Rixos is a super vacation!

Written: 12 september 2009
Travel time: 27 august — 3 september 2009
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For business travel; For families with children
Your rating of this hotel:
9.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 8.0
Service: 8.0
Cleanliness: 10.0
Food: 9.0
Amenities: 10.0
We recently returned from a vacation in Rixos Beldibi (August 27-September 3), and to be honest, I want to go back! I read hundreds of reviews about different hotels in the Antalya and Kemer region, looked at 5-star hotels. I also read reviews about Rixos and after several negative reviews I was not sure whether it was worth paying a lot of money for it. It's good that a colleague insisted on going to Rixos, and not to Ak-ku Antedon or another hotel of this level. I'll start in order and I hope that my reviews will help someone have a good rest.
After the transfer from the airport at 8 am, we were at the hotel. At the reception, a very nice lady suggested a room on the first floor, which they could have ready by 10 o'clock. At first I was embarrassed that the room was on the ground floor, but they showed it to us and I liked it because it overlooked the garden, and not the village street (land view) or restaurants (sea view). The room, of course, was modest (not an American 5), but very clean and had everything you needed (see photo). Drinks were replenished every day, except for those days when we specifically hung a sign "Do not disturb". The territory of the hotel is very well-groomed, cozy and conducive to relaxation. The beach is also good, there were enough sunbeds under umbrellas for everyone. There is also a place near the pool and under the pines, in general, lie wherever you want (and this despite the fact that it was fully populated). There was a lot of delicious food, but sometimes there were not very fresh products and for some reason the fruits were not very tasty. In addition to the main restaurant, we managed to taste a rustic breakfast and visit a fish restaurant (by appointment).
The animation was staged well - the guys worked in full. In the morning everyone was warmly welcomed in the restaurant. They called for various entertainments, but they did it unobtrusively. In the evenings there were parties, a disco, various performances. We were lucky - on Saturday there was a gala dinner by the pool by candlelight, with fireworks and a performance by a synchronized swimming group.

I also want to note that the hotel staff are quite good-natured. Almost everyone speaks Russian and English. Saying "thank you" in Turkish puts smiles on their faces! If you have any questions or comments, you can contact Alexandra and her colleagues in the "guest relations" department.
We traveled on a ticket from Coral Travel, and they took the Demre-Mira-Kekova trip. Although it was well organized by the tour operator, the trip itself was exhausting in the heat and serpentine road. For lunch, they brought me to a Turkish eatery, where there was very bad food and I was very poisoned. In the church of St. Nicholas, the approach to his tomb was closed (supposedly for excavations). We were lucky - people broke the cordon tape and we were able to kiss it, but the harmful Turks began to drive everyone away while swearing strongly. Do not waste your money if visiting the Church of St. Nicholas is the main goal of the tour for you.
In general, the rest in Rixos was super. I will be happy to return there, knowing that it really is like being in paradise!
Translated automatically from Russian. View original