Your rating of this hotel:
9.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms:
8.0
Service:
9.0
Cleanliness:
8.0
Food:
10.0
Amenities:
9.0
Rested from May 28 to June 7.2010
• Tour operator Pegasus:
Met and sent on time on a comfortable bus. Along the way, the guide even spoke a little about the country and the rules of conduct. That was the end of their function. At the hotel, the next day upon arrival, there was a meeting with the guide Leroy. A few words about the hotel, who had problems, wrote her their wishes for the hotel. The rest of the speech was reduced to advertising excursions. We didn’t have any more contacts, maybe it’s good that the hotel resolved all issues with the Turks without an intermediary. Although I would like more attention to their tourists.
• Check-in:
We were taken to the hotel at 3 am. Since the check-in is supposed to be only at 14 o'clock in the afternoon, I think we were quickly identified. The first room for parents was given by 6 o'clock, the second one for me and my family by 9 am. Before that, I had to sit in the lobby, try local drinks, and wander around the night territory of the hotel, which was also nice. The employee refused a tip to speed up the check-in.
• Rooms:
Both rooms were given to us on the 2nd floor out of 6 possible. The first one was smaller; it was impossible to put extra. a place for the child, so he was given to his parents with a view of the hotel and the street part of the restaurant (see photo1).
Our room was in the same block C but with the same add. place and much larger with a view of the mountains, a souvenir street, and the hotel tennis court (see photo 2)
Of the problems with the numbers, I’ll note: that the parents’ shower head was leaking, on the 5th day the magnetic key to the room stopped working, it happened to us on the 9th day, which is simply corrected at the reception.
The mini-bar in the room is free, on arrival it is filled with water, a couple of drinks and a couple of juices.
Then they bring water at the time of cleaning. By the way, there are no questions about cleaning, you hang a sign on the doorknob with the green side and they will clean everything up, at least every day - who really needs it. For $ 1 they will make a swan with flowers.
A safe is also included in the price, the only thing is that if it is closed upon arrival, you need to call a special person (not all of the employees understand) to open it. Very convenient to leave valuables.
Furniture and repairs are quite normal, of course, without luxury, but nothing bad catches your eye.
The air conditioner worked perfectly, of course, when it was turned on by the owners of the hotel, although there was not much stuffiness and there was enough open balcony. There were no mosquitoes either.
• Territory:
Everything is well maintained, a lot of greenery, bench paths, lawn with mini golf (unfortunately it is quite old). The main pool is large, there is always a lot of free space. The pool area offers a gorgeous view of the mountains (see photo 3). Sun loungers by the pool are occupied from early morning for the whole day. Wet towels can be changed in special. booth twice a day, two hours before dinner and two hours after dinner. The second pool with two slides, they also work twice a day before lunch for two hours and after lunch for two hours - quite enough, my son liked it.
• Nutrition:
Breakfast, lunch and dinner are held in the main restaurant, some of the places on the terrace are quickly taken up, the rest of the places inside the restaurant, there are enough free places.
In general, the food is excellent, and what is important for the rest there is a lot of it. They gave everything: there was always grilled fish and chicken, meat was alternated - beef, liver, lamb cutlets, shawarma on the street, kebab, and other meat on the street grill. I don’t talk about vegetables, snacks, desserts, their huge number - that sometimes it even becomes hard from overeating.
Fruits at the beginning of the season are mainly apples and bananas, and very sweet oranges, several times gave green (this variety) plums, apricots, strawberries and cherries. Every day, watermelons and melons were cut on the street - quite ripe (see photo 4).
The children were given ice cream every other day - very tasty - they rely on three balls per person, they just had to stand in line. Also, all kinds of flatbreads, Turkish pizza and grilled vegetables are baked at the street restaurant, followed by a small queue.
Drinks: water is always freely available, tea is either Turkish (steep brew + boiling water) or in bags, for coffee lovers there is a Nescafe machine. Red and dry white wine is so-so cheap for mass drinking. Beer is all Ephesus, you can drink, but a little sour for an amateur. Cola, fanta, sprite, concentrates on every corner. Everything is very cold, when it is not hot, it is not very pleasant to drink ice wine.
Food is also given on the beach in a snack bar - these are french fries, pizza, hamburgers and other muck so loved by children. In the pool bar by the pool, people drink local alcohol - I took martinis and Baileys - you can drink it with ice quite normally, I didn’t like whiskey, I didn’t try the rest. We drank a lot of tea and coffee, as it was sometimes cool after swimming. Children drink liters of colored concentrates. For lazy people, they delivered hamburgers and hot dogs (by the way, delicious with local minced meat) right to the place of reclining. Several times on the beach they cut watermelons and melons, gave different buns. Near the Turkish restaurant, my grandmother bakes local flatbreads with various fillings and there is a vending machine with Ayran milk drink. In general, even the laziest were constantly overeating from the belly. Naturally, all this is included. The only thing that was for money was freshly squeezed orange juice for 2 or 3 liras and ice cream in a package from 2 to 6 liras. The most interesting thing is that from the large territory of the restaurant and a larger selection of dishes, you quickly get tired of cutting circles and choosing to eat.
• Beach:
There is sand on the beach, medium pebbles on the shore, smaller tracing paper entrance to the sea, large stones again in the sea (see photo 5).
Sunbeds must be taken from early morning, if you come after 8 am, the place will be only under the sun. The beach is spacious, I rate it at four, sometimes there was garbage, despite the fact that they were constantly cleaned, apparently the contingent littered. But this is nonsense compared to the beautiful transparent and very salty sea. A pier for those who like to dive straight into the sea without a gradual approach. Water activities, I think it's a little expensive - 10 minutes on a jet ski $ 35, on skis $ 45. It is very convenient that the beach flows smoothly into the pool and the surrounding area, everything is very conveniently located and always in sight. In early June, the water is fresh, which is pleasant in sunny weather and stressful in cloudy weather. The weather is always fresh, the temperature was no more than 30-32 degrees, it is not felt at all. It has never rained for 10 days, although there is constant cloud cover over the mountains.
• Animation and leisure
The entertainment team consists of about 10 different countries. They speak Russian, German, French and Turkish - just all these peoples live in the hotel, and there are also many Ukrainians. In the afternoon, 2 hours before lunch and 3 hours in the afternoon, they spend different games by the pool, darts, air rifle shooting, aqua aerobics and fitness programs on the lawn, beach volleyball, water polo (see photo 6.7). Free access to table tennis, mini-golf, board games.
Every evening on the stage (also on the territory of the pool) evening programs (see photo 8), and then a disco. At 20-30 children's mini-disco with music in different languages. The children were delighted.
You can buy a CD with your favorite music during your vacation for $20 (not cheap). It wasn't boring, that's for sure!
• In a hotel:
All sorts of plants grow in the corridors-greenhouses. There are souvenir shops, shops with leather and jewelry.
All kinds of drinks and wireless Internet are available in the lobby around the clock. There are two tennis courts. The spa center was not visited, after reading the reviews about the high price. On the beach and in front of the lift we were pestered by their staff, which is not very pleasant and the price is really high, they offer a package of 4 visits for $180. There is an Italian restaurant on the roof (see photo 9). They give good wine compared to draft in the main restaurant and from there a beautiful view of the sea. The fish restaurant, on the beach, is also good. We did not go to the Turkish restaurant, there were no places. It is better to make an appointment in them immediately upon arrival, there are only places for 4-5 days in advance. Reservations must be made in the lobby at Guest Relations. More in this service did not apply because. did not know what else you can order there, and there was no need. Most of the staff are friendly and smiling.
• Purchases:
In Kemer, prices were not compared, but in terms of the level of stores it seemed that it was more expensive than in our village of Goynuk. Across the street from the hotel are rows of all kinds of shops, mostly souvenirs and some clothes. I concluded that if you bargain for each item, it will come out the cheapest, but in shops they discount from 15 to 30, then it’s more difficult. We bought souvenirs and gifts in one shop, a young guy works there as a seller, he recently moved from Azerbaijan. He promised that if we collect everything from him, he will do everything cheaply. And so it happened, but the discounts were still no more than 20-25% on average. The name of the shop is TEKSOY SOUVENIER. All have almost the same range. For things we went (see photo 10 prices for a local bus) to the bazaar in our village, as our friends from Ginza Travel told us on Fridays they arrange sales there. At the expense of the sale, I did not notice anything special, but it worked out to bargain, they dropped the price by a maximum of two times.
• Excursions:
As I said, they took it across the road from the street agency Ginza Travel, they gave a price 5-10 $ cheaper than their neighbors' competitors.
Hamam: (Turkish bath) - $35 per person, child free. Includes - washing itself peeling, foam massage, chocolate massage, oil massage after rest, tea and sweets as a gift. Delivery from the hotel to Kemer and back. We liked. I advise women not to forget swimsuits, bath attendants are men everywhere. Duration with road 3.5 hours.
Yacht trip: - $20, child free. Worth a ride for those who are on the coast for the first time. Inspection of the coastal strip, entry into two bays with swimming, approach to the ruined city of Phaselis 7th century, entrance 8 lire if you get there yourself, but they take you to the shore from a yacht, so they collect $ 10 each, for the first time you can see, there is little left of the city , scale is small. (see photo 11). The minus of this walk is very crowded on the yacht, everything is strewn with sunbeds - 60 people. A modest lunch is included in the price, and drinks are paid - beer $ 4, water $ 1, ice cream $ 3. It does not hurt to take a jacket with you, in cloudy weather it is fresh on the deck. Duration with transfer to Kemer 8 hours.
Fishing: (trout farm, aka botanist-restaurant): cost $30, child free. You are driven for 40 minutes, a river flows in the mountains, the sound of water, nature, two buses of tourists with fishing rods are trying to catch a well-fed trout, at first it still turns out then the biting ends. Then everyone settles down in pavilions on the river, and the owners serve grilled trout and ram on a spit, drinks are also included in the price. Then all full and happy go to their hotels. The duration with the transfer (collection of everyone from the hotel and m and delivery) is about 4-4.5 hours (see photo 12).
Dolphinarium in Kemer: We got to Kemer ourselves. One way transfer $2 by local bus. Entrance ticket is $16 for adults and $8 for children. Sessions are held every day at 15-00, except Sunday. Everyone liked it! ! Swimming with a dolphin for an appointment the next day for a fee. A photo with a dolphin also costs about $20.
Funicular Tahtali (Olympus) 2365m: cost at the agency $ 50 per adult, children free of charge. If you get on your own, the ticket price is 25 euros. Very exciting, it is the longest cable car in Europe. From the mountain view of the coast of Antalya, you can see more than 50 km in each direction. It's better to get up in the morning. We immediately agreed with the agency that if there was cloudy weather, we would not go, but would reschedule the next day. We were lucky it was almost clear. At the top there is a restaurant, cafe, viewing platforms, binoculars 2lira 2 minutes (see photo 13). Duration with road 5 hours.
All excursions were without guides, only the bus driver.
Have a nice rest!
• Tour operator Pegasus:
Met and sent on time on a comfortable bus. Along the way, the guide even spoke a little about the country and the rules of conduct. That was the end of their function. At the hotel, the next day upon arrival, there was a meeting with the guide Leroy. A few words about the hotel, who had problems, wrote her their wishes for the hotel. The rest of the speech was reduced to advertising excursions. We didn’t have any more contacts, maybe it’s good that the hotel resolved all issues with the Turks without an intermediary. Although I would like more attention to their tourists.
• Check-in:
We were taken to the hotel at 3 am. Since the check-in is supposed to be only at 14 o'clock in the afternoon, I think we were quickly identified. The first room for parents was given by 6 o'clock, the second one for me and my family by 9 am. Before that, I had to sit in the lobby, try local drinks, and wander around the night territory of the hotel, which was also nice. The employee refused a tip to speed up the check-in.
• Rooms:
Both rooms were given to us on the 2nd floor out of 6 possible. The first one was smaller; it was impossible to put extra. a place for the child, so he was given to his parents with a view of the hotel and the street part of the restaurant (see photo1).
Our room was in the same block C but with the same add. place and much larger with a view of the mountains, a souvenir street, and the hotel tennis court (see photo 2)
Of the problems with the numbers, I’ll note: that the parents’ shower head was leaking, on the 5th day the magnetic key to the room stopped working, it happened to us on the 9th day, which is simply corrected at the reception.
The mini-bar in the room is free, on arrival it is filled with water, a couple of drinks and a couple of juices.
Then they bring water at the time of cleaning. By the way, there are no questions about cleaning, you hang a sign on the doorknob with the green side and they will clean everything up, at least every day - who really needs it. For $ 1 they will make a swan with flowers.
A safe is also included in the price, the only thing is that if it is closed upon arrival, you need to call a special person (not all of the employees understand) to open it. Very convenient to leave valuables.
Furniture and repairs are quite normal, of course, without luxury, but nothing bad catches your eye.
The air conditioner worked perfectly, of course, when it was turned on by the owners of the hotel, although there was not much stuffiness and there was enough open balcony. There were no mosquitoes either.
• Territory:
Everything is well maintained, a lot of greenery, bench paths, lawn with mini golf (unfortunately it is quite old). The main pool is large, there is always a lot of free space. The pool area offers a gorgeous view of the mountains (see photo 3). Sun loungers by the pool are occupied from early morning for the whole day. Wet towels can be changed in special. booth twice a day, two hours before dinner and two hours after dinner. The second pool with two slides, they also work twice a day before lunch for two hours and after lunch for two hours - quite enough, my son liked it.
• Nutrition:
Breakfast, lunch and dinner are held in the main restaurant, some of the places on the terrace are quickly taken up, the rest of the places inside the restaurant, there are enough free places.
In general, the food is excellent, and what is important for the rest there is a lot of it. They gave everything: there was always grilled fish and chicken, meat was alternated - beef, liver, lamb cutlets, shawarma on the street, kebab, and other meat on the street grill. I don’t talk about vegetables, snacks, desserts, their huge number - that sometimes it even becomes hard from overeating.
Fruits at the beginning of the season are mainly apples and bananas, and very sweet oranges, several times gave green (this variety) plums, apricots, strawberries and cherries. Every day, watermelons and melons were cut on the street - quite ripe (see photo 4).
The children were given ice cream every other day - very tasty - they rely on three balls per person, they just had to stand in line. Also, all kinds of flatbreads, Turkish pizza and grilled vegetables are baked at the street restaurant, followed by a small queue.
Drinks: water is always freely available, tea is either Turkish (steep brew + boiling water) or in bags, for coffee lovers there is a Nescafe machine. Red and dry white wine is so-so cheap for mass drinking. Beer is all Ephesus, you can drink, but a little sour for an amateur. Cola, fanta, sprite, concentrates on every corner. Everything is very cold, when it is not hot, it is not very pleasant to drink ice wine.
Food is also given on the beach in a snack bar - these are french fries, pizza, hamburgers and other muck so loved by children. In the pool bar by the pool, people drink local alcohol - I took martinis and Baileys - you can drink it with ice quite normally, I didn’t like whiskey, I didn’t try the rest. We drank a lot of tea and coffee, as it was sometimes cool after swimming. Children drink liters of colored concentrates. For lazy people, they delivered hamburgers and hot dogs (by the way, delicious with local minced meat) right to the place of reclining. Several times on the beach they cut watermelons and melons, gave different buns. Near the Turkish restaurant, my grandmother bakes local flatbreads with various fillings and there is a vending machine with Ayran milk drink. In general, even the laziest were constantly overeating from the belly. Naturally, all this is included. The only thing that was for money was freshly squeezed orange juice for 2 or 3 liras and ice cream in a package from 2 to 6 liras. The most interesting thing is that from the large territory of the restaurant and a larger selection of dishes, you quickly get tired of cutting circles and choosing to eat.
• Beach:
There is sand on the beach, medium pebbles on the shore, smaller tracing paper entrance to the sea, large stones again in the sea (see photo 5).
Sunbeds must be taken from early morning, if you come after 8 am, the place will be only under the sun. The beach is spacious, I rate it at four, sometimes there was garbage, despite the fact that they were constantly cleaned, apparently the contingent littered. But this is nonsense compared to the beautiful transparent and very salty sea. A pier for those who like to dive straight into the sea without a gradual approach. Water activities, I think it's a little expensive - 10 minutes on a jet ski $ 35, on skis $ 45. It is very convenient that the beach flows smoothly into the pool and the surrounding area, everything is very conveniently located and always in sight. In early June, the water is fresh, which is pleasant in sunny weather and stressful in cloudy weather. The weather is always fresh, the temperature was no more than 30-32 degrees, it is not felt at all. It has never rained for 10 days, although there is constant cloud cover over the mountains.
• Animation and leisure
The entertainment team consists of about 10 different countries. They speak Russian, German, French and Turkish - just all these peoples live in the hotel, and there are also many Ukrainians. In the afternoon, 2 hours before lunch and 3 hours in the afternoon, they spend different games by the pool, darts, air rifle shooting, aqua aerobics and fitness programs on the lawn, beach volleyball, water polo (see photo 6.7). Free access to table tennis, mini-golf, board games.
Every evening on the stage (also on the territory of the pool) evening programs (see photo 8), and then a disco. At 20-30 children's mini-disco with music in different languages. The children were delighted.
You can buy a CD with your favorite music during your vacation for $20 (not cheap). It wasn't boring, that's for sure!
• In a hotel:
All sorts of plants grow in the corridors-greenhouses. There are souvenir shops, shops with leather and jewelry.
All kinds of drinks and wireless Internet are available in the lobby around the clock. There are two tennis courts. The spa center was not visited, after reading the reviews about the high price. On the beach and in front of the lift we were pestered by their staff, which is not very pleasant and the price is really high, they offer a package of 4 visits for $180. There is an Italian restaurant on the roof (see photo 9). They give good wine compared to draft in the main restaurant and from there a beautiful view of the sea. The fish restaurant, on the beach, is also good. We did not go to the Turkish restaurant, there were no places. It is better to make an appointment in them immediately upon arrival, there are only places for 4-5 days in advance. Reservations must be made in the lobby at Guest Relations. More in this service did not apply because. did not know what else you can order there, and there was no need. Most of the staff are friendly and smiling.
• Purchases:
In Kemer, prices were not compared, but in terms of the level of stores it seemed that it was more expensive than in our village of Goynuk. Across the street from the hotel are rows of all kinds of shops, mostly souvenirs and some clothes. I concluded that if you bargain for each item, it will come out the cheapest, but in shops they discount from 15 to 30, then it’s more difficult. We bought souvenirs and gifts in one shop, a young guy works there as a seller, he recently moved from Azerbaijan. He promised that if we collect everything from him, he will do everything cheaply. And so it happened, but the discounts were still no more than 20-25% on average. The name of the shop is TEKSOY SOUVENIER. All have almost the same range. For things we went (see photo 10 prices for a local bus) to the bazaar in our village, as our friends from Ginza Travel told us on Fridays they arrange sales there. At the expense of the sale, I did not notice anything special, but it worked out to bargain, they dropped the price by a maximum of two times.
• Excursions:
As I said, they took it across the road from the street agency Ginza Travel, they gave a price 5-10 $ cheaper than their neighbors' competitors.
Hamam: (Turkish bath) - $35 per person, child free. Includes - washing itself peeling, foam massage, chocolate massage, oil massage after rest, tea and sweets as a gift. Delivery from the hotel to Kemer and back. We liked. I advise women not to forget swimsuits, bath attendants are men everywhere. Duration with road 3.5 hours.
Yacht trip: - $20, child free. Worth a ride for those who are on the coast for the first time. Inspection of the coastal strip, entry into two bays with swimming, approach to the ruined city of Phaselis 7th century, entrance 8 lire if you get there yourself, but they take you to the shore from a yacht, so they collect $ 10 each, for the first time you can see, there is little left of the city , scale is small. (see photo 11). The minus of this walk is very crowded on the yacht, everything is strewn with sunbeds - 60 people. A modest lunch is included in the price, and drinks are paid - beer $ 4, water $ 1, ice cream $ 3. It does not hurt to take a jacket with you, in cloudy weather it is fresh on the deck. Duration with transfer to Kemer 8 hours.
Fishing: (trout farm, aka botanist-restaurant): cost $30, child free. You are driven for 40 minutes, a river flows in the mountains, the sound of water, nature, two buses of tourists with fishing rods are trying to catch a well-fed trout, at first it still turns out then the biting ends. Then everyone settles down in pavilions on the river, and the owners serve grilled trout and ram on a spit, drinks are also included in the price. Then all full and happy go to their hotels. The duration with the transfer (collection of everyone from the hotel and m and delivery) is about 4-4.5 hours (see photo 12).
Dolphinarium in Kemer: We got to Kemer ourselves. One way transfer $2 by local bus. Entrance ticket is $16 for adults and $8 for children. Sessions are held every day at 15-00, except Sunday. Everyone liked it! ! Swimming with a dolphin for an appointment the next day for a fee. A photo with a dolphin also costs about $20.
Funicular Tahtali (Olympus) 2365m: cost at the agency $ 50 per adult, children free of charge. If you get on your own, the ticket price is 25 euros. Very exciting, it is the longest cable car in Europe. From the mountain view of the coast of Antalya, you can see more than 50 km in each direction. It's better to get up in the morning. We immediately agreed with the agency that if there was cloudy weather, we would not go, but would reschedule the next day. We were lucky it was almost clear. At the top there is a restaurant, cafe, viewing platforms, binoculars 2lira 2 minutes (see photo 13). Duration with road 5 hours.
All excursions were without guides, only the bus driver.
Have a nice rest!
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