Based on the results of the trip, I can confidently say - all this is a LIE! For many years of traveling around different countries, I have never seen such a miserable body of water anywhere. You can't call it a sea! This is absolutely opaque water for the sea (visibility is no more than 40 cm - 1 meter), this is a bay that looks like a swamp with standing, not very pleasant-smelling water, a calcareous coast and a muddy bottom!
I was hoping to swim in a clean, transparent sea - it did not work out!
I can't say anything negative about the hotel. The hotel is average, for a good four. Not up to five stars! The food is not bad, the waiters try, the room is cleaned every day. Many rooms are in need of repair, many looked through more than one number before they settled. With the number we can say lucky - settled immediately. On such a trifle as leaking taps did not pay attention.
We arrived at the hotel around 7 in the morning, immediately at the reception they warned that they would not be settled until two.
We left our things and went to look at the "crystal clear sea". It was... Immediately I wanted to go somewhere! And they left - to Bodrum. The bus ride is about an hour. We walked, cooled down and returned to the hotel. Wasted time, unfulfilled expectations!
There is probably nothing more to add. Don't waste your time and money!
The hotel is the first after the airport, ie. travel no more than half an hour.
The rooms have a good repair, if you have the opportunity to choose, take the rooms in the right wing, where the repair is fresher. The repair is minimalistic, but all you need is a spacious shower, convenient for bathing a child, in every room there is a TV with German, Polish, English, Turkish, Ukrainian, Russian channels - a little bit of all. There is also a hairdryer, a refrigerator, a convenient safe, a spacious wardrobe.
The sea is warm, the entrance is quite steep - 3 meters and depth. The beach itself seems to be concrete, the sand is imported bulk, but due to the fact that there is clay under it, after the first rain they mix and a solid concrete-like surface is obtained. Loungers with mattresses in abundance, everywhere there are umbrellas.
There are now 2 pools on the territory, before there were 3, one was razed to the ground, why, the staff is not aware.
The staff is smiling and responsive, money is not begging.
The food is good, you can eat almost around the clock. A standard set of food for Turkey, for lunch, dinner is always at least 5 types of meat, and a couple of types of fish, fresh vegetables, seasonal fruits.
The only thing that outraged was the work of a children's animator, our girl, who could scream at a child, resent her parents and generally not be very "burning" with a desire to do her job... Animators for adults are all Turks, with a sense of humor, attentive, constantly know what to do with vacationers - there were boccia, water polo, volleyball, darts, rifle shooting, table tennis, minigolf. The sports part was scheduled for the whole day : )
In general, my rating is 8, the hotel can be recommended to families with children and people of middle and older age, young people may not have enough discos, but for us it was only a plus, you could sleep peacefully in silence.
I took off 1 ball for the animator and 1 ball for the beach, which is by no means sandy.
In Turkey were many times, with the baby for the first time.
Overall experience - not bad - but not 5 stars.
Maximum 4 with a small plus for a very varied lunch and dinner menu.
Grill daily, evening Italian cuisine, very tasty.
Fish evening is very good.
A lot of desserts, everything is beautiful, almost the correct baklava daily. Breakfast is monotonous. It is strange that the oranges are inferior - there are no sliced ones - yogurt is only one kind.
Drinks for the top three. Beer - alas... where is that Ephesus, which they always treated?
For kids, there is a lack of porridge, there was only rice. Hot milk is only called hot... If there were no oatmeal cereal and milk nearby, that's breakfast for the kids.
The territory is well-groomed, in some places with a bust, the grass is cut daily, why? Gasoline exhaust carries to the beach.
On the plus side, there are plenty of sunbeds, the beach is pretty clean.
The staff is quite friendly, but clearly local village boys, and in the manner of communicating with guests, and in the absence of at least English.
Room cleaning is very important. They waved the mop on the floor, changed the towels and replenished the toilet. paper. The legs are black from such washing of the floor. Only once in 2 weeks !! ! they changed the bed linen THE SURFACES OF THE TABLE AND TABLE TABLES NEVER WASHED . . 5 KA WOULD NOT ALLOW THIS.
The lobby bar is pleasantly distinguished by the purity of the glasses and the manners of the bartenders. Beach bar - glasses....bartenders... just a deuce.
All four of our adults had a GI disorder.
And yes, it's not the sea) the bay is azure, no, but it's pretty clean.
Animation is present, but very imperceptibly, well, we didn’t have to.
The pool with slides is strangely located - far from the sea. The second one is covered with rubble - very unsightly and it is not clear why.
The pool for kids is not bad, but the playground with the swing is quite small - two or three children - and it's already crowded.
The territory for walking is small - in a week the baby was already familiar with everything . .
Big FI air conditioners in the room - the smell of moss - long in need of cleaning.
In general, the hotel lacks gloss . . The rooms are in need of repair, and most importantly, a thorough cleaning. The staff is friendly - but the level is not for working with foreigners.
Evening programs in the amphitheater are amazing. Until 21:00 children's entertainment, then a show for everyone. But this is a real show. professional dancers, acrobats, Turkish dances. Miss and Mr. Hotel liked less. evenings with live music at the beach bar did not impress me at all.
Of the minuses: everywhere they smoke, everywhere is simple. I arrived at the 5th month of pregnancy to relax, unwind, as a result, I was exhausted all week. It's just hell. It remains only to allow smoking in the restaurant.
Animators: they supposedly are, but during the day they are not visible. I found out about the presence of Russian-speaking animators on the day of departure. They do not come to the beach, do not communicate with guests, do not actively invite to daytime entertainment. if my husband had not taken the initiative, he would have lain like a seal on the beach all the rest. such passivity of animators in my practice for the first time. But in the evening, during the show, they actively yell in the amphitheater, encouraging the crowd to clap, and at the end of each evening they dance their animation dances.
In general, the impression of the hotel is good, they care about the environment, they ask you not to throw away towels, save water if possible, and use towels for several days if you are not uncomfortable. I enjoyed this moment very much. In the room, by the way, there were combs, and a razor, and paste with a brush, and ear buds with cotton pads, and bathrobes.
If you don't mind smoking, this hotel is highly recommended. During our stay there was just a sea of children of different ages. For them, there are separate pools and a whole entertainment program.
I recommend this hotel, especially with children.