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Vacationed in Turkey for the first time. For a long time I could not choose a hotel, as I read a lot of reviews. Necessarily there were negatives which I would not like to meet during rest.
I can say that as a result of long-term monitoring, the choice was made in favor of the new hotel Melas Lara 5 *.
I rested for 2 weeks with my 13-year-old daughter and I can say with confidence that I have never had a better vacation. Do not think that this is my first time abroad and as a child with big eyes I appreciated what was happening. Before that I visited Bulgaria, Israel, Sweden, the Netherlands, Prague… The service I received at the Melas Lara 5 * hotel is almost comparable in level to the Skandik 5 * hotel in the center of Stockholm.
So, let's start first.
The building is new, tastefully and reasonably built (all windows to the sea) and everything is perfectly designed. Rooms are cozy and functional. Everything that is written in the description of this hotel on the site is 100% but observed.
Bed linen and towels are changed, and the bar is replenished daily and free of charge. You control the air conditioner yourself, you can leave it on - it will work.
Cuisine - European and Turkish, all fresh and in stock. She had never encountered anything she could complain about. Lots of meat, greens, vegetables and fruits, and a very large assortment of sweets (pastries). And most importantly - from 7-00 to 24-00 you will always find food, you will read about the place of its serving in the booklet, which will be issued to you together with the card number. In the morning, at lunch and in the evening - this is a restaurant on the 1st floor. Between breakfast and dinner - there is always food at the pool bar (barbecue, pizza), however, as well as cocktails and alcohol (not Turkish, the original). On the beach by the sea all day water, beer. With 12 burgers and fries, ofoschi and fruit. From 11 to 16 in the lobby bar on the second floor yummy - cakes and pastries, various drinks.
Immediately upon arrival, make an appointment to visit two restaurants of the hotel: Turkish and fish, their visit is included in the price.
The service is very attentive waiters, working at such a speed that it hurts to look. Well-educated and always friendly, understand Russian. They are ready to communicate and always ask about things and how they rest. The room is cleaned without tips, left every other time, the quality of the side is not affected. Tipping the waiters left at the end of the holiday in bulk.
Guide - was always in the lobby, you could learn about the tours. However, in the hydropark in Antalya, what the guide recommended to us (where the dolphinarium), we did not like, although he said it was great. My daughter and I have been to the most modern water parks and we know the meaning of them, so THIS just sucks and spent $ 90 (the cost of 2: travel, entrance and lunch in fast food) was a pity.
What we were excited about - so it's rafting (also $ 90) - super adrenaline. Who wants to go, I recommend taking a risk on a 2-seater boat. My baby and I dealt with it for the first time, at first it was scary, she started to whine. . . but then we orientated ourselves in the management of the boat and were very happy with the extreme. Now we are looking for something similar in Ukraine.
Services in the hotel - there is a great spa. The Turks generally recommend visiting the hammam (Turkish bath) on arrival - this is a very correct decision. The procedure lasts 1 hour: treatment of the skin with a peeling glove, then a foam massage, relaxation and a 45-minute massage with aromatic oils. Pleasure UNFORESTABLE! ! ! ! ! I RECOMMEND! ! ! ! ! DO NOT REGRET! ! ! ! ! I periodically undergo a massage course, the last time in May this year in Truskavets. I can say that I have not met anything like this with us.
Not only the skin is prepared for tanning, but every muscle, every cell of your skin will be massaged perfectly. $ 50 is fun. After the first visit, I ordered myself and my daughter a stone massage, chocolate and seaweed wrap. The latter in terms of nourishing the skin with benefits. The head of this salon massaged me, I nicknamed him MINI-BOSS. Very professional. You can ask him. The hotel also has a leather and jewelery shop. I recommend buying the latter 300m from the hotel in the shopping center, next to the pharmacy. There is an excellent master of counterfeits of famous brands and CHEAP (checked with Antalya). You can still bargain for a decent discount, I dropped 30% for 3 products.
Animation is a very good team under the leadership of Turk Ganife. Guys are unobtrusive, it all depends on the person. Do you want active recreation - will help, do not want - will not force.
During my stay I participated in all competitions and received a lot of positives. Every evening performance or show, competitions. They are very good with children - for them there are various entertainment programs and competitions, in the evening there is always a disco for children. The children are just delighted and huddle with the animators all the time. There is also a nightclub until 2 am in the hotel building. On the street after 23-00 no noise, which I personally was very happy, because you can relax without pressure on the ears.
The beach - well-groomed, gentle entrance, sand and shells. The water is very salty, so take underwater glasses (you can buy glasses on arrival, 300m from the hotel there is a shopping center).
About Antalya itself - go quietly, without worrying, to the city by minibus: 102.103, 105. It costs 2 or 1.75 lira. To go longer than by taxi, however, a taxi costs 20-25 dollars. In the city itself, drive to the old town (landmark - the big clock) and walk freely.
You can go to the lagoon, where yachts, boats and ride. BE SURE to try ice cream in the lagoon restaurants, they make it themselves from goat's milk. I still can't forget his taste. Visit the Museum of Antalya (ask how to walk, 20 minutes walk to the big flag) - exhibits about life from 2 millennia BC to the present. The museum has more than 200 figures of gods made of white marble (according to Greek mythology), crypts - made in the 2-3 century AD and found recently. Pleasure - 15 lira, and impressions - for life (we went 2 hours and the child still asked to stay).
And in conclusion. In the hotel itself, the majority (up to 90%) are foreigners (Germans, Dutch, Americans, French, Spaniards). There are not enough of us, apparently the former CIS is being quoted. When we arrived, I still heard Russian, and when we left, there were almost no Russian-speakers.
I became friends with a couple (she is Ukrainian, he is German), who have been vacationing every year in Turkey for 5 years at different 5-star resorts. hotels. They said that such a service as here has not yet been met, and the 5 stars on which they traveled now seem to them 3 *.
And in general, among vacationers and employees of the hotel there is an opinion that next year the prices for this hotel will be an order of magnitude higher. This year, such a pricing policy was used to attract customers, as the hotel is new and not yet promoted.
So if you have a desire to relax - I recommend Melas Lara 5 *, you will not regret it! If you want to know something else - write, I'll answer.
All the best! )))
I can say that as a result of long-term monitoring, the choice was made in favor of the new hotel Melas Lara 5 *.
I rested for 2 weeks with my 13-year-old daughter and I can say with confidence that I have never had a better vacation. Do not think that this is my first time abroad and as a child with big eyes I appreciated what was happening. Before that I visited Bulgaria, Israel, Sweden, the Netherlands, Prague… The service I received at the Melas Lara 5 * hotel is almost comparable in level to the Skandik 5 * hotel in the center of Stockholm.
So, let's start first.
The building is new, tastefully and reasonably built (all windows to the sea) and everything is perfectly designed. Rooms are cozy and functional. Everything that is written in the description of this hotel on the site is 100% but observed.
Bed linen and towels are changed, and the bar is replenished daily and free of charge. You control the air conditioner yourself, you can leave it on - it will work.
Cuisine - European and Turkish, all fresh and in stock. She had never encountered anything she could complain about. Lots of meat, greens, vegetables and fruits, and a very large assortment of sweets (pastries). And most importantly - from 7-00 to 24-00 you will always find food, you will read about the place of its serving in the booklet, which will be issued to you together with the card number. In the morning, at lunch and in the evening - this is a restaurant on the 1st floor. Between breakfast and dinner - there is always food at the pool bar (barbecue, pizza), however, as well as cocktails and alcohol (not Turkish, the original). On the beach by the sea all day water, beer. With 12 burgers and fries, ofoschi and fruit. From 11 to 16 in the lobby bar on the second floor yummy - cakes and pastries, various drinks.
Immediately upon arrival, make an appointment to visit two restaurants of the hotel: Turkish and fish, their visit is included in the price.
The service is very attentive waiters, working at such a speed that it hurts to look. Well-educated and always friendly, understand Russian. They are ready to communicate and always ask about things and how they rest. The room is cleaned without tips, left every other time, the quality of the side is not affected. Tipping the waiters left at the end of the holiday in bulk.
Guide - was always in the lobby, you could learn about the tours. However, in the hydropark in Antalya, what the guide recommended to us (where the dolphinarium), we did not like, although he said it was great. My daughter and I have been to the most modern water parks and we know the meaning of them, so THIS just sucks and spent $ 90 (the cost of 2: travel, entrance and lunch in fast food) was a pity.
What we were excited about - so it's rafting (also $ 90) - super adrenaline. Who wants to go, I recommend taking a risk on a 2-seater boat. My baby and I dealt with it for the first time, at first it was scary, she started to whine. . . but then we orientated ourselves in the management of the boat and were very happy with the extreme. Now we are looking for something similar in Ukraine.
Services in the hotel - there is a great spa. The Turks generally recommend visiting the hammam (Turkish bath) on arrival - this is a very correct decision. The procedure lasts 1 hour: treatment of the skin with a peeling glove, then a foam massage, relaxation and a 45-minute massage with aromatic oils. Pleasure UNFORESTABLE! ! ! ! ! I RECOMMEND! ! ! ! ! DO NOT REGRET! ! ! ! ! I periodically undergo a massage course, the last time in May this year in Truskavets. I can say that I have not met anything like this with us.
Not only the skin is prepared for tanning, but every muscle, every cell of your skin will be massaged perfectly. $ 50 is fun. After the first visit, I ordered myself and my daughter a stone massage, chocolate and seaweed wrap. The latter in terms of nourishing the skin with benefits. The head of this salon massaged me, I nicknamed him MINI-BOSS. Very professional. You can ask him. The hotel also has a leather and jewelery shop. I recommend buying the latter 300m from the hotel in the shopping center, next to the pharmacy. There is an excellent master of counterfeits of famous brands and CHEAP (checked with Antalya). You can still bargain for a decent discount, I dropped 30% for 3 products.
Animation is a very good team under the leadership of Turk Ganife. Guys are unobtrusive, it all depends on the person. Do you want active recreation - will help, do not want - will not force.
During my stay I participated in all competitions and received a lot of positives. Every evening performance or show, competitions. They are very good with children - for them there are various entertainment programs and competitions, in the evening there is always a disco for children. The children are just delighted and huddle with the animators all the time. There is also a nightclub until 2 am in the hotel building. On the street after 23-00 no noise, which I personally was very happy, because you can relax without pressure on the ears.
The beach - well-groomed, gentle entrance, sand and shells. The water is very salty, so take underwater glasses (you can buy glasses on arrival, 300m from the hotel there is a shopping center).
About Antalya itself - go quietly, without worrying, to the city by minibus: 102.103, 105. It costs 2 or 1.75 lira. To go longer than by taxi, however, a taxi costs 20-25 dollars. In the city itself, drive to the old town (landmark - the big clock) and walk freely.
You can go to the lagoon, where yachts, boats and ride. BE SURE to try ice cream in the lagoon restaurants, they make it themselves from goat's milk. I still can't forget his taste. Visit the Museum of Antalya (ask how to walk, 20 minutes walk to the big flag) - exhibits about life from 2 millennia BC to the present. The museum has more than 200 figures of gods made of white marble (according to Greek mythology), crypts - made in the 2-3 century AD and found recently. Pleasure - 15 lira, and impressions - for life (we went 2 hours and the child still asked to stay).
And in conclusion. In the hotel itself, the majority (up to 90%) are foreigners (Germans, Dutch, Americans, French, Spaniards). There are not enough of us, apparently the former CIS is being quoted. When we arrived, I still heard Russian, and when we left, there were almost no Russian-speakers.
I became friends with a couple (she is Ukrainian, he is German), who have been vacationing every year in Turkey for 5 years at different 5-star resorts. hotels. They said that such a service as here has not yet been met, and the 5 stars on which they traveled now seem to them 3 *.
And in general, among vacationers and employees of the hotel there is an opinion that next year the prices for this hotel will be an order of magnitude higher. This year, such a pricing policy was used to attract customers, as the hotel is new and not yet promoted.
So if you have a desire to relax - I recommend Melas Lara 5 *, you will not regret it! If you want to know something else - write, I'll answer.
All the best! )))
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