Great stay

Written: 17 june 2011
Travel time: 4 — 12 june 2011
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For business travel; For families with children; For recreation with friends, for young people
Your rating of this hotel:
9.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 10.0
Service: 10.0
Cleanliness: 10.0
Food: 8.0
Amenities: 9.0
Rested at the hotel with his wife 04.06. to 12.06.
Tour operator AnexTour. Airline UTAir Ukraine. Departure from Kyiv at 04:05 am.
There were no complaints about the flight and the tour operator, despite the very negative reviews of all people without exception on a bunch of forums. Normally flew back and forth on a Boeing 737-400, there was no delay in departure, although the plane was noticeably old in appearance.
Guides normally met, and upon arrival helped to deal with the settlement. We didn’t insist on our excursions for a long time, realizing that we are unlikely to go, people who have been shot on the back, so it’s impossible to get on at three o’clock.

We arrived at the hotel at 09:00. I don’t write about the appearance of the hotel, because in other reviews it seems that everything has already been said. At the reception they apologized (the girl speaks Russian very well), they said that the check-in was at 14:00, but for now there are no places. Go ahead and have breakfast, and then we'll see. We did not go into conflict, dutifully filled out the cards, left things near the counter and let's go for breakfast. Having had a hearty breakfast, we began to wander around the hotel, but less than half an hour later, a guy from the staff approached us and offered to return to the reception. Here is the number! At 10:00 we were overjoyed already examining the walls of the room. Yes... As they say, the fly has not yet sat, everything is brand new, clean, decorated in a modern design, in general, as in the photo from their website. Having handed the guy from the reception a freshly brought bottle of vodka (we bought it cheap at home just in case), we hastily got rid of it. The room turned out to be on the second floor overlooking the pool, the stage, the mountains and, unfortunately, the sewage treatment plant. They did not grieve over this. We thought what will be will be. Room: carpet floor, double bed, table, refrigerator, LCD TV, armchair, balcony with table and two chairs, air conditioning, all in excellent working order. The room, as was said, overlooks the stage, so be prepared to fall asleep late (loud music until 12 at night), but in the evening you can see the animation without leaving the room.
Change of towels every day. Bed linen was changed at least once a week, but maybe more, they didn’t have time to get especially dirty, so it was not noticeable. Cleaning - daily and good (three times left a $ 1 tip, but this did not affect the quality of cleaning). Beach towels for a deposit of $ 10, replacement daily in the morning and evening. By the way - a very useful thing, by the end of the holiday - $ 20 is not at all superfluous. There were a few issues with the room. The bathroom was leaking, but after contacting the reception they came and fixed the problem immediately. 1 time the room refused to open (the locks are all electronic with a card). They came and fixed it for a long time apologizing.
Food is a separate issue. It became noticeable to everyone that the farther, the poorer the food becomes. If in the first days there was a lot of everything, then every day it became sadder and sadder. And everyone noticed it. If you come a little later than the starting time, then you run the risk of being left without something tasty (for example, beef or lamb), which is taken apart in just 10 minutes. But in spite of everything, no one remained hungry. There has always been the ubiquitous chicken in all variations and fish. If you do not go for food, then everything was enough. Of the fruits, it is sad that the watermelon was only 1 time. Although melons, apples, oranges, grapefruits, medlar (like an apricot in the shape of a small pear) have always been. Heaps of sweets, and lo and behold, they are all quite tasty (they were in Bodrum - there all the sweets are rare rubbish). Beer NOT DILUTE. Dry wine - very worthy (both white and red). I can’t say about vodka, I didn’t drink it.
Bottled water in the room not only on the first day as they say. In the restaurant every day for lunch and dinner, you can steal a couple of bottles for yourself in your room. No one seems to have banned it.

Hamam - $ 30-35 per person, I advise everyone on the first day. Steam and massage very high quality. If only a sauna or a steam room, then it's free.
The pool is quite large outside and closed inside. Sprinkle with a little bleach. Slides operate from 11 to 12 and from 15 to 16 it seems, but I could be wrong. There is a pool bar and a bar in the lobby. All day they fry all sorts of hamburgers, pizza potatoes and other edibles.
The beach is small and large pebbles turning into gray sand (swimming slippers, especially for children, will not be superfluous), since at first the legs hurt a little. Yes, the beach in the early days caused mixed feelings. 25x25 is a tin of course. By the way, there was still enough room for everyone. On the fourth day, the beach was expanded, put a bunch of sun loungers. They took away the shower from the neighbors and the toilet. Made a bar. Therefore, today the beach can be said to be normal. There is enough space for everyone. The sea is quite clean and warm. If the beach is cramped for someone, then no one forbids you to lie down on towels on the next one. The pier from the photos cannot be used. The security of the neighboring hotel does not allow. The beach is cleaned daily. Huge respect to Maimed. If not for him, the beach would have turned into a mountain of garbage. If something is missing (an umbrella, a mattress), do not hesitate to contact him, he will drive and bring a bullet. In the bar on the beach - water (in a cooler and in bottles), drinks, ayran, freshly baked pita bread with stuffing.
Excursions are understandable. It’s not worth buying from a guide, there are a lot of travel agencies to the left and right of the hotel with prices one and a half to two times lower, so as you like.
A trip to Kemer on buses that go back and forth every 5-10 minutes. The price of Goynuk-Kemer is $2 per nose or 3 lira or 1.5 euros. Pay the driver at the exit. Or a taxi - 15 bucks will cost. By the way, in Kemer, prices for everything are significantly lower than in Goynuk.

About the proximity of treatment facilities. Yes, they are, and sometimes they smell a little, depending on which direction the wind blows. But I don't think it's worth worrying about. It won't spoil your holiday.
For children there is a club, animation, I think they will not be bored.
Summing up - rest on the top five on a five-point scale with a slight minus. We had something to compare with, but the hotel exceeded all expectations. So all the small flaws were smoothed out by an excellent mood and absolute not picky.
I would like to say a huge thank you to all the staff for a well organized holiday.
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