Great holiday for families with children

Written: 7 july 2010
Travel time: 13 — 23 may 2010
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The flight went without delay, at the airport we also found our tour operator without any problems - it was Intourist. We went to the hotel on a big bus, dropping vacationers at other hotels along the way, the road took 2-2.5 hours. Guide Andrey on the way told about excursions, but unfortunately he didn’t know very much about Turkey itself, their customs and traditions))) and there were a lot of questions))) well, we decided nothing)). We arrived for dinner, we were immediately settled, without delay, and taken to dinner.
The guide Elman met us, he was such a person “of his own mind” he didn’t introduce himself initially and constantly asked us what the name of your guide was)) and we answered him Elman, and so he asked us 7 times, the joke didn’t work out in my opinion... he has a very specific sense of humor.
Territory:
Very beautiful, everything is blooming. . . giant cacti, various fragrant flowers, palm trees are just a piece of paradise. . .

The territory itself is not very large, but not small either, there are 2 pools, the bar actually works only 1 at the central pool, the second bar is located on the shore and works only during the disco, i. e. after 23:00 in the evening, drinks in it are naturally paid. Because we were in May, it’s cool there in the evenings, and the disco takes place on the very shore, so there were few people on it)) everyone was freezing)) the music is mostly Turkish, they asked to turn on something Russian... reluctantly. And during the day, very good music is played, both Russian and foreign. On the territory there is a playground and a mini zoo, it is inhabited by: geese, pigeons, rabbits, chickens, roosters, a peacock and someone else... I don’t remember, but the children willingly fed them with bread.
The beach is sandy and finely pebbly, there are a lot of sunbeds, there are umbrellas, a guy works there, he always helped everyone. Entrance to the sea in 2 ways: from the pier and humanly))) with legs, the children and I walked like a human being, we didn’t find any boulders, we went near the pier, the bottom was excellent, even, so there was no need for a pier. The children played in the sand and we sunbathed.
Number:
We were 2 adults and 1 child aged 6. Settled in a sick room on the 2nd floor, a window with a balcony overlooking the central pool and bar. Standard room: 1 double bed, 1 single bed, sofa, small TV, dressing table with mirror, refrigerator, table with chairs, closet is all good. No torn sheets or bedspreads were found. In the bathroom: a large mirror, shower, hair dryer - everything worked.
Staff:
Benevolent and friendly hotel employees, waiters are all young guys, and often try to flirt))) make roses out of napkins, bring wine, beer, cola... in general, you eat and don’t rush for drinks - it pleased. The senior manager of the restaurant is a very pleasant man who keeps order very carefully, it was noticeable.
The maids are only women, but we hardly saw them, they did the cleaning without us, cleaned well, nothing was lost, linen and towels were changed regularly. Towels for the beach are given on a deposit at the reception ($ 10 per 1 piece), if it is dirty, you come in and exchange it for a clean one without any problems. At the end of the holiday, you hand them over and get back your hard-earned money.
Special thanks to the animators, they are just great! Especially liked the mini club for kids. The club is run by Natasha - a kind girl, all the boys wanted to marry her))) The children were really drawn to her, and they were very interested. We didn’t see ours at all from 10-15 o’clock, then he came all painted and happy! And at 21 o'clock the children's disco began, they jumped there and then slept like marmots.

In the morning, the girl Tanya does exercises, but I didn’t do it so well for me)). There are also boys: Edik and Mustafa (senior animator and recently Tanya's husband). In a word, they did not let us get bored!
There was a photographer, a very cunning guy, well, despite this, I did a photo shoot, the pictures turned out just mega-excellent!
Also there, on the territory of the hotel, next to the reception, there are 2 or 3 stalls. the guy Zhenya works in it, he spuds all the tourists and lures them to their store, which is located in the village of Kanakly, and of course, he didn’t leave me alone, he was a complete shopaholic, they brought us to the store, it turned out to be huge, at first I thought I would buy a leather jacket , it’s necessary to bargain with them, they throw off normally, as a result I stand in a jacket and see a sheepskin coat, and that’s it))) I didn’t need a jacket... I bought it... I’m very pleased with the purchase, it came out to me $ 500.
Restaurant:
We are quite satisfied with the food. I can note that breakfast quickly got tired, because. the same thing: scrambled eggs and pancakes (which were not always obtained by the cook)))) alternated every other day, they also gave milk with cereal, there were not very many pastries for breakfast, coffee, yuppies, well, some chopped vegetables and olives there were a lot, I love them very much, so I ate and ate)). There were fruit cocktails: watermelon, strawberry, melon, banana, orange, everything was swept away in a matter of minutes.
For lunch and dinner there were a lot of desserts and very tasty, I want to note! There were cream soups, tomato and cucumber salads, eggplant, stuffed zucchini, peppers, coleslaws, herbs, cheese (I didn't like it), and a lot of things. For hot fries, rice, pasta, they gave whole baked fish a couple of times, mussels in batter, chicken was served every day, well, in general it was tasty and not spicy. My child ate very well there to our surprise! Since we arrived at the beginning of the season, there were not so many people, so there weren’t much queues, everyone had enough of everything in the restaurant, by the pool and on the beach.

The waiters strained a little during the meal, they just rub against you without leaving, trying to remove the plate as soon as possible.
In the evening, everyone goes to the bar, there are many tables. It seemed to me that the weak alcohol was probably diluted as best they could... Whiskey, Rum, Efes beer, Crayfish (fuu smells like cough medicine), Red and white wine (not very good either) cola, sprite, etc. There is also a water cooler and a coffee machine in the bar.
Tours:
After reading the information on the Internet, we were ready for the guide to start bending prices for excursions. As soon as we arrived, we immediately decided to go to the Turkish bath, went to the "Russian Agency" (you need to leave the hotel and go left along the road, reach the territory of the neighboring hotel, there is an underground passage to the other side of the street there and this agency is located, there is still grocery stores and souvenir shops, as well as a telephone machine) we bought a bathhouse there, that same evening they called for us and took us to Alanya, the garlic bathhouse turned out to be sucks, I didn’t like it at all, I’m not the first time and have something to compare with. Bath attendants are rude, I didn’t like their attitude at all, there was no service, the only thing I liked was the massage and that’s it. In short, you don’t need to go there !! ! We washed and waited 2 hours for the driver to take us back to the hotel, but it was already starting to get colder, we were all cold, and started arguing with them. A neighbor in the room took a bath from Elman (guide), she was taken to Konakli, she really liked it there, and they did masks, and massage, and something else... but of course it turned out more expensive. But the service is better.

The second excursion was to the water park for $ 30 per person (bought from Elman), this price included an entrance ticket + a dry bed, they brought us at 10 am and left at 3 pm, we were unlucky with the weather, the wind started, cloudiness and as a result shower. We got a little sad and stopped. In general, we liked it there, they shouted so much that everyone was hoarse)))
Here is a brief about our vacation, there will be questions - how can I help! I wish you all a great holiday!
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