Good hotel where you can relax

Written: 3 september 2016
Travel time: 13 — 20 august 2016
Your rating of this hotel:
8.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 7.0
Service: 8.0
Cleanliness: 8.0
Food: 8.0
Amenities: 8.0
We stayed at this hotel in August 2016. I must say right away that the choice of a vacation spot was approached for a very long time and painstakingly, but this particular hotel came across to us by chance on the advice of a travel agency.
Novia Lucida Beach is located 7 kilometers from Kemer in the village of Camyuva on the first line.

The territory of the hotel is well-groomed and green. Date palms, oranges, bananas, many different flowers grow. There is a small pool with two slides. There is also a small and green football field, and on the beach there is also a volleyball court (ask the animators to water the latter more often, otherwise it is completely impossible to play on it in the heat).

Check-in, as elsewhere, starts at 14.00, but this does not prevent you from registering and boldly go to the sea or for a snack in a snack bar or main restaurant.

The main restaurant pleased us with a variety of products and dishes.

Some write about the monotony of the cuisine and the lack of meat, in this regard, we were probably lucky and there was plenty of meat (beef, turkey, chicken, fish) plus a lot of vegetables and fruits. Once even got on a fish day with huge tuna, sushi and rolls.
A snack bar is open from 11.00, where you can have a bite to eat or drink soft drinks on the way to the beach or from the beach. Also here, in the snack bar, a local woman came every day and cooked hot Turkish cakes, with various salty fillings (liver, spinach, etc. ).
In the evening, this snack bar turns into an a la carte restaurant, which requires advance booking.
Unfortunately, this restaurant leaves much to be desired, we got on the Italian menu, which in fact turned out to be conditionally Italian and conditionally tasty. Plus, the white wine we were served was also far from Italian and far from tasty.
Drinks are all local, and if you are not in the mood to drink alcohol, then you can put up with them (cola, forfeits, sprites, such as juices and mineral water all the time). If you are in the mood for a drink, then get ready for a cheap Turkish shmurdyak (except for beer, beer is normal), good alcohol for an extra charge. fee, however, such a picture throughout Turkey.
The staff of the restaurant and the hotel have a very loyal attitude towards the cats that live on the territory, the latter take advantage of this and often annoy vacationers.
Once at breakfast, we witnessed how two cats easily climbed onto the table and began to eat the rest.

The hotel rooms are small for 5 stars, but they are in good condition. We were not very lucky with the room, as we got a small corner room and no balcony. The absence of a balcony made it very difficult to dry things after the sea, which dried for a couple of days, as a result, I had to take them with me to the beach and dry them there.
The angularity made the room darkish, although for daytime sleep it is just right. Also unusual was the presence in the room of an internal door to the next room, which, although closed, still affects the feeling of security and soundproofing.
The air conditioning system worked perfectly.
Cleaning was done every other day with towels changed.

Among the shortcomings - Internet and safe in the room for an additional fee

The room has a refrigerator with free cola, fanta and mineral water. TV shows local channels, BBC, a couple of German, a couple of Russian and Ukrainian.

On the very first day, in the hotel lobby, all newly arrived tourists are spudded by the manager of the local spa center Roma, a Georgian Turk who speaks excellent Russian. Spa center for an additional fee with a standard set of procedures - hammam, peeling, face masks, massage. If you want only a hammam, then it is already included in the price.
You can go to the spa, which we did - we were satisfied.

Here in the spa from 8.30 you can change your own beach towels every day (free of charge).
The hotel's own beach is pebbly, clean with sun loungers and straw mushrooms. The cleanliness and order on the beach is monitored by a separate person who constantly bypasses the beach, and in the evening puts the sunbeds in order. There are also lifeguards who now and then whistle to those who swim behind the buoys.
Among the shortcomings of the beach are the lack of a toilet and a sharp entrance to the sea, so you need to be attentive to parents with small children.

The hotel has an animation team. The guys are good - they organize exercises, water aerobics, step aerobics, football, volleyball, water polo, competitions, discos.
Although we were sealing on the beach, we still tried to participate everywhere.
I wanted the morning activities to start earlier than 10.30.
Sports events could also have been better organized, otherwise the whole organization threw the ball. We took part in amateur competitions in the daytime, we only watched the evening ones.
The guys also offer to go with them to the AURA disco in Kemer every evening - the entrance is free, you only pay for the transfer.

The staff is friendly and diligent, and even if they fail, most of the guests are sympathetic
In general, the hotel is not bad, I want to return to it again. Very suitable for young couples, families with small and adult children.
Translated automatically from Russian. View original