Good hotel for the right price

Written: 3 august 2019
Travel time: 24 — 31 july 2019
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For families with children
Your rating of this hotel:
7.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 5.0
Service: 5.0
Cleanliness: 4.0
Food: 8.0
Amenities: 7.0
Just returned with a friend from Camelot. There are some conflicting impressions. Well, everything is in order. Check-in at the hotel around 15.00, they didn’t offer to eat - it was the first time in all the years of rest, but okay. The room was paid for the standard +, although I could not find information anywhere in advance - what is the difference between the standard and the standard +. Half an hour later, they gave me a room in a one-story building near the pool with numbers 101-105 - a real chicken coop without a balcony, with a single tiny window, the room is dark, damp, there is nothing to breathe, there is nowhere to dry things (not counting the tiny metal drying on the street at the door in full view everyone who swims in the pool and walks along the path crept in. The suspicion crept in that they gave us the wrong room that was paid for. They asked to change, the next day at lunch they gave another room in a 2-storey building - 312. The room is much better, with a balcony, window, although on the first floor. But the dirt that has eaten into the floor and walls, never washed by anyone, does not leave the best impressions, but we are not very fastidious people, there is sunlight in the room - it's already good. There were 5 towels for two, soap liquid in containers on the wall and 2 pieces of solid. Cleaning was 2 times in 7 days, consisted of taking out the garbage and spraying with fragrance to such an extent that it was impossible to enter the room. Towels barely changed once. When examining the room, there was no safe, we were promised it all week, but they were never provided. There were 2 bottles of water in the fridge, then only from the cooler. That's where the negative points end. The territory, as for Turkey, is quite decent, a lot of greenery and flowers, constantly watered. Excellent location in relation to the sea - right on the beach. A good wooden platform, enough different sunbeds, not enough umbrellas, the hotel staff constantly take someone from someone, put someone, and so the whole day, just walked away, the umbrella was taken away. Very comfortable steps from the platform to the sea. The sea is wonderful. The food is good, quite varied, even breakfast. But from fruits, only watermelons and plums. They save a lot on meat - one kind, then finely chopped chicken, then giblets, then nuggets, a couple of times on the grill they fried meat in pieces and once - carp fish. Despite this, the food is tasty, in sufficient quantities. At 16.00 they fried pizza and potatoes. Carbonated drinks and yuppies, instant coffee from the machine. But the drinks are all in glass glasses and wine glasses. Animation did not interest us, but surprised fireworks, was one evening. Of the vacationers, 2/3 are Turks, which did not interfere with the rest at all, they all behave intelligently and calmly, 1/3 are Ukrainians and Russians. It is worth noting that all vacationers behaved very worthily. The Internet seems to be there, but it practically does not pull, only in the morning on the beach. In the previous review, there were unflattering words about the guide Anekstura Olga, she seemed quite professional to us and we liked her as a person. We took a free tour from her and a tour of Pamukkale. Everything was worked out clearly, she was constantly in touch, she answered all the questions, although the first time they could not find her in viber, they called from the reception, she herself went to our viber. On the day of departure, the bus was at 12.30, just when lunch was starting, Olga arranged for us to be allowed into the dining room a little earlier and delayed the bus a little so that we could eat - a trifle, but nice. I also want to tell you about the location of the hotel in the village. Akyarlar is not designed for tourists, there are no bazaars familiar to the Antalya coast, shops with sweets, spices and souvenirs, there are no clothing stores. Small grocery supermarkets for residents are located at a distance of 3 - 4 km from each other. But since there was nothing special to do, I had to wind kilometers in the evenings. Bodrum can be reached by bus in 40-45 minutes for 7-9 lira, there are many shops, but the prices bite. On excursions, they are brought to sweet shops, where prices are generally sky-high, Turkish delight at 23 and 30 dollars per kilogram. In ordinary stores, the same for $ 10, although in Side and Antalya it is $ 6-8. Nature is very beautiful, but boring without shops and bazaars (there is no talk of discos and entertainment). Will I go there again? Perhaps if the vacation is in the height of summer, and the price is low. At the height of summer there is a breeze and humidity is low, there is no summer heat.
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