Отель не для всех The hotel is not for everyone

Hello everyone! I didn’t think that the reviews for the last year on this hotel were still interesting to someone, because the hotel has a promising renovation, and the prices, obviously, are already different. . . However, if questions are asked, then the answers are important to someone. . . In general, I will try to outline the features that distinguish this hotel from the rest. As a plus for the hotel, you can put a huge territory of the water park where you can walk surrounded by greenery, flowers, constantly take pictures against the backdrop of views and a beautiful sea panorama, it is better to do this after the departure of tourists from other hotels from the water park somewhere from 16-00 and do not forget to visit the observation deck platform-view and photo from there-excellent! Taking this opportunity, I want to thank the members of the forum, I read about the existence of places for festivities in the reviews when I was going to this hotel. . . As for the cuisine, I can say that last year the hotel was not expensive and the value for money was quite consistent: everything is like everywhere else in good fours and unpretentious fives: mushrooms, fish or poultry on the grill in the evenings, an abundance of vegetables, olives and snacks, like the rule is two or three kinds of fruits and sweets too. The absence, for example, of strawberries, cherries or crabs in the menu did not upset us, in the neighboring market, fruits cost 2 dollars. . . So the table is like a table, you need to eat, you can do without the rest. . . Many copies were broken on the site about the bungalow, after reading them I was seriously scared and tried to bribe at the reception. As a result, they took gifts, but didn’t give a room, and my daughter and I went to the bungalow! But we liked it! Yes, it’s an ordinary trailer from a lining, but inside there is a standard set of items and services: a shower, beds, a wardrobe, a TV. . . Over time, we appreciated the advantages of living in a bungalow, because our friends lived in the main building: animation was screaming there all day long, we had to go up and down stairs, stomp through the pool, etc. And we had a wide terrace-balcony overlooking a pine forest, through which the sea was visible, the silence allowed us to sleep during the day, and feel like part of the natural peace. From the slope, we threw pebbles into the sea and saw a sea turtle swimming below. So I think we easily forgave the hotel for the lack of carpeting in the bungalow. Another plus for the hotel is that it is aimed at any audience: parents with children can entertain them in the water park, there is a whole pool for the smallest, and a lot of slides for those who are older. As for us, we were there only once, it turned out we were not thrill-seekers, but the children just lived there! cheerful, that it attracts from neighboring hotels and the surrounding area. Now about those who love nature: my daughter and I are fond of snorkeling (we dive with masks to shallow depths), and so, the hotel has a blue flag, and there, diving from a pontoon, I photographed about 20 species of fish from anchovies to a needle and even an octopus ! Beauty! Certainly not the Red Sea in Safaga, but not bad either. . . But enough joys, now let's talk about the cons. . . Firstly, this is again a beach, or rather its absence. . I don’t know how it will be this year, but in the past, the problem of the beach for my non-waterfowl friends was very acute: it was unrealistic to drag each time to a wild beach for 20 minutes in the heat, and they had nothing to do on a pontoon - it turned out to be unrealistic for them to swim. But all the better for a few fans of long-distance swims - despite the modest size, there were always free sunbeds on the pontoon and there were no annoying animators - they simply didn’t run here, and there was no point to them: all lovers of exercise, boccia and fun jumping in clothes into the pool hung out near the pool, and we have silence on the half-empty pantone. . . and. . . sea! In addition to this minus, there is another, but they are less significant: nice people who love to talk sit in the bathhouse, but the massage is mediocre, I paid for 5 procedures at once, but did not expect that the only decent massage therapist would be fired on the third, the rest had to be disappointed (which I don’t know if they were there for disassembly, I didn’t try to figure it out, but I can distinguish a high-quality medical massage from just stroking my back). The hotel itself is not very well located - there is only one market - the Grand Bazaar, you have to go to everything else, there are no villages where you can walk and bargain nearby. However, our girlfriend, obsessed with shopping, took free taxis to Alanya every day. Such tours are collected from hotels every evening, shop owners pay for them and they will not cost you anything. . That's all, I don't know how the hotel will change this year, I want to believe that for the better, queues in the restaurant for dinner and lunch will disappear, a normal beach bar will appear (instead of several barrels of water and cola), they will make a good descent to the beach instead of a dead and dangerous staircase, the water park will not be chronically crowded (where we did not go because of the eternal pandemonium), a bathhouse will be rebuilt (since what they magnificently call a spa center is more like our home sauna, and we are by no means millionaires), and finally, they will remove the cunningly made guy from the reception along with the Turkish woman who decides everything there, pretends that she doesn’t understand Russian and doesn’t like us very much (I already wrote in the dorm room that they settled us for 5 hours despite a bribe that was willingly taken). By the way, on the settlement: the louder you yell, resent and walk to the counter while waiting, the faster you will be settled. I give advice from my own experience, we arrived in the morning, presented gifts, and sat like quiet mice without indignation, the result was that we were settled last and worst of all (we then went to visit and watched). It’s a pity to somehow end on a bad note, the hotel is interesting, not everyone will like what is called an amateur, but it met our expectations. Sorry for the long review, if you don't understand something, ask in the community. . . Good luck to everyone and have a great holiday!