Good hotel without animation

Written: 17 september 2017
Travel time: 5 — 12 september 2017
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For business travel; For families with children
Your rating of this hotel:
8.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 9.0
Service: 5.0
Cleanliness: 5.0
Food: 8.0
Amenities: 7.0
A small cozy hotel located on the first line of the Mediterranean Sea with a rocky beach. Narrow coastline. Mountains nearby.
The hotel used to belong to the Empire chain, changed hands in 2010, but the name of the global hotel chain still flaunts on tiles and towels.
A lot of Turks come to the hotel with families and small children.
Upon arrival at the hotel, the guide said that the insurance that you have will be valid only if you activate it by paying an additional 30 dollars (Anex tour).
We arrived at 20.30, so we were immediately sent for dinner, because. the restaurant is open until 21.00.

The room was comfortable. There is a safe. The minibar was replenished only with water. The floor is tiled, which is not very comfortable, but there are slippers. Cleaning for 4 with a stretch. I had to ask the maid 3 times to bring 1 foot towel and at the same time listen to the unflattering commentary of the guy at the reception. The Internet worked, but not great (we were not far from the reception).
The room has a TV with a lot of channels, including 3 Ukrainian and a few Russian.
The food is somewhat monotonous, fresh, no frills, but no queues.
It was impossible to drink alcohol, as well as locally produced juices, and there was nowhere to buy normal wine or juice on site. Asking the bartender to pour a non-alcoholic Mojito without a terribly sweet syrup is useless - he pretends not to understand, although almost all the staff speak Russian.
From 16.00 there is ice cream - very mediocre.
There is a children's room in which there are no children.
2 swimming pools for adults and for children.
There is no pool with slides.
Territory well-groomed. The photos on the site are true.
Enough loungers.
The hotel has its own pier, which is very convenient for non-lovers of the pebble beach. There is a friendly lifeguard on the pier who carefully looks after the stairs and steps of the pier, and also protects the peace of guests from visitors from other hotels. He has a working day until 16.00, after which he hangs out a flag, which indicates the absence of a rescuer.
There is a free hammam.
A full massage costs $50. At the same time, there is a flexible system of discounts. They offer 5 massages for $100.
We went to the SPA for scrubbing + light foam massage ($15) - the feeling is divine. I advise everyone.
Animators offer a transfer to Kemer for a disco and tickets for pop concerts.
Excursions at the hotel are expensive, it is cheaper to buy across the road.
If you want no one to touch you except for the rays of the sun and sea water - you are here.
If you hope that they will try to entertain you - do not hope. This is probably the biggest drawback of the hotel, which unfortunately leads to a lack of desire to return again.
But. . . there is always a way out of a hopeless situation. Stock up on alcohol! Dosed thus attracting the attention of animators, you will get private entertainment. Others will not be able to use this feature.

T. K. the hotels are located very close to each other, from the neighboring 4-star hotel you can constantly hear how the animators entertain their guests.
It was downright boring at times. In a week I had to watch 2 series, read 3 books and study the features of Turkish advertising on TV.
The sea was magical, the air temperature was comfortable. Rest were satisfied.
If you want to retire - people, you are here =)
P. S. Check-out from the hotel is standard at 12.00. If you have a late flight, you can stay in your room by paying $ 10 per hour.
Translated automatically from Russian. View original