sunbeds, it’s just that the sea is a little muddy and the sunset is very rocky. But if you come to the beach, go 50 m to the left, where cacti hang from the cliff and the water is clear, the opinion of the beach improves.
Everything else in a nutshell, and so already wrote a lot, everything is very super!
Water park - there are both adults (6 slides) and children. Been there every day - just super. Rafting in the water park is designed exclusively for children.

The hotel area is large, clean and green. The views from the hotel cannot be described in simple words (something like "See Rome - and die").
I advise everyone to go rafting. Although the river rapids are small, you will still get a lot of positive emotions ($40 from the tour operator and $25 in the city). Eat you won't regret it.
If you have any doubts - write, I will be happy to dispel them!
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