Beldibi

Written: 1 september 2012
Travel time: 25 — 30 august 2012
Your rating of this hotel:
4.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 6.0
Service: 8.0
Cleanliness: 7.0
Food: 4.0
Amenities: 5.0
We stayed at the hotel together with our daughter for only 6 days. But this time was enough to form a not very good opinion about the hotel. We were seated pretty quickly, half an hour after arrival. The room got "working", that is, the air conditioner, and the TV, and the telephone worked properly, the doors opened and closed, the lights were on. A Soviet style bathroom with a poorly functioning drain and a rusty sink. It is not clear why and why, but from time to time the room smelled of rot, although there seemed to be no garbage dumps or sewage pits nearby. They never found the cause of the smell. For six days of stay, the electricity was turned off twice - which means the air conditioner was turned off, without which it was impossible to be in the room, it was hot. When the electricity is turned off, then the water supply is also stopped. And since the shower was regularly turned off on the beach (that is, it was not possible to wash off the salt), such water cuts were very inopportune. And once again the water was turned off without turning off the light. In general, out of 6 days, three days lived with such adventures : )
The food is poor and quickly pall. Not a restaurant - a canteen! Vegetables - cucumbers, tomatoes, greens, cabbage, stewed eggplants and peppers - were overeating. Delicious olives, pickles, marinades. Some sauces either from kefir or sour cream. We waited for meat only on the last day, it was a turkey, delicious. The rest of the time there was only chicken (legs), fried minced meat of various shapes and something like goulash, not very edible. There was fish, quite tasty at the level of canteen catering.
Sweet - various floury things, generously filled with sugar syrup (goodbye, figure : )), or puddings. The fruits were disappointing: oranges, unripe plums (although their compatriots carried them out in kilograms from the dining room : ))). Once there were peaches. A couple of watermelons. Not enough for a southern country!

You could only drink water and coffee. Tea tasted like tea from Soviet trains, drinks - not juice, but diluted powder. Wondered how only children can drink it! Moreover, in the cooler with the remaining drink, you could easily just add water.
In the bar, only wine, beer, vodka and gin and tonic are free, the rest is for money, whiskey - $ 6 a glass : ) Where was the "all inclusive" remained a mystery.
I have no complaints about the maintenance staff. Everything was cleaned on time and clean (in the room for a tip, of course). In general, the territory of the hotel is very green and well-groomed, thanks to the gardener - it is clear that he loves his job, tries hard. Thanks again to the spa staff. I went there for a massage ($20) and a hammam ($25). Liked.
The beach is 5-7 minutes walk from the hotel. General, not private. Rusty umbrellas, on the corners of which only the most attentive ones do not bump their heads, often broken sunbeds, a lot of cigarette butts in the sand.
The sea is clean and warm, and very salty : ) Entering the sea is killer! ! Rocks the size of soccer balls, slippery of course. When the sea is calm, you can go in and out, especially if you buy rubber slippers. But when there are waves, it is difficult to enter, and it is almost impossible to exit without falling. The knees are broken. But that's why there is a lot of free space in the sea, there is no crush : )
Outside the hotel. . .
The hotel is located inland from the road, behind a high fence, it is almost invisible - which is great. On the street in both directions there is a long market-bazaar: souvenirs, sweets, leather, silver and gold, textiles. Every stall is the same : )
Freshly squeezed juice and three scoops of delicious ice cream for a dollar.
Baklava and Turkish delight by weight - delicious. They did not buy in boxes, but the cost of a box in a stall is three to four times lower than in a "factory" store, where they are delivered on the way back to the airport. Quality towels - cheap! Leather bags and wallets are also cheap. You just have to bargain! The original price easily drops by more than two times. Especially if you are still flirting with the seller (they love women : ))
From other souvenirs: olive oil and soap.

We made one conclusion for ourselves: we will not go to this hotel or to Turkey again. The "price-quality" ratio did not live up to expectations, it is better to pay more and really relax, and not to adapt the whole holiday to different "little things".
Translated automatically from Russian. View original