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We rested in Larisa from May 10 to May 20.2017. We applied for a tour in a tour. agency EVVIVA-TOUR in Kharkiv. Special thanks to the girl Lyuba from this agency for the quality work and pleasant communication. The only thing that did not please us was the postponement of the departure from 7.45 am to 20.10 pm, given the fact that they flew out of Turkey on the 20th at 7.45, a day of rest was stolen.
Due to the fact that we arrived at the hotel at 1.30 am, and even for the first time in Turkey, we were settled in the worst hotel room (first floor, a lot of mosquitoes and buzzing kitchen air conditioners opposite, room number 902). The problem was solved immediately for $10 and a bottle of Nemirov vodka. The next day we were moved to a luxurious room with a sea view on the second floor (No. 313). I highly recommend bringing a fumigator and mosquito spray, it helped us a lot. The room was cleaned regularly, towels were changed every day, bedding was changed 1 time in 9 days.
The hotel is located in a great location, on the first line. The territory is well-groomed, clean, so that you understand, the pedestrian paths are washed at night. Two excellent terraces overlooking the sea (one near the bar, the second with sofas to relax closer to the hammam). Sauna and hammam on site are free, but we did not go there, so I can not say anything. Massage, peeling and mask cost 20 dollars, but I bargained for a back massage for 10. Animation every evening, for children it starts at 21.00. There was nothing particularly interesting, every day the same thing. For adults, every day a new program, I won’t say that it’s super, but it was interesting. One evening a fair came, traders with Turkish delight, spices and perfume. I do not recommend buying from them, in Kemer half the price is the same. The hotel has three swimming pools (for children, with a slide and a large one), the water is clean, but we practically didn’t swim in it, and it’s useless when the clear warm Mediterranean Sea is 20 meters away. The beach is clean, well-groomed, awnings, sunbeds with mattresses in good condition. You could borrow towels with a $5 deposit. Entry into the sea on small pebbles, I recommend special shoes. Wi-fi is good in the restaurant area (free, compared to some hotels, where $ 1 per hour), at the reception is weak. The disadvantage of the hotel is that the entertainment programs until 2 am, both in our hotel and in the neighboring one. With a complete lack of soundproofing in the rooms, it seemed that the walls were shaking, they didn’t get enough sleep.
Meals at the hotel are 3 meals a day, but between lunch and dinner they prepare excellent khachapuri and french fries with sauce, you can have a great snack on the beach, plus a bar is open from 9.00 to 23.00 where you can take any local drinks for free. I tried to understand what is worth drinking: wine (not very white), beer is normal, whiskey, gin and tonic, Baileys and rum are very personal. Very tasty cocktails, I recommend. In general, the food in the restaurant is excellent. Every day meat (chicken) and fish, lots of side dishes (rice, potatoes, pasta), salads, vegetables, snacks. Always fresh crispy loaves, bread and rolls. For breakfast, the same scrambled eggs and pancakes piping hot. Dinner is always with additional grilled dishes, very often fried fish (very tasty). Tea, coffee, juices for free, fresh juices and ice cream - $ 1. Basically, you won't go hungry. Pastries are simply gorgeous (cakes, baklava, pies, jellies, mousses, baked apples and pumpkin). There were enough fruits for May (apples, oranges, grapefruits, peaches, melons). Drinking water should be at the entrance to the room (2 bottles of 0.5 liters each), if not, ask at the reception. Then water was taken from the coolers into the same bottles. You can watch a video review of the restaurant here: https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=TR7KWJ_tSpM
As for excursions, I can say that they are very expensive. Pammukale offered us our tour. operator for $110 for two. For comparison, I can say that across the street from the hotel there is a tourist center "Mars", they have 30 dollars per person with insurance and meals. So, choose for yourself. We did not go on excursions, because we heard on the news that two tourist buses overturned in three days and there were deaths. In principle, near the hotel there are places to go and things to see. An abandoned hotel across the street. The sight is certainly sad, but the views there are wonderful. You can take a walk to Phaselis, these are the ruins of an ancient city. On foot from the hotel, we walked for 2.5 hours through the forest, while visiting three stunningly beautiful wild bays (a huge number of very beautiful photos, videos and unforgettable delight). If you don’t like to walk, a minibus goes there, for 2 lira to Phaselis, and there the entrance is $ 6 per person. We did it for free, which we did not regret a bit. The Turks kindly drove us back to the hotel by car.
We went to Kemer twice, the city is worth your attention. You can see the prices in the Kemer supermarket in my video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=ZqCnD3TvNE0&t=12s Although it looks like a big market, it is very clean, with its own color and atmosphere. I surprised the city beach with cleanliness, free umbrellas and sunbeds, you immediately feel that they also think about the people. There are beautiful mountain views everywhere. We recommend exchanging some currency for lira, for comparison: the fare to Kemer costs 3 lira, and in dollars - 1 dollar. The exchange rate is 1 dollar - 3.5 lira, that is, already in the minibus, an overpayment of half a lira for one. Be more careful with purchases in stores, carefully count the change, we had an incident with this in a mini-market (5 lire was not added).
As for trade, I can say that this year the Turks are bargaining poorly, but if you are persistent, you can bargain at an acceptable price. We bought delicious lokum and halva in a shop not far from the hotel (left the hotel, turn left and almost at the very end of the shops you will see the Turkish Delight shop). I highly recommend this store, we tried sweets in Kemer and at the hotel, but in this store it is the most delicious, plus the owner makes excellent discounts. Be sure to buy cotton candy ($4 per 0.5 kg), it's just super tasty stuff. We bought olive oil from him (1 liter - $ 5), we have already tried it, the quality is super. Opposite the hotel there is a souvenir shop, the seller's name is Ali, also smart, pleasant communication, good discounts.
P. S. We went on tour. operator "TUI", whose representative during the entire stay at the hotel was seen only once during an introductory meeting. On the request to call us or write a message about the trip to Pammukale, he did not respond. In addition, places on the plane tour. not booked by the operator, they flew where they landed. All in all, I can't say enough good things about him.
You can watch the entire video review of our trip here: https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=Bs-un1FY5sA
Due to the fact that we arrived at the hotel at 1.30 am, and even for the first time in Turkey, we were settled in the worst hotel room (first floor, a lot of mosquitoes and buzzing kitchen air conditioners opposite, room number 902). The problem was solved immediately for $10 and a bottle of Nemirov vodka. The next day we were moved to a luxurious room with a sea view on the second floor (No. 313). I highly recommend bringing a fumigator and mosquito spray, it helped us a lot. The room was cleaned regularly, towels were changed every day, bedding was changed 1 time in 9 days.
The hotel is located in a great location, on the first line. The territory is well-groomed, clean, so that you understand, the pedestrian paths are washed at night. Two excellent terraces overlooking the sea (one near the bar, the second with sofas to relax closer to the hammam). Sauna and hammam on site are free, but we did not go there, so I can not say anything. Massage, peeling and mask cost 20 dollars, but I bargained for a back massage for 10. Animation every evening, for children it starts at 21.00. There was nothing particularly interesting, every day the same thing. For adults, every day a new program, I won’t say that it’s super, but it was interesting. One evening a fair came, traders with Turkish delight, spices and perfume. I do not recommend buying from them, in Kemer half the price is the same. The hotel has three swimming pools (for children, with a slide and a large one), the water is clean, but we practically didn’t swim in it, and it’s useless when the clear warm Mediterranean Sea is 20 meters away. The beach is clean, well-groomed, awnings, sunbeds with mattresses in good condition. You could borrow towels with a $5 deposit. Entry into the sea on small pebbles, I recommend special shoes. Wi-fi is good in the restaurant area (free, compared to some hotels, where $ 1 per hour), at the reception is weak. The disadvantage of the hotel is that the entertainment programs until 2 am, both in our hotel and in the neighboring one. With a complete lack of soundproofing in the rooms, it seemed that the walls were shaking, they didn’t get enough sleep.
Meals at the hotel are 3 meals a day, but between lunch and dinner they prepare excellent khachapuri and french fries with sauce, you can have a great snack on the beach, plus a bar is open from 9.00 to 23.00 where you can take any local drinks for free. I tried to understand what is worth drinking: wine (not very white), beer is normal, whiskey, gin and tonic, Baileys and rum are very personal. Very tasty cocktails, I recommend. In general, the food in the restaurant is excellent. Every day meat (chicken) and fish, lots of side dishes (rice, potatoes, pasta), salads, vegetables, snacks. Always fresh crispy loaves, bread and rolls. For breakfast, the same scrambled eggs and pancakes piping hot. Dinner is always with additional grilled dishes, very often fried fish (very tasty). Tea, coffee, juices for free, fresh juices and ice cream - $ 1. Basically, you won't go hungry. Pastries are simply gorgeous (cakes, baklava, pies, jellies, mousses, baked apples and pumpkin). There were enough fruits for May (apples, oranges, grapefruits, peaches, melons). Drinking water should be at the entrance to the room (2 bottles of 0.5 liters each), if not, ask at the reception. Then water was taken from the coolers into the same bottles. You can watch a video review of the restaurant here: https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=TR7KWJ_tSpM
As for excursions, I can say that they are very expensive. Pammukale offered us our tour. operator for $110 for two. For comparison, I can say that across the street from the hotel there is a tourist center "Mars", they have 30 dollars per person with insurance and meals. So, choose for yourself. We did not go on excursions, because we heard on the news that two tourist buses overturned in three days and there were deaths. In principle, near the hotel there are places to go and things to see. An abandoned hotel across the street. The sight is certainly sad, but the views there are wonderful. You can take a walk to Phaselis, these are the ruins of an ancient city. On foot from the hotel, we walked for 2.5 hours through the forest, while visiting three stunningly beautiful wild bays (a huge number of very beautiful photos, videos and unforgettable delight). If you don’t like to walk, a minibus goes there, for 2 lira to Phaselis, and there the entrance is $ 6 per person. We did it for free, which we did not regret a bit. The Turks kindly drove us back to the hotel by car.
We went to Kemer twice, the city is worth your attention. You can see the prices in the Kemer supermarket in my video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=ZqCnD3TvNE0&t=12s Although it looks like a big market, it is very clean, with its own color and atmosphere. I surprised the city beach with cleanliness, free umbrellas and sunbeds, you immediately feel that they also think about the people. There are beautiful mountain views everywhere. We recommend exchanging some currency for lira, for comparison: the fare to Kemer costs 3 lira, and in dollars - 1 dollar. The exchange rate is 1 dollar - 3.5 lira, that is, already in the minibus, an overpayment of half a lira for one. Be more careful with purchases in stores, carefully count the change, we had an incident with this in a mini-market (5 lire was not added).
As for trade, I can say that this year the Turks are bargaining poorly, but if you are persistent, you can bargain at an acceptable price. We bought delicious lokum and halva in a shop not far from the hotel (left the hotel, turn left and almost at the very end of the shops you will see the Turkish Delight shop). I highly recommend this store, we tried sweets in Kemer and at the hotel, but in this store it is the most delicious, plus the owner makes excellent discounts. Be sure to buy cotton candy ($4 per 0.5 kg), it's just super tasty stuff. We bought olive oil from him (1 liter - $ 5), we have already tried it, the quality is super. Opposite the hotel there is a souvenir shop, the seller's name is Ali, also smart, pleasant communication, good discounts.
P. S. We went on tour. operator "TUI", whose representative during the entire stay at the hotel was seen only once during an introductory meeting. On the request to call us or write a message about the trip to Pammukale, he did not respond. In addition, places on the plane tour. not booked by the operator, they flew where they landed. All in all, I can't say enough good things about him.
You can watch the entire video review of our trip here: https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=Bs-un1FY5sA
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- Poor hotel
- Average hotel on the first line for a relaxing holiday
- The hotel is small which is both a plus and a minus. The sunbeds are terrible, the menu is monotonous
- Hotel for extremely unpretentious people
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