Decent, good hotel at a level, for a family holiday)

Written: 18 october 2013
Travel time: 8 — 15 october 2013
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For families with children
Your rating of this hotel:
8.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 8.0
Service: 9.0
Cleanliness: 9.0
Food: 9.0
Amenities: 8.0
Hello! I chose the hotel very carefully, having independently shoveled a bunch of information, reviews of tourists, etc. The hotel was selected on the basis of proximity to Antalya, because shopping was planned there, and a large number of positive reviews about the hotel, and my review will be among them))
We flew as a family of 3 people: me, a husband and a daughter of 5 years old, through the tour operator Coral Travel, I have no comments on their work, they met, drove comfortably, informed along the way, pleasant, sympathetic girls. It takes 30-40 minutes to get to the hotel. At the reception they settled immediately, without delay (we arrived at 16h), we didn’t wear bracelets ! ! first time I've seen this, very pleased)). We did not like the first room, the most extreme block, next to the road - noisy, dusty. They asked to change, changed to a room near the restaurant on the ground floor, as it later turned out, it was also noisy, in the morning the sound of plates, loud music from the disco until late in the evening. a little disturbing, but not critical, of course, the bungalows, which are located in the depths, further from the pools, restaurants, it is quieter and calmer there, but there were no more free rooms. There are no complaints about the room as a whole! Everything is very clean, solid, comfortable, the room is not large in size, but everything worked, the bathroom has new plumbing, snow-white towels that are changed every day. In general, during the week of my stay, I never saw the cleaners), they managed to clean up when we were not in the room, everything was clean, refueled, changed))) it was nice))
As for the food - they ate delicious and varied! ) I was very pleased with the service, all the waiters walk in white shirts with ties, rustle, try to immediately clean the tables, change the tablecloth, cutlery. but sometimes you have to wait. In general, it seemed to me that there were a lot of people in the hotel, this was especially noticeable in the restaurant, sometimes you go around it twice, but you won’t find a free table. Our valiant compatriots managed to make a scandal because of this, which was very unpleasant : (

The only drawback of this hotel is the very small area! Yes, there is nowhere to roam, BUT the territory itself is very well-groomed, cozy, surrounded by greenery and flowers. Personally, it was even convenient for me and my child, everything was within arm's length, I was not afraid to let her go to the playground, kids club or ice cream bar on my own)), it's simply not possible to get lost there))
Sea. The beach is clean, you could always find sunbeds at off-peak hours. The water was warmer than in the pool. I want to warn tourists about this. I had a problem on the last day. Because I like to swim far, I decided to swim to the fence, it is such a thick rope made of foam or something, covered with a tarpaulin type, enclosing the water area for people and floating equipment. So, poisonous algae live on this rope! ! it is clear that they are periodically cut off and cleaned, but I was not lucky, I decided to relax on the rope and lay on my stomach and apparently crushed this algae. I bounced off a sharp burning sensation, the pain was such that I thought I would not swim to the shore! Panic, the brain cannot understand the reason, I myself live on the Black Sea, and I associate algae with a soft carpet on which you can walk)). In general, we did not go to the doctor, we decided to observe, the burn site was covered with small blisters, like from cow parsnip, it turned red and the pain did not go away for three hours, drank an anesthetic, barely fell asleep in the evening, but in the morning there was no more pain, only red spots. the next day they saw how three more tourists were hanging on this rope, and then it was removed altogether)
Children's animation pleased me, two girls, one Russian, were doing something new with children every day, then they collect beads, then they make garlands, then they look for treasures, they feed fish, draw, watch cartoons in Russian, in general, my daughter went there with pleasure, and we enjoyed relaxing at this time near the pool))). There was also adult animation, but we didn’t really participate in it, so I won’t tell you much, we went to the show a couple of times in the evening, you can laugh), the guys are trying, the daughter still remembers how the fat uncle fell from the chair)), it was Bingo, raffled off prizes, champagne, bathrobe, carpet. We did not go to the disco, but I heard that young people are not particularly enthusiastic. This place is definitely not a party place! Elderly Germans come here (a lot of Germans in general, and with children), because the owner of the hotel is German. The atmosphere itself is conducive to a European-style measured rest, with quality food, excellent service. Young people will be bored here in my opinion.
We did not go on excursions this time, because our goal was shopping. We went to Antalya twice. Once on our own, we sat on a dolmush and for 4 dollars we drove to the Migros shopping center. The same stores as ours, the prices are somewhere 20-30% cheaper, compared by Zara, I bought children's jeans from us for 1200 rubles, there they are about 800 rubles. I completely dressed my child in Waikiki, and three pairs shoes are also locally produced, everything turned out very budget)). The second time we were taken for free in a comfortable taxi to the shopping center gold and leather, fur in Antalya. We bought headsets in gold in installments for 3 months, you can also take a loan, a representative of Europe Bank works there. Do not forget Russian passports if you plan to take it in installments, we didn’t plan at all and didn’t take it, so the girl Natasha from the bank came to our hotel in the evening to draw up papers)

In the Mondial shopping center they bought me a sheepskin coat, not long, hip-length, for 700 dollars, the original price was 1500 dollars. Expensive, I know, but coming again to Antalya and looking for shops on your own, in a city you don’t know, was not our option for sure. Although I think that on their central street it would be possible to buy the same one for 500 dollars, but we had neither the strength nor the time for this. I'm still satisfied with the purchase. Already before leaving, we found a not bad market not far from the hotel in the village of Gyuynuk, there are two parallel streets across the road of shops, mainly textiles, jeans, clothes, shoes, bags, everything is locally produced, several shops with leather and fur, we did not go . there I bought myself good jeans, a pair of shirts, a jacket - all fakes under well-known companies. Several times I went to choose a bag for myself, I stopped at a fake Michael Kors, leather for 80 dollars)), then I saw exactly the same in the dutik, only brown for 360 euros, of course, leather dressing and stitching suffer a little compared to the original, but generally licked one to one)). Bargain to the last! he wanted this bag for $150. Don't be afraid to leave, come back the next day and bend your price! they normally yield, in rare cases they resist. In general, I was very satisfied with the trip and shopping!!!
I would be glad if my review turned out to be useful to someone))), because I myself was guided primarily by detailed reviews of tourists). If anyone has any questions, I'll be happy to answer.
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