First time in Turkey

Written: 14 september 2011
Travel time: 7 — 12 september 2011
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For families with children; For recreation with friends, for young people
Your rating of this hotel:
6.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 6.0
Service: 8.0
Cleanliness: 8.0
Food: 8.0
Amenities: 6.0
This year we decided instead of the usual Crimea to rest in Turkey. The hotel was chosen by the ratio of price and quality, so I knew where we were going and what we could count on.
We arrived early in the morning, at the airport we were met by the Coral Travel guide - a very talkative girl Sasha. Half an hour later we were at the hotel. Yes, there is a good old tradition in Turkey - to thank the driver with a tip for a quick and comfortable trip. Left $5.
The hotel check-in time is from 14-00. Therefore, we had to wait in the lobby from 8-30 to 13-00 until we were settled. Gave $ 10 to the reception, so that we were immediately settled in a normal room, tk. while they were waiting for the settlement - one girl told how she and her husband were put in a room with dead plumbing, rearing walls and mold. The room turned out to be good, but later we saw that the legs were falling off in one bed. At the request of us, they "repaired" it - moving it to the other so that the legs would not fall off - in general, this did not bother us.

Food. Mostly ate stewed vegetables, salads. For dinner - chicken with stewed potatoes, cutlets from semi-finished products and some more or less normal cutlets in taste. Soups were not eaten, because. all soups are something like pureed soups. Processed cheese, cheese - nothing. The sausage is terrible, sometimes they ate something that tasted like sausage, but looked like hard cheese. Yes, the food that is left for lunch - the chefs serve it with some kind of sauce for dinner, so I had to choose something fresher. And one more thing - the Turks cook excellent rice that you can eat without anything, super.
Beach - as in all reviews, you need to enter the water carefully, along cleared paths, because. you can hurt your feet on huge slippery cobblestones. Many people buy special slippers for swimming, we managed without them - it's normal. The water is perfectly clear. The sea after the Crimea is not habitually very salty (3rd after the Dead and Red), so you need to dive only with a mask or goggles. Lots of broken beds. Whole - vacationers occupy by putting their towels, sacks and underwear, although some do not come to the beach all day, in general, impudence is the second happiness)
We went on a trip to Pamukkale. Liked. The tour was booked on the street in High Tour from Misha, because at the hotel guide it costs $ 35 more per person. The hotel guide began to scare us that if we booked an excursion on the street, the insurance would be invalid, they would take us shopping and take us on an excursion for an hour. As it turned out, in fact, all tour operators carry tourists along the same route, i. e. buses from Coral Travel traveled with us in parallel, street operators also have insurance, air-conditioned buses. The guide is Russian-speaking, but with a strong accent, although he spoke interestingly, with jokes and gags) I didn’t like only the food, again the buffet, but it’s very difficult to find something fresh from everything offered. You need to take water with you, on the spot in Pamukkale you can collect mineral water from a source.
In general, I liked the rest. Have a nice holiday everyone!
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