There are pros and cons, 50/50

Written: 7 july 2021
Travel time: 17 — 24 june 2021
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For business travel; For recreation with friends, for young people
Your rating of this hotel:
7.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 8.0
Service: 8.0
Cleanliness: 7.0
Food: 7.0
Amenities: 8.0
My husband and I were just before the borders were opened for Russia. We chose the hotel based on reviews. At that time, they were mostly positive.
1. The room is good, side sea view. We asked for a sea view, we were offered to relocate for an unrealistically large surcharge. We refused.
2. The territory of the hotel is small. there is little greenery. There were 1 time in the pool when there were big waves on the sea. But it offers a very beautiful view of the sea.
3. Beach. To get there, take the elevator down about 9 floors. Pontoon with and without canopy. Sunbeds are sorely lacking to take, you need to come at 7 am... On the beach in the refrigerator only water.
If you want beer or drinks, you need to go up again to the upper platform to the bar, take drinks, go down to the beach again... This is a minus!
If you can't swim, this is definitely not the place for you!

The entrance to the sea from the pontoon directly from the stairs - immediately the depth. BUT! ! for me it was a plus - few children, the view is simply unreal from the sea to the rock!! ! And the sea itself is just super warm and beautiful!
4. The food was very tasty, but there was little choice. Same thing. . Fruits are bad. Green sour plums. Apples and pears are also not tasty. Watermelons and melons are normal.
The alcohol is very bad except beer.
THE MOST HUGE MINUS - and this is my first time on vacation - I and a few other girls were poisoned by the badage gin, which they poured for us at the pool bar in the evening. Despite the fact that we drank 2 cocktails!! ! I got sick that same night! The next day, too, I spent on the toilet with vomiting and weakness! My friend had the same symptoms, and another vacationer, perhaps there were more like us... I don’t know.
This is how my birthday started!
As a result, instead of celebrating the holiday, I was treated and could not eat anything!!!
4. In the evening, there was no entertainment at the hotel. . Russian pop music was simply turned on on the terrace. Some played tennis. That's all.
5. The hotel is located in the Lara area, from there you can take a taxi (quite inexpensive, according to the meter) to any tourist destination.
And this is a big plus for active tourists who prefer not only a beach holiday, but also an entertaining excursion.
So . recommendations for those who wants to independently travel around the most beautiful tourist places in Antalya.
In the Lara area, 15 minutes walk from the hotel, there is a huge Turkish Saturday market. For those who like to shop, it will be a pleasant moment. Prices are cheap.
The famous Dü den waterfall with a very beautiful park is 5 km from the hotel. Over Duden you can watch the planes going to land - not far from the airport. It's sooo beautiful there!
Further, 5 km (in the other direction) from the hotel is the old town of Kaleichi, with the famous Hadrian's Arch, with mega beautiful streets, immersed in a sea of ​ ​ flowers, there is also a huge park, there is also an old port, a bay with yakhs. Sooo beautiful!!

10 km from the hotel - the famous Antalya Oceanarium with a huge aquarium tunnel. Fish are very different - stingrays, sharks, sturgeons,... from different seas and oceans . . The price is not democratic - $ 35 per person. for the aquarium. BUT - who has never seen anything like it - definitely worth a visit!
Further, 20 km from the hotel - the Tyunektepe Teleferik cable car - entrance 30 lire per person - this is about 95 UAH.
The observation deck offers a fantastic view of Antalya!!!
We partnered with two more couples to save on taxis.
Definitely, our trips on our own were much cheaper than booking a tour with a guide. Taxi delivery 5.5 lira (17 UAH) + 4 lira each kilometer (12 UAH).
Taxi can be called by pressing the yellow button on the poles that are every 20 meters!
You can just walk around the city, leaving the territory of the hotel!!!!
Beautiful, well-groomed parks, fountains, shops, and sooo friendly and helpful Turks, who just on the street helped us tourists more than once !!!!
In general, my husband and I really liked the rest - mega rich and positive. The Lara area is also very nice. If we talk about the hotel, then we will not return here again. (before the rest, I monitored hotels, and knew where I was going)
Everyone chooses for himself what he wants.
Have a nice holiday!
Translated automatically from Russian. View original