Great hotel with great sea views

Written: 14 august 2021
Travel time: 25 july — 3 august 2021
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For families with children
Your rating of this hotel:
9.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 10.0
Service: 8.0
Cleanliness: 8.0
Food: 10.0
Amenities: 8.0
I really enjoyed my stay at the hotel. The hotel was bought out in 2019, renamed, repainted, many rooms were renovated, the area around the area is being ennobled, staff with knowledge of English and Russian are recruited. There will be no garden view or neighbor view rooms, because all rooms have access to a balcony overlooking the sea!

We arrived at 15:00, check-in from 14:00, so we did not wait. By the way, regarding the previous review, if the rules check in from 14, then they settle from 14 both Turks and non-Turks. Turks, by the way, are also accommodated in the upper rooms, so the biased attitude towards Russian speakers in the reviews is exaggerated.
Since the hotel is located on the ledges of a mountain, all rooms face the sea, which is rare in hotels. And the view is gorgeous, every morning you get up and you can’t believe that you are surrounded by this beauty, your mood immediately rises!
The rooms are spacious, standard, the smallest with one double and one single bed.

I don’t complain about food at all, everything was there, both meat and fish, cereals, pasta, potatoes, stews, various salads, cheeses, fruits, sweets. We didn’t overeat, we took as much as we usually eat at home. Because of snacks at 16-17 hours (burger, nuggets, borek, fries, ice cream, watermelon, cookies) you can eat almost all day long.
As for alcohol, I'm not an expert here, in other hotels I don't know what kind of alcohol. But here the wine was from bottles that are sold in stores, and the locals drink this, and you can take beer such as Turkish Ephesus in the store for comparison. Cocktails by the pool bartender (Hamza) are better than at the beach bar.
Boat excursion: I didn’t go myself, but according to the stories of those who were from the hotel guide and from the sellers on the beach, I can conclude: the tour is more expensive from the guide, but the boat is better, newer, 2 floors, with a disco, better food, plus an excursion in Russian. Of course, $40 is too much even for an improved service, so take your pick. When they open a message with Fr.
Kos I advise everyone to go there for a day, a round-trip ticket from Bodrum is 20 €, sail for 40 minutes, enjoying the views.
Infrastructure: on the beach, go left along the coast and you can go to the promenade, with small shops, cafes, a market of jewelry and souvenirs. In the middle of the embankment there is a turn to the bus station, there are also ATMs where you can withdraw money, supermarkets such as Migros and Bim are also nearby. Minibuses go to Bodrum or Ortakent, where there is a Midtown Shopping Mall. Payment by credit card, you can ask to stop near the mall, if to Bodrum, then the final one is in the old market, in the center. For entertainment, you can also go, you must have a HES code with you, they are not allowed into many places without it.
There are also minibuses from the hotel reception, ask the reception for a schedule.
Internet: in the hotel it is rather weak, it may not catch in the room, it caught on the balcony with us, it catches well near the spa, at the pool, on the beach.

There may not be a connection right away, since the database is being loaded, you have to wait 3-4 hours from the moment you check in at the hotel. I had to work, and I bought myself a SIM card (price is about 20€). You can buy it at the airport upon arrival or later in one of the communication shops (there is no one on the embankment, you need to go to Ortakent or, they say, google what salons are there). I took from Turk Telecom for 17€, 15GB of internet, I need to top it up every six months to keep the card active and take it for the next year.
As for the blackout: we also found this period, it is associated with fires, power lines are also on fire, guys.
Cleaning: they clean every day, sometimes we even refused, because we don’t litter a lot. Towels are changed, jars of gel had to be asked to change, but the girls gave a whole bunch of them without any problems and apologized for not noticing.
Check-out: at 12:00, but you can stay at the hotel, swim, eat, use towels, there is a shower near the pool and on the beach, you can wash yourself before leaving, if you have a lot of time before departure, you can just chill near the bar, at the reception or go to town. No one will leave you for longer, so be careful when choosing a tour and departures.

Thanks to the hotel and staff for a wonderful stay! The sea and the view are amazing!
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