Edge of Turkey

Written: 15 june 2012
Travel time: 8 — 12 june 2012
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For families with children
Your rating of this hotel:
6.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 7.0
Service: 5.0
Cleanliness: 6.0
Food: 8.0
Amenities: 6.0
Flew from TUI. We arrived at this hotel in the morning around 11 Turkish time. They did not have rooms for settling in - they said, like, wait for 2 o'clock in the afternoon - the rooms are still occupied. So I had to leave my suitcases at the reception and go to breakfast. After breakfast - we decided to go to the sea - but the problem is where to change - as soon as the suitcases were opened - the hotel boy immediately ran up and took us to the lugger room - where they store their suitcases. This, of course, brought down our rating... we just saw how then they meet Italians with martinis and juice at the entrance - and already the keys to the rooms are all ready.
This is a purely Italian hotel, we got here because the ticket was "hot".
At the reception, they understand in English and Turkish - there is such a girl Nika on the side of her table. She is Russian - and on all issues it is better to communicate with her and ask her to call at the reception. The guides who took us to / from the airport are all our trainees, so they cannot tell something detailed, probably all this is from inexperience. We have something to compare with - we were in 2008 in Side in Silents Beach 5 * ultra all inclusive, we flew from Teztour - here they have guides so guides are pros.

There are practically no Russians - there were 10 of us for the whole hotel, mostly Italians, French, British, Turks - there are no Germans. The place is beautiful. And the view from the room was amazing. We lived on the 6th floor. From the windows you can see the sea right away.
The beach is narrow due to the fact that the area is mountainous. Animation is all in English, Italian, Turkish, French. Then we lit up discos there and the animators began to actively communicate with us. We were exotic there for them.
Of the shortcomings - for those who like to have fun actively - the bar in the lobby is only open until 12.00 at night and if you want to continue the fun after - it will be almost impossible. After 12 at night - there is current coffee and tea and some kind of food for those who are hungry. But they make mojitos there - our ladies were delighted. We drank tequila - not bad at all. We also tried vodka - normal. Beer, as elsewhere in Turkey, compared to ours, is non-alcoholic - but tasty. Juices are poured from packages - quite normal.
About food: I liked the food - there were a lot of salads, and individual leaves and mixes. Very tasty - different dressings - olive oil - balsamic vinegar - choose according to your taste. Breakfast is very good - pancakes - small donuts - lots of cereal, lots of jams and preserves. Coffee, cocoa, tea - whoever loves what. Boiled eggs, fried eggs, many types of sausages, a large selection of cheeses. At lunch, it’s denser - the meat is different - I liked the stew with vegetables - they cook very tasty. Ice cream of several types. Soup of course mashed potatoes - for lovers. Of the side dishes - rice, potatoes, fries, there was even a diet table - where everything is boiled and without fat. Delicious tortillas with cheese, buns of different varieties, pizza. From fruits - pears, apples, watermelons, peaches, apricots such as zhirdeli, melons - though still green are not very sweet. Large selection of sweets, we hit the chocolate brownies more. It is very good to have dinner on the open terrace - the waiters serve the norms - they carry beer, wine, cola. The red and rosé wine tastes good.

The beach, due to the fact that the terrain is mountainous, is narrow - at the entrance to the sea, the sand knocks out in waves - sharp stones, with us they become smooth pebbles - for some reason they don’t. Therefore, the norms of sand begins when you enter 3 meters. The sea is very clean. The fish are swimming. The main disadvantage of the beach - foreigners in the morning before breakfast clog sunbeds - throw towels and all the sunbeds are occupied. Although no one can come to them at all.
Towels are issued on cards in the booth by the pool, you can immediately change them for dry ones.
There are 3 slides - but they are not rolled out - either they feel sorry for the water - you almost don’t go from them - it turns out purely for children. Current yellow is normal.
If you leave early in the morning as we left - tell the reception the day before that you need breakfast with you - otherwise they will not give anything. This fact upset us - we left the hotel at 5 am - no one collected anything for us on the road - although they collected it in other hotels.
In general, if you want to relax, then these little things will not prevent you from relaxing... after all, this is the edge of Turkey - not a tourist center like antalya side. Therefore, their 5 stars are only 4 - but quite normal. If you are a young man/girl and want parties and romantic adventures, then the hotel is not for you - this is a quiet family hotel, for families with children. 2 guys from Moscow went with us - they were bored - there are no Russian girls - there are no single young foreign women - also.
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