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Here we are back from Alanya. We went to Turkey for the first time to the Hedef Kleopatra Golden Sun hotel from July 6 to 16. I liked everything very much: both the hotel and the weather were not hot, and the excursions were cool and the city was beautiful. Well, I'll start in order.
Because We had a departure at 6 am to Domodedovo airport, we got on the last aeroexpress, leaving at 24.00. There are free luggage carts on the platform, we loaded all the things on one and without any problems to the check-in counter. At 2.20 registration began, but people began to gather at the counters at about 2 o'clock to get better seats on the plane. We were given row 30 with a window seat. In flight, the food was not very good, some greasy pancakes or potato pancakes to choose from, but what to take from the economy class. The main thing is that they took off without delay, the stewardesses are attentive, who needs to take blankets. After landing, we look again, everyone ran somewhere, it turned out to pay for a visa, paid $ 20 each, and again in another queue: customs control. Adults go one by one, children with one of the parents. Then, as soon as you get to the airport hall, you find your flight. We ask how to receive luggage? We were told that luggage tags should be stuck in the passport. We looked - there is nothing. We are used to the fact that at our local airport they check luggage tags when issuing, well, we think we flew in with luggage. But in Antalya, everyone just picked up the luggage, no one asked for the tag. Later, in the room, I found luggage tags stuck to one of the e-tickets. At the exit we saw a girl with an Odeon sign, she sent us to the bus. The bus is very comfortable with air conditioning.
Upon arrival at the hotel at 12 o'clock they gave us two chocolates "Alenka" and we were asked to wait until the room was cleaned until 14 o'clock. At 12.30 it was time for lunch and we went to eat. First, at the entrance, the choice of white bread is simple and with different fillings of ketchup and cheese with herbs. Then there is a large vat with a type of soup and separately chopped greens. My husband tried it: he said “Burda” and we didn’t approach him anymore. For hot, usually (because the menu was repeated) pasta, baked potatoes or in sour cream, stewed vegetables, fish like sardines, chicken fried in pieces or stewed with sauce, a day later there was stewed liver or chicken heart, well, soy meat cutlets. Then there are 15 dishes to choose from: salads, pickles, olives, black olives, herbs and sauces. On the contrary, different cakes, always fruit salad and fruits (melons, watermelons, grapes, plums, apples, oranges) From drinks, tea, coffee and juices such as yupi. Alcoholic drinks are brought by the waiters or you can take it yourself at the bar if you don't feel like waiting. For dinner it's the same. For breakfast, five types of yogurt, all sorts of muesli, raisins, pancakes, scrambled eggs, buns and tortillas with fillings.

At 13.30 we were settled in room 409 in building "C" with a view of the mountain and the bus station. Normal standard, everything worked properly, only the mixer in the shower was set for a long time to warm water, at first they could not close the door to the balcony, they told the reception about it, the “chief electrician” immediately ran in and showed how it closes. Many complained about the sound permeability of the walls, but maybe it was in the main building, we didn’t hear our neighbors at all. I think I got a good number: it’s always a shadow (it didn’t get very hot), you can’t hear music, animation, under the window there is a dolmush stop from which we drove into the city. The lock simply slams shut when you exit and when you pull out the key fob from the special recess, it cuts out all the electricity in the room, but we removed the key from the key fob and by the time we arrived, the condo was cooling the room. They didn’t use the safe, they just took a tiny padlock with them and put all the documents, money and laptop in a suitcase and closed it. The room was cleaned every day, the bed was changed how many times I don’t remember, the towels were thrown on the floor in the bathroom on the fifth day - changed.
The sea is very close, walk past the Cleopatra Beach hotel (they change the currency to lira), cross the one-way road and here it is. The beach is wide, sunbeds are paid and no one took them, we sunbathed on towels from the room, the water was 25 degrees for sure. There was a wave for a couple of days, but not strong, my men swam. We went in the morning from 9 to 11 in the morning and in the evening after 15 o'clock. If you are reluctant to go to the sea, then splash in the pool near the main building, it is larger and there is a gradual drop in depth, and in the pool with a slide, the depth is about 160 cm.
As for excursions, I contacted the street travel agent Jemal by e-mail while still at home, and upon arrival in the evening, we phoned him and went to his agency. From all that was offered, we chose a hammam the next morning, and then the next day: a five-in-one jeep safari to the Green Canyon, a daytime yacht tour, and a water park. In addition, already in the city, in broken English and gestures, we agreed at the pier for individual sea fishing, went for a walk around the city at night with a visit to the popular Robin Hood disco bar (the view from the fourth floor is amazing at night), and on the last day we found restaurants on our own on the DimChay River (we were in Pynarbashi) is just an earthly paradise. From the shops I went only to Migros, Waikiki. There are fixed and pleasant prices, unlike street shops. and in a street shop they offered me a men's shirt of dubious quality for 25 dollars (850 rubles).
From the animation there was a children's mini-disco, for two days we caught an adult animation with contests and a fire show. But on the last day, when we left, the animator also left. I don’t know who will entertain the people now.

We bought sweets and sets with spices as a gift at the Migros supermarket, they are taken away from the hotel 5 hours before departure, on the way they are brought to the so-called sweets factory (actually a mini market with overpriced prices). For example, Turkish delight in Migros costs 27 lira per kg, and there it costs 30 dollars. When leaving the bus, they again took a trolley for luggage, all the people also ran quickly to quickly go through magnetic control, customs and registration. for business class, but economy is also possible, and they gave us seats on the second floor of the Boeing, also by the window. In general, we liked everything! Don't get hung up on the room, we only went there to sleep.