Excellent hotel. But guides who care about making money

Written: 15 july 2010
Travel time: 4 — 11 july 2010
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For families with children
Your rating of this hotel:
8.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 8.0
Service: 10.0
Cleanliness: 9.0
Food: 10.0
Amenities: 8.0
They flew from Zaporozhye. The worst airport I have ever seen. On the way back (on arrival from Turkey) I tasted the joy of receiving luggage not from the turntables, but directly from the truck, from where the worker drops the bags on the floor. My suitcase was torn anyway. The Bowling 737 aircraft, in terms of seat tightness, leaves room for short legs, so only passengers in the 14th, 15th, 16th rows are lucky - emergency exit places with space for a normal seat.
From the Antalya airport, a bus with a guide took everyone to the hotels. Belek is half an hour away by bus, our hotel Crystal Paraiso Verde Resort is about an hour away. Delivery to hotels in turn - we were brought first, but we had to be the first to be evicted upon departure (at 5 in the morning).
Check-in happened in the first 5 minutes. Double room is nice and clean. The disadvantage is the bed (2 single). But, as it turned out later, if desired, it was possible to change to a room with a double bed. Towels are changed and the rooms are cleaned every day without any tips there (we left tips for the maids only at check-out).

Hotel: The staff is friendly, but only receptionists and some managers know English. The food selection is large and almost all delicious. There is a lot of meat, delicious sweets, from fruits every day watermelons, melons, peaches, plums, grapes, cherries, apples.
The choice of drinks is not great, instead of juices, diluted Yuppies and alcohol are not varied, but everything is enough. Wine only dry, beer normal. So you don't have to bring anything with you. The mini bar is replenished free of charge every day (fanta, cola, sprite and water).
The sea is warm, there are a lot of sun loungers on the beach and around the pools - there are no queues, there is enough for everyone. Water sports on the beach near the hotel are paid (canoes are free). Water bike 15 minutes $40.20 minutes $50. Boat 20 minutes 60 $. Parachute $40 for two. The road to the beach is beautiful and not long (about 5 minutes on foot), but the tractor-bus ik carries all day long. It is better to walk because. all inclusive with this variety and frequency of food inevitably leads to weight gain : ).
At night, on the beaches, you can easily find a huge turtle that crawls ashore to give birth. And they bury their eggs in the sand. A very unusual sight.
Internet only in the lobby and separately in the Internet club on site. Cards 30 minutes 3 euros, 60 minutes 5 euros, 180 minutes 7 euros, 300 minutes 10 euros, 500 minutes 12 euros. The hotel accepts both euros and dollars.
Smartie animation. Water polo, gymnastics, boccia, shooting, darts, and every evening at 21:30 in the amphitheater some kind of performance. Miss hotel contest, Mr hotel, best couple, comedy show, bingo, hip hop dance show, Chinese shao lin theater. Of the entertainment on site free mini-golf, table tennis, tennis. Bowling for a fee.
For the entire stay, 1 visit to the a la carte restaurant is free of charge (reserve a day in advance in the lobby from 15 to 16) and a car that takes you for shopping.

Medical insurance: On the second day in the morning I seriously injured my leg. They called the insurance company from the lobby - they sent me to the hotel doctor. He does not understand Russian or English. In the ambulance, where they take him for free, they took an x-ray. There are no fractures or cracks. But the bruise caused a lot of trouble - for the next 3 days, pain, a bandage and the inability to walk. There are few joys. But on the last day of rest, she was still able to walk. We even went to the disco. So be careful with your health.
The hotel is only for families with children. Young people who want to actively relax and hang out have absolutely nothing to do there. Everything is designed for a relaxing holiday, where the animators will take care of the children (who, believe me, have a lot of fun there), and the parents will rest from the hustle and bustle.
And the last. Guides Tess Tur. To be honest, very disappointed. No care was taken in the incident with the leg. We called and did everything ourselves. At that time, we managed to pay for one excursion to Turkish baths with peeling and massage. No one wanted to return the money to us with arguments (cancellation takes place no later than 24 hours, otherwise it can only be transferred to any day). And this, despite the fact that I could not walk at all and moved on the hands and back of the groom. We postponed this excursion to the penultimate day. Until that moment, the guides had never asked about the state of health. There is not much to do at the information meeting. There they only talk about excursions (each of which, according to them, is amazing and magnificent). Rates are expensive. In general, the cost of excursions per person is from $30 to $430. The conversation with the guide on the last evening turned out to be amazingly funny. She heard that we were going to buy sweets in a shop on the territory of the hotel, and she convinced us that they would take you to the factory before departure, where you would buy everything fresh and much cheaper. By the way, at the hotel, a box of sweets cost $2, and gift soap $1. We believed. At the factory, soap costs $2.50, and boxes of sweets are the smallest and cheapest 5 euros, and those in the hotel are 8 euros. It is disgusting that the guides, instead of their main role - to help vacationers, only seek to cash in on them.
In general, the holiday was a success. The weather is amazing, the sea is warm, there is enough of everything, the hotel is ideal for a relaxing holiday and holidays with children. The service is super. Animation well done.
Translated automatically from Russian. View original