Club Aquarium, Turkey, Bodrum

Written: 21 august 2009
Travel time: 15 — 19 august 2009
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For business travel; For families with children
Your rating of this hotel:
8.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 10.0
Service: 10.0
Cleanliness: 10.0
Food: 8.0
Amenities: 9.0
Very pleasant, cozy hotel, all in flowers and pleasing to the eye from the very first minutes.

The territory of the hotel is very green, well-groomed, there is even a pond with fish and a cage with birds. However, the territory is quite small, even tiny, so keep that in mind. One couple who came with us were disappointed, saying that the photos on the hotel website were not true. It is not true. The photos of the hotel are completely true - the hotel is very picturesque, but tiny, so don't expect to see several acres of gardens.

The hotel is located with the letter "P", the building is three-story. All rooms have a balcony and overlook the small pool, there are 10 rooms facing the sea, but since there is also a bar, these rooms can be noisy in the evenings.

Rooms on the first floor have a second exit through a balcony / terrace to the pool or to the bar, however, the door from the terrace cannot be opened with a key, so you can only exit through it, you have to enter from the "main entrance", from the corridor, which is a pity. True, it will take you an extra 2 minutes.

The rooms are also small but clean and comfortable. The room has everything you need (TV, refrigerator, hair dryer, safe (5 usd per week). The bathroom is combined, with a shower, from bath accessories - only soap, but this is not 5 *. The furniture is not new, but in good condition Linen and towels were changed daily and the floor was washed.

The atmosphere is friendly and relaxing. The bar is right on the beach, so you can dine while watching the sunset. Live music plays in the evening, the embankment is illuminated, lamps are placed on the tables. It turns out very romantic. The sea is very close (2 minutes from the room). The bay is small, the descent into the sea is convenient (from the platform), there is sand under your feet.
A little further on the waterfront is the Agean Garden Hotel AI, but you won't get the atmosphere of this hotel. Ordinary Turkish 3 * at their worst, in my opinion. There are also many restaurants on the embankment, the cost of lunch is about the same as in a hotel (15-17 usd), only the food is better. Restaurants offer meat and fresh fish. We went to have lunch there. You can also have lunch at the hotel (take a buffet or order from the menu, and one serving is enough for two). On the first day, we ordered lunch at the hotel from the menu, but we did not really like it. At 17.00, as already mentioned here, they give tea and biscuits for free.

The staff, as mentioned, are friendly and helpful. Quite attentive to requests, responds quickly. Despite the fact that the "check-in" at the hotel at 14.00, and we arrived at 10 am, we were settled in 15 minutes. True, there were few people in the hotel at that time, and the rooms were empty.

The only BUT: at check-out, when we paid at the reception for drinks and lunches, they wrote down to our room what we did not take. I don’t think that this was not done intentionally, rather due to inattention: the staff simply remembers your order and never bothers you with receipts, in which you must sign for the drinks ordered at dinner and take a copy for yourself. As our experience has shown, this is forever justified. It is better to ask them for checks right away, however, most likely they will not give them to you anyway, saying with a smile that you have nothing to worry about. But you can safely say that this and that you did not order and do not pay for what you did not take, as we did. This did not cause a protest and we did not have any problems when we were discharged at 6 in the morning.

For whom the hotel is designed: for those who love a quiet and relaxing holiday, without fuss. Perhaps it will not suit young people under 30 years old and lovers of "hang out" there can also be bored.
But for all those who just need the sun, clear sea, greenery, calm atmosphere, the hotel will appeal. Families with older children (after 10 years) will also be fine there. Children under 10 in this hotel will have nothing to do, because there are no children's and playgrounds there, the pool is deep, the entrance to the sea for kids is also not designed.

We really liked the hotel. We got what we wanted, especially since it was quite inexpensive (we paid 300 usd per person for 4 nights/5 days, including flights, insurance, transfer, fuel surcharge and visa). We rested together from August 15 to 19.2009.

I am writing specifically to recommend this hotel to everyone. The hotel is 3 *, although sometimes they write that it is 4 * stars or "special class". No, it's still 3*, but very good 3*.
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