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I haven't chartered with a tour operator in Turkey for many years. And I already forgot how crazy it is. So brazenly and unpleasantly, in no other country in the world do they belong to tourist groups. Everywhere everything is saturated with the fact that the Kemer-Antalya-Alanya region is focused on Russians. That is low quality and incredibly high prices. Three weeks before Turkey spent two weeks in Italy. So in Italy everything is much cheaper, better, and I am silent about the human component. But when the Turks find out that you are not Russian, the attitude changes for the better, but unfortunately not many of them know English.
I traveled to the sights of Alanya and the surrounding area without tour operators and got great pleasure in communicating with ordinary people in the suburbs, at the university, in mountain villages. I even hitchhiked. Great people! And all the negativity that happens there - it is only due to the Russians... there will be even more about them... nevertheless, a review about the hotel.
Well, everything, as I said, begins with the guide on the bus, which carries nonsense and lies in many matters (again, everything is designed for Russians). Then the reception of the Utopia World hotel. They are prickly like hedgehogs. I don’t remember such an attitude at the reception at the hotel. They don't speak English either. The manager is constantly called to translate. But by the end of the holiday, the relationship with the reception improved and they became softer and fluffier))) The staff in the bars, by the pools, on the beach and in the restaurant is very friendly and pleasant. All mostly young boys and girls are whiter or less able to understand English.
As for drinks, I don't understand what the people who wrote the comments had to complain about. . . Jim Beam, Havana Club, Captain Morgan, etc. no questions asked, no problems and no limits. Although when a drunken Russian comes up and starts swearing at the staff, they quickly pour him some kind of vodka with the look of “get out of here faster. ” And I understand them, because drunks also pestered several times. So they still come to the hotel in a semi-conscious state. And this is their familiarity, lack of culture and, again, swearing... well, this is trash... and everyone still has a golden cross or an icon (think about it, an icon! ) The size of Armenia’s gold reserve on their belly... Again, I digressed from the hotel.
Settled in a room with a sea view on the 5th floor. The view is beautiful. Number... well, this is normal. Although those who have been in real 5-star hotels in Europe, the USA, South Korea will understand that they are not in Turkey or Egypt, or they cost space money (again, overpriced). Out of season, probably worth the money. In the season, as I understand it, the price is 2-3 times higher and then the price is too high in my opinion. The mini-bar was replenished and cleaned every day in the room. Removed by four points. Restaurant. Well desserts and snacks I couldn't eat. I didn't understand this at all. Again digression from the topic. Very often like to compare Egypt and Turkey. And usually not in favor of Egypt. Here I disagree. I travel to Egypt regularly, a lot and for a long time. In Egypt, over the years that the Russians stopped traveling, service, culture and quality have grown significantly. In all the latest hotels in Sharm, the service was better and the food tasted better. I had completely forgotten how it felt to go to a bar myself. Usually it's just a raised hand and the hotel employee brings you what you want.
Let's go back to the Utopia hotel. As I said alcohol is good, but no cocktails are made. It’s better to mix it yourself separately))) In the restaurant, cheeses and sausages are inedible (although the Russians liked the food, they even ran around taking pictures). Here you do not need a bunch of types of sausage or cheese. Better 2-3, but high quality. This trip to Italy confirmed my regular visits to Odessa. But the meat dishes in the restaurant were not bad, the fish too. The sea restaurant is very tasty, wonderful and with good service (again, if you don’t notice three Russians drunk on vodka at the next table, sometimes you don’t want to understand what they are saying... ). In the central restaurant, despite the inscriptions and pictures, Russians in swimming trunks, T-shirts, flip flops... One ran with a spoon and tried soup from each pot with this spoon... How ? ! How is that possible? ! Okay.
Enjoyed walking around in the evenings. The beach is small. But we also went to the neighboring settlements to the beaches and to the Cleopatra beach (although nothing special there, but for the sake of show you can). We did not go to a meeting with the guide and never go. They can't do anything to you. Don't be afraid, no one in the hotel will forget you. There were quite a lot of Ukrainians, Lithuanians, Kazakhs, Poles in the hotel (it was not completely packed with Russians, it was just that they were constantly noticeable). I forgot about the internet. In the central building and on the beach, it works well and you can connect an unlimited number of devices.
I will return to Turkey, maybe even once to this hotel, but definitely not by charter.
I traveled to the sights of Alanya and the surrounding area without tour operators and got great pleasure in communicating with ordinary people in the suburbs, at the university, in mountain villages. I even hitchhiked. Great people! And all the negativity that happens there - it is only due to the Russians... there will be even more about them... nevertheless, a review about the hotel.
Well, everything, as I said, begins with the guide on the bus, which carries nonsense and lies in many matters (again, everything is designed for Russians). Then the reception of the Utopia World hotel. They are prickly like hedgehogs. I don’t remember such an attitude at the reception at the hotel. They don't speak English either. The manager is constantly called to translate. But by the end of the holiday, the relationship with the reception improved and they became softer and fluffier))) The staff in the bars, by the pools, on the beach and in the restaurant is very friendly and pleasant. All mostly young boys and girls are whiter or less able to understand English.
As for drinks, I don't understand what the people who wrote the comments had to complain about. . . Jim Beam, Havana Club, Captain Morgan, etc. no questions asked, no problems and no limits. Although when a drunken Russian comes up and starts swearing at the staff, they quickly pour him some kind of vodka with the look of “get out of here faster. ” And I understand them, because drunks also pestered several times. So they still come to the hotel in a semi-conscious state. And this is their familiarity, lack of culture and, again, swearing... well, this is trash... and everyone still has a golden cross or an icon (think about it, an icon! ) The size of Armenia’s gold reserve on their belly... Again, I digressed from the hotel.
Settled in a room with a sea view on the 5th floor. The view is beautiful. Number... well, this is normal. Although those who have been in real 5-star hotels in Europe, the USA, South Korea will understand that they are not in Turkey or Egypt, or they cost space money (again, overpriced). Out of season, probably worth the money. In the season, as I understand it, the price is 2-3 times higher and then the price is too high in my opinion. The mini-bar was replenished and cleaned every day in the room. Removed by four points. Restaurant. Well desserts and snacks I couldn't eat. I didn't understand this at all. Again digression from the topic. Very often like to compare Egypt and Turkey. And usually not in favor of Egypt. Here I disagree. I travel to Egypt regularly, a lot and for a long time. In Egypt, over the years that the Russians stopped traveling, service, culture and quality have grown significantly. In all the latest hotels in Sharm, the service was better and the food tasted better. I had completely forgotten how it felt to go to a bar myself. Usually it's just a raised hand and the hotel employee brings you what you want.
Let's go back to the Utopia hotel. As I said alcohol is good, but no cocktails are made. It’s better to mix it yourself separately))) In the restaurant, cheeses and sausages are inedible (although the Russians liked the food, they even ran around taking pictures). Here you do not need a bunch of types of sausage or cheese. Better 2-3, but high quality. This trip to Italy confirmed my regular visits to Odessa. But the meat dishes in the restaurant were not bad, the fish too. The sea restaurant is very tasty, wonderful and with good service (again, if you don’t notice three Russians drunk on vodka at the next table, sometimes you don’t want to understand what they are saying... ). In the central restaurant, despite the inscriptions and pictures, Russians in swimming trunks, T-shirts, flip flops... One ran with a spoon and tried soup from each pot with this spoon... How ? ! How is that possible? ! Okay.
Enjoyed walking around in the evenings. The beach is small. But we also went to the neighboring settlements to the beaches and to the Cleopatra beach (although nothing special there, but for the sake of show you can). We did not go to a meeting with the guide and never go. They can't do anything to you. Don't be afraid, no one in the hotel will forget you. There were quite a lot of Ukrainians, Lithuanians, Kazakhs, Poles in the hotel (it was not completely packed with Russians, it was just that they were constantly noticeable). I forgot about the internet. In the central building and on the beach, it works well and you can connect an unlimited number of devices.
I will return to Turkey, maybe even once to this hotel, but definitely not by charter.
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