Отель для непривередливых туристов Hotel for picky tourists

We returned from the hotel a week ago. Family vacation - three adults and a one year old baby. They were in Turkey for the fifth time, the last time - five years ago (then they switched to Egypt). The first unpleasant news awaited us at the stage of selection of the tour. As it turned out, over the past 5 years, holidays in Turkey have risen in price significantly. For the amount for which we last rested in a luxurious five in Beldibi, now we could afford to rest either in Larisa, or in a five on the fifth line from the sea, or in a four with practically no territory. The last two options did not suit us categorically, after all, we went on vacation with a small child, so we needed a green hotel with its own beach. So our choice fell on "Larisa". Before the trip, I read all the possible reviews about the hotel. Therefore, I knew in advance all the pros and cons, I was ready for various kinds of nuances and tuned in exclusively to the positive. Perhaps that is why we perceived the disadvantages of the hotel, which for many tourists writing here became almost a world tragedy, as the disadvantages of the hotel, for which we were absolutely ready. Check-in was early, we arrived at the hotel at 10-30. Knowing the local customs, we previously invested $ 10 in the passport. I don’t know if this small bribe worked or our nimble one-year-old tourist made a good impression on the Turks, but we got the room literally in 15-20 minutes. Subsequently, I watched a couple of times how tourists who arrived at the hotel at 7-8 o'clock in the morning (when we went for breakfast) wandered around the hotel in hiking clothes, waiting for a room until dinner.
We got a room on the ground floor, in a building called Phaselis (by the way, all buildings in the hotel have names), behind a water slide. Small room with small balcony. All equipment worked properly. Most strained so-called. shower, or rather a shower tray behind a curtain. After taking a shower, the bathroom floor was always wet. On a good note, it is worth putting full-fledged shower cabins with sliding doors in the rooms and there will be no problems. Cleaned properly, every day. Towels changed three times in 9 days. They left $ 1 for the cleaning lady, laid out swans from towels, “fans” from nightgowns, etc. “pretzel”. Safe in the room for a fee, $2 a day. Good audibility in the room from the side of the street - animation, music, the clatter of neighbors from the upper floor up the stairs - all this was perfectly audible. But to be honest, it didn't bother us. Tired during the day, both we and our child fell asleep perfectly under this “noise”.
The advantage of the location of our room can be considered its proximity to the pools, restaurant, spa center. Although, by and large, everything is close in this hotel - the territory is not at all large. But the presence of a huge amount of greenery and ornate paths laid throughout the hotel, as it were, give the territory an additional area. With pleasure, we leisurely circled around this small green oasis with the stroller, putting our heir to bed. And for long walks, we discovered the neighboring Naturland Hotel. I know that back in August it was possible to get to this hotel for a walk by buying a guest bracelet for $7. But at the end of September it was possible to get there absolutely freely and free of charge. From our hotel in Naturland, we went either through the beach, and then along the bridge we went to the park part. Or right through the reception, located across the road, and then went up on the funicular. "Naturland" is, of course, a separate story that deserves a separate review. In short, that part of it that is called "Country" somehow reminded me of Disneyland Paris. I don’t know why the hotel was abandoned, but it was conceived and built with great imagination and there really is something to see. I hope the hotel will be able to reconstruct until all this beauty finally falls into complete decline.

But back to Larissa. Food - I agree, it is not very diverse. But everything is freshly prepared and quite tasty. Just in case, I collected a bunch of baby food for my baby. As a result, most of it we brought home. Only in the mornings did the baby eat baby cereals brought from home. At lunch and dinner, I always found something to feed him from the common table (vegetables, rice, potatoes, pasta, meat). And adults did not remain hungry. I agree that there were no special frills, but there were always several types of side dishes, meat, fish and soups. And the breaks between the main meal time and the “snacks” were small. In any case, we never had time to get hungry. Breakfast at 7-00, lunch at 12-30, then at about 14-00 cakes or pizza, at 16-00 - cookies in the bar, and at 19-00 already dinner. For dinner, there was always something grilled. Mainly fish and vegetables. But several times there were ribs, kebabs, some sausages. Maybe we were lucky, but there were enough fruits in our race - melons, watermelons, apples, oranges, peaches, grapes, plums.
Beach and sea. The sea, of course, is beyond praise, clean, pure. And the view on the beach is very beautiful, the neighboring cape creates something like a bay. Somehow you feel comfortable in such an environment. The beach has small pebbles, not sand, of course, but also not the worst option. Not a very convenient entry into the sea from the beach - a rather steep descent to the water and the depth begins close to the coast. The beach is quite spacious for such a small hotel. There are enough beds. But mattresses are present only on the third part of them. Beach towels are issued near the SPA center on a deposit of $ 5, they are changed for fresh ones every morning. Many tourists use their own towels. By the way, about SPA. The center is, of course, loudly said. But we used his services and we liked it. Complex peeling, foam massage and oil massage cost only $20. And, to be honest, the guys did their job perfectly, at least not worse than the last time for $60 in the "five". We also had a general massage, for only $ 10 a session, we really liked it. Sauna and Turkish bath are freely open to the public. Therefore, in the evening after the beach we went there to warm ourselves.
With entertainment in the hotel clearly did not work out. Our kids club was closed. There was some kind of children's animation, but for some reason it was very late, around 9 pm, although this event usually takes place in hotels at 8 o'clock. We got to adult animation twice - let's say, very weakly. Some attempts by the little animator Ozi to entertain the people were not crowned with special success. As I understand it, the main task of the animators was not to entertain the local public, but to sell as many tickets to discos in Kemer as possible. Probably, the end of the season made some adjustments to the work of the animation team, because according to the stories, the animation was very decent during the season.
I would like to say something about the staff. As for me, all the employees try very hard and all are quite friendly. In the restaurant, two waiters simply took patronage over our child - they brought a high chair, entertained the baby, and it was clear that people were doing this very sincerely. The guys at the bar are also very friendly. The same can be said about masseurs. In general, there was no negative attitude towards tourists from the staff.

Vacationers, mostly from Russia and Ukraine. Although the Balts were also seen. And in our check-in, the Turks rested, including, as I understand it, the guests of the hotel owner. And once upon a time, on my first trip to Turkey, the natives explained to me that the Turks in their country go only to more or less decent hotels. So "Larisa Akman Park" is not so bad 
I read reviews and see that many tourists, depending on their personal impressions, are trying to establish their own "star" hotel. From my experience, I can’t say that this hotel is far from 3 * - I was in the Turkish “three rubles” once (in Alanya), so “Larisa” will pull 5 * compared to it. Compared to the other "four" in which I had a chance to rest (in Tekirov), then in some ways Larisa loses, and in some ways she wins. In general, given our positive attitude, we enjoyed our stay. The hotel is very comfortable, you can say "family". It was nice to have breakfast and lunch overlooking the sea. It was nice to sit with a cup of coffee or a glass of wine at the bar with the same eye pleasing view. Our child slept with pleasure on the terrace overlooking the beach under the warm sea breeze. It was nice to walk along the palm alleys. So if the owner makes repairs in the rooms, changes the chef and animators, then maybe we will think about visiting the hotel again.
That's what I really didn't like this time, it's the Antalya airport. Upon arrival, everything went quickly and smoothly, all the formalities took no more than 15 minutes, there were no queues. But when leaving, I had to defend with a small child in three huge queues (control at the entrance to the airport, for registration and passport control). The last straw was the toilet in the waiting room - dirty, with completely missing water and without the slightest hint of a room where one could change the child (the diaper had to be changed right on the benches  )
Tour operator Teztur pleased - as always, everything is clear and organized. Well done hotel guide - he didn’t impose excursions (the first time we met this).